I asked Peter Stibbons of Poppyland Publishing about this and this is his reply: I have a database of the crew of the Victory at Trafalgar, with some of the results of analysis shown at http://www.poppyland.co.uk/nelact1.html. From memory, I don't think it contains the marines on board - a major would have to be a marine, not a sailor. This database was used by National Maritime Museum as the basis of their first interactive display 'Did you have a relative in the crew of the Victory?' I think this display has been extended to include all the crews of the vessels at Trafalgar, so an enquiry to them is the first place to try for that particular battle. I don't have any detailed records for the Nile or Copenhagen to hand - I presume Sugden's comprehensive Nelson biography has been consulted. I would expect a major to have been in command of the marines on board, so he may occur in such a book. I'll also check the index of the book I'm currently reading on the Navy of 1790-1815. (The book Peter refers to at the end is, I think, a book he's hoping to publish in the near future.) -- Christopher Pipe BA DipLib MCLIP researching and indexing Norfolk history cp@wmk.demon.co.uk (and see www.cromerdictionary.co.uk) -----Original Message----- From: norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:norfolk-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of J Dyble via Sent: 29 January 2016 20:33 To: norfolk@rootsweb.com Subject: [NFK] John Humphrey s. major Hi All Does anybody know of a major John Humphrys. He was from Norfolk born in the 1700s he was in the battle of Nile and Copenhagen. With nelson. I would like to know when he was born etc. He moved to Ireland strabane in 1830s and was a land agent for the earl of Wicklow. Jeremy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message