tonybb
Joined: 09 Apr 2007 Posts: 13 Location: UK
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Patrick
Navigating the "Naval Biographical Database" website is a bit of a challenge! All you can get on the site itself is a search on a name which gives you the number of hits in the database. You then have to pay for a report from the database, but if you are only researching one or two names the cost is low. There is no online or credit card payment so you have to post payment by cheque, postal order, etc. which won't be too convenient for you. From the search results page, some combination of "Continue" and "Estimate" buttons gets you to some payment instructions.
Philip is definitely correct for Mansfield's brother. I have his baptism date, their father's will which names all the living brothers & sisters, and I also have Philip's own will. There was another elder brother Thomas, who died in childhood, and there were also sisters Mary and Ann, but no sign of any Peter.
William, Philip, Charles & Barrington are in Syrett & DiNardo.
Where does your Peter come from?
One difficulty researching Mansfield which I have to keep remembering is that it is often spelt Mansfeild. The two spellings were pretty much interchangeable.
I do have more info on Mansfield's wife - dates, parents, brothers & sisters etc., but not in front of me at the moment.
Tony _________________ Tony |
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