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Royal Navy Wills - on docs on line at National Arc

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Heather

Heather Report 10 Jan 2008 18:35

Dont know if this has been on here yet - I just got a mail from NA:

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Search Royal Navy wills
You can now search and download around 35,000 Royal Navy wills. The wills cover men who joined the Royal Navy between 1786 and 1882.

Search by name, rating, ship, date of will or keyword. Discover your Royal Naval ancestor here

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imp Report 10 Jan 2008 19:00

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Southwell Union Workhouse, 1834 - 1871

Southwell Union Workhouse correspondence reveals details of individual paupers and workhouse staff, and provides source material to study poor relief, education, building work, public health, local politics and labour history such as trade unions, Chartism and friendly societies. You can search on

First Name(s)
Last Name
Places mentioned
Corporation name
Occupation
Any other keywords (for example, other people mentioned)


and

Women's Royal Naval Service, 1917 - 1919

Search and download the records of the Officers and Ratings who served in the Women's Royal Naval Service (WRNS) during the First World War. They were based in the United Kingdom, from Portsmouth to the Orkneys, but some units also served in Gibraltar, Malta and Genoa. You can search on

Surname
Forename
Date of birth
Place of birth

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