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Good afternoon all.
Not sure if I am in the right place or not, but here goes.
I am doing some family research and find that my grandfather signed up in the RN on 1st August 1904, and then got himself married on 19th November 1904.
My grandparents were married at Devonport Registra office in Plymouth when he was shown (from his RN service records) that he was serving on HMS Defiance. My research has shown that Defiance at that time was a torpedo school.
He served until 1926 at which time he drew a pension for 12 years service. I have spoken to someone some time ago in Naval Records who told me that it was fairly common practice in the Navy during those years for a well qualified electrician (which he was) to drop in and out of service to go work somewhere else. I think he probably did this and joined with the Merchant Navy. The only photo I have of him is in a naval uniform with a cap badge which may or may not be RN - but could be White Star Line.
My grandmother went to Australia in 1906 and then again in 1908 by which time she was very heavily with child - my mother. Grandfather followed on another ship a few months later and my mother was born in December 1908.
What I am having trouble with is what sort of living arrangements would have been possible for them as a married couple at that time (1904-1906) when he was serving on Defiance, Doris and Vivid. Were 'married quarters' available at that time? Or what?
Any information which anyone out there can give or pointers to local records in the Plymouth are would be gratefully received.
Cheers
Good afternoon all.
Not sure if I am in the right place or not, but here goes.
I am doing some family research and find that my grandfather signed up in the RN on 1st August 1904, and then got himself married on 19th November 1904.
My grandparents were married at Devonport Registra office in Plymouth when he was shown (from his RN service records) that he was serving on HMS Defiance. My research has shown that Defiance at that time was a torpedo school.
He served until 1926 at which time he drew a pension for 12 years service. I have spoken to someone some time ago in Naval Records who told me that it was fairly common practice in the Navy during those years for a well qualified electrician (which he was) to drop in and out of service to go work somewhere else. I think he probably did this and joined with the Merchant Navy. The only photo I have of him is in a naval uniform with a cap badge which may or may not be RN - but could be White Star Line.
My grandmother went to Australia in 1906 and then again in 1908 by which time she was very heavily with child - my mother. Grandfather followed on another ship a few months later and my mother was born in December 1908.
What I am having trouble with is what sort of living arrangements would have been possible for them as a married couple at that time (1904-1906) when he was serving on Defiance, Doris and Vivid. Were 'married quarters' available at that time? Or what?
Any information which anyone out there can give or pointers to local records in the Plymouth are would be gratefully received.
Cheers
