Examples
of records pertaining to Commissioned Officers’ Examinations
Source: TNA: PRO:
ADM 6/119 - RNC - Navigation and Mathematics 1816-18
This is compiled
by date of examination and then alphabetically. Each section is begun with a
statement along the following lines:-
‘A list of
Acting Lieutenants, Masters Mates, Midshipmen, &c. whose qualifications of
mathematics & the theory of mathematics, held the 19th & 20th
of April 1816 at the Royal Naval College; in pursuance of the directions of the
Lords Commifsioners of the Admiralty dated the 17th
of April 1816’.
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Number and Name: |
Drummond Henry Richard |
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Designation: |
Volunteer 1st Clafs |
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Birth-place, date of Birth, and Age,
reckoning to the last birth-day: |
India March 15 1797 19 yrs |
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Ship in which he is serving: |
Amphion |
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Ships & Establishments, in which he has
served, and whole length of service: |
1. Diadem 2. Eurotas 3. Primrose 4. Iris 5. Menelaus 6. Amphion |
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Date of Examination: |
April 20 1816 |
There is also an example of examination
questions at the front of this.
Source: TNA: PRO: ADM 11/89 - Mates and
Sub-Lieutenants passing for Lieutenant 1865-80
This single volume is alphabetically indexed
at the front.
p.12
.
|
Name: |
Reginald Neville Custance 11 Sept 1860 born 20 September 1847 |
|
When and where passed for seamanship |
|
|
When passed: |
p. 20 September 1866 1st 23 October 1866 |
|
Where: |
Berehaven |
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To what Ship belonging: |
Achilles |
|
When Passed College: |
16 February 1867 |
|
Numbers obtained in Gunnery: |
1st clafs
275 |
|
Numbers obtained in Mathematics: |
2 clafs 876 |
|
Remarks: |
6 February 1868 Promoted |
|
Name: |
Lord Charles William Delapoer
Beresford 13 December 1859 Born 21 February 1846 |
|
When and where passed for seamanship |
|
|
When passed: |
P 2 January 1866 1st 22 August 1866 |
|
Where: |
Esquimault |
|
To what Ship belonging: |
Sutlej |
|
When Passed College: |
12 October 1867 |
|
Numbers obtained in Gunnery: |
1 cl 262 |
|
Numbers obtained in Mathematics: |
3 cl 641 |
|
Remarks: |
21 September 1868 Promoted |
Source: TNA: PRO: ADM 7/931 - RNEC Keyham Engineer and Constructor Cadets 1897-1909
This volume is
alphabetically indexed at the front. Apart from a Syllabus of Instruction
and Schedule of Annual Examinations for Engineer Cadets 1903’ there are
also other entries giving candidates’ fathers’ professions and schools attended
per year and some additional correspondence and administrative papers. Among
the latter are some copies of birth certificates. There is also additional
information on various subjects throughout.
Although dated
from 1897 this only covers statistics at the front. Instead the first entries
actually relates to those enrolled in July July and
‘Records from July 1903’
pp.2-3
.
|
Name: |
Bell, Charles Sydney |
|
Order of Merit: |
14 |
|
Remarks etc.: |
712.99 Hospital for Mumps. 8.1.00 2
weeks sick leave granted 28.4.03 Plymouth Hospital Tonsilitis |
|
Date of passing out: |
July 1904 |
|
Order: |
4 |