by Bob King | Dec 3, 2021 | Victorian Britain
The first Census took place in Great Britain during 1841 and included St Nicholas (later Drake’s) Island. They have continued every 10 years since usually on 31 March although there was an additional 1939 register in response to the Second World War. Although...
by Bob King | Nov 19, 2021 | Uncategorized, Victorian Britain
I’ve found a significant number of births on the Island that I was unaware of so I thought I’d do a brief list whilst I still research their back stories. The information on their place of birth comes from a variety of sources, the Censuses, Military...
by Bob King | Jun 23, 2021 | Victorian Britain
There are now nine births on the Island we know about. Five were known about previously, George Woodhead born in 1845 who enlisted in the 11th Regiment of Foot, later the Devonshire Regiment and served for 35 years. In 1849 Margaret Wilson was born then in 1875...
by Bob King | Jun 9, 2021 | Victorian Britain
The upgrading of the coastal defences continued with the building of the Centre Battery of three gun emplacements to take a 6 inch Breech Loading Gun each alongside the Eastern 12 Pounder Quick Fire Battery again of 3 gun emplacements. These works were completed in...
by Bob King | May 28, 2021 | Victorian Britain
These next set of plans cover the period from 1898 to World War 1. The defences up to this point had all been Rifle Muzzle Loaded Guns which were slow to fire and designed to combat the first Ironclad warships launched by the French in 1859. However the current...
by Bob King | May 20, 2021 | Victorian Britain
The next set of surveys done by the Royal Engineers was in 1895 overseen by Lt Col Francis Mascall who was the Commander Royal Engineers (CRE) Plymouth Sub District. It was measured and drawn by Company Sergeant Major Fred Beale who was a draughtsman by trade. Whilst...
