Hi, I'm new to the list and I'm researching Robert Reginald Richmond Rose, who was in the Royal Navy from 1799-1806 serving as a Purser. In December 1800 Robert RR was on HMS Pelican and in Jersey ,the Channel Islands as evidenced by his marriage certificate to Ann Waters. I've traced the Pelican via the London Gazette and found that she spent all of 1799 to April 1800 in the Caribbean on active service and taking many prizes. My question is this. Would anyone know if Robert RR could have been recruited as Purser from the Caribbean, a local man in other words? I've so far been unable to find out for sure exactly what the RNs policy was re replacement officers in that time period. Would they would have sent a replacement officer out from England ? Members of my family have been chasing the identity of Robert RR Rose since the early 1900's without any success in the UK, or Jersey where he eventually settled and raised his family. No one knows where he was born or where he died. I have always thought he was probably born outside the UK. An answer to the above question would decide whether I should start looking in the Caribbean. Thanks Anne _________________________________________________________________ What are you waiting for? Join Lavalife FREE http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Flavalife9%2Eninemsn%2Ecom%2Eau%2Fclickthru%2Fclickthru%2Eact%3Fid%3Dninemsn%26context%3Dan99%26locale%3Den%5FAU%26a%3D30288&_t=764581033&_r=email_taglines_Join_free_OCT07&_m=EXT

Hello Anne Well its great to see everyone coming out of the woodword for your Reg Rose! I did a quick check on Barbados Records (Sanders) and found a whole bunch of Roses. No Reginald noted in the index but given the peculiarities of this CD it means little. This evening will browse the wills re Elizabeth and see if anything draws attention. But your larger question an interesting one re Naval officers posted from ???? There was a high mortality rate on HM ships in the Carib. I believe posts were filled out of need from whatever source available and later either confirmed or replaced via appointment from the Admiralty. However if the ship was on "station" which it sounds like it was Station commander(Admiral) would have power to verify such substitutions and it would have been pro forma for confirmation in Britain. The commander of a vessel has substantial discretion to fill posts from those unattached in port. Do you know if the ship was on Station in jamaica or the Leewards/Barbados? Ships on station in Jamaica did not cruise much upwind to Antigua etc this required them to beat upwind through the Mona Passage between Jamaica and Hispaniola and them come all the way around to the Leewards it could take well over a month! Consequently English Harbor served as the home port for the British ships stationed in the Leewards. Akk these little details may help you track him down abit. I will check a few things here to see if he is noted in History of Antigua (VL Oliver) Cod -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kristy Willoughby Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 9:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Royal Navy in the Caribbean 1799-1800 I'm researching Robert Reginald Richmond Rose, who was in the Royal Navy from 1799-1806 serving as a Purser. In December 1800 Robert RR was on HMS Pelican and in Jersey ,the Channel Islands as evidenced by his marriage certificate to Ann Waters. I've traced the Pelican via the London Gazette and found that she spent all of 1799 to April 1800 in the Caribbean on active service and taking many prizes. My question is this. Would anyone know if Robert RR could have been recruited as Purser from the Caribbean, a local man in other words? _____ I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 1 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter <http://www.spamfighter.com/len> for free now!