Thank you will do follow up Regards Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Jacobs" <dave@jacobs.net> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:02 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Fw: Royal Marine Infimary > Hi Jean > > I just looked at the 1861 image, and it is the list of sailors etc based at > the shore station of HMS Victory, Portsmouth Dockyard. Although the ship > itself was still in existence (and it still is) it was in a permanent dock > there. This base was used to hold men who were not at the time assigned to > another ship. > > There is no reference to Anglesey in the image, although you are right that > is it mentioned in the transcript. This is plainly wrong, and I can only > think it is an error by the transcribers. > > Regarding his marriage, this from FreeBMD may be him: > > > ---------- > Marriages Sep 1855 > > ---------- > Arstall John > <http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi//cgi/districts.pl?r=16993704&d=bmd_11260098 63>Stockport > 8a > <http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl?vol=8a&page=19&type=MARRIAGES&sta rt=1855&sq=3&end=1855&eq=3&v=MTEyNzgxODU0NjoyOTE3ZTM5MmU2Yzc3NWM1NGZiNDFlY2M zNGM3NWI3NDc4MmNiMWUw&ampjsexec=1&mono=0&action=Find>19 > <http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=16993704&d=bmd_1126009863&s can=1> > Scan available - click to view > > Bowker Thomas > <http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi//cgi/districts.pl?r=16999447&d=bmd_11260098 63>Stockport > 8a > <http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl?vol=8a&page=19&type=MARRIAGES&sta rt=1855&sq=3&end=1855&eq=3&v=MTEyNzgxODU0NjoyOTE3ZTM5MmU2Yzc3NWM1NGZiNDFlY2M zNGM3NWI3NDc4MmNiMWUw&ampjsexec=1&mono=0&action=Find>19 > <http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=16999447&d=bmd_1126009863&s can=1> > Scan available - click to view > > Ogden Sarah > <http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi//cgi/districts.pl?r=17041520&d=bmd_11260098 63>Stockport > 8a > <http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl?vol=8a&page=19&type=MARRIAGES&sta rt=1855&sq=3&end=1855&eq=3&v=MTEyNzgxODU0NjoyOTE3ZTM5MmU2Yzc3NWM1NGZiNDFlY2M zNGM3NWI3NDc4MmNiMWUw&ampjsexec=1&mono=0&action=Find>19 > <http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=17041520&d=bmd_1126009863&s can=1> > Scan available - click to view > > Platts Hannah > Maria > <http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi//cgi/districts.pl?r=17044788&d=bmd_11260098 63>Stockport > 8a > <http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl?vol=8a&page=19&type=MARRIAGES&sta rt=1855&sq=3&end=1855&eq=3&v=MTEyNzgxODU0NjoyOTE3ZTM5MmU2Yzc3NWM1NGZiNDFlY2M zNGM3NWI3NDc4MmNiMWUw&ampjsexec=1&mono=0&action=Find>19 > <http://www2.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=17044788&d=bmd_1126009863&s can=1> > Scan available - click to view > > =========== > > Of course this may be some other John Arstall, and your man's marriage may > not be on FreeBMD yet. > > To find out whether this John's bride was Sarah or Hannah, I looked for > both in the 1861 census, but without success. She should be alive > somewhere, or John would have been a widower. But the name Arstall strikes > me as one that could easily be garbled by a transcriber or indexer. > > Cheers, Dave Jacobs > ================ > > At 09:01 27/09/2005, you wrote: > > >----- 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 > > > > > >============================== > >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > " > Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are > putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. -Mark Twain, author and > humorist (1835-1910) > > Fashion is something barbarous, for it produces innovation without reason > and imitation without benefit. -George Santayana, philosopher (1863-1952) > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >