Examples of Warrant Officers’ Pay Records
Source: PRO: ADM 24/45 - Masters 1795-1817
Apparently these are unindexed, it is therefore difficult to see how individuals can be found within this massive body of documents (of 20 volumes). If found, however, there can be a wealth of information:-
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Debit page
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Current Number |
Ship’s Name |
Nature of payment |
Full |
Deduction |
Nett |
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.......................................................... Allotment Short Abated in Monarch. |
.............. 1....8....6 |
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................................................................................................. Py tax................. |
……….. 1 ..15... 6 |
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............……........... Mariner............Afsd.26 May..25 March ......"...."..................................….................……….... 05..........06......................... |
........... 68....7....3 |
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......................... ................................................................................................... Dr |
……...... 1.. 13... 3 |
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..........……......... "...................."...26 May...15 Oct 06........."...."... |
........... 29....1...10 |
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Credit page
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No |
Ship for which Certif-icate is granted |
Time |
Nett Amount per Certifi-cate |
Date of Certif-icate |
Abatements |
Nett due on Certif-icates |
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From |
To |
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Allot Monarch 1 ...8...6 |
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27718 |
Mariner |
26 May 05 |
25May 06 |
71 .11..3 |
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" ..."..."..... |
68 ..7..3 |
1.15.6 |
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29776 |
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26 May |
15 Oct 06 |
30 .15..1 |
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" ..."..." |
29 ..1.10 |
1.13.3 |
Source: PRO: ADM 24/8 - Warrant Officers (and the People) - Allotments by Ships H-O
A ships’ names index is at the beginning. Organised by ships’ names, then ships’ book numbers these give some salient info for the people and warrant officers.
HERMES
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No. on Ship’s Book: |
3 |
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No. of Triplicate: |
8033 |
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Men’s Names: |
Jas Strachan |
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Quality: |
Cook |
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Wife or Mother: |
Wife |
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Per Day |
6 |
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Per Month |
14 |
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When allotted: |
4 November 1803 |
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By whom paid: |
?Cmm? Dundee |
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When allotment ceafes |
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D. DD. Ds. R. |
D* |
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When: |
14 Jany 1805 |
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Where: |
Suptd |
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Stop no: |
4020 |
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To what time: |
25 Jany 05 |
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Sum: |
11.4.0 |
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Charged on Pay Books: |
£6 0 0 £4 12 0 - 12 0 |
30 June 1804 31 Decr 1804 Paid off 4 Oct 1805 |
* Discharged
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No. on Ship’s Book: |
30 |
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No. of Triplicate: |
8040 |
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Men’s Names: |
Jno Rufsel |
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Quality: |
Armourer |
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Wife or Mother: |
Wife |
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Per Day |
7 1/2 |
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Per Month |
17 6 |
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When allotted: |
4 November 1803 |
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By whom paid: |
Treasury |
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When allotment ceafes |
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D. DD. Ds. R. |
D |
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When: |
2 Oct 1805 Minorca |
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Where: |
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Stop no: |
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To what time: |
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Sum: |
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Charged on Pay Books: |
7 10 0 5 15 0 8 11 10 |
30 June 1804 31 Decr 1804 Paid off 4 Oct 1805 |
Source: PRO: ADM 24/93-137 - (Commissioned) and Warranted Officers of Wardroom Status 1830-58
Excluding those for surgeons, in theory this series looks to be highly useful, but in reality is useless. Although there is an external index the volume numbers do not match with the surviving volumes and it is patently obvious that there is a great many of these missing. Apart from anything else, the registers for officers other than surgeons do not show payments before c.1852. (From conversations with relevant members of staff at the PRO, they did not know this.) Up to now I have not tested those for surgeons.
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