The Loss of HMS Captain - September 1870

 

Further Research (cont)

Transcript of the list of boys taken on by the Greenwich Royal Hospital School who were sponsored by The Royal Patriotic Fund, in the years immediately after the founding of HMS Captain - it is quite likely that orphans from the Captain tragedy are included.
Taken from The National Archives ref ADM 73/434
       
When admd. Name Discharged To whom
       
1870      
Sept 5 Richd. T. Cullen 1  Oct 1872 To friends
" Henry R. Simpson 3 Aug 1872 To friends
" Thos. J. Thompson 30 Nov 1872 To friends
" Albert E. Lock 30 Dec 1871 D. at his Father's request
" Edwd. J. Sullivan 1 Aug 1872 To friends
" Arthur Penniall (?) 29 Nov 1873 To friends
" James E. Smith 1 Aug 1872 To friends
" Geo. A. Nicholas 21 Sept 1872 To friends
" Daniel Evans 1 April 1873 To friends
       
1871 Name Discharged To whom
Jany 18 Willm. H. Robinson 1st Dec 1874 To friends 
"   24 Geo.H. G. Lelean (?) 1st Dec 1873 To friends
April 6 Charles G. Norman 1st April 1874 To friends
Sept 27 Harry Groves October 1st 1874 To friends
"   " Alfed H. Charls 23 August 1873 Disch. at request of friends
"   29 Ernest E. Taylor 4th Jan.1879 HMS Boscawenas(?)
"   30 Thomas Palmer 12th Oct. 1876 To HMS Royal Adelaide as a boy
"   " James Davis 6 Nov 1871 D. at mother's request
Nov 2 Wm. C. Staples 14th Aug. 1874 To friends
Dec. 6 Wm. Snelling 21st Sept. 1874 To friends
1872      
23 April Edmd. Geo. Powell 4th August 1877 To Duke of Wellington
6 June Richd. Murphy Feb 13th 1875 To friend
4 Sept Chas. J. Slaughter 31st July 1875 To friends unfit for RN
6   " John C. Monk 18th March 1875 To friend xxxxxx(unreadable)
16   " Henry M. Robarts 31st July 1875 To friends unwilling (?)
21 Oct Chas. Edwd. Streeting 16th Aug 1875 To friends unfit for RN
28   " Thomas Cook 3rd April (no year) To friends at their request
26 Nov Geo. F. Milne 7th July 1875 To friends unfit for RN
1873      
27 Jan Daniel J Clare 6th Jan 1875 To friends at their request
5 Feb Thos. C. Mulliner 1st June 1875 To friends unfit for RN
17   " Cornelius Leonard 15th Dec. 1875 To friends unfit for RN
       
When admd. Name Discharged To whom
20 March Alfred N Endicott 2nd Sep 1875 To friends unfit for RN
27   " Stephen C Young 10th Dec 1875 To friends unfit for RN
12 June Edwin Jeffrey 11Jan 1878 HMS Biscawer (?) as (?)
19   " Ambrose T Burridge 3 Jan 1880 HMS Implaccable as PJ (?)
19   " William H Thomas 25 Nov 1875 To friends unfit for RN
24   " George Littlejohns 19 October 1876 To HMS Royal Adelaide as SS (?) Boy
26   " John Turezell 1 Nov 1877 To friends unfit for RN
4 July William May 13 June 1877 To friends unfit for RN
28 Aug Eli Joseph Baker 21st June 1876 To friends unfit for RN
3 Dec John T Eadis Augut 1st 1875 To friends at their request
15   " Albert M Bartlett 21st March 1876 To friends unfit for RN
15   " John Groves (?) 4th Oct 1876 To friends unfit for Royal Navy
16   " John A E Turney 1June 1875 To friends unfit for R. Navy
16   " David Rofs 16 June 1875 To friends at their request
1874      
6 Jan James Williams 28 April 1876 To friends at their request
9   " Fred Wm Mortimer 15 April 1876 To friends unwilling to join RN
26   " John J Purvis 1 July 1871 To Merchant Service
30   " Willm H Covington 28 Jan 1876 To HMS Duke of Well'ton as Boy Waiter(?)
3 Feby Edward J Fayner 30 July 1879 Dk of Wellington as SS Boy
19 Feb Harry H Palmer 6 July 1876 To friends unfit for R. Navy
24 March William C Squire 29 Aug 1875 Drowned on 19th August while on leave
15 April Thomas J May 2nd April 1877 To friends unwilling to join RN
27 May Willm H Wright 15 May 1877 To friends unfit for R. Navy
       
