On Mar 6, 2:36 am, Kristy Willoughby <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 FREEhttp://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http%3A%2F%2Flavalife9%2Eninemsn%2... Dear Kristy, What have you and your family been able to find about your Mr Rose from The National Archives at Kew? Their muster books etc. will have details of the crew on HMS Pelican and probably where individuals came from initially: certainly date of birth / age. Also, what about the Navy List which describes naval officers? Best wishes, David Richardson.