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Thanks Bilge,

I'll contact the Welsh Mariners website shortly; yes I have seen the Stan Hugill article, it was one of the first sites I came across at the start of my research.

Thanks again, Bye for now, Jess

Hello,

I wonder if anyone here can help me.

Are you related to or do you have any connection/information about,
    Robert G B Harrison, seaman, b.1911 Newport, Monmouthshire?

Robert was married to Enid Y Evans and they had at least one child, Pamela, born in early 1943, just after his death in late 1942.

I am researching the story of a ship wreck, the loss of the Garthpool, (a four masted square rigged barque, last deep water sailing ship to fly the British Flag) which struck the reefs off the Cape Verde Islands on November 11th, 1929.

All the crew survived and they shared a bit of an adventure for several weeks on the islands; one of the passengers was my great grandfather, Christopher Bedford Steel, on board for the experience of the voyage.

I am working on discovering who each of the crewmen were, where they came from, their experiences and what became of them after the Garthpool adventure. 

I have already been in contact with numerous relatives of the last Garthpool crew; I would love to discover any information about Robert G B Harrrison, especially any notes/diary entries/anecdotes regarding the Garthpool story.

I also hope to discover a photo of him, as I have a growing collection of crew photos and I may well be able to identify him in my collection.

Any information would be most appreciated.

I look forward to hearing from any forum members,

Thank you

Bye for now,

Jessica Stella Fox

My website:
http://www.thegarthpoolproject.webs.com

(It's a new site so it's still a work in progress but I'm adding to it and developing it bit by bit; any feedback most appreciated, Jessica S. Fox)

Hello,

I wonder if anyone can help me.

I am researching the story of a ship wreck, the wrecking of the Garthpool on Armistice Day in 1929; all the crew survived including my great grandfather, Christopher Bedford Steel, (1907-1943), who was a passenger/apprentice, on board for the experience of the voyage.

I have so far found a lot of articles, references in lots of books, and various documents from ancestry as well as many photos; as well as looking for any more detail about the whole story, from Boa Vista, where they spent a few rough days, to being wined and dined on Sao Vincente, in the town of Mindelo, to being shipped home as distressed British seamen, I am also looking into each of the crew members stories, who they were and what they experienced and what became of them.

I have already got a good idea of several individuals stories (The Captain, passenger Peter Kerr Smiley, Apprentice Tom Oates, Stan Hugill, Shantyman, etc etc) but I'm always discovering and learning more.

Here is a full list of the crew>> you never know, maybe one of your relatives is here;

David Thomson, 1866-1949, of Anstruther, Fife; Captain of the Garthpool 1926-29; AKA 'Old man'

Thomas William Loades, 1860-1933, of Kingsbridge Devon; Chief Mate; an old shellback

Stanley Butcher, 1905-(not sure exactly when he died), of Hull; 2nd Mate; son Anthony

Lester Newman, 1901-1977, not sure where from; 3rd Mate

William Chenoweth, 1884-?, of Aberdeen Scotland; Bo'sun

Emile Louis, 1861-1940, of Mauritius; Cook; Nick named 'Doe'

John Mcpherson, 1884-?, of Aberdeen; Shipwright/carpenter; nick name 'Chips'

Edward James Smith, 1912-?, of Port Adelaide; Sailmaker, nick name Sails; son of Walter Thomas Smith, lighthouse keeper of Point Lowly, Spencer Gulf, Australia circa1890's-1903

Stanley James Hugill, 1906-1993, of Hoylake, Cheshire; A.B. & shantyman; sons Martin and Phillip

Christopher Bedford Steel, 1907-1943, of Farnborough, Hants; Passenger/Apprentice; nick named 'Scuppers' by the crew; I am his great grand daughter

Thomas Herbert Beveridge Oates, 1910-1941, b.South Africa, lived in Dover; Apprentice

Timothy James 'Toddy' O'Sullivan, 1907-after 1970, of Waterville, Co.Kerry, Ireland also lived in Co. Cork; Apprentice; went on to become a successful hotelier, running the Gresham in Dublin from the 1940's through the 1960's

Robert G. B. Harrison, 1911-1942, of Newport, Mon, Wales; Apprentice; wife Enid Y Evans, daughter Pamela, born early 1943

Henry Walsworth Kinney(2), 1910-1989, of Hawaii; Apprentice; son of HW Kinney, writer; His son is the 3rd HW Kinney, lawyer in New Orleans

Felix Rolph Mines, 1912-?, of Chesterton, Cambridge; Apprentice; emigrated to Australia

William Norman Basson, 1912-1980, of Hemel Hempstead, Herts; Apprentice

Edward Ernest Fenwick, 1914-?, of Hull; Apprentice

William Austin Willis, 1914-?, of Bangor, Co Down, Ireland; Apprentice

George Collas Hocart, 1908-?, pf Guernsey, Channel Isles; Seaman

Charles Dowman (possibley Charles Darby Allen Dowman); 1905-1997?; of Cork; Seaman; wife Rosemary

James Alfred McBrearty, 1909-1977, of West Derby, Lanc; Seaman

Edward Vyvyan N Fuller, 1907-?, of Liskeard/lived at Withial Rectory House; Seaman; father Vicar of Withial early 20th century

Charles McLelland, 1904-?, of Belfast; Seaman

Archibald McVeigh, 1907-1982, of Belfast; seaman

Albert McMillan, 1887-?, of Argyle; seaman

William Joss, 1869-?, of Aberdeen; seaman

William Joseph Reeds, 1902-?, lived at Sailors Home Liverpool but I don't know where he was from; seaman

Arthur Edward Pearson, 1908-?, of Hull; seaman; possibley one of the 'Hull Pilots' getting certificate (Also Fenwick/Allman possibley one of them Hull pilot too)

Charles Edward Allman, 1908-1972, of Sculcoates(I think born Hull); seaman

William Taylor, 1910-?, of Liverpool (grew up at 10 Neil Street); seaman

William McPherson Hutton, 1876-?, of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland; Purser; enginner and later at 'Cape Horner' as he sailed on the Viking in 1934, kept a diary and wrote a book 'Cape Horn Passage' where he mentions runiting with fellow passenger, Pazolt...

Peter Kerr Smiley, 1879-1943, born Paisley, Scotland but family Irish; Major in Boar War; MP for Antrim North circa 1908-1911; purser on Garthpool

Alfred James Pazolt, 1876-1956, of Boston, USA; purser twice on Garthpool; Artist and wrote two articles on his Garthpool experiences

Jean Gloro, 1898-?, French Canadian (not exactly sure); seaman; in Pazolt's account, 'the frenchman' or 'Frenchy' was a thief; Captain Thomson found some money and other things were mising and they caught the frenchman but he got away once and was chased and caught again; he appears seperately from the crew on the return voyage, I reckon he was in the brig or something like that...


Any information would be most appreciated



Thanks

Bye for now

Jessica S. Fox

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Dear Tazzie,

Thanks for your reply. Do you have any record of an Elizabeth Wilson (possibly nee Liscoe or not Wilson, but Liscoe ((married name?)) born 1775 in Ireland?

I have this mystery entry on a census;

In a family of Wilson's, headed by Joseph and Susannah, of Cumberland and Northumberland in 1861, there is a;

Elizabeth Wilson, 87, Mother in Law of Ireