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Title: 1911 census
Post by: rogerbc on Wednesday 14 November 12 21:54 GMT (UK)

Hi.

Have found an ancestor of mine on the 1911 census serving in the royal navy as a stoker, does anybody know how to find which ship he was serving in or was this classified info. not for public knowledge?

Regards Roger

Title: Re: 1911 census
Post by: gortonboy on Wednesday 14 November 12 22:35 GMT (UK)

Hi,,Can u post his name and when and where born?  ;)

Title: Re: 1911 census
Post by: rogerbc on Friday 16 November 12 17:43 GMT (UK)

Hi

His name was william cook, he was born in new brompton kent 1898.

Regards Roger

Title: Re: 1911 census
Post by: osprey on Friday 16 November 12 18:10 GMT (UK)

if you look at the address sheet on the census, it will be name & description of the vessel. Are you sure about that date of birth? 13 is rather young for a stoker....

Title: Re: 1911 census
Post by: rogerbc on Sunday 18 November 12 09:39 GMT (UK)

Hi.

My mistake a slip of the finger on the keyboard, should have been born 1888, not 1898.
I recently took up the ancestry free 1911 census lookup but where the address should probably be has been hidden behind another window of theirs hence why I'm asking for help.

Regards roger

Title: Re: 1911 census
Post by: KGarrad on Sunday 18 November 12 09:46 GMT (UK)

The FindMyPast transcript says:

Ship: HMS Bruizer
Lazzaretto Creek, Malta

The front page says: Torpedo Boat Destroyer
Commanding Officer: Lieutenant Kennedy Gerald Duracott-Brooke