The 1805 Dispatches #22.03 June 2022 4 of 6 SHIP’S WORD WHEEL Take a ten-minute break and find as many words as possible, using the letters in the wheel. Each must use the hub letter and at least 3 others, used only once. No plurals (if only made by adding an ‘s’ or ‘es’), no foreign words not in common usage in English, nor proper nouns. There is at least one nine-letter word to be found. 25 = Average; 40 = Good; 50 = Very Good; 60+ = Amazing! Answers on page 4 The Events Committee are discussing additions to this calendar on a monthly basis. Remember that there is a whole treasure trove here https://www.facebook.com/ The1805Club/ BORTHWICK INSTITUTE VISIT Event Date Event Title Event Description Club Lead Autumn 2023 Return of Nelson’s Marriage Certificate Return of the Marriage Certificate and delivery of new Uniform to Nevis JohnWills 16 Jun 23 Unveiling Cornwallis Plaque Ceremony to unveil stone plaque commemorating Cornwallis at St Ann’s Church, HRNB Portsmouth Stephen Tregidgo 22 Oct 22 Trafalgar Night Dinner in HMS Nelson Wardroom Commemorate Battle of Trafalgar Stephen Howarth 10 Sep 22 Visit to Penn House, Buckinghamshire Guided tour by The Earl Howe, showing artworks etc relative to Admiral Lord Howe Stephen Howarth 2 Jun 22 Jubilee Fund Raising Quiz 70 quiz questions sent to those paying to participate Kathy Brown EVENTS DIARY On Wednesday 25 May 2022 members of The 1805 Club visited the Borthwick Institute at York University to assess the institute’s progress in conserving the St John’s Parish Figtree Church register, which contains the handwritten record of the marriage of then Captain Horatio Nelson to Frances Nesbit in 1787. The members in attendance were Chairman John Rodgaard, Dr Judy Pearson, Captain John Wills RN(Ret)(Project Manager), and Stephen Howarth (Secretary and Chief of Staff), accompanied by Prof Dr Marianne Howarth. The project began in 2018 when The 1805 Club negotiated with Pastor Percival of the Figtree Church and ultimately with the Archdiocese of North East Caribbean and Aruba to transfer the register to the Borthwick Institute for conservation. The register, containing birth, death, and marriage entries dating from 1729 to 1826, had been stored in the Figtree Church rectory library. The volume was in deteriorating condition, with several pages crumbling due to insect damage and storage in a humid environment. Borthwick agreed to conserve the document at no charge, make a duplicate for public display, and produce a digital copy for research purposes. Upon arrival, we met Conservation Specialist Alison Fairburn, who showed us the register, now disassembled so that each page can be conserved individually. Ms Fairburn gave us a demonstration of the meticulous, careful methods she uses to conserve each page; the process involves soaking, cleaning, drying, filling holes and coating with a near-transparent fabric. We were surprised to discover that the register had undergone a previous conservation approximately 70 to 80 years ago, in that each page carried the remnants of a silk coating that had to be removed. We also learned that the register contains entries for British citizens as well as enslaved people on the island. Ms Fairburn estimates the project will be complete in Summer 2023. The 1805 Club is in arrangements with the Nevis Historical and Conservation Society to return the conserved register to Nevis in October 2023, with a ceremony to mark the occasion. Photos courtesy of John Rodgaard. The centre image show Alison Fairburn demonstrating her technique to Professor Dr Marianne Howarth and Dr Judy Pearson.
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