On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 7:22 PM, Bruce&Marion Dodd <bmdodd@rogers.com>wrote: > That's HMCS Sackville, now berthed in Halifax, NS, and open to the public. > She was rescued from a terminal career as a survey vessel by a group of > volunteer enthusiasts who raised money and restored her to her active-duty > condition. > > > Hi, we were in Halifax for the day last year and I was so looking forward to visiting the ship again when I was told she was laid up in the Navy Shipyard and not expected to be open to the public again. Please tell me I was misinformed. She is a bit of history that should definitely be preserved until the words ,Battle of the Atlantic mean no more to Canadians Nick > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

UK Royal Navy Medical Journals, 1817-1857 This database contains indexed images of medical journals from 19th-century British ships, which include names of patients and other passengers and crew aboard. The journals in this database were kept by ships' medical officers, who were required to keep a record of patients, treatments, and outcomes during a voyage. This collection includes 671 volumes, each from a single ship and covering a particular time period. The majority are convict ships bound for Australia or Van Diemen's Land. The journals list names, ages, "quality" (the patient's rank or status aboard), diseases, duration dates, and notes on symptoms and treatment. They often include daily sick lists extracted from the journal pages as well. Researchers should not forget their female ancestors. Some convict ships sailing to Australia were designated for female convicts; other women emigrated voluntarily. These records are valuable for family history research on several fronts. First, they list names of sick (and others who may have come to the surgeon's attention) among passengers, convicts, and crew. These may include passengers who did not recover and so never made it to their destination. They also offer fascinating details on contemporary treatments and medical practices, as well as stories of life aboard ship, from the perils (and prevalence) of grog-related accidents to a simple chronicle of the daily routine on a 19th-century sailing vessel. Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Hello Bev, See http://www.lascars.co.uk/ you will probably find all you wish to know there. There are variations in spelling. regards Ted On 29/09/2011 10:10, bev bonning wrote: > I've expanded my Rootsweb Lists as I need some help, or advice. > > Reading Crew Lists from the late 19th Century, I've started hitting a brick wall with a ship that has lots of Chinese and other Asian members of the crew. I'm trying to identify the occupations. > > Cassab, Tindel, Baudary or Bandary, Topas and Syrang are the ones that defeat me at the moment. > > I've tried Googling, but haven't hit on the right combination of search words to get any result. > > If anyone can define any of those words or tell me where I should look, I'd be most grateful. > > Thanks > > Bev > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi Ken, 1861 Piece: RG9/2706 Place: Toxteth Park -Lancashire Enumeration District: 42 Civil Parish: Toxteth Park Ecclesiastical Parish: St John Baptist Folio: 12 Page: 20 Schedule: 104A Address: 6 Toxteth Street -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Surname First name(s) Rel Status Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks BERRY Daniel Head M M 31 Boilermaker Renfrewshire - Greenock - Mary Jane Wife M F 29 Boiler Maker's Wife Pembrokeshire - Milford BERRY Mary Jane Dau U F 2 Lancashire - Liverpool BERRY Daniel Son U M 1m Lancashire - Toxteth Park SMEATON Dorothy Servnt W F 39 General Servant Yorkshire - Hauxwell 1881 census has Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Daniel BERRY Father In Law (Head) M Male 53 Scotland Shipwright Mary J. BERRY Mother In Law (Wife) M Female 47 Milford, Wales Alfred BERRY Son Male 12 Lancaster, Lancashire, England Ada BERRY Daur Female 7 Liverpool, Lancashire, England -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source Information: Dwelling 57 Moses Street Census Place Toxteth Park, Lancashire, England Family History Library Film 1341872 Public Records Office Reference RG11 Piece / Folio 3642 / 67 Page Number 61 also at same address Robert W. WELD Head M Male 24 Tranmere, Cheshire, England Carpenter Mary J. WELD Wife M Female 23 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Have you had a look at Find my past http://www.findmypast.co.uk/home.jsp Regards, Lynne. Sydney, AUSTRALIA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken and Rita Inspire" <ken-rita@inspire.net.nz> To: "Mariners" <mariners@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 7:36 PM Subject: [MAR] Daniel Ferguson Berry 1871 England Census > Hi All, > Desperation point. I just can't find my G/Grandad > Daniel Ferguson Berry. My Grandad was born in Lancaster 1869. So maybe DFB > work in Lancaster for a while.But the England 1871 census shows his wife, > Mary J, daughter Mary J, Son William and my Grandad > Alfred living in 44 Toxteth street Liverpool. But no DFB,Was he at sea or > still in Lancaster. He was an Iron Shipbuilder born Gourock Glasgow > 1828 -1830.Moved to Liverpool just prior to England 1851 census which he > is on. Any help or pointing in a new direction would be very much > appreciated.He died at Tranmere, Birkenhead, Wallasey 1895. Prior to that > he was in business at the old Toxteth Dock Duke Street Liverpool in > partnership with a guy Duckitt who died and then his wife took over with > my grandad.Thank You for reading as well,Best Regards Ken B

