-
Recent Posts
Archives
Categories
Meta
Archive
-
Join 18 other subscribers
May 2024 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 CUMPSTON Tag Cloud
- American Civil War
- Ancestry.com
- Archives
- Australia
- BBC
- Boston
- BrightSolid
- Britain
- BritishLibrary
- Burial
- Canada
- Cemeteries
- Cemetery
- Census
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Civil War
- Compston
- County Durham
- Cumbria
- Cumpston
- Cumpstone
- Cumston
- Death
- Durham
- East Riding of Yorkshire
- England
- England and Wales
- Family history
- FamilySearch
- First World War
- Genealogy
- Genuki
- Google Books
- Government
- Guild of One Name Studies
- History
- Hull
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Ireland
- Kingston upon Hull
- Lancashire
- Latin
- Libraries
- Library of Congress
- London
- Map
- marriage bonds
- Master Mariners
- Medal of Honor
- Military
- Missouri
- National Archive
- National Archives
- Newspaper
- New Zealand
- North Yorkshire
- Ohio
- One-name study
- Parish Registers
- Pennsylvania
- Race and ethnicity in the United States Census
- Royal Navy
- United States
- Upper Dales Family History Group
- Victorian era
- Wales
- Wars and Conflicts
- Website
- West Yorkshire
- World War I
- World War II
- Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Dales
Blog Stats
- 47,530 hits
Tag Archives: Royal Navy
UK National Inventory of War Memorials + Captain Robert Falcon Scott
We had a fascinating evening in Kendal last week listening to the account of Dr Edward Adrian Wilson, who, as well as acting as the party’s medical doctor, was a talented artist and naturalist. Wilson’s paintings survived the expedition and … Continue reading
Search Royal Naval seamen
News from The National Archives | February 2012. You can search and download over 600,000 service records for most ratings who joined the Royal Navy between 1853 and 1923. These records can tell you about your ancestor’s birth, their physical … Continue reading
Posted in Research web sites
Tagged Genealogy, History, Military, Ministry of Defence, Royal Navy, seamen, The National Archives, TNA
Leave a comment
Sailors, storms and science: how Royal Navy logbooks help us understand climate change
This is one of my favourite podcasts from the UK National Archives published 10 Sep 2010 Sailors, storms and science: how Royal Navy logbooks help us understand climate change. Dr Dennis Wheeler, from the University of Sunderland, discusses the use of … Continue reading
Posted in Research resources
Tagged Genealogy, National Archive, Royal Navy, University of Sunderland
Leave a comment
Recommendation for a maritime researcher – Len Barnett
I would like to introduce you to an experienced freelance maritime researcher who I have used for my own research. Image via Wikipedia His research covers:- Civilian mariners in British service (mercantile, whaling, fishing & pilotage): c.1835 to c.1972 Royal Navy … Continue reading
Posted in General from blog editor, Research resources
Tagged History, India, Indian Navy, Military, Ministry of Defence, researcher, Royal Marines, Royal Navy
1 Comment
Malta Family History
http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/second.htm This site aims to assist family researchers, and contains information about British men and women who were born, married, died, served in the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Marines, the British Army, were residents on the island, or in … Continue reading
Posted in Research web sites
Tagged British Army, Genealogy, Malta, Royal Air Force, Royal Marine, Royal Navy
Leave a comment