G'day Carol & List I am not certain as to your experience with genealogy so please forgive me if I am trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs. As a start have you looked for his RM records? The National Archives at Kew have the RM records but in an undigitised format. There is also an undigitised index. This would mean that you would have to visit but first of all you do know that his division is likely to be Woolwich so at least you have a start point. The National Archives website will lead you to the files fo attestation papers and service records for Royal Marines of this period. So, if you visit Kew you will have a place to start. Similarly, have you investigated the 1841 and 1851 Census transcriptions? In 1841 John would have been 14 and should have appeared on the 1841 Census. Of course, the 1841 Census doesn't give much information but should give his dwelling place. If he was enumerated in Someset he will be shown as born in county. On the 1851 Census he may well have already been in the RM but if he were not you will have a little more information about him. Hope this helps Ray Lewis Hazelmere Western Australia Noden wrote: > Hello, > > I'm new to the list <snipped>

Carol National Archives have a record in their ADM series for a John KEETCH Royal Marine as well as a Henry KEETCH ADM 157/47/11 Folios 11-15. John Keetch, born Somerset. Attestation papers to serve in the Royal Marines at Plymouth 1847 (when aged 18). Discharged 1868 as Length of service. Transferred to Woolwich, 1857. 1847-1868 You have to take this with a pinch of salt as they would have asked him how old he was and would only have written down what he told them. You could email TNA and ask for a quote to copy the file to you but I am not familiar with RM records; Army records of the time would not have much family information. Philip Maddocks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Lewis" <harveyjl@iinet.net.au> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 6:30 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] John KEETCH born Chard > G'day Carol & List > > I am not certain as to your experience with genealogy so please forgive > me if I am trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs. As a start have > you looked for his RM records? The National Archives at Kew have the RM > records but in an undigitised format. There is also an undigitised > index. This would mean that you would have to visit but first of all you > do know that his division is likely to be Woolwich so at least you have > a start point. The National Archives website will lead you to the files > fo attestation papers and service records for Royal Marines of this > period. So, if you visit Kew you will have a place to start. > > Similarly, have you investigated the 1841 and 1851 Census > transcriptions? In 1841 John would have been 14 and should have appeared > on the 1841 Census. Of course, the 1841 Census doesn't give much > information but should give his dwelling place. If he was enumerated in > Someset he will be shown as born in county. On the 1851 Census he may > well have already been in the RM but if he were not you will have a > little more information about him. > > Hope this helps > Ray Lewis > Hazelmere Western Australia > > Noden wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'm new to the list <snipped> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

For your information the R.M. Attestation Forms have been filmed by the LDS - I currently have one out No. 1514438 ca 1842. If you go to the LDS site and through their Library Index type in this number it will lead you to others available. They are sequential by year and alphabetical for surname. Hope this helps. Patricia G. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Lewis" <harveyjl@iinet.net.au> To: <eng-somerset@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 3:30 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] John KEETCH born Chard > G'day Carol & List > > I am not certain as to your experience with genealogy so please forgive > me if I am trying to teach my grandmother to suck eggs. As a start have > you looked for his RM records? The National Archives at Kew have the RM > records but in an undigitised format. There is also an undigitised > index. This would mean that you would have to visit but first of all you > do know that his division is likely to be Woolwich so at least you have > a start point. The National Archives website will lead you to the files > fo attestation papers and service records for Royal Marines of this > period. So, if you visit Kew you will have a place to start. > > Similarly, have you investigated the 1841 and 1851 Census > transcriptions? In 1841 John would have been 14 and should have appeared > on the 1841 Census. Of course, the 1841 Census doesn't give much > information but should give his dwelling place. If he was enumerated in > Someset he will be shown as born in county. On the 1851 Census he may > well have already been in the RM but if he were not you will have a > little more information about him. > > Hope this helps > Ray Lewis > Hazelmere Western Australia > > Noden wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I'm new to the list <snipped> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-SOMERSET-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message