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Hello Dave,

All I can say in my west coast american-ease is WOW! What a grand vocation for so many but so few in the UK. I had no concept of how important the ocean going vessel (and their evolution) was to England until I checked out this website. How wonderful to have been a captain of one these behemoths as they sailed around the world. I live in the Bay area in Northern California, and I go to the ocean at least once a week by car, takes 45 minutes. I am near the water or going over the bay bridge many times each week, and have worked with longshoremen but never did it occur to me to what extent, and how important the ship has been to history. With regard to HJM's trip to Southhampton and on to Queenstown, is there any way to prove that he was an unofficial guest in the wheel house, snagging a ride??? Since he is not listed in any of the list for dis-embarking. I guess it would be like a pilot catching a ride on the airlines he works for back to the hub so to speak.?
Cheers,
this is fascinating.
vansager

Hello,

Is there a way to find out more about captain Henry james evans when he was working for white star lines? Or about his children that moved to america? William Worrall Evans was his his name and I believe one of his sisters name was Minnie, which had a daughter named Sonia. His younger sister named Doris was married to Tommie Tomlinson that was ex sec for Cunard?

Did the captain Henry james evans really pilot Titanic and disembark before its maiden voyage? Wow!

Cheers,
vansager

Hi Dave

Jean McGurn posted her William JONES on Celia's thread back in April this year, she and I (Jean, that is) subsequently corresponding in some depth about him on another list to which we both subscribed at the time.
If I'm not mistaken, I identified her man in Youde as :-

JONES W (xi)
Born 1840 [Portmadoc]
Licensed 1861
Died 1882

I promised Jean I'd try to look him up in the Pilot's Character Book next time I was in the vicinity of Albert Dock, but with so much going on in Liverpool this year (and invariably having visitors in tow each time I've been there) I haven't as yet been able to oblige.
Still have it in my notebook as a "to do", so would appreciate it if you'd let me know if you propose to have a look in the PCB yourself, so I can cross it off my list?

Regards
Gordon