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Irish  Kings,  but  in  the  very  early  vice preserved  in  the Public Record
                               days  boih  of  these  were  somewhat  Office include  those  of  members  of
                               numerous  and  most  of  the  records  the  British  Amy before  1900 and
                                                                those  of  members  of  the  Royal
                               were  handed  down  by  word  of
                               mouth,  so  one  cannot  vouch  for  Navy  before about 1910, also those
                               their  accuracy.  Furthermore,  the  of  other  ranks  (but  not  oficers)  of
                               records, such as they  are.  pass  only  the  Royal  Marines before  1901 and
                               from  father  to  eldest  son  and  no  of  members of the Royal Irish Con-
                               details  are  given  with  regard  to  stabulary.  They  may  be  inspected
                               other  relatives.  Neither  is  there  a  without  charge  by  the  holders  of
                                                                           Tickets.
                               record  of  births,  deaths  or  mar-  Readers'
                                                                                     Temporary
                               riages, except  in so far as the really  Readers'  Tickets,  valid  for  7  days,
                               outstanding  individuals  are  con-  may  be  obtained  on  a  personal
                               cerned.
                                                                application  at  the  Enquiries  Desk.
                                 The  English  are  in  many  cases  Application  forms  for  three-yearly
                               somewhar reluctant to delve into the  Readers'  Tickets  and  copies  of  In-
                                                                formation  for  Readers  will  be  sent
                               past.  There  is  often  the  fear  of
                               finding  an  ancestor  who  was  born  on  request.
                                                                  There is  no general  index  to  ser-
                               out  of  wedlock.  Tliere  is  also  a
                               reluctance  to  bring  10  light  many  vice  records  and  without  a  certain
                               of  the  Iowly  forebears,  but  if  one  amount  of  preliminary  information
                               remembers  the  old  saying  that  for-  search  is  not  feasible.  In  general  it
                               tunes  are made  and  lost every  four  is necessary to know  the name (and
                               generations,  then  one  can  more  number  if  possible).  service.  rank,
                               readily  accept  the  good  with  the  ship  or  regiment  and  dates  of  ser-
                               bad.  After  all,  in  these  modern  vice.  Where  medals  are  heId.  this
                               times  there  is  no  slur  on  one's  information  will  be  found  engraved
                               character  even  if  an  ancestor,  of
                                                                on  the  rim.  Records  of  service
                               Say,  three  hundred  years  ago,  was  have  been  kept  in  various  ways  in
                               illegitimate  or  if  he  earned  his  liv-  different  services  and  at  different
                               ing  as a  crossing sweeper. The fact  times; for certain  periods records  of
                               tIiat  we  are in  better  circumstances  some kinds  of  service have  not  sur-
                               today  should  be  adequate  recom-  vived,  while  for  others, patticularly
                               pense  and  we  can  look  back  over  before  the  nineteenth  century,  the
                               the  years  with  pride.  Conversely,  if  records  of  service do not give much
                               we  find  ourselves  to  be  in  a  more  information  of  a  personal  nature.
                               IowIy  position  than  that  occupied  There can,  therefore,  be no guaran-
                               by  the  ancestor  - then  we  can  be  tee that the record  of  service of  any
                               inordinately  proud  of  that ancestor.  particular  person  can  be  traced  or
                                                                that, if  it is traced,  it will necessarily
                               Records oE Service Fionourable East  be cornplete or supply the particular
                               India Company and Indian Govern-  information  sought.  The  Public
                               ment - Records  of  service of  Euro-  Record  Office  reserves  the  right  to
                               pean  members  prior  to  indepen-  decline  to  make  a  search.  When  a
                               dence  are  preserved  in  the  India  search  has  been  made,  the  fee  will
                               Office  of  Records,  Commonwealth   be retained  whether  or not any posi-
                               Records Office, King Charles Street.  tive result has been  obtained.
                               London  S.W.1.                     Alternative] y  the  Public  Record
                                                                Office  is  prepared,  for  a  fee  of
                               Records  of  Service  of  Members  of   f3 Os.  Od.  (£3 5s. Od. for correspon-
                               the Anned Forces - Records of  ser-  dents overseas) per  search  to search
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