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Re: John LEAT, Drum Major, Royal Marines
« Reply #9 on: Friday 28 August 15 10:29 BST (UK) »
I am not sure whether it is the same today but you should understand that a Royal Marine was a ' soldier and sailor too' (Apologies to Rudyard Kipling) and that was quite true because on shore the Royal Marines came under Army regulations and at sea the Admiralty regulations.
The gangplank being the dividing point.
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Re: John LEAT, Drum Major, Royal Marines
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 29 August 15 12:28 BST (UK) »
I know it's difficult to read, but I think the word is actually 'Mangling', a part of the laundry business, in which many women were involved at that time.

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Re: John LEAT, Drum Major, Royal Marines
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 30 August 15 12:00 BST (UK) »
I don't think that is correct. If you look at the formation of the 'M' in the preceding column for 'Mother' and in the lines below for 'Mariner', it bears no resemblance. The first letter is formed as per the 'H' in 'Head' of the preceding column.

Also if they were involved in the laundry business I would expect them to be entered as 'Laundress' as per the entry below them.
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