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Hello, 1st timer. I am looking for a George Webb Simmons who was lost at sea round March 1871. He was from St Lawrence Kent, England and he was born in 1826. He was noted as a captain aboard the vessel "Calliope". If anyone could suggest a site with records of captains or men lost at sea, that would be helpful. Thank you
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No suggestions for a site, sorry, but here is a death notice:
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette, Tuesday 02 April 1872
Lost at sea, on the homeward voyage, to the inexpressible grief of his family, from whom he had been absent six years, George Webb Simmons, aged 45. of 2, Farringdon-terrace, Cassland-road, South Hackney, owner and commander of the ship Calliope, which left Calcutta for New York, March 30, 1871, was spoken April 23rd, not heard of since.
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Hello, 1st timer. I am looking for a George Webb Simmons who was lost at sea round March 1871. He was from St Lawrence Kent, England and he was born in 1826. He was noted as a captain aboard the vessel "Calliope". If anyone could suggest a site with records of captains or men lost at sea, that would be helpful. Thank you
I found a record of my GG grandfather, who died at sea, in the Registers Of Wages And Effects Of Deceased Seamen, 1852-1889. It's available on Find My Past. I'm not sure about other sites.
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Probate entry 11 November 1872 effects under £3,000.00
Late of Church House King Edwards Road South Hackney Middlesex
Died on or since 30 March 1871 at sea
Will proved by Frederick Brown of Manor Cottage Manor Road South Hackney draper the sole executor
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FindMyPast has a George Web Simmons on the Seamens Ticket Register, born Ramsgate. (Ticket number 38942 in BT114/18)
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The CLIP website (Crew List Index Project) has his ship in the Mercantile Navy Lists in 1870 with his details:
https://www.crewlist.org.uk/data/viewimages?name=Calliopi&year=1870&submit=Enter
* Added - Also dating back to 1866
Hopefully your post will be seen by Seaweed who is expert on these things :)
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If you haven't already seen it, Ancestry has a beautiful copy of his Master's certificate. I note that you've already seen the photo of the man himself. :)
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Hopefully your post will be seen by Seaweed who is expert on these things :)
I don't know about that Roobarb! ;)
Nothing much to add really. CALLIOPE official number 25238 was lost, with all hands? on 23/April 1871. Voyage Calcutta for New York City with a general cargo.
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112203984325&view=1up&seq=789&skin=2021
Number 2164 pages 736 & 737
Her 1871 crew agreement, which may give further information concerning his demise, is available at a cost, from
https://mha.mun.ca/mha/holdings/viewcombinedcrews.php?Official_No=25238
Have you looked at the 1871 Deaths at Sea register. Available from FindMyPast
SW