Hi Alice - Not sure if these pertain to your FH, but some genealogy resources for Navy: 1. "The Navy List", 1814, 1819, 1827-79, 1885 et seq. NL (National Library of Ireland, Dublin) reference 35905 Top Floor. Seniority and disposition lists of all commissioned officers, masters, pursers, surgeons, chaplains, yard officers, coast guards, revenue cruisers, packets. 2. Records of the Public Record Office, KEW (England). See "Naval Records for Genealogists", N. A. M. Rodger, HMSO (1984). 3. "A Naval Biographical Dictionary: (1849), W.R. O'Byrne, NL (Dublin) reference. 9235 0 1 Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: <dmrkls@aol.com> To: <irelandgenweb@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [Irish Genealogy] question about British Navy > Is there a way to track the Irish lads who served in the British Navy?? my > Grampa supposedly served in such out of Cork Harbor around the time of the > Boer Wars in Africa. Thank you for any leads. Alice