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General => Armed Forces => World War One => Topic started by: larkspur on Tuesday 10 July 18 20:05 BST (UK)
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I have found a record for the above named. I do not know much about Navy records as most of mine seem to have been in the Army. I am not sure where to start with this so please excuse me if I waffle on a bit!
Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services; Class: ADM 188; Piece: 287
The man named at the top of the page with the number 174614 has all his details- age, height, tattoos etc. But on the same page underneath this mans details is written 175595 Frederick William Faulkner.Then follows a list presumably of ships he served on. But no personal details listed as with the man above. Would this have been "normal" practice to enter someone in this way. If so where can I find Frederick's personal details. The 2 men's numbers are not even close, so how does that work. Very confused and hoping someone can help.
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I am assuming you are seeing the record on Ancestry.
The record for 174614 Francis Gillespie goes about half way down the sheet. Then the details for 175595 174595 Frederick William Faulkner are the continuation of Faulkners record which is the one before Gillespie (use the left arrow). If the man's record fills up one sheet, then the RN put the continuation on the next record. So Faulkner's record starts quite normally with all the personal details on the sheet with 175595 174595 printed at the top, goes to the bottom then continues on the bottom half of Gillespie's record sheet (right arrow). At the very bottom of Gillespies record in the clothing and remarks columns, the first entries belong to Gillespie and the last one to Faulkner.
I do hope the explanation makes sense? (Whether the system does is another matter!).
MaxD
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On Ancestry he's 174595.
Against June 1914 it's says "continued on folio 174614"
Gratuities list 1916 has him as 175595.
The first number is the correct one.
I see MaxD got there first.
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Correction (thanks jim1) 174595 is Faulkner's number.
MaxD
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"Frederick William Faulkner are the continuation of Faulkners record which is the one before Gillespie (use the left arrow). If the man's record fills up one sheet, then the RN put the continuation on the next record "
I did check the previous page Max, but that is for a John William Prince........Having , now, been given the correct number 174595, I found F W Faulkner on page 97 of 761 pages, his extra details are on page 116.
Many thanks for the answers. Turns out that now I have his birth date and place, he is not mine!! ::)
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Never mind, elimination just as important!
March 1887 in Deptford? 22 Jan 1888 Pembroke Dock?
MaxD