Battle of Trafalgar

Bazf · 22-06-2005, 21:21

IT'S 200 years since Nelson died at the Battle of Trafalgar, heroically saving Britain from a French invasion and a harsh regime of pavement cafes, fantastic cheap restaurants and art-house movies.

Did any of your relations fight in the battle? I had one on the english side but with a French name
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/trafalgarancestors

panther · 22-06-2005, 23:15

god i dont know who me grannys ancesters are never mind the ones in 1805!!

Doug · 22-06-2005, 23:21

Nice one Bazf, I've not seen this before. I'll enjoy looking at this. It's a shame that Trafalgar day is gone and forgotten. Maybe it should come back in to use.........

Lampman · 23-06-2005, 07:52

An interesting site,according to it I had 13 namesakes at Trafalgar with one on board the Victory,Shiver me timbers.
I'll splice the mainbrace on the strength of that!

cashman · 23-06-2005, 10:16

well found bazf,i had 2 name sakes,don't know if they were relatives- but if they were they probably started it lol

Wynonie Harris · 23-06-2005, 10:49

Cheers for that, Bazf. Found one paternal and a few maternal namesakes there. Don't know if they're my ancestors, but I would like to think that at least a couple of them are.

I think that Trafalgar Day should be a bank holiday. If the government don't want to give us an extra day, then move the May Day holiday. I'll certainly be raising a glass or two to Vice Admiral Nelson on October 21st. A true British hero!

Debbie J · 23-06-2005, 11:26

I found quite a few namesakes. Three of which came from Lancashire whether they are my ancestors or not I don't know

garinda · 23-06-2005, 16:10

No but my great, great, great..................................great Aunt used to sharpen the swords on Boadicea/ Boudicca's chariot's wheels.

Battle of Blue Water Shopping Experience.

1,973 years 17th July. Less we never forget.

sarnie boy · 23-06-2005, 17:15

Richard Dickinson aged 27 born in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
Ship: HMS Thunderer
Rank/Rating: Landsman
wow i never thoughtof my family to be fighters

Wynonie Harris · 27-06-2005, 09:54

I suppose you could almost have predicted this in modern-day Britain...the re-enactment of the Battle of Trafalgar due to take place in the Solent will be between the reds and the blues...not Britain, France and Spain. Anna Tribe, 75, the great, great, great granddaughter of Vice-Admiral Nelson has branded it as "pretty stupid" and "politically correct". I wonder what the great man himself would have said?

vorlon24 · 27-06-2005, 11:25

"I see no ships"?

Doug · 27-06-2005, 12:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by vorlon24

"I see no ships"?

They’ve all been sunk mate, whilst Mr Bush, Sorry Mr Blare was talking to is Community partners the frogs crept up the Solent disguised as Reds and had it away with old Nelsons modern-day counterparts. Don’t worry, when our common market friends have finished helping our idiotic Government in humiliating the memory of a true British Hero and his people they will let us have them back.

We need to take back our Pride and display our Patriotism and fly our true Colours……

pendy · 27-06-2005, 13:10

Found a Joseph Pendergast in Temeraire - could be related, as he came from Waterford, where some of my family came from. Unlikely to be an ancestor, unless he was an early starter, because the poor soul seems to have died at the age of 20.