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Devon / MUTTERS Cider Shop in Exmouth 1840s
« on: Wednesday 13 September 06 20:25 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to find out any information about the supposed owner/landlord - or of the establishment itself -  of what has been called "Mutters Cider Shop".    This was said to be located "on the corner of Hamilton road, just beyond Waterworks Cottage, Salterton Road"

This was supposed to be the 'headquarters' of local smugglers in the 1840s - at the time of the well-known John Rattenbury of Beer.

I am trying to connect this cider shop / public house to my family of MUTTER, of whom I have various records tying them in with the smuggling operations of this time.

Any ideas on finding info on the public house would be appreciated - such as licence required for landlord?, photos, maps, directory entries etc.

Also any information on MUTTERS in the surrounding area.

Thanks

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Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark / James NEWTON, died & buried in Jersey
« on: Wednesday 13 September 06 20:15 BST (UK)  »
I have information from a contemporary notebook that states that my ancestor James NEWTON ... "died & was buried in Jersey".

He was born & baptised in the South Devon coastal village of Branscombe in March 1797.  And this is the last I have seen of him!

Can anyone suggest or look-up any possible sources of information to place him or his burial.

Many Thanks

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Channel Islands Lookup Requests / Isaac NEWTON died & buried in Jersey
« on: Tuesday 12 September 06 20:08 BST (UK)  »
I have information from a contemporary notebook that states that my ancestor Isaac NEWTON ... "died & was buried in Jersey".

He was born & baptised in the South Devon coastal village of Branscombe in March 1797.  And this is the last I have seen of him!

Can anyone suggest or look-up any possible sources of information to place him or his burial.

Many Thanks

Moderator comment: name modified (see later correction)

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Armed Forces / RN insignia - chevrons on both arms
« on: Tuesday 12 September 06 19:36 BST (UK)  »
have a photo of my great uncle in the uniform of HMS Victory (can be seen here http://longjohnsilver.smugmug.com/photos/94621675-L.jpg  ) in which he has three inverted chevrons on his right forearm and two chevrons on his upper left arm. According to his service record he went through the following ranks: Boy 2nd class, Boy 1st class, Ord [Ordinary Seaman], AB [Able Seaman] and AB(3) [Able Seaman 3rd class??].

Can anyone shed some light of the meaning of the chevrons on both arms

Out in interest his record shows he was aboard HMS Amethyst, the flagship of Commodore Reginald Tyrwhitt, at the Battle of Heligoland Bight in 1914, and in 1916 on HMS Iron Duke, the flagship of Admiral of the Fleet, Sir John Jellicoe, at the Battle of Jutland.

Many thanks

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