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 William Scantlebury
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| richard |
Posted on 31/01/2010 14:19
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I have record of a William Scantlebury who signed on for 10years in 1866.(ADM188) the first ship he appeared to served on was Vanguard from Jan 1873 to Apr 1878 with a note in the remarks column of CGuard rated CDboatman which I assumed to be commissioned boatman. If the demise of the Vanguard (of which I read your article ) in 1875 why was still attached to the ship? I have a feeling that this is the man awarded the Tayleur Fund Medal in Feb 1873 as per your article but somehow the dates don't seem to tally. I assume that he was already a member of the Royal Navy and re-engaged in 1866 Regards Richard |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 31/01/2010 17:42
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Richard I was firstly a little confused by the information you gave. I say this because the ADM 188 series of records only start from 1873. However, after a little digging in the records all is much clearer now. William first enlisted in the navy on 29 May 1855; his service record for for this period until 1873 can be downloaded from the ADM 139 series (ADM 139/139 Service No. 13805). His subsequent service from 1873 is on ADM 188/65 (Service No. 76575). He first entered the CG service from HMS Bellerophon on 28 November 1866, being posted to the Malhide CG Station, where he remained at least until 1877. HMS Vanguard was an HQ vessel, and other than training he would not have set foot on her. Following her loss all the CG men in the Kingsdown District appear on the Ships Establishment Book for HMS Iron Duke. Regards Martin |
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| richard |
Posted on 31/01/2010 19:48
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Thanks Martin I think I need to organise another day at the TNA Kew I did attached a copy of Williams record to my post where there is no mention of the Iron Duke did you see it?. Would the ADM139 series be indexed? Regards Richard |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 31/01/2010 20:03
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Richard You don't have to go to the NA, because a substantial number of the early records can now be downloaded online (see link below) http://www.nation...ltcount=49 Martin |
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| richard |
Posted on 31/01/2010 20:26
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Actually Martin for the cost of 4 records I can travell to the NA I can find more than enough to keep me busy for the best part of a day not only the Royal Navy and Coastguards but also Royal Marines and the Army as well armed with my trusty camera and notebook Again many thanks for your assistance Regards Richard |
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| Tony |
Posted on 01/02/2010 19:20
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Richard, As a matter of interest William Scantlebury was involved in another shipwreck rescue in 1879. Her are the details. Skerries Disaster. 1879. Last evening the Lady Lifford, of Ardrossan, 104 tons, bound for Dublin, ran into the bay off Skerries, flying signals of distress. The Skerries lifeboat manned by a crew of volunteers and three of the Coastguards (all that could be spared) gallantly proceeded to the vessel in distress. While so doing they met the schooner Ellesmere of Runcorn disabled and flying signals of distress having her bulwarks carried away. The lifeboat rescued the crew and went on to the brig, and rescued her crew also – nine men in all – a fearful sea running. The lifeboat was under the command of William Scantlebury, Coastguard, who skilfully threw a rope over the vessel; by which the men escaped. The rescued crews were landed at half past nine. The Officer in command of the Coastguard station, Mr.Elmore, looked after the rescued men. At six o’clock this morning an alarm was given at the Skerries station that a schooner was ashore near Rush. The rocket apparatus was immediately brought out by the Coastguard, who went on horses to the scene of the wreck, but on arriving there they found no one on board. Reference; The Irish Times 11 January 1879. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If the Tayleur Medal recipient is the same man (which looks likely) and he also is your relation I can send you a complete article on the sinking of the "Sarah Ann" with details of the rescue and of the Coroners Court findings. Tony |
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| richard |
Posted on 01/02/2010 21:07
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Thanks Tony While I'm not a close relative (a distant cousin most Scantleburys if not all are related) I am doing a one named study of Scantleburys and any material documents or photos would be greatly appreciated. I do have a website for the Scantleburys and I think I need to put together a page about the Scantlebury coastguards Regards Richard |
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| Chrispics |
Posted on 08/05/2010 21:34
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Richard, I was interested to read your posts. I have in my possession the marriage certificate of Margaret Scantlebury to Joseph Street as they're my ancestors. I also have William Scantlebury's Tayleur Fund Medal. I don't know much about them but would like to find out more. Regards, Chris |
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| willoughr |
Posted on 09/05/2010 20:19
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Hi Chris, I'm interested to hear you have the medal to Scantlebury. The last time I'd heard of it was in 1979 when it was sold in an auction in London. Was that when you obtained it? I have written an article on the Tayleur Fund medals, a copy of this being posted on this site. I am in the process of revising it to more comprehensively document these medals and would be very pleased to hear more about this particular medal and its recipient. In addition to William Scantlebury, three other men got medals from the Fund on this occasion: Robert Ellison, Lot Smye and Thomas Woodley. There is further information on the latter on this site also. If you care to send me a pm or email I may be able to supply further details. Best regards Roger Roger Willoughby
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| Chrispics |
Posted on 12/05/2010 16:56
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Hi Roger I 'inherited' the medal after the deaths of my grandparents. My grandfather had a collection of old coins and the medal was with them, but I have no idea when or where he got it from (he died in 1980). Regards Chris |
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| willoughr |
Posted on 14/05/2010 20:33
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Hi Chris, PM sent. Roger Roger Willoughby
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