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Joseph Carr -- Joined the Royal Navy at 14 years of age  ---  in 1864  -- Below is his Service Record

 

115911       Devonport                                                                                 

 

Joseph Carr              Date of Birth:  25th December 1849     Place of Birth:  Queenstown Cork

 

All underlined words are links to information

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Date and Period of C.S. Engagement       ::       Height       ::      Hair      ::      Eyes      ::        Complexion      ::          Wounds Scars Marks

05-Oct -1864  - 10 Years                                           4’ 10          -      Light       -       Blue      -                  Fair              -                                          

25-Dec -1877 -  10 Years                                          5’ 6                                                                                                                                  None       

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Ships Served in                                        ::                 Rating, & c                              ::                                                      Period of Service                                 ::

                             Seamen Riggers

 

                               Hastings                                                    ::                  B. 2. C.                                                                                                     05 Oct 1864 

                                      Impregnable                                                                B. 2. C.                                                                                    05 Oct 1864         27 Jan 1866 

                                                                                                                       B. 1. C.                                                                                                        27 Jan 1866     

                                     Topaze                                                                                                                                                                             28 Jan 1866        31 Dec 1867

                                                                                                                        ORD                                                                                        01 Jan 1868        01 Sep 1869

                              Mersey                                                                                                                                                                            02 Sep 1869       07 Mar 1870

                                     Royal Adelaide                                                                                                                                                             08 Mar 1870       18 Jul 1870

                                     Agincourt                                                                                                                                                                       19 Jul 1870         31 Aug 1871  

                                                                                                                          AB                                                                                        01  Sep 1871       31 Jan 1875  

                                                                                                                    Lead Sea                                                                                  01 Feb 1875       05 Aug 1875

                                   Royal Adelaide                                                                                                                                                             06 Aug 1875        01 Sep 1875                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                               Capt Miz Top                                                                              02 Sep 1875        16 Sep 1875    

                                   Ganges                                                                                                                                                                            17 Sep 1875        31 Mar 1876   

                                                                                                                Capt Mast                                                                                  01 Apr 1876         09 Oct 1876

                                  Tamar                                                                                                                                                                              10 Oct 1876         24 Oct 1876

                                                                                                             Capt Main Top                                                                             25 Oct 1876       05 Jul 1878

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Paid Off;  Invalided Plymouth

 

 Transcribed as best I could from a hand written document from the National Achieves UK. I did not include some information due to it being illegible or technically meaningless.

To see the original documents click on each number:  Doc 1     Doc 2    Doc 3    Doc 4    Doc 5     Doc 6     Doc 7      

General: Royal Navy Historical Information

My Grandfather: Richards O'Keeffe also served in the Royal Navy. He joined in 1881 at the age of 16: Click here

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