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Offline ShaunJ

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Re: Deciphering Naval service records
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 24 October 18 10:40 BST (UK) »
Presumably VGI is Very Good Indeed.
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Re: Deciphering Naval service records
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 24 October 18 11:05 BST (UK) »
Mckha289 - Thanks for help so far - there's some amazing stuff coming up!!

As for why he changed his name to Seton, apparently the family story is that he was passed over for promotion when he was named 'Smith' (too many other people with similar names who 'got' his promotion) that he took serious umbrage and changed his name to Seton (because no-one else nearby had that name). But I'm still trying to get to his siblings info to see who they were.... We would all like to know if that story holds any credibility or not....

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« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 24 October 18 11:17 BST (UK) »
Birth

SMITH Ralph Sydney mmn MINTER
GRO Reference: 1875  S Quarter in PORTSEA ISLAND  Volume 02B  Page 451

1881
Alice Smith   29 b Faversham, Kent  Wife of Staff Commdr
Emily M Smith 8 b Stoke, Devon
Ralph S Smith 5 b Portsmouth, Hampshire
Frank W Smith 3 b Portsmouth, Hampshire

2 servants in household.


Frank is Frank Warren   and Emily is Emily Mary

Baptism of Ralph on FindMyPast gives father as Henry SMITH

Marriage of Alice Minter and Henry Smith  June qtr 1871 Faversham    2a   1037

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Re: Deciphering Naval service records
« Reply #12 on: Wednesday 24 October 18 11:22 BST (UK) »
Frank Warren SMITH died in Toronto Canada in 1928
married Edith Mabel WHITE Portsmouth, Ontario, 3 May 1899

there is a tree on ancestry with him, his wife and two daughters but there are more children on the census.

I won't do more - it will spoil your fun!

Oh - except that in 1911 he and family are SMITHs and in 1921 they are WARRENs! Died as SMITH though
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