It's highly unlikely that, if the William Horne, Mariner, who arrived in 1853 is your man, he went to a Royal Naval Training School. He would almost certainly have called himself a 'naval officer' or 'seaman' in that case. Mariners were usually merchant seamen, merchant captains were 'master mariners'. I have many mariners and master mariners among my ancestors - they were all merchant seamen. Anne South Australia Anne Chapman wrote: > Hi Listers, > I am wondering if any of you wonderful people, might be able to push me > in the right direction, to find my Great Grandfather’s Marine records. > My Great Grandfather, William John Horne, was born at 9 Munster Street, > Regents Park, Middx on the 15 December 1833 to parents Swithin& Eliza > Horne (nee Matthews). William was christened on 7 January 1834 at St > Pancras Old Church, where his parents were married and his 12 sisters > and brothers were christened. William was not with the family at the > above address in the 1841 Census, reason, away at school? So far we have > not been able to locate him. I have just learnt, from my cousin, that > there was a training School for Midshipmen at the Royal Naval College at > New Cross, London. This School began in 1845 and took cadets mainly from > the sons of serving officers but also from others who could afford to > pay. Swithin Horne was a Master Butcher and owned quite a few shops in > the Regents Park area. > William arrived in Australia in the 1850's. We do have the record of a > William Horne who arrived at the Melbourne port in January 1853 on the > ship "Wellington" as a Mariner, aged 19. The right age for him at that > time. We know he did have an Uncle John Matthews and family living in > Melbourne at that time. > He married Louisa Anna Wilson on 2 May 1861 at Bibbenluke, near Bombala > NSW Louisa having been born in Sydney in 1846. > Is there anyone with access to the records for that Training School? The > Royal Naval College at Greenwich was too late for him. > Thank you, one& all for what information you are able to help me with. > Maybe this information could help others in the same situation. Anne >