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 coastguard in baldoyle
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| gina45 |
Posted on 29/11/2008 23:26
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you have all been so helpfull to me and i have been so pleased with what i found out about my great grand father which i never knew.. where did you download the item from the newspaper about him.. delighted with it all.. another question which you may be able to help me with... Nicholas Brennan was a coastguard in arklow from 1901 as the census says but some of his children on the census where born in baldoyle.. was he a coastguard there .. I remember my father mentioning this to me but never could confirmed this.. can anyone help... thank you for all your help so far.. gina  |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 30/11/2008 08:24
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Gina Out of interest I downloaded what I thought was his Service Record, and this does show that he was at Baldoyle between at least 26 August 1892 and 15 November 1899. I also consulted ADM 175/82A, which are the CG Record Cards (A-C) that cover the period 1900-1923, unfortunately he was not there. This is a shame because they are a goldmine of family information, giving wife's name and dates of birth for children - although not their names. Consulting the other documents available in the ADM 175 series, he seems to have served when there appears to be a gap in the records! However, I did note from his service record that time was added because of prior merchant navy service. In your place I think I would follow this avenue of enquiry to research his early career. Regards Martin |
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| gina45 |
Posted on 30/11/2008 11:41
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you are a legend martin... thanks |
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