north devon journal 1880

[pritchardgeo]

i have a john charles williams born in 1848 in Falmouth Cornwall son of Thomas Williams.
he married Amelia Greer in 1873 in Stoke Damerel.
i think he was in the Royal Navy orphanage school in 1861.
he was in the Royal Navy and i have his records. i know he was aboard the Royal Adelaide in the 1870s. he is mentioned about being in the North Devon Journal in 1880,
Is there any way of finding this record,without subscribing please.
thank you.Brian 

[ShaunJ]

he is mentioned about being in the North Devon Journal in 1880

Can't see anything at first pass. Do you know when in 1880? Where does the reference come from ?  Context?

[Neale1961]

i think he was in the Royal Navy orphanage school in 1861.

He was in the "Greenwich Hospital School" in 1861. 100 years earlier it was a school for orphans of seaman, but from the 1820s it had become a training school for mariners and navigators. By the time your lad was there, it was quite a prestigious naval school. It is possible his father was, or had been, in the Navy as well.
See here for history:
http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/GreenwichRoyal.html
and this one perhaps more interesting from a social view point:
http://zimapanners.com/greenwich-hospital-school.php

[middlesbrough]

Here he is in 1881

Vessel "Thetis" in the Pacific.
John Charles Williams, Quartermaster, 32years, married, b. Falmouth.

[middlesbrough]

1871 census

Vessel name  Caledonia, of Mediterranean
John C William , Ordinary, 22, b. Falmouth, Cornwall.

[pritchardgeo]

thats good stuff thank you. i have his records showing him aboard those ships. but didnt know where he went so thats all new information. i dont know when in the 1880s he was in the news. when i was browsing within f.m.p it just popped up but asking for a subscription. so i didn't do it.
yes i think his father was a sailor too. i have him chasing the pirates about. re this report.
 Per a report made to Parliament in 1842, at some time during 1837 the Brig Viper, 2 guns, Complement: 44, was involved in combatting the Slave Trade and experienced 1 Death, for which no reason is given. 25 Feb 1837 arrived Portsmouth from Passages (19t
thank you.brian

[ShaunJ]

It's not an uncommon name.

There is a mention of a John Charles Williams in the North Devon Journal of 15 April 1880, second son of a very wealthy John Michael Williams. Not your man.

[pritchardgeo]

no thats not him for sure.thank you.brian

[pritchardgeo]

hope you have the message i sent to you Middlesbrough. thank you. brian