An amazing find
An amazing find led to a search for the descendants of a distant sea-faring ancestor who served on: H.M.S. Duke of Wellington (in 1865 when he married) and H.M.S. Royal Oak (on 1871 census). George William Exton was a ‘sick birth attendant’. The ‘find’: on the back of a small envelope – a hand written note (pictured below) which read:
Great Granddad George William Exton Born January 5th 1843 owned this smoking cap when he was on board HMS Royal Oak serving in the sick bay around 1868/1870 onwards Only certain people allowed to use these in the Captain’s quarters
The note was inside a ‘smoking cap’. They were found
