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 Admiralty Women
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| ChrissyWhitt |
Posted on 13/11/2010 03:32
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My original posting should have read - "Women working for the Admiralty in the late 19th Century." I am still curious as to what job a woman would undertake in the 1880's. |
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| bpa |
Posted on 13/11/2010 13:00
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Senior Member  Posts: 134 Joined: 11/11/2009 |
Google book and Internet Archive are good places to start looking for contemporary reporting . There is a book "The crisis of the naval war" which summarises events and lessons learnt from 1st world war. In also documents staffing - so there is a fairly complete record of staffing around 1916-1918 by dept. Women seems to appear only as clerks but in reasonable numbers. Since there was a shortage of men it is likely that this level of women only happened during the war and pre 1914 the number of women was less. See this UR and enter "Women" in the bookreader search box on right to highlight all the "women" in the book. http://www.archiv...7/mode/2up . Edited by bpa on 13/11/2010 13:00 |
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| ChrissyWhitt |
Posted on 13/11/2010 18:56
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Many thanks for the info. (Book written by Jellicoe, the chap my father was named in honour of- middle name only- fortunately!) Yes indeed, un-named women in their hoards in clerical positions. The Irish Margaret Cox I enquired about would certainly be one of those (few) who worked for the Admiralty at the end of the 1800's and up to 1911 when she listed her occupation in the census. I suspect my grandfather met her through her occupation when he was stationed at Kingstown [as it was then known.] I am so glad that I stumbled upon this website- really interesting stuff and such a good knowledge base. |
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| bpa |
Posted on 13/11/2010 21:00
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ChrissyWhitt wrote: I suspect my grandfather met her through her occupation when he was stationed at Kingstown [as it was then known.] I wouldn't be so sure of this as I think Coastguard was not run by Admiralty in Ireland. Catherine's 1891 marriage cert may record her profession at the time. Re my other post on Catherine's family. If the Margaret Cox baptism record in Meath is your Margaret Cox then her mothers maiden name is Catherine Lynch. In pilot.familysearch.org - George Cox and Catherine Lynch in Meath also had Henry (1865), Anne (1867) , Catherine (1873). |
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| Tony |
Posted on 15/11/2010 20:29
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Hello Chrissie, The Coastguards in ireland were run by the British Admiralty from the mid 1850's They were all active Royal Navy men. Telephone or Telegraph equipment was installed at the Coastguard stations at the end of the 19th.Century for Naval use only. From then on it was allowed that In the absence of a Coastguard Officer that a Coastguards wife could take Admiralty incoming calls. I do not know If they were paid for undertaking this duty but is likely that they were. Tony Daly |
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| webberancs |
Posted on 20/11/2010 01:04
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Hi Chrissy I have just started my family history and think George Webber and Margaret Cox where my great grandparents. One of their daughters, Florence Louisa was born in Norfolk in 1902, when they lived at the Freebridge Lynn coastguard station. At some time after that they moved to Bridlington in East Yorkshire (not far from Whitby)where Florence was married aged16 to Alfred Douglas. (Father, George Webber was listed on their marraige certificate as being a Chief petty officer at that time) Florence and Alfred had my mother Dorothy Irene Douglas in 1921 in Hull. Unfortunetly, for reasons I do not know, they gave her up for adoption. Never meeting any of the Douglas or Webber family has caused my mother some sadness over the years. She is now 89. I too would love to make contact with any relatives and am desperate for further information you may have about George and Margeret Webber (copies of photo's, documents etc would be lovely) Gina |
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| ChrissyWhitt |
Posted on 24/11/2010 05:24
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How amazing, on your first foray into this web-site you have found a relative! Well Done Coastguards of Yesteryear! |
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