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| westofcordoba |
Posted on 18/06/2013 16:34
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Hello: My 3xG Grandfather Josephat Hardingham was a coastguard from 1819 until 1830. He was a shipwright by trade, and became a Commissioned Boatman and District Carpenter, so I imagine that he was shore-based for some of the time, although I could be wrong. After various postings around South Devon, he was transferred from Brixham to Glandore, Co. Cork in July 1826; in May 1827, he was transferred to Dunny Cove, Kinsale, for just one month before he was sent to Ilfracombe. He died in Ilfracombe in March 1830, aged 45: his service record is marked “D.D.”, which I understand means Discharged Dead, and I'm puzzled by the entry in the cause of discharge column, referring to "3304/30”. Does this number refer to a letter or other document that might shed some light on the cause of his death? If so, what is the best means of accessing it? Also, would his widow have received a pension in 1830, and are details of that available? I would welcome any thoughts. Thanks... |
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| crimea1854 |
Posted on 18/06/2013 19:46
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Hi, and welcome to the Forum. I'm afraid my reply will not throw a great deal of light on your enquiry, but yes you are right DD is discharged dead. The number you quote is a letter number, followed by the year. If it does still exist then is likely to be in the Admiralty series of documents at the National Archives in ADM 12 - 'Indexes and Digests'. These are a nightmare to understand and I would refer you to Bruno Pappalardo's book 'Tracing your Naval Ancestors'. However, much of the correspondence has been 'weeded', so all you might find is the subject of the letter not the contents. As to pensions, and I'm happy to be corrected here, but I don't think they were paid to widows. Out of interest there is an application for entry for a Jehosophat Hardingham to Greenwich Hospital School, parents Jehosophat and Deborah Hardingham; this lad was born in Devon in 1820. These applications were normally accompanied by details of the parents, which may include a cause of death for Jehosophat. http://discovery....=C13391655 Martin Edited by crimea1854 on 19/06/2013 08:53 |
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| westofcordoba |
Posted on 19/06/2013 09:19
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Hello Martin, thanks for the prompt and useful reply; I might try to wade through ADM 12 when I’m feeling strong. There is a brief notice in the North Devon Journal: “Deaths: on Sunday last, at Ilfracombe, Mr Hardingham of the Coastguard Service.” I get the impression that he died of natural causes rather than a pitched battle with a cut-throat gang of smugglers. Thanks too, for pointing out the application to Greenwich Hospital School, I intend to dig that out when I visit PRO next week – the boy in question is my 2xG Grandfather. To answer your question re Georgiana Hardingham: she was the widow of Josephat Davy Hardingham, a cousin of “my” Josephat the coastguard. He was a Royal Navy purser who died of yellow fever in Antigua in 1810. The tomb of Georgiana and their only child George Gatton Hardingham can be seen at Kensal Green Cemetery in London. Best regards..... |
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