George TAGGETT

George married Jessie Jane HORTON, daughter of Thomas HORTON and Jane Mary VIVIAN, on 26 Apr 1844 in Plymouth, Devon, England. (Jessie Jane HORTON was born in 1857 in Plymouth, Devon, England and died in Mar 1910 in Plymouth, Devon, England.)

  Research Notes:

England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837 - 1983
Births: Jan-Feb-Mar 1861
George TAGGET was born in St Germans, Cornwall, England. Volume 5c Page 45
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Cornwall Online Parish Clerk Ram Peninsula - Parish Chest
BAPTISM DETAIL
Where baptised: St. Germans, St Germans
Date: 28 Jul 1867
Surname TAGGET First name: George
Father: Josiah Mother: Grace
Abode: St Germans
Occupation: labourer
Source: St. German's Parish Registers
Transcribed by: Hancock, Fred
http://www.stoneyburn.ca/OPC_Web/DB/ParishChest.php

1881 Census of England and Wales
HMS Encounter, Royal Navy, St. Germans, Cornwall
Geo. TAGGETT, age 20, born St Jermains, Cornwall, England Ordy Seamn
Family History Library Film 1342355
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 5639 / 61 Page Number 6
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England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837 - 1983
Marriages: Apr-May-Jun 1884
George TAGGET married Jessie Jane HORTON at Plymouth, Devon, England. Volume 5b Page 426
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1891 Census of England and Wales
51 Princes Street, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England
TAGGET George, Head, Age 30, Exec Branch P O 1st Class R N, born Cornwall St. Germans
TAGGET Jessie J, Wife, Age 34, born Devon Plymouth
Enumeration District: 5 Ecclesiastical Parish: St Aubyn
Piece: RG12/1743 Folio: 112 Page: 13 Schedule: 76
Free Census - United Kingdom Census Online Project
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England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837 - 1983
Deaths: Oct-Nov-Dec 1892
George TAGGET died at age 31 in Tavistock, Cornwall, England. Volume 5b Page 249
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Military Records:

HMS Encounter, Built Devonport Dockyard, laid down January 1901, completed October 1905.Size: Length 350 feet pp 372 feet overall, beam 54 feet, draught 20 feet 6 inches, displacement 5,880 tons load.
Propulsion: 2 shaft TE engines, 12,500 ihp, 21kts
Armour: 3in gun shields, 3-1.5in decksArmament: 11 x 6in QF (11 x 1), 9 x 12 pounder QF (9 x 1), 6 x 3 pounder QF (6 x 1), 2 x 18in TT Comments: Crew 450.
Challenger Class - Second Class Protected Cruisers
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The National Archives of the United Kingdom
Royal Marines - Coastguard Record
Dept Records of the AdmiraltyNaval Forces, Royal Marines, Coastguard, and related bodies Series Admiralty: Registers of Seamen's Services
Name Tagget, George
Official Number: 99967
Place of Birth: Saint Germans, Cornwall
Date 26 January 1861
Catalogue reference ADM 188/114
Piece 99501 - 100000
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