Hi Angela, Since the Ambuscade was captured by the French the chances of her Musters and Pay Lists, which would normally have detailed who was on board and the casualties sustained, having survived are remote to say the least. The Musters cease on 31 Oct 1798, which suggests that those in use when the ship was captured are not held by Kew : Admiralty: Royal Navy Ships' Musters (Series I). Ship: AMBUSCADE. Held by: The National Archives - Admiralty, Navy, Royal Marines, and Coastguard Date: 01 September 1797 - 31 October 1798 Reference: ADM 36/14901 Ship: Ambuscade Regarding the Pay Lists which would normally be a copy of the musters, it would appear from the following, that since no break in dates is shown that an attempt "may" have been made to create Pay Lists from information provided following the return of the ship's company to England, in order that the ship's company could be paid off and next of kin paid any arrears due ? Navy Board: Navy Pay Office: Ships' Pay Books (Series III). Ship: Ambuscade. Held by: The National Archives - Admiralty, Navy, Royal Marines, and Coastguard Date: 01 December 1797 - 31 July 1804 Reference: ADM 35/82 Since I don't have access to these documents I can only surmise where you might find what you are looking for, but in view of the Admiralty view on the problem, wouldn't be surprised if what I allude to hasn't survived !! I've made some notes on the Ambuscade which can be found at : http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/18-1900/A/00217.html which take you to an account of the capture of the vessel : http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_242.html which details some of the problems experienced by William James in fleshing out the story. Regarding other places where you might find the details you seek an example of the little information published on the matter, as mentioned by William James, is apparent in the following letter published in the London Gazette : http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/Naval_History/Vol_II/P_242.html Admiralty-Office, December 22, 1798. Copy of a Letter from the Right Honorable Lord Bridport, K. B. Admiral of the White, &c. to Evan Nepean, Esq; dated the 18th Instant. SIR , Enclosed is a Copy of a Letter from Captain Jenkins, of His Majesty's Ship Ambuscade, which is transmitted to you for their Lordships information. I have the Honor to be, Sir, &c. &c. &c. BRIDPORT So it doesn't even mentioned the capture of the vessel ! Mariners List rules mean that, even if I could made a recommendation regarding a researcher, I shouldn't do so "on list," however, since I've never used research facilities at the National Archives nor a researcher, but no doubt it is quite expensive, so which ever way you do it you need to shop around : for a researcher see : http://apps.nationalarchives.gov.uk/irlist/ and don't forget caveat emptor ; for research by the NA see: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/paid-search-service.htm Paul On Sun, 15 Mar 2015 05:55:40 -0400, AngelaBavidge via <mariners@rootsweb.com> wrote: >Hello >Can anyone help please? >Does anyone have a list of the crew who died on HMS Ambuscade in December >1798 by any chance? > >If not can anyone recommend a researcher, who lives near TNA at Kew >please? Thank you. >Angela > >------------------------------- >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