Examples of Entries in Warrant Officers’ Service Registers

 

Source: TNA: PRO ADM 196/74 – (Commissioned Officers of the Civil Branch and) Warrant Officers 1848 Part I - Surnames beginning A-J

 

These volumes (that are microfilmed) are in alphabetical order and handwritten. In negative format, these entries can be very difficult to read.

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Mr William Beer Carpenter 22 Nov 1847

13 April 1849 Confirmed in “Sealark”

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Mr Edward Cowel Boatswain 5 January 1847

25 April 1848 Confirmed to Vixen – 24 March 1849 Wellesley

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Mr Thomas Edwards Acting* Gunner 11 Dec 1847

4 July 1848 Pantaloon Act – 26 May 1849 Confirmed

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* There is a line through ‘Acting’, obviously done after Mr. Edwards was confirmed as a Gunner

 

 

Source: TNA: PRO ADM 196/29 - Boatswains, Gunners & Carpenters 1855-1890

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p.146

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Officer’s Name……………Willis…………John

Last Ship and Rating before Promotion. H.M.S. Winchester. Grs Mate to 23 May 41

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Ship

Rank

From

To

Time Served

 

 

Waterloo

Queen Charlotte

Monarch

Formidable

Illustrious

Asia

Do

Brought from

 

Gunner 1 cl

…….”

…….”

…….”

…….”

…….”

…….”

Pension Led

 

1 Jany 55

1 Mch 59

1 Nov 59

3 July 60

31 Aug 60

16 Feby 61

1 Oct 65

43

516

28 Feb 59

31 Oct 59

2 July 60

30 Aug 60

15 July 61

30 Sep 65

14 Dec 65

pensioned

 

 

}
}
}
}
}
}………10…276
}
}
}
}
}

……………….75

 

Sea Service for Greenwich Pension

{
{
From Pension {
Ledger 43/516 {
{
{

From above……

3d class

Gunner

2d…”

1st...”

 

…”

 

-

-

-

 

-

 

-

-

31 Dec 54

 

-

 

5..249

2…75

-..323

 

Nil

_____

9..113

Stats to Whitehall for G.H.P. June 74

 

N.B. Also in the remarks column on extreme right hand side of service sheet (unable to format) was the following:-

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‘A.O. 16 Mch 54, 1318

Service in Waterloo to Drill newly raised men to reckon as Service in Ordinary though paid Sea Pay’

 

 

 

Source: TNA: PRO ADM 196/35 - Boatswains, Gunners & Carpenters 1903

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p.487

Edward Augustus Swinnock

 

Entry apparently in pencil in top left had corner of address:-

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‘D o Charles St

Weymouth 10/05’

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Date of Birth:

5 January 1858

Date of Passing:

 

Class of Certificate:

 

Depot:

Portsmouth

……………….…{ Acting…….Boatswain 8 October 1890

Seniority as…..   {………….(Confirmed)

………………….{ Chief

………………….{ Lieutenant

 

Ship

 

Station

 

Date

of

Appointment

 

Date

of

Discharge

 

Remarks

Ramilles

-- “ -- (Pemb)

Ramilles

London

in recovery

Med

Nore

 

Medn

24 June 02

8.10.03

3.1.05

23.4.05

7.10 03 P.O

3.1.05

13.4.05 London

12.1.06 Invd

S.206 Oct 03 Authy Cap Kirby = Tel from Ad Supt Malta 16/12/05 = Suffering from disease of brain, condition cause for anxiety =

16/2/06 Admitted Haslar disease of brain x fractured

Died 4 April 1906 diseased kidneys

 

 

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