While corvettes are being discussed, it may be worth mentioning that of all the wartime corvettes that plied the North Atlantic only one is left.  That's HMCS Sackville, now berthed in Halifax, NS, and open to the public.  She was rescued from a terminal career as a survey vessel by a group of volunteer enthusiasts who raised money and restored her to her active-duty condition. Bruce Dodd Ottawa

Bonjour Thank you very much Mick and Andy for your answer. I've been very happy to discover the excellent blog by Andy about the VOLTURNO disaster. To return to photo of CAMPUCHEA, anybody think that perhaps I could find in the phototheque of National Maritime Museum in Greenwich? Cheers Yves -----Message d'origine----- From: Mick Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 1:20 PM To: mariners@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAR] Pictures of CAMPUCHEA ex Canadian Corvette HMCS HAWKESBURY Hi Yves Andy Beat me to it . Irish Ship I have just had a visit to Andy's Website http://fireontheocean.com Fire on the Ocean, for those who have not seen it yet, will worth a visit . About The Site " Fire on the Ocean is intended as a place to examine, explore, and discover information about SS Volturno, the Uranium Line immigrant steamship that caught fire during a storm the in the North Atlantic on 9 October 1913. " Great work Andy, Thanks Mick Mariners List ----- Original Message ----- From: "yves bertrand" <Yves-Guy.Bertrand@wanadoo.fr> To: <mariners@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:07 AM Subject: Re: [MAR] Pictures of CAMPUCHEA ex Canadian Corvette HMCS HAWKESBURY Bonjour Clayton, Hello Betty, Graham, Hazel, Andy, Mick, Barbara Thank you very much for all your kind and very interesting answers but, if I understand it is impossible to find a photo in Canada (and elsewhere) after the conversion of the Canadian Corvette HMCS HAWKESBURY after the conversion at Sorel to a merchant ship called CAMPUCHEA. (she sails in Asia, mainly from ex French Indochina). For Mick: please could you said to me why the names of Irish Naval Ships are preceded by L E ? Amitiés Yves from France PS: I have in my shiplover library the book STURGEON BAY SHIPBUILDING in the series "Images of America", by Joseph W.Zurawski but I have been very disappointed because no list of ships built and shipyards and a little bit of photos of ships of interest and quality!!!!..... -----Message d'origine----- From: Clayton Shortridge Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 11:40 AM To: mariners@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAR] Yves.......I do have a picture of the HMCS Hawkesbury....if that will help....but I do not have a picture after she was converted to "Campuchea" On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 8:15 PM, yves bertrand <Yves-Guy.Bertrand@wanadoo.fr > wrote: > Bonjour Bud, Bonjour à Tou(te)s > > I was asking to the list several days ago if anybody could help me to find > a > photo of CAMPUCHEA ex Canadian Corvette HMCS HAWKESBURY converted in Sorel > for merchant service after the WWII but until now, no answer! > > Pehaps could you help me? > > Amitiés > > Yves from France > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi All, Desperation point. I just can't find my G/Grandad Daniel Ferguson Berry. My Grandad was born in Lancaster 1869. So maybe DFB work in Lancaster for a while.But the England 1871 census shows his wife, Mary J, daughter Mary J, Son William and my Grandad Alfred living in 44 Toxteth street Liverpool. But no DFB,Was he at sea or still in Lancaster. He was an Iron Shipbuilder born Gourock Glasgow 1828 -1830.Moved to Liverpool just prior to England 1851 census which he is on. Any help or pointing in a new direction would be very much appreciated.He died at Tranmere, Birkenhead, Wallasey 1895. Prior to that he was in business at the old Toxteth Dock Duke Street Liverpool in partnership with a guy Duckitt who died and then his wife took over with my grandad.Thank You for reading as well,Best Regards Ken B -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 5256 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message

