Searching the collections of Royal Museums Greenwich

A few days ago I decided to google some names I was researching. Years ago I found a record of Alfred Young’s marriage in Ireland. Stupidly I failed to take a copy of the record and cannot find it online any more. I am trying to be more careful and make copies and scans of all my records to keep them safe.

I love the fact there are still so many records to be found! I was lucky and found more records by searching the collections of Royal Museums Greenwich. There I found ADL/Z/19:

Commissions of Staff Cdr Henry Harper, Capt Thomas Mansel and Lt Alfred Young, and other documents.

Commissions and appointments of Staff Cdr Henry Harper, 4 Dec 1843-16 Feb 1865; Commission of Capt Thomas Mansel (1783-1869), 12 Feb 1834; Commission of Lt Alfred Young, 1 Jul 1858; Letter from Henry Elliott, War Office, to Mrs Macdermott of Fitzroy Square regarding a compassionate allowance, 14 Aug 1815; Printed programme and poem relating to the Spithead Naval Review in honour of the Sultan of Turkey, 17 Jul 1867; ‘The Military and Naval Medal Magazine’, Vol 1 No 1, Oct 1895.
I am interested in the records relating to Thomas Mansel and Alfred Young, whom I’m directly related to. I’m also intrigued by the name Henry Harper, as this is the name given to my grandfather, the grandson of Alfred Young. I always wondered where it came from and it looks like I might find out.
I have contacted the Royal Museums Greenwich and am hoping I can purchase a scan of the records they hold, or try and visit in person. You can search their collections by archive, objects or their library.

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