----- Original Message ----- From: jean flanagan To: Kent Cc: CHESHIRE-L Sent: Saturday, September 24, 2005 3:21 PM Subject: Royal Marine Infimary Hi List, I'm hoping for some help to sort out my new found GGGreatuncle John ARSTALL b.1825 Partington Cheshire. The info I have from the image is as follows:- 1861 census in top margin is written ??? 'Firequeen' John ARSTALL age 26 married occupation Private, Partington Cheshire. Reading from the transcribed page as follows:- Town, Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire, England. further down page Registration District Anglesy, Sub Registration Holyhead, vessel Victory. 1871 census he is a patient at Melville Hospital and Royal Marine Infirmary district Medway town Chattam, Kent, as Naval Pensioner. He died 1874 Medway Kent. I can't find his marriage or his wife on census. Would be grateful for any help about the above i.e. vessels, hospital, marriage, why two differant places on 1861 transcribed page. Regards Jean