> > > From: harbiz@iinet.net.au > Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 4:28 PM > To: MARINERS@rootsweb.com > Subject: Merchant Navy seamen 1918-1941 > > I have in the past received help and advice through the list > and am now hoping for some help in tracing my husband’s missing > grandfather Harry Harland, last noted in the 1911 census as a > 35 year old 2nd engineer (born Whity) on the Vernon in > Newcastle. > Though married and the father of four he appears to have > disappeared from this date and was considered to have abandoned > the family and nothing more is known of him. > Hi Moyna This Harry HARLAND come up 3 times in Ancestrys Public trees. Maybe these HARLAND researchers know about Harry ? Bye MargM Beautiful NSW Central Coast Australia

Having read Nivard’s advice re more usable subject lines I am re-submitting this in the hope that someone may be able to help or advise me. regards Moyna Western Australia From: harbiz@iinet.net.au Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 4:28 PM To: MARINERS@rootsweb.com Subject: Merchant Navy seamen 1918-1941 I have in the past received help and advice through the list and am now hoping for some help in tracing my husband’s missing grandfather Harry Harland, last noted in the 1911 census as a 35 year old 2nd engineer (born Whity) on the Vernon in Newcastle. Though married and the father of four he appears to have disappeared from this date and was considered to have abandoned the family and nothing more is known of him. Trawling recently through Find My Past’s Merchant Navy seamen 1918-1941 I have come across the following HARRY HARLAND Card type CR2 Rank or rating MRS Appropriation books RSS BT 348 1921-41 Name and official no of ship 152067 Date of engagement 31.8.1922 I have, through CLIP, found that the name of the ship was PARVATHAVARTHENIE and the port of registry Jaffna. How can I find further details regarding this Harry Harland? Is it possible for me to do this from Australia or should I find a researcher? Any help would be much appreciated, Regards Moyna Harland (Western Australia)

Apologies for my spelling mistake in the ship's name in my previous response. HMS VIKNOR ADM 116/1442 CASE No. 11170 at The National Archives may be of use. Lauretta in London UK > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:41:28 +0100 > From: mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk > To: MARINERS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MAR] Fwd: HMS Viknor > > Can anyone help Heather please? > > regards > Ted > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: HMS Viknor > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:34:54 +0100 > From: heather parker <nosyparker1@hotmail.co.uk> > To: <mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk> > > > > Hello, have you any information on the crew members of this vessel? > Sunk off the Irish Coast 13/1/1915 due to either a German mine > or weather conditions. > > Thank you. > > Heather > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

HMS VILNOR ADM 116/1442 CASE No. 11170 at The National Archives may be of use. Lauretta in London UK > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:41:28 +0100 > From: mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk > To: MARINERS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MAR] Fwd: HMS Viknor > > Can anyone help Heather please? > > regards > Ted > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: HMS Viknor > Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:34:54 +0100 > From: heather parker <nosyparker1@hotmail.co.uk> > To: <mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk> > > > > Hello, have you any information on the crew members of this vessel? > Sunk off the Irish Coast 13/1/1915 due to either a German mine > or weather conditions. > > Thank you. > > Heather > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Yves Andy Beat me to it . Irish Ship I have just had a visit to Andy's Website http://fireontheocean.com Fire on the Ocean, for those who have not seen it yet, will worth a visit . About The Site " Fire on the Ocean is intended as a place to examine, explore, and discover information about SS Volturno, the Uranium Line immigrant steamship that caught fire during a storm the in the North Atlantic on 9 October 1913. " Great work Andy, Thanks Mick Mariners List ----- Original Message ----- From: "yves bertrand" <Yves-Guy.Bertrand@wanadoo.fr> To: <mariners@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:07 AM Subject: Re: [MAR] Pictures of CAMPUCHEA ex Canadian Corvette HMCS HAWKESBURY Bonjour Clayton, Hello Betty, Graham, Hazel, Andy, Mick, Barbara Thank you very much for all your kind and very interesting answers but, if I understand it is impossible to find a photo in Canada (and elsewhere) after the conversion of the Canadian Corvette HMCS HAWKESBURY after the conversion at Sorel to a merchant ship called CAMPUCHEA. (she sails in Asia, mainly from ex French Indochina). For Mick: please could you said to me why the names of Irish Naval Ships are preceded by L E ? Amitiés Yves from France PS: I have in my shiplover library the book STURGEON BAY SHIPBUILDING in the series "Images of America", by Joseph W.Zurawski but I have been very disappointed because no list of ships built and shipyards and a little bit of photos of ships of interest and quality!!!!..... -----Message d'origine----- From: Clayton Shortridge Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 11:40 AM To: mariners@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAR] Yves.......I do have a picture of the HMCS Hawkesbury....if that will help....but I do not have a picture after she was converted to "Campuchea" On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 8:15 PM, yves bertrand <Yves-Guy.Bertrand@wanadoo.fr > wrote: > Bonjour Bud, Bonjour à Tou(te)s > > I was asking to the list several days ago if anybody could help me to find > a > photo of CAMPUCHEA ex Canadian Corvette HMCS HAWKESBURY converted in Sorel > for merchant service after the WWII but until now, no answer! > > Pehaps could you help me? > > Amitiés > > Yves from France > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Heather, Apparently there were no survivors of HMS Viknor, according to the Secretary of the Admiralty (Times Newspaper, 26 Jan 1915. p.8 ), and the Times went on to publish the next day (27 Jan 1915, p. 10) a full list of officers that were lost, together with obituaries of the two most senior.  I could attach cuttings to an email if this would be of any interest, but you may already know of these. Regards, Peter Klein ________________________________ From: Ted Finch <mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk> To: "MARINERS@rootsweb.com" <MARINERS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, 27 September 2011, 11:41 Subject: [MAR] Fwd: HMS Viknor Can anyone help Heather please? regards Ted -------- Original Message -------- Subject:     HMS Viknor Date:     Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:34:54 +0100 From:     heather parker <nosyparker1@hotmail.co.uk> To:     <mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk> Hello, have you any information on the crew members of this vessel?  Sunk off the Irish Coast 13/1/1915 due to either a German mine or weather conditions. Thank you. Heather ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There appears to be a full list of the casualties here http://www.naval-history.net/xDKCas1915-01Jan.htm Picture and more here http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?11823 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hello, have you any information on the crew members of this vessel? > Sunk off the Irish Coast 13/1/1915 due to either a German mine > or weather conditions. > > Thank you. > > Heather

