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From: Paul Benyon <>
Subject: Re: [Mar] Late 19th. C. Royal Naval Volunteer
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 16:09:41 +0000
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Hi Chris

I suspect that this may have referred to the Royal Naval Reserve,
which was introduced in 1859 - Prof. NAM Rodger has the following to
say in his book Naval Records for Genealogists:

This was the first specialised naval reserve. It consisted of officers
and men actually employed in British sea-going merchant ships, who
undertook periodic training.

I gather that there was no other reserve until 1874, when the Royal
Naval Artillery Volunteers were created. Reading through the papers
of the day, one gets the feeling that they weren't always described as
the Royal Naval Reserve, but sometimes acquired other descriptions. a
number of RNR officers are listed as serving in 1870 on the following
web page :

http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/Nbd/rnr/Index.html

I haven't read it through lately, but I have a feeling that the NA
leaflet on RNR personnel for this period suggests that they've only
got samples :

http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=47

Regards

Paul

On Sat, 5 Nov 2005 12:33:13 -0000, "Chris Woods"
<> wrote:

>Good afternoon everyone,
>
>My great grandfather William Robert Smith (b. 1846 d. 1923) was a mariner
>brought up on the north Norfolk coast where he went to sea on his father's
>small coastal sail trading vessels.
>
>He eventually obtained his own commands on coastal sail trading vessels
>working mostly on the east coast with grain to the north east and returning
>with coals to East Anglian ports.
>
>I've managed to obtain copies of various Voyage Accounts and can find no
>entry for a 'Master's certificate' or 'Fund Certificate', however there is
>one entry, for an Account of Voyage in the first half of 1868, which shows
>against his name as Master, a number in the column for 'Royal Naval
>Volunteer's Certificate' ... 20937
>
>Can anyone tell me more about this R.N. Volunteer's Certificate, and also
>whether any records have been archived which I might be able to check, and
>what these records might include?
>
>Chris
>Norfolk
>UK
>
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