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| peterg123 |
Posted on 11/04/2008 08:10
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My G=G Grandmother I have discovered is a Sicely ( a rare name) b. Newcastle County Down and married in Essex a Coastguiard George Terry in 1846. However, she is part of a large Sicely coastguard family, one of which, Hugh, was from St. Ives, Cornwall, another from Devon nearby and a further rwaltive Frank in the CG's in Essex at the same time as Hugh. This is all too much of a co-incidence for such a rare surname. I live in Africa. Reasearch is difficult indeed....can anyone tell me if there was a CG station near Newcastle or any other relevant information on the obviously nautical Sicelys? Peter Nairobi |
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| Tony |
Posted on 12/04/2008 12:28
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Hi Peter, Have you seen the web-site British Coastguards 1841-1891 on the web. It has Census returns for four Sicily Coastguards and six for Terry Coastguards. The Newcastle station built in 1878 is now a family residence. Tony |
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| peterg123 |
Posted on 12/04/2008 22:11
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Thank you Tony, yes I have seen that excellent site and am busy researching the Sicely/Terries, thanks. On another matter, does anyone know if the coastgaurds Medal lists or medal cards are held at the National Archives, Kew? If so, what are any access tips you might give? On the Newcatle coastgaurd station, Mary Catherine was born there before the date you mention so that probably replaces and earlier CG quarters. One Sicley was born in Castlebellamy (Catherine's brother)....have no idea how that happened as it is not on the cost! Thanks again Peter in Kenya |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 19/04/2008 19:52
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Hi Peter Re your question about medals to Coastguards; to the best of my knowledge there are no seperate list of medals awarded to CGs. To make matters worse the most likely award to a CG man would be the RN Long Service & Good Conduct medal. However, certainly during Queen Victoria's reign, no medal roll for this particular award was ever maintained by the Admiralty. To find if a man is entitled to the LSGC medal one has to consult his service record, where the award will be noted, with a date, sometimes rather cryptically, e.g. 'M&G' - meaning Medal & Gratuity. If you think that your man is entitled to a campaign medal, then you would need to consult the medals rolls in the ADM/171 series of records held at the National Archives. These cover the majority of wars, but it helps to know on which ship(s) he served during the campaign to avoid searching through the entire roll! Because so many CG men were called up during the Crimea War, predominently for service in the Baltic, this is the most common medal, other than the LSGC medal, awarded specifically to CG men. The above information is based on the the period 1837-1907, outside this period is beyond my own collecting interest, and other Forum Members may be able to advise you better. Regards Martin |
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