Can anyone help Heather please? regards Ted -------- Original Message -------- Subject: HMS Viknor Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:34:54 +0100 From: heather parker <nosyparker1@hotmail.co.uk> To: <mariners-l@efinch90.fsnet.co.uk> Hello, have you any information on the crew members of this vessel? Sunk off the Irish Coast 13/1/1915 due to either a German mine or weather conditions. Thank you. Heather

Bonjour Clayton, Hello Betty, Graham, Hazel, Andy, Mick, Barbara Thank you very much for all your kind and very interesting answers but, if I understand it is impossible to find a photo in Canada (and elsewhere) after the conversion of the Canadian Corvette HMCS HAWKESBURY after the conversion at Sorel to a merchant ship called CAMPUCHEA. (she sails in Asia, mainly from ex French Indochina). For Mick: please could you said to me why the names of Irish Naval Ships are preceded by L E ? Amitiés Yves from France PS: I have in my shiplover library the book STURGEON BAY SHIPBUILDING in the series "Images of America", by Joseph W.Zurawski but I have been very disappointed because no list of ships built and shipyards and a little bit of photos of ships of interest and quality!!!!..... -----Message d'origine----- From: Clayton Shortridge Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 11:40 AM To: mariners@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAR] Yves.......I do have a picture of the HMCS Hawkesbury....if that will help....but I do not have a picture after she was converted to "Campuchea" On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 8:15 PM, yves bertrand <Yves-Guy.Bertrand@wanadoo.fr > wrote: > Bonjour Bud, Bonjour à Tou(te)s > > I was asking to the list several days ago if anybody could help me to find > a > photo of CAMPUCHEA ex Canadian Corvette HMCS HAWKESBURY converted in Sorel > for merchant service after the WWII but until now, no answer! > > Pehaps could you help me? > > Amitiés > > Yves from France > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

From Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_prefix#National_or_military_prefixes): Ireland Irish Naval Service LÉ Long Éireannach — Irish ship Thank you, Andy Baker http://fireontheocean.com On Sep 26, 2011, at 6:07 PM, "yves bertrand" <Yves-Guy.Bertrand@wanadoo.fr> wrote: > Bonjour Clayton, Hello Betty, Graham, Hazel, Andy, Mick, Barbara > > Thank you very much for all your kind and very interesting answers but, if I > understand it is impossible to find a photo in Canada (and elsewhere) after > the conversion of the Canadian Corvette HMCS HAWKESBURY after the conversion > at Sorel to a merchant ship called CAMPUCHEA. (she sails in Asia, mainly > from ex French Indochina). > > For Mick: please could you said to me why the names of Irish Naval Ships are > preceded by L E ? > > Amitiés > > Yves from France > > PS: I have in my shiplover library the book STURGEON BAY SHIPBUILDING in the > series "Images of America", by Joseph W.Zurawski but I have been very > disappointed because no list of ships built and shipyards and a little bit > of photos of ships of interest and quality!!!!..... > > -----Message d'origine----- > From: Clayton Shortridge > Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2011 11:40 AM > To: mariners@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MAR] > > Yves.......I do have a picture of the HMCS Hawkesbury....if that will > help....but I do not have a picture after she was converted to "Campuchea" > > On Sat, Sep 17, 2011 at 8:15 PM, yves bertrand <Yves-Guy.Bertrand@wanadoo.fr >> wrote: > >> Bonjour Bud, Bonjour à Tou(te)s >> >> I was asking to the list several days ago if anybody could help me to find >> a >> photo of CAMPUCHEA ex Canadian Corvette HMCS HAWKESBURY converted in Sorel >> for merchant service after the WWII but until now, no answer! >> >> Pehaps could you help me? >> >> Amitiés >> >> Yves from France >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many thanks to everone who replied to my posting on William Phillips. Regards Richard Spicer

-----Original Message----- From: Max Farrugia [mailto:iarm093@go.net.mt] Sent: Is-Sibt, 24 ta' Settembru 2011 14:35 To: 'brian@varrall.net.' Subject: RE: [MAR] William Phillips seaman on H.M.S. Alexandra Hi Brian, You have stated in your email parrocc that Wiiliam Phillips wa married at the Parish Church of Senglea in Malta on the 24th April 1885. If you contact the Senglea Parish Priest he will be able to give much more details than the marriage date if you do not already have them. You can also ask him to send a copy of the marriage certificate if you like to. The email addresses for this parish are isla@maltadiocese.org or islapar@maltanet.net You can also obtain marriage details from the public registry in Malta. All you have to do is to qoute the names and date 0f marriage the email address of the public registry is pubreg.civilstatus@gov.mt Something of interest is that at time time there was a problem between the civil government and the church authorites with regards marriages. If both persons invol ved in the marriage were both catholics, no problems would have cropped up from the Church authorities. But one of the individuals did not belong to the Roman Catholic church they had to apply to the Archbishops Curia for a clearance. This was a procedure at that time which was strcitly observed because the church at that time feared that there was going to be an influx of protestantism in Malta. I have seen some of the applications made to the Archbishops Curia and these were interesting because there were even reports from the Ships Commander about the individual. The Archbishop curia webpage is www.maltadiocese.org. Through the webpage you can send a query. Yes I know that H.M. S Alexandra was in Malta at that time. If I find any info. I will let you know. Max Farrugia : -----Original Message----- From: Brian Varrall [mailto:brian@varrall.net] Sent: Is-Sibt, 24 ta' Settembru 2011 10:40 To: mariners@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MAR] William Phillips seaman on H.M.S. Alexandra Richard, Service records for RN people can be seen at Kew, or at least that's where I have been successful. >From the time of signing to completion of contract the record maps out the individual's entire service career, with ships' names, dates etc. On the papers I viewed it was particularly valuable to find the date and place of birth recorded. Brian On 23 Sep 2011, at 16:48, Richard Spicer wrote: > > Trying to find information on the service career of William Phillips, in the Royal Navy, who I believe signed up to H.M.S Alexandra in 1875, I suspect for a ten year engagement as he married an English girl, Mary Ann Time, at the parish church in Senglia Malta on the 24th April 1885. > I believe that H.M.S Alexandra was the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet at the time. > Any information on the service career or life of William Phillips,and H.M.S Alexandra would be very much appreciated. > > Thank you > Richard Spicer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Brian 50°44.6" N 04°00.6" W ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Richard, Service records for RN people can be seen at Kew, or at least that's where I have been successful. >From the time of signing to completion of contract the record maps out the individual's entire service career, with ships' names, dates etc. On the papers I viewed it was particularly valuable to find the date and place of birth recorded. Brian On 23 Sep 2011, at 16:48, Richard Spicer wrote: > > Trying to find information on the service career of William Phillips, in the Royal Navy, who I believe signed up to H.M.S Alexandra in 1875, I suspect for a ten year engagement as he married an English girl, Mary Ann Time, at the parish church in Senglia Malta on the 24th April 1885. > I believe that H.M.S Alexandra was the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet at the time. > Any information on the service career or life of William Phillips,and H.M.S Alexandra would be very much appreciated. > > Thank you > Richard Spicer > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Brian 50°44.6" N 04°00.6" W