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Armed Forces / Navy Seamen - Time on dry land? 19th Century
« on: Monday 04 October 21 23:13 BST (UK)  »
In looking at naval ancestors, and where their ships went, I was wondering if someone could help me with this question. How often would a seaman step off onto dry land in the 19th century when abroad, and to what extent would he be able to see the place where the ship was docked on foot (even when not on leave)? For example, I've seen many examples of ships going to ports and staying there for maybe only a night as part of a longer journey. There are numerous accounts of officers going off and seemingly being tourists abroad, but I have seen little information on what seamen could actually do during the same time.

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Armed Forces / Re: Meaning of abbreviation on pension record
« on: Thursday 12 August 21 15:19 BST (UK)  »
Various years in the 1820s I believe. Perhaps indeed the numbers referred to Portsmouth or Chatham etc. Mine was from Portsmouth. Thanks for help. Wonder if I can find anything to do with their companies

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Armed Forces / Meaning of abbreviation on pension record
« on: Tuesday 10 August 21 10:47 BST (UK)  »
Hi (and sorry for posting again here)

Does anybody know what "2DRM" means on a marine's pension records in the last ship served on column? I'm assuming 2nd Division Royal Marines - if so, what can I actually tell from this info?

Thanks for any help

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Armed Forces / Re: Royal Navy Allotments - Help with dates?
« on: Saturday 07 August 21 12:35 BST (UK)  »
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=S2%2FGBM%2FADM27%2F102120510%2F00123&parentid=GBM%2FADM27%2F000131238

Name here is John Linigar. I know he was on the same ship at the Battle of Baltimore in Sept 1814. Just wondering what range I could comfortably say he was on the ship. To see the Plymouth comment, you have to go a few pages back.


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Armed Forces / Royal Navy Allotments - Help with dates?
« on: Friday 06 August 21 13:01 BST (UK)  »
I have some allotment records for a Royal Marine ancestor in the early 19th century. It lists him under a ship name, and the date he made an allotment. What I'm wondering is: when was he on the ship? Sorry if this is a silly question, but if the records on the same document were being filled out at different times, with info being kept on the allotments payment over time, I couldn't be sure when exactly he was on the ship. For example, on one allotment record, he made the allotment in 1812. However, next to the ship name it says the ship was at Plymouth in 1815. And it says in one column "charged on pay books ending 1814". Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Armed Forces / Re: Illegible Royal Navy Ship Name on Naval Service Record (1861 - 1863)
« on: Tuesday 13 July 21 10:56 BST (UK)  »
Thanks everyone. Would anyone be able to read the character remark given to the left? Looks a bit like hideous?

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Armed Forces / Re: Illegible Royal Navy Ship Name on Naval Service Record (1861 - 1863)
« on: Monday 12 July 21 23:00 BST (UK)  »
Oh my goodness! I've spent ages trying trying decipher this, and now looking at it, Queen seems so obvious! Thank you

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The Common Room / Illegible Royal Navy Ship Name on Naval Service Record (1861 - 1863)
« on: Monday 12 July 21 16:48 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

Would anyone please be able to read the name of a ship on this Naval Service Record. According to newspapers, HMS Marlborough was at Malta when my ancestor moved to another ship. This means this illegible ship must have been at Malta. The ships at Malta at the time (I THINK) were: Neptune, Liffey, Caesar, Victor Emmanuel, Medina, and of course Marlborough.

From these, I would have guessed the ship is the Liffey. However, as you can see, my ancestor was serving on the Excellent in December of 1863, with the Excellent being a training ship in Portsmouth. Newspapers show that Liffey is on the coast of Syria in December of 1863. Perhaps the service records aren't entirely accurate with dates, or this ship is not the Liffey.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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Armed Forces / Illegible Royal Navy Ship Name on Naval Service Record (1861 - 1863)
« on: Monday 12 July 21 15:48 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

Would anyone please be able to read the name of a ship on this Naval Service Record (the second one below Marlborough).

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