When admd. Name Discharged To whom
June 12 Frank S L Payne 6th Sept 1876 To friends unfit for Royal Navy
   "  16 Charles Pallot 26th Sept 1879 To HMS Ganges as 2nd C Boy
   " 18 Albert M Sainty 9th June 1881 To merchant service, quarter deck app'tice
   " 22 Albert E Claker (?) 4th June 1877 To friends unsuitable for RN
July 20 Walter Edward Stones 11th Jan 1875 Discharged at friemds request
   " 22 William h James 6th March 1878 To friends unfit for Royal Navy
August 20 Joseph Edwd Jarvis 11th June 1877 Do.
Sept 2nd Wm H Hart 25 Sept 1877 Do.
   " 21 William Burts 23rd Dec 1876 To friends unfit for R Navy
October 21 Joseph Bodley 30th March 1876 To friends unfit for R N
   " 24 Henry James Neal 2nd March 1877 To friends unfit for R N
Dec. 9 Herbert W Taylor 12th Dec 1879 To friends unfit for R N
   " 12 John Thomas Gear 26th Oct 1876 To friends unfit for R N
1875      
18th February Leonard E Geeves 27th Dec 1877 Unwilling to join RN
20th  " Stephen Tucker 3 April 1878 To friends unfit for Royal Navy
21st March Herbert J G Blandford 2 July 1879 To Sheerness Yd as apprentice
19th April Henry Adams 7th Sept 1875 To friends at their request
20th    " James W Mulholland 25th Sept 1877 To friends unfit for R N
1st June  Robert Fowler Williams 7th Oct 1876 To friends unfit for RN
26    " Albert Henry Callew 6th Oct 1877 Do.
30   "  Robert Adrian Milne 19th March 1880 Do.
       
When admd. Name Discharged To whom
3 July 1875 Cyril James Rathbrook 3rd Jan 1879 To friends unfit for RN
6 Sept 1875 Robert John Glinn 2nd Sept 1880 As assistant to Master
9th Dec 1875 Francis H Cornell 7th Dec 1877 To friends unfit for RN
4th Jan 1876 Charles Horatio Pearce 9th Sept 1878 Do.
5th        " George Edwd Marshall 1 Nov 1877 Do.
5th        " Albert Wm Ditchburn Parsons 7th Sept 1880 To friends unfit for R Navy
6th        " Richd. Albt. Geo. Wood 7th Sep 1880 Do.
6th        " John Davis 31st August 1878 To friends unfit for RN
11          " Fred. Alex. Wright 25th Dec 1876 To friends unfit for RN
17         " Alfred Roberts 3 Jan 1879 Do.
25         " Walter Charles Read 4th August 1877 Do.
27        " Benjamin Prince Hames 21st August 1881 To Merchant Service
28th February John Nicol, Fowler 10th Sept 1881 To friends unfit for R Navy
31 March William James Cockle 19 May 1879 To friends unwilling to join R Navy
4 July Henry Percy Norris 7th May 1881 Do.
5    " William Fredk. Stenaon (?) 31 August 1878 To friends unfit for Royal Navy
7    " Frank Wm. Victor Rogers 7 July 1879 To friends unwilling to join R N
7    " John Walter Taylor 31 August 1878 To friends unfit for RN
7    " Thos. Wm. Jno. Kisby (Nisby?) 18th April 1878 Do.
8     " Edwin Colchester Shields 10th Oct 1878 At friends request
8     " Joseph Donald Dyer 18th April 1878 To friends unfit for Royal Navy