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kdw wrote:Just found this
1881 Lower Swinford
Ann M Freeman Head W 103. Born In Br: Man of War, Bay of Biscay

How good are you!
what a find!
well done Kaye

Added 1881 census, haven't put anything in notes re god daughter of Nelson.
Does anyone want add anything else?

kdw wrote:Added 1881 census, haven't put anything in notes re god daughter of Nelson.
Does anyone want add anything else?

We could add the info re the possibility of Ann M or maria being the god dau of nelson
that would be interesting
of course needs proving

Ok now I am truly confused. Is there two marys or mary ann's as i'm getting mixed up with dates. Is Marie my great grandmother 5 x removed. Is she the one who was supposed to of been born on board ship with Nelson ?

kdw wrote:Just found this
1881 Lower Swinford
Ann M Freeman Head W 103. Born In Br: Man of War, Bay of Biscay

so that confirms she was on a ship c 1777/8

kdw your a genius look more like the nelson link could be correct and youve might have done it with that census

right hms worchester would of been in the bay of biscay as she was on channel convey duities

"HMS Dolphin was paid off at Woolwich on 24 September 1776. Almost immediately Nelson, aged 17, through Suckling's influence, was appointed acting fourth lieutenant of HMS Worcester on convoy duty in the Channel. He served on this ship from 1 October 1776 until 9 April 1777. Mark Robinson, the ship's captain, felt confident in putting Nelson in charge of a watch in spite of his youth, since 'he felt as easy when I was upon deck, as any Officer in the ship' (Nicolas, Volume 1, page 6).

On 9 April 1777 and still aged just 18, rather than the officially required 20, Nelson passed his lieutenancy examination which was presided over by Suckling. Three days after, Nelson joined HMS Lowestoffe as a lieutenant, an appointment Suckling had secured him. He had put his foot on the first rung on the ladder of promotion as a commissioned officer."


"Nelson first visited Gibraltar in 1776 age 18, as a young midshipman serving on board HMS Worcester a third rate, 64-gun ship which was on convoy duty. Nelson went ashore with dispatches to be forwarded to the British Consul in Cadiz."



dont think sueh and jane 2009 you will 100% prove his was her good father unless its in a letter from nelson or in worcesters ships logs if they exisit still but with that census niether can any one prove it wrong



Well done all

ps you could try kew and ask them if they keep a log of people born on man of war

Please can someon add the giste of this to marias notes
Peterd can you pls?

Ok I have added that to BCC
and will now be archived
Jane and Sue here is the Link
http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... =593307785

just pm a mod to have it brought back for further discussion