Examples of Certificates of Service for Commissioned Officers
(and those wishing to be commissioned)
Source: PRO: ADM 6/100 - Mates and midshipmen passing for lieutenant 1744-1819
These volumes are in approximate alphabetical order per year, but care is needed when making searches in these.
p.186
'Public Fee, 10s. 6d.
IN Purfance of the Directions of the Right Honble, the Lords Commiffioners of the Admiralty, fignified to Us by Mr. Nepean's Letter of the 29 January1802 We have examined Mr. Henry Jones who by Certificate appears to be more than twentty one Years of Age, and find he has gone to Sea more than Seven Years in the Ships, and Qualities under-mentioned, Viz.
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Ships |
Entry |
Quality |
Difcharge |
Time |
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Y |
M |
W |
D |
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Unicorn |
30th July 1796 |
Boy |
27 May 1797 |
2 |
10 |
3 |
1 |
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Endymion |
4 June 1797 |
Boy |
30 June 1797 |
- |
- |
3 |
6 |
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Do |
1 July 1797 |
Ordy |
15 Jan 1800 |
2 |
7 |
- |
3 |
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Belliqueux |
16 Jan 1800 |
Mid |
20 Jan 1802 |
2 |
- |
- |
5 |
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7 |
6 |
- |
1 |
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31 Octr 1801 ?Call Book? |
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He produceth Journals kept by himfelf in the Belliqueux
and Certificates from Captain Bulteen
of his Diligence and Sobriety: He can fplice, knot, reef a Sail, work a Ship in failing, thift his Tides, keep a Reckoning of a Ship's Way by Plane Sailing and Mercator; obferve by Sun or Star, and find the Variation of the Compafs, and is qualified to do the Duty of an able seaman, and Midfhipman. Dated at the Navy-Office the 3rd February 1802
A L Hammand H Duncan F. L. Hartwell
John Wainwright'
Source: PRO: ADM 11/88 - Certificates of Service Mates and Sub-Lieutenants - Candidates for Lieutenant (1847-54)
This single volume is alphabetically indexed.
p.425
C. Le Mesurier
Place where born: Guernsey
Age at time of entry: 12
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Ships |
Entry |
Quality |
Discharge |
Time |
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Y |
M |
W |
D |
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Wanderer |
25 Feby 1846 |
Naval Cadet |
3 March 1848 |
2 |
- |
1 |
- |
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Wanderer |
4 Mch 1848 |
Midshipman |
20 March 1849 |
1 |
- |
1 |
3 |
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Daedalus |
13 Aug 1849 |
Midshipman |
13 Mch 1853 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
3 |
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Daedalus |
14 Mch 1853 |
Acting Mate |
13 Sept 1853 |
- |
6 |
2 |
2 |
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7 |
2 |
- |
1 |
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'Whitehall 14 Feby 52'
Source: PRO: ADM 29/112 - Engineers 1870-73 for pension
p.114 (modern stamp 184)
Henry Rumble
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... Y |
...... D |
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'Fisgard |
H |
Asst Engr 2nd Class |
30 July 61 |
5 Aug 61 |
- |
7 |
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... Do |
S |
..... " |
6 Aug 61 |
15 Sepr 63 } |
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Scylla |
S |
..... " |
16 Sep 63 |
15 Sepr 64 } |
3 |
42 |
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.. Do |
S |
..... "1st Class |
16 Sep 64 |
6 Aug 67 |
2 |
325 |
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Cumberland |
H |
..... " |
7 Aug 67 |
13 Aug 67 |
- |
7 |
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...... Do |
H |
..... " |
14 Aug 67 |
17 Nov 67 } |
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Trafalgar |
S |
..... " |
18 Nov 67 |
29 Jan 68 } |
- |
169 |
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.... Do |
S |
Engineer |
30 Jan 68 |
20 Nov 69 |
1 |
296 |
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Asia |
H |
..... " |
21 Nov 69 |
17 Decr 69 |
- |
27 |
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Do |
S |
..... " |
18 Decr 69 |
31 July 70 } |
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Caledonia |
S |
..... " |
1 Aug 70 |
30 Nov 70 } |
1 |
182 |
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Lynx |
S |
..... " |
1 Decr 70 |
17 June 71 } |
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Asia |
H |
..... " |
18 June 71 |
27 Sepr 71 date of min |
- |
102 |
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Do |
H |
..... " |
28 Sepr 71 |
11 Oct 71 Pensioned |
10 |
62 |
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Sea 3. 42 2. 325 -. 169 |
Harbour -. 7 -. 7 . . |
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Assistant Engineer |
6. 171 |
-. 14 |
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1. 182 ........ |
-. 27 -. 102 |
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Engineer |
3. 113 |
-. 129 |
???? to Whitehall
5th Octr 1871'
N.B. H - Harbour service
S - Sea Service
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