Registers of Seamen's Services on National Archive

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Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 4 011 Send Message	Kate	Report	11 Aug 2005 16:28
	The National Archives Documents Online service is making various navy records available, currently 22% of registers for 1853 to 1891, but there are loads more in the pipeline - see their website for details and don't forget to keep checking back to see if they have what you are looking for yet! Details on: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/royal-navy-service.asp#availability
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1 669 Send Message	Twinkle	Report	11 Aug 2005 18:04
	Thanks, Kate, that's fantastic (or it will be when it's finished!). I have 11 relatives that I know of who were in the Navy.
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 918 Send Message	Nikki	Report	11 Aug 2005 18:10
	Kate Thanks for that I've now managed to find my GG Uncles records- It includes details of his height, skin colour, eye colour, hair colour and loads of other stuff. I'm soooo excited!!!! Nikki
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 3 470 Send Message	Phoenix	Report	11 Aug 2005 23:13
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 3 470 Send Message	So that's what RSS is short for! Thanks for this, Kate. It will be fantastic when it's all up and running. The records are brilliant - so concise but so detailed.