Battle of Trafalgar Ancestors

[busyglen]

I have just come across this site and thought it might be of interest to those of you looking for ancestors around this period. It's not complete yet, but has a lot of information on the names, ranks etc. and is not just for British seaman.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancestors

Glenys

[clarefmshaw]

hi Glenys, I've just come across your thread from last July!

Thanks for this info - I've just found one of my Irish Crones at Trafalgar on board HMS Prince!

best wishes
Clare

[busyglen]

Hi Clare, that's great news....exciting when you find something like this isn't it?

Hope you have got quite a bit further on with the `Crone's' since we last spoke. :)

Glenys

[clarefmshaw]

hi there, Glenys! Yes, I've tracked down quite a bit more info on the Crones - a very complicated seafaring family!

I've recently found out that my g-g-g-grandfather was Dennis Crone (coastguard), and not James Crone (coastguard), which I had thought before, although I'm pretty sure that these were related, if not brothers. I'm speculating that both fought at Trafalgar - looks like James definitely did, but I've also found a Dennis Cronen on board HMS Spartiate, who just might be my man!

This means that my g-, g-g- and g-g-g-grandfathers were all coastguards (with assorted brothers, etc thrown in). Also my g-g-grandfather, John Crone, married Margaret Lyden and her father was.....you guessed it, a coastguard, as was her brother and her nephew.....

The plot thickens!!

Clare