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Title: Merchant Seaman Tracing his journeys
Post by: nameless on Monday 07 March 11 13:18 GMT (UK)

I have a little info about ships my ancestor was on but please is there a way to find out online where the ships went?
thank you.

Title: Re: Merchant Seaman Tracing his journeys
Post by: Wombledog1 on Monday 07 March 11 17:57 GMT (UK)

The ships list has some information and you may be able to find the shipping lines if you have the ships name.

Hope this helps

www.theshipslist.com

Regards

Wombledog

Title: Re: Merchant Seaman Tracing his journeys
Post by: nameless on Monday 07 March 11 18:11 GMT (UK)

Thank you very much.  I had a look but they aren't there.  Shame.

Title: Re: Merchant Seaman Tracing his journeys
Post by: Ringoroses on Monday 07 March 11 22:41 GMT (UK)

If you have access to the BL Newspaper archive, you may be able to follow some of their movements through the shipping pages.

Other than that, you best bet ist to go to a library or archive where they have access to Lloyds List and Register, where you should be able to follow them via the microfiche's

http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/maritime/archive/displayGuide.aspx?sid=51

Or, have you just tried googling them - try putting their names into the search box, then clicking on the news archive button. You never know something may pop up.

Or put their names on here and see if any one else has researched the same vessel.

Regards
Ann

Title: Re: Merchant Seaman Tracing his journeys
Post by: Billyblue on Tuesday 08 March 11 02:46 GMT (UK)

Hello nameless
When was this?  Do you know what line the ships belonged to?
As Ann says, put the names of the ships on the board and some of us might know about them - depending on the era of course.
Dawn M