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  Topic: Genealogy ressources on the web
chasbaz

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PostForum: Hint and tips for researchers   Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:48 pm   Subject: Genealogy ressources on the web
Hello Patrick,
This is a very useful site - thanks for posting this.
  Topic: A new nelsonian cult? (no naval content)
chasbaz

Replies: 14
Views: 49713

PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 7:38 pm   Subject: A new nelsonian cult? (no naval content)
Hello Patrick,

Being a newcomer to Nelson forums I bring no baggage with me, nor have I had any knowledge of the political and other disagreements which are found on them. I have found your site m ...
  Topic: Royal Naval Biography
chasbaz

Replies: 14
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PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 5:47 pm   Subject: Royal Naval Biography
Thanks, but my guy is in Vol 7 and they only have up to Vol 4.
It will be very useful for other lookups though.

Hoping someone can tell us what is in the paperback editions, of which there seem to ...
  Topic: Royal Naval Biography
chasbaz

Replies: 14
Views: 58499

PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:36 pm   Subject: Royal Naval Biography
Very interesting. Thanks, Stornoway
  Topic: Royal Naval Biography
chasbaz

Replies: 14
Views: 58499

PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:01 pm   Subject: Royal Naval Biography
No doubt you will be scanning it in your copious free time Very Happy
  Topic: Captain John MacKellar and the Terpsichore
chasbaz

Replies: 5
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PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 4:35 pm   Subject: Transcript
For any insomniacs out there I have been downloading and transcribing these court martial proceedings. I have 35 pages so far, which you can look at if you have nothing better to do....

http://www ...
  Topic: Royal Naval Biography
chasbaz

Replies: 14
Views: 58499

PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 3:18 pm   Subject: Royal Naval Biography
I hope it's too much to expect that there is a digital copy of the book anywhere?
  Topic: Season greetings
chasbaz

Replies: 5
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PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:10 pm   Subject: Merry Christmas
Can I add my greetings to all?

Charles
  Topic: Rum, Sodomy and the Lash
chasbaz

Replies: 5
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PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:19 pm   Subject: Rum, Bum and Concertina
Hi Patrick,

Above was the more modern nautical version of "wine, women and song", according to Grorge Melly..... Wink

N.A.M Rodger covers the subject in his 'Wooden World' as I am sure ...
  Topic: Captain John CONN, Dreadnought 98; the WILLCOCKS connection
chasbaz

Replies: 16
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PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:55 pm   Subject: Research
Hi Tony,

The first ship on which my ggggfr sailed as a 14-year old was the Impetueux(74) under Capt John Willett Payne. I just downloaded 10 pages of the captain's log and the first 10 pages of th ...
  Topic: Captain John CONN, Dreadnought 98; the WILLCOCKS connection
chasbaz

Replies: 16
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PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2007 4:48 pm   Subject: Research
I'm sorry for diverting a topic that probably should have been in "Hints and Tips for Researchers", but that information is very useful and I'm very grateful for the advice, and for the copy ...
  Topic: Captain John CONN, Dreadnought 98; the WILLCOCKS connection
chasbaz

Replies: 16
Views: 95612

PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:18 pm   Subject: Research
Martin,

Many thanks for your reply. It is interesting that you were able to do all this remotely. Since coming to Canada I have managed to do a lot of research remotely as well. I have used the T ...
  Topic: Captain John CONN, Dreadnought 98; the WILLCOCKS connection
chasbaz

Replies: 16
Views: 95612

PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 9:05 pm   Subject: TNA naval research
Martin,
I too am impressed by your work and the thoroughness of your research.

I am presuming a bit here, but I wonder if you have any time to do any work for me at the TNA. I am in Canada and ne ...
  Topic: Moll Swanson
chasbaz

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PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:32 pm   Subject: Moll Swanson
Yes, even the British Library doesn't have one, and Addall and other online booksellers come up blank unfortunately.
  Topic: New books on Cochrane
chasbaz

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PostForum: Age of Nelson   Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:44 pm   Subject: New books on Cochrane
Patrick,

I appreciate your posting, as this was a book I was also thinking of buying.
Interestingly the review you point to says almost nothing about the book (but a lot about Cochrane), except th ...
 
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