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1861 Royal Navy Census

Posted by Carole Harrison on 20/9/2018, 5:33 pm

A relative of mine, James Fewings, is shown on the 1861 Census as a 'Boy 2nd class' age 16, on board a ship. However, I can't read the name of the ship, where it was on that date, or his place of birth. Can anyone help, please?

Re: 1861 Royal Navy Census

Posted by Sally Topliss on 21/9/2018, 8:26 pm, in reply to "1861 Royal Navy Census"

There is a James Fewings, father William, mother Sarah, baptised Exeter St. Mary Major on 23.02.1845.
Possibly your James?
Sally

Re: 1861 Royal Navy Census

Posted by carole harrison on 22/9/2018, 12:41 pm, in reply to "Re: 1861 Royal Navy Census"

Thank you for this. On his Navy records, he states his birth as 27 June 1844, so until I have his birth certificate, I'll have to go with that. But who knows ...

Re: 1861 Royal Navy Census

Posted by Judith on 21/9/2018, 7:54 am, in reply to "1861 Royal Navy Census"

1841 census shows him living Coombe street Exeter with his parents William 45 (born Bow) Sarah 38 born Otterton and brothers William 13 and Samuel 10. His father is a cutler. (made knives and forks and spoons)

Re: 1861 Royal Navy Census

Posted by carole harrison on 21/9/2018, 8:35 am, in reply to "Re: 1861 Royal Navy Census"

Thank you for your help with this, much appreciated. I'll send for the service records. Regards

Re: 1861 Royal Navy Census

Posted by Sue Wooding on 20/9/2018, 6:28 pm, in reply to "1861 Royal Navy Census"

The ship's name looks like Implacable and it's "in Hamoaze"- part of the Tamar Estuary near Devonport Dockyard.
National Archives site has a service record for him with his Continuous Service No. being 10589A. You can download it for £3.50. It says he joined Navy 26/6/60 and gives his date of birth as 27/6/44. It confirms Implacable. The only place of birth given is Exeter Devon, so I can't help with the district as shown on the 1861 Census.
Hope this helps.

Re: 1861 Royal Navy Census

Posted by OPC Co-ordinator on 20/9/2018, 6:24 pm, in reply to "1861 Royal Navy Census"

It is written as Bancras, Exeter, Devon but probably refers to St Pancras, Exeter. http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/Exeter/StPancras The ship looks to be the Implacable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Implacable_(1805)

Re: 1861 Royal Navy Census

Posted by Tim Treeby on 20/9/2018, 6:24 pm, in reply to "1861 Royal Navy Census"

Ship looks to be HMS Implacable. See [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Implacable_(1805)]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Implacable_(1805) for more details about the ship.
The ship was moored in the Hamoaze.

James Fewings POB, given as Exeter, although can't make out what first word of POB says.

This is probably the same James Fewings, records at the National Archives http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_srt=3&_q=%22james+fewings%22+exeter

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