Geoff, Presumably, then, the Wellesley Training Ship, preceded the Wellesdely Nautical Training School, Links Road, Blyth In the fifties, when I visited Blyth most school holidays, every Sunday, the Drum and bugle band would march, with the other inmates to the parish church. At that time, it was certainly land-locked, and was, what was called then, a Borstall! David Scott.. -----Original Message----- From: Geoff Nicholson - Email Address: [email protected] Sent On: 02/02/2013 10:46 Sent To: [email protected], [email protected] - Email Address: [email protected], [email protected] Subject: Re: [NMB] Wellesley Training Ship Carol: The Wellesley was anchored in the Tyne, off land which became part of Tyne and Wear. It might therefore seem that Tyne and Wear Archives is the more likely place to look. However, as it was between Co Durham and Northumberland at the time, then perhaps those two sets of County Archives might be relevant. All have on-line catalogues which are well worth a look. I'm not certain which organisation it was, precisely, which ran the Training Ship, but if it was a national one, or in some way under government control, then the National Archives (Kew) might also be the place to look - again, initially via their on-line catalogue. I have always tended, as it seems you have, to think of the Wellesley as being "off" N Shields and therefore within the general sphere of Northumberland. However, recent investigations I have made into baptism records from South Shields have revealed that there were occasions in the 1890s when "groups" of around six boys from the Wellesley were baptised together at both South Shields St Jude and at Harton St Peter. The St Jude register only gives their names and their addresses as "Wellesley Training Ship" but St Peter's gives their parents' names and father's occupations, as well as the address "Wellesley Training Ship", so there were "links", at least, with South Shields. I assume the boys had been asked whether they had been baptised when babies and if they couldn't definitely say "Yes" then they had been classed as "in need" of baptism. However, it does also occur to me that perhaps those taken to South Shields were those whose parents lived on the south side of! the river and were therefore easily able to attend, if they wanted to. In that case, perhaps there are similar "batch baptisms" somewhere on the north side also. I also wonder about godparents. Had they been supplied by the parents or did Wellesley Crew members fill the parts? Perhaps it was a bit of each. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: CAROL <[email protected]> To: northumbria <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 20:40 Subject: [NMB] Wellesley Training Ship Hello List I am looking for information regarding the crew who served on the Wellesley Training Ship in the river time. I am trying to trace an F Stone seamanship instructor on the Wellesley before the 1st World War. Would Woodhorn Archives have this information? Thank you Carol .. Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- 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 .. Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- 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 ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1430 / Virus Database: 2639/5575 - Release Date: 02/01/13

David: In brief, you are right - but see Mildred's message on this topic. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: David Scott <[email protected]> To: Geoff Nicholson <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, 2 Feb 2013 11:27 Subject: Re: [NMB] Wellesley Training Ship Geoff, Presumably, then, the Wellesley Training Ship, preceded the Wellesdely Nautical Training School, Links Road, BlythIn the fifties, when I visited Blyth most school holidays, every Sunday, the Drum and bugle band would march, with the other inmates to the parish church.At that time, it was certainly land-locked, and was, what was called then, a Borstall! David Scott..