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Title: Deciphering name of a ship
Post by: adamson342 on Tuesday 12 November 13 12:28 GMT (UK)
From an 1881 crew agreement. The work below the main name may be the port it was registered at.
Any ideas gratefully received.
Thanks,
Sam
Title: Re: Deciphering name of a ship
Post by: Bookbox on Tuesday 12 November 13 15:45 GMT (UK)
If you can, please post a few more lines of the surrounding text for comparison, with no whiting out. It might be easier to help if we could see a little more of the page.
Title: Re: Deciphering name of a ship
Post by: AJ100 on Tuesday 12 November 13 16:59 GMT (UK)
Could be Macedonian? Can't make out the port of registry.

AJ
Title: Re: Deciphering name of a ship
Post by: seaweed on Tuesday 12 November 13 17:09 GMT (UK)
Did you obtain the crew agreement online from here.
http://www.mun.ca/mha/1881/crews1881.php
If not where did you obtain it and were there any numbers 5 or 6 digits,attached.
 As far as I can tell after a quick search,there was only one vessel around in 1881 with the name MACEDONIAN offical number 26772 A Snow of 216 tons registered at North Shields.
See also
http://www.mun.ca/mha/1881/crewfindingaid1881.php?page=1
Title: Re: Deciphering name of a ship
Post by: yn9man on Tuesday 12 November 13 18:47 GMT (UK)
I agree Macedonian but I can't decipher the lower line at all.

yn9man
Title: Re: Deciphering name of a ship
Post by: Geoff-E on Tuesday 12 November 13 19:15 GMT (UK)
Newcastle?
Title: Re: Deciphering name of a ship
Post by: seaweed on Tuesday 12 November 13 20:48 GMT (UK)
As already stated MACEDONIAN was registered in North Shields but agree it looks like Newcatle on the attachment
Title: Re: Deciphering name of a ship
Post by: adamson342 on Tuesday 12 November 13 22:24 GMT (UK)
Hi all,

Thanks for ideas. Could it be "Macedonia" which was registered at Newcastle? (ON 19739)

Seaweed, thanks, yes I got the crew list from MHA's 1881 project.

Best,
Sam
Title: Re: Deciphering name of a ship
Post by: seaweed on Tuesday 12 November 13 23:57 GMT (UK)
Could be, see
http://www.crewlist.org.uk/data/viewimages.php?year=1880&name=MACEDONIA&page=393&imagesource=CLIP�images
Title: Re: Deciphering name of a ship
Post by: Roofer on Sunday 17 November 13 12:59 GMT (UK)
I see Manchuria