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 silvester morrison,born 1828,Portsmouth
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| alan walker31 |
Posted on 08/07/2008 23:32
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I am trying to research the life of the above who is my wife`s great,great,grandfather.I believe he served at Cahore C.G.station and possibly others from about 1850 to 1865.He moved to Sennen C.G. station in Cornwall with his Irish wife and children and in 1868 he was awarded a Bronze Medal for his involvement in the rescue concerning the lighter `Devon` off the Cornish coast.There may be a Royal Naval connection in him joining the Irish C.G. service.He retired to Portsmouth in 1881 and died there in 1910. |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 09/07/2008 07:31
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Hi Alan, and welcome to the Forum. I did a online search of the National Archives registers of RN Seamans Service, and believe I found your man (see link below). This information can be downloaded for a fee of £3.50. www.nationalarchi...ultcount=1 What surprised me was that this document is from the ADM 139 series, which cover RN service from 1853 until 1872. Until now I had only been aware that the ADM 188 series were available online, which covers service from 1873. If all these records find there way onto the internet this will certainly make remote research much easier! Regards Martin |
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| alan walker31 |
Posted on 13/07/2008 20:57
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Hi Martin, Thanks for your prompt reply.The N.A. download confirmed your search results.The information was amazing in it`s detail as a historic document and it helped to tie together a number of facts on the family tree.We believe he married his wife Ellen in Queenstown in about 1850 any idea how we might details of the marriage?We believe he served at Cahore C.G. station from 1856 would there be any further details available?I will email the N.A.download to you.Thanks very much for your invaluable help. Alan Walker  |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 13/07/2008 21:48
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Hi Alan I'm glad I had the right man, from the information you supplied I thought I had, but I have been wrong in the past on what appeared a certainty  The best person to help you with marriage and bap. records is Tony (The Boss!). The only other records that might be worth consulting are in the ADM 175 series (Coastguard Establishment Books), from these it should be possible to work out which CG stations he actually served at, but for this you will have to visit the National Archives at Kew. From the date of signing on he was in the RN at the time of the Crimea War. If you can email me his record I will check which ships he served on, and if any were in the conflict I will consult the medal roll to confirm any entitlement. Regards Martin |
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