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May 26, 2008

Your assistance would be greatly appreciated in the never-ending search of our family history. Upon the death of Queen Victoria, a grgr uncle, James L. Kerr, received a gift from the Queen's estate, as did all of the men in her service at the time of her death. It was a cup and saucer and is still in the hands of a his grgr niece, Mary Beresford Moreland. 

Recently I found a souvenir spoon, commemorating Queen Victoria's 60th anniversary of her coronation.  As well as Her Majesty's profile, the spoon also has an engraving of the ship "Camperdown".  Understanding that the Camperdown was a famous battleship, is it possible that it was converted to Her Majesty's private service, or that she traveled aboard this ship in later years? Would it be possible to obtain any kind of information regarding the men who served on Her Majesty's ship Camperdown at the time of her death, or a listing of crew members of any other of her private ships? Once again, your assistance would be greatly appreciated.

Roberta Kerr
Quesnel, BC, Canada