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General => Armed Forces => Topic started by: AMC25 on Saturday 13 May 06 12:56 BST (UK)
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On a birth certificate that I have it lists the fathers occupation as Seaman. Does this mean that he was in the navy? and if so how can I trace him as he does not appear on any of the census's and I only know his name from the birth cert.
I know there is an online navy records search but my man would've joined before 1873.
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It could be Merchant Navy, as Royal Navy useally has RN .
The only census with Royal Naval ships on that I have come across is the 1861.
It lists all the ships and crews
Maureen