My relative did not show up on the online search of the Royal Marines, but i found his service papers at TNA. It appears the online search facility is not entirely accurate. Regards Dawn Sent from my iPhone On 5 Aug 2011, at 11:35, Paul Benyon <pbenyon@pbenyon.plus.com> wrote: Mardell I would have thought that William should be listed in the Documents Online database linked to the following web page, which includes men who joined the Royal Marines between 1842 and 1925 http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/royalmarines.asp but regret I can't see him : perhaps you'd like to have a look to make sure I'm not missing something. The question mark character can be used as a wildcard eg G??dman will pick up Goodman and Gladman. If not take advice already provided and perhaps contact the National Archives to see if they can throw any light on why he's not included in their database ? Paul On Thu, 4 Aug 2011 07:10:40 -0700 (PDT), TRAVIS GITCHEL <mgitchel@bellsouth.net> wrote: Good morning to the list, In the 1861 UK census, William Goodman, 25, is a private in the Royal Marines. He is stationed aboard the Edgar which is part of the Channel fleet. Where would I look in the Archives to find his service record? Wills was the father of Julia Goodman, my great grandmother. I appreciate any help that might be offered. Thank you. Mardell ------------------------------- 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 50° 33' N, 2° 26' W http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval.html ------------------------------- 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