A Newman Family History » Royal Navy http://newmanfamilyhistory.com/blog From Sylvan Surrey to Babylon Sun, 17 May 2009 19:46:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tom the sailor http://newmanfamilyhistory.com/blog/43/tom-the-sailor/ http://newmanfamilyhistory.com/blog/43/tom-the-sailor/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:06:55 +0000 Admin http://newmanfamilyhistory.com/blog/?p=43 Continue reading →]]> Todays new extract from the Newman family history website comes from the London and Southwark section.
Thomas George Newman (1840-1933), like his grandfather, Joseph Potter, answered the call of the sea to serve as an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy.

Thomas George Newman (1840-1933) was the fourth and youngest son of Samuel Hugh Newman and Elizabeth Myres Potter. As a grandson of Joseph Potter, doubtless he had been told many tales by his grandfather. Bored with school, from which he frequently truanted, and unhappy with living with an aunt who seemed to favour her dogs more than him, he began to think of running away to sea. Twice he set off for Chatham Dockyard but at that time was not tall enough to serve, so was brought back until, finally, having grown to 5 foot 6 inches tall, he was accepted on HMS Waterloo as a Boy 2 Class on 9 August 1857 for ten year’s service.

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