Hello again Jo Seem to remember we've spoken before, some years ago ? Since we last spoke I think I've either made more notes for the Fair Rosamund, or added more info, particularly in respect of her anti-slavery activities, which you can find at : http://www.pbenyon.plus.com/18-1900/F/01709.html Have had a look in the National Archives catalogue for her logs, but only a few of her muster lists are mentioned and it would appear her logs have not survived :-( But, that said, her muster lists should include details of any additional persons, both Naval and Civilian, being carried, in order that the Purser could show the various categories of personnel for whom he had had to provide victuals during the period covered by the muster lists, and make claims accordingly, to match his outgoings in his accounts, which had to be cleared by the Admiralty before he was paid. That said I doubt if pregnant women would have been carried on a vessel involved on the anti-slavery trade on the West Coast of Africa : the White Man's grave was very apt in those days, not only from illnesses acquired when ashore, but also the nature of their work, when slave ships were reluctant to give up without a fight etc. Personally I would have thought that an earlier commission on the frigate Madagascar might be a better target, unless he served on another vessel that may have visited the Island, or perhaps other members of their family, or close friend e.g. god parents, or their parents or uncles etc., may have served on the ship or visited the Island ? Regards Paul On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 22:46:17 +0100, Jo <[email protected]> wrote: >Apologies if this arrives several times - I have been having a few email problems. > >What are the chances of this man having been born on a naval ship? On all of his own naval paperwork and the census documents his place of birth is given as 'At sea'. > >His father, Daniel Quinn, was on board the HMS Fair Rosamund at that time and I have a record of him being promoted to Armourer's Mate 2 months before the birth. The date of birth is 25th August 1835. His mother's name is Mary Ann Nicholson Quinn (nee Martin). > >I have checked the Forces' birth records on Find My Past and the only one that comes up is an Army birth in Canada in 1836. > >Short of trekking 400 miles to Kew to check the ship's books, is there anywhere else I can look? > >Grateful for anyone's advice. i've been trying to find evidence of this man's birth for at least 10 years! > > >Jo > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] 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