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National ArchivesSailors and marines on board Her Majesty's ship Tribune (1856-1860)
The China Medal was awarded to soldiers and sailors involved in the various actions of the war against China, in which this ship was engaged from 1856 to 1860. The medals were either delivered on board or sent on in 1862: except that many of the men were no longer immediately traceable, and the remarks on the roll show that some medals were not sent on for several years, and some were never sent. After the main roll there is a section showing which of the men also qualified for clasps. Separate clasps were awarded for men who had been in receipt of the China Medal of 1842; for the taking of Fatshan in 1857, Canton in 1857, Taku Forts in 1858, Taku Forts in 1860, and Pekin in 1860. Most of the men on this ship are shown as having been given the Fatshan clasp, for being actually present during the successful operations against the Chinese war junks in the Escapo creek, which commenced 25 May and were finally closed at Fatshan 1 June 1857.
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Sailors and marines on board Her Majesty's ship Tribune
 (1856-1860)
Unclaimed Naval Prize Money from the China War (1856-1860)
Various prize moneys were awarded to officers and men who served on board her Majesty's ships on the China Station during the war of 1856 to 1880. Firstly, there was a parliamentary grant of one month's pay to those serving on the Acorn*, Actaeon*, Adventure, Algerine*, Amethyst, Assistance*, Banterer*, Barracouta, Belleisle, Bustard, Calcutta*, Camilla, Clown*, Comus, Cormorant, Cruiser*, Drake*, Elk*, Encounter, Esk*, Firm*, Forester*, Furious*, Fury, Haughty*, Hesper*, Highflyer*, Hornet*, Inflexible*, Janus*, Kestrel*, Lee*, Leven*, Melville, Minden, Nankin*, Niger*, Nimrod*, Opossum*, Pique, Plover*, Princess Charlotte, Racehorse*, Raleigh, Sampson*, Sans Pareil*, Slaney*, Spartan, Starling*, Staunch*, Surprise*, Sybille*, Tribune, Volcano*, Watchful*, Winchester, and Woodcock*; in addition Canton booty was awarded to those serving on the ships asterisked (plus the Bittern and Coromandel tenders) at Canton on 28 and 29 December 1857, when that city was bombarded and captured. Then those on board the Bustard, Cruiser, Esk, Forester, Haughty, Highflyer, Lee, Niger, Nimrod, Sampson, Surprise, and the boats of the Elk, were rewarded for the captures of junks for breach of blockade of Canton River between 29 August and 19 December 1857. Other captures made by her Majesty's ships led to various other awards distributed between 1 January 1855 and 19 February 1863. Nevertheless, for one reason or another a substantial number of these prizes, from as little as 1s 7d to as much as £28, remained undistributed by 1902, when this comprehensive list of the unclaimed moneys was printed. In each case the sailor's name is given first (surname, then christian name or initials); rank or rating; ship in which serving at time of capture or award; parliamentary award; Canton booty; captures for breach of blockade of Canton River; other captures; and then the total.
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Unclaimed Naval Prize Money from the China War
 (1856-1860)
National ArchivesBritish infantry fighting in China (1860)
The China Medal was awarded to soldiers and sailors who took part in the prosecution of the war against the Chinese from 1856 to 1860. Separate clasps were awarded for men who had been in receipt of the China Medal of 1842; for being actually present at Canton on 28 and 29 December 1857, when that city was bombarded and finally captured; for being actually engaged in the operations which ceased with the first capture of the Taku Forts, 20 May 1858, and led to the Treaty of Tientsin; for being actually present at the capture of the Taku Forts 21 August 1860; and for being actually present before Pekin the day the gate of that city was given up to the allied (British and French) army, viz. on 13 October 1860. The 1st battalion, the 3rd (East Kent) Regiment of Foot (the Buffs), based in Limerick, embarked for Malta 2 April 1851. The battalion took part on in the capture of the Taku Forts.
