Unfindable couple / Male was in Navy

[heywood]

Find my Past

[BushInn1746]

It would seem that not all Royal Navy records are at TNA, Kew and therefore not all are on Ancestry / f m p ?

https://www.iwm.org.uk/research/tracing-your-family-history/tracing-your-royal-naval-history/where-to-find-royal-navy-service-records
Says

RN and RNVR ratings who served 1888 to 1923 Engagement and Enrolment Papers at National Museum of the Royal Navy

https://www.nmrn.org.uk/

I think I would be inclined to write / email with your scan you attached on this thread and ask them?

I seem to recall that the occupation in brackets was their Civilian Occupation upon joining and I can't find a Royal Navy Record online for a Joseph T Brooks (& without initial) with Furniture Polisher on it?

Mark

[bradwaterss]

Hi Mark,

I will definitely send an email and ask, I think I remember another member saying he did furniture polishing after that Navy as opposed to before. Unsure what he did before

Brad

[bradwaterss]

I purchased the death certificate for the man we think it may be, born 1975 beemondsey and died 1922 in Chatham

 can see the witness was M E Brooks! Was this Mabel Ethel ( who is on the birth certificate) or Martha his first wife?

It also says his job was “ a pensioner chief petty officer RN”

I cannot upload due to document size

[heywood]

Are there any other details for the informant - address/relationship?
If you look at 1921 census, there is an M E (servant) with him although different surname.
They may have been in a relationship.

[bradwaterss]

Are there any other details for the informant - address/relationship?
If you look at 1921 census, there is an M E (servant) with him although different surname.
They may have been in a relationship.

M E Brooks

Yes it says widower of deceased (or divorced hard to say )

Present at the death
47 new road Chatham

[bradwaterss]

Link below to Dropbox with the death certificate

https://www.dropbox.com/t/hDjP1H0OxUSNoLmG

[heywood]

It may well be the lady living at that address.

You can just clip the part of the certificate.

[Dave Francis]

There seems to be an important and relevant note to the far right - mentions the name 'Harmer'. Can the whole of that note be seen on the cert you have received? If not you will have to order a paper copy from the GRO.