RootsChat.Com
General => Armed Forces => Armed Forces Resources => Topic started by: seaweed on Friday 08 April 16 00:33 BST (UK)
-
Find My Past are in the process of putting online British Royal Navy & Royal Marines Service and Pension Records, 1704-1919
Over 900,000 records to uncover previously unknown details of service with the Royal Navy or Royal Marines.
Another great resource.
-
Hi Seaweed,
Wonderful news. I am in the middle of tracing my G.G. Grandfather's Navy records.
Could I trouble you to glance at my posting on Armed Forces. Working up the courage to request
a free trial from Find My Past. Doesn't really feel right when I know I can't afford to join. Already on
Ancestry. Keep up your incredible work.
Regards,
Netty Nz
-
Working up the courage to request a free trial from Find My Past. Doesn't really feel right when I know I can't afford to join.
Why not try it, they also offer some good deals for a £1 sometimes.
Under FindMyPast's terms and conditions we are not allowed to do look ups for others.
Rosie
-
Any thoughts on how to identify a ref to a Lieutenant Pyne dating to 1800. He is referred to by a Capt Dashwood and sighted as mistreating men working on the sloop the Sylph. Possibe is a Robert Pyne who was pensioned in 1815 (aged c 43 at that stage). Find my past pension records have a series of entries against Robert Pyne listing his ship as the Pomone.
Jeremy
-
There was a Lieutenant Richard Croker Pyne who crops up in searches:
http://www.calmview.eu/clothworkers/calmview/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=Estate%2F9%2F2C%2F1
-
Thanks for that Shaun - he would be the right sort of vintage Rich Croker Pyne was a 'Master' by the time he married for a second time in 1809 - there seems to be three marriages for him , 1787, to Cecilia Byrne, 1809 to a Miss Pizzie and again in 1813 to Sarah Arnold.
-
Find my past pension records have a series of entries against Robert Pyne listing his ship as the Pomone.
These are Greenwich Hospital pension records, relating to naval ratings (seamen) and marines, not to officers.
-
Thank you for that. Will use to look up my Greenwich pensioner.
-
Hi Seaweed, again many thanks for your services in relation to my grandfather and your visit to Kew.
I have a record from his father's time in the RN (also Army and MN) though I wonder if anyone could shed light onto the contents - I have an inkling that great grandfather Clark (seems he preferred the MN which he transferred to seemingly up to now without issue) did a runner as I found he served time in Bodmin which I expect to be related to this attachment.
The text will I am sure be obvious to navy folk but to me I am afraid it is guess work.
Best regards - Bryn
-
That's good to know...thanks for sharing.
Carol
-
Thanks for that seaweed, I have two Great Uncles to look up, so excellent news ;D