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British infantry fighting in China
 (1860)
British officers and civil servants in India (1861)
The Indian Army and Civil Service List for July 1861 was printed by order of the Secretary of State for India in Council. Dating from after the reform of British rule in India in 1858, the one volume brings together lists of British military officers and civil officials. The regimental lists for the army in the three presidencies (Bengal, Madras and Bombay) are arranged as in any Army List of the period, giving officers by rank, with date of rank in the regiment and the army, and remarks. The native regiments had been reorganised and reduced from 174,237 of all ranks on 1 January 1859 to about 110,400 men in 1861. There are summary lists of all the native military, giving for each the names and dates of appointment of the British commandant, second-in-command, adjutant and medical charge - the Agra Levy, Alexander's Horse, Allahabad Levy, Allygurh Levy, Arracan Battalion, Assam Light Infantry, Bareilly Levy, Belooch Regiments, Benares Horse, Candeish Bheel Corps, Cawnpore Levy, Cutch Legion, Deolee Irregular Force, East Indian Regiment, Erinpoora Irregular Force, Extra Goorkha Regiment, Fane's Horse, Ferozepore Regiment, Futtehgurh Levy, Ghaut Police Corps, Guide Corps, Guzerat Bheel Corps, Guzerat Cooly Police Corps, Guzerat Irregular Horse, Guzerat Police Corps, Guzerat Provincial Battalion, Gwalior Camel Corps, Gwalior Infantry, Hazara Goorka Battalion, Hill Rangers, Hodson's Horse, Hyderabad Contingent, Jacob's Rifles, Kamroop Regiment, Kemaoon Battalion, Kemaoon Levy, Khelat-i-Ghilzie Regiment, Kolapore Infantry, Lahore Horse, Lucknow Regiment, Loodianah Regiment, Mahratta Horse, Malwa Bheel Corps, Meade's Horse, Meerut Levy, Meywar Bheel Corps, Mhair Regiment, Mhairwarrah Battalion, Mooltanee Cavalry, Moradabad Levy, Murray's Jhat Horse, Mynpoorie Levy, Nagpore Irregular Force, Nusseree Battalion, Patan Cavalry, Pegu Light Infantry Battalion, Ramgurh Irregular Cavalry, Poona Horse, Poorbeah Regiment, Punjab Cavalry, Punjab Infantry, Punjab Irregulars, Robarts's Horse, Rohilcund Horse, Rutnagherry Rangers, Sattara Local Corps, Sawunt Waree Local Corps, Scinde Horse, Sebundy Sappers and Miners, Seikh Infantry, Seikh Irregulars, Shahjehanpore Levy, Shekhawatee Battalion, Sirmoor Rifles, and Sylhet Light Infantry. European civil servants are listed from the Accountant-General's Office, Audit Department, Civil Service, Government Offices, Judge Advocate-General's Department, Public Works Departments and Surveyor-General's Department; and there are clergy, law and medical lists.
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British officers and civil servants in India
 (1861)
Contributors to Female Missions of the Church of Scotland: Greenock (1861-1862)
Contributions received on behalf of the Ladies' Association for Promoting the Education of Jewish Females; from 30 November 1861 to 30 November 1862
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Contributors to Female Missions of the Church of Scotland: Greenock
 (1861-1862)
Unclaimed Money and Property (1864)
Gun & Co. of 17 Charlotte Street, London, published this 'List of Next of Kin & Heirs, &c., who have been Advertised for in the English, Irish, Scotch, United States of America, Canadian, Australian, East and West Indian, and other Newspapers, since 1704. Money & Property to the value of many Millions Sterling want Claimants'. The list of 4076 names gives surname, christian name, and, occasionally, locality. Copies of the actual advertisements were furnished to enquirers by the company at a cost of six shillings.
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Unclaimed Money and Property
 (1864)
Boys entering Haileybury College, Hertfordshire (1869)
Haileybury College, near Hertford, was founded by the East India Company in 1806, and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1864. This register of pupils entering the school from 1862 to 1931 was edited by a master there, Laurence Arthur Speakman. The boys are listed by term of joining the school, and then alphabetically by name (in bold), surname first (in capitals). There is then usually a precise birthdate, and the name and address of his father; his period at the school, starting with abbreviations to indicate the house to which he belonged (B., Batten; B. F., Bartle Frere; C., Colvin; E., Edmonstone; Ha., Hailey; Hi., Highfield; L., Lawrence; Le B., Le Bas; M., Melvill; Th., Thomason; T., Trevelyan), and the first and last forms attended (e. g., IV., fourth form). Where a member of a school team there is then an indication (e. g., XI., cricket). For some pupils, with whom the school had lost touch, Speakman was only able to record the details of their time at Haileybury; but for most a brief career synopsis is then given, and current address (as in 1931) or date of death.
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Boys entering Haileybury College, Hertfordshire
 (1869)
National ArchivesMen of the 14th Regiment who fought in the New Zealand War (1863-1870)
New Zealand War Medal roll for the 2nd battalion of the 14th (Buckinghamshire) Regiment of Foot: for service in the New Zealand campaign 1863 to 1867: the rolls were compiled following a general order in 1869 and the medals were distributed in 1870. The 2nd battalion, despite being part of the Buckinghamshire Regiment, was raised at Mullingar in Westmeath in 1857, and was sent to New Zealand in 1860, where it took part in the war of 1863 to 1865. In 1866 the men were sent to Australia, returning to England in 1870.
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Men of the 14th Regiment who fought in the New Zealand War
 (1863-1870)
Debtors, Insolvents and Bankrupts (1880)
Bills of sale (binding assets to a creditor/lender), insolvencies and bankruptcies in England and Wales, July to September 1880
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Debtors, Insolvents and Bankrupts
 (1880)
Irish Debtors and Bankrupts (1880)
Bills of sale (binding assets to a creditor/lender), and bankruptcies in Ireland, October to December 1880
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Irish Debtors and Bankrupts
 (1880)
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