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Armed Forces / Re: Lieutenant lighterness
« on: Friday 26 August 22 08:22 BST (UK)  »
Hello!
just want to say thanks so much for everyones help, I went to the national archives and found afew of the documents releating to Alexander - including his passing certificate for his lieutenant exams complete with as note to confirm his baptism and parents and a massive history of all the ships he'd been on in the 1817 survey.
It was really interesting and I've not got a lot of history to research interms of what ships he was on when!
thanks!

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London and Middlesex / Re: memorial inscriptions St Anns in Limehouse
« on: Wednesday 06 July 22 12:54 BST (UK)  »
Thankyou very much for looking, I didn't mention that in the original post but the entry on find a grave is a reference to Alexander's known burial and some other details of his birth and family rather than the actual grave stone (burial records helpfully on ancestry).
I'm looking to see if theres any record of the memorial inscription on his grave (which I am presuming he has!)

It looks from google earth and pictures that the graveyard has been cleared so I assuming his stone no longer stands or is if round the edge of the graveyard is unreadable...

thanks!
Cate

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London and Middlesex / memorial inscriptions St Anns in Limehouse
« on: Wednesday 06 July 22 11:57 BST (UK)  »
Hello!
I don't suppose anyone might know if there are any records of memorial inscriptions at Limehouse St anns. I've looked for them (or referrence to them) on:
metropolitan archieves website
east london family history website
find a grave
deseased online
billion graves
the church (st anns)  website
and on the guide to burials in london topic on this website.

I am looking for Alexander lighterness who was buried in 1829 - I think he may have had a gravestone.

thanks,
Kate

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Armed Forces / Re: Lieutenant lighterness
« on: Sunday 03 July 22 17:26 BST (UK)  »
thanks ShaunJ, I had another look at the entry on TNA about this and I hadn't realised this was part of a survey return (which explains why the date of the record is 1817!)
I've found him mentioned as a witness on the old bailey webiste as superintentent of the east india dock in september 1818 so I wander if he left the Navy sometime 1817 -1818.
there are some TNA entries from his superoir discussing his trouble with kidney stones and needing to go off active duty so that would fit!

I will look up this record  - plans to go to TNA soon !

I have never researched anyone in the Navy before, its very interesting
Thanks again,
Kate

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Devon / Re: Where was "outbounds" in Devonport (plymouth dock)
« on: Sunday 03 July 22 09:59 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for replies, I've zoomed in on the old map and had a look, its interesting to compare to devon port today. I hadn't thought about whether this might be a term for someone living outside or on the outskirts of the parish / area boundary, I wander if it does refer to him being on a ship!

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Armed Forces / Re: Lieutenant lighterness
« on: Saturday 02 July 22 18:10 BST (UK)  »
Thanks, yes I had seen he was on the/ in charge of the Hector which I think was a prison ship at this time in plymouth (which is where 3 of his children were baptised). Quite interesting as we don't live a million miles for plymouth and did not realise there was any connection with place.

I did not know TNA keep records of Lieutenants' passing certificates, sounds as thought theres potentially quite alot of info with that, that would be amazing!
OFF to london I go...

THANKS!!

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Berwickshire / MIs in eyemouth
« on: Saturday 02 July 22 16:49 BST (UK)  »
Hello - Am trying to trace the Lighterness family from Eyemouth at the mo

I have found reference to this book/ publication:
Pre 1855 Memorial Inscriptions of Berwickshire by David Cargill.

Looks good as the Lighterness family I am looking at are mainly 1700s in this area - does anyone know how I can access this publication?
thanks!
Kate

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London and Middlesex / Re: Hackney Bryans or O'Bryans
« on: Saturday 02 July 22 16:43 BST (UK)  »
I would just like to add that I think (pretty sure) I have taken down the brick wall with DNA match analysis !

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Armed Forces / Lieutenant lighterness
« on: Saturday 02 July 22 16:33 BST (UK)  »
Hello!
I have been doing some research on Alexander Lighterness  - Lieutenant in the royal navy - around the early 1800s (TNA gives his date of senority as 1798). I've also googled and found he was at the naval battle of camperdown on the Adament where is listed as Master's Mate. I've searched the TNA and googled, is there anyother researches to research him and his career? I am wandering how he became a Lieutenant, given that I can't see hes from a wealthy family....
(apart from the birth marraiges and deaths info that is!)
Many thanks,
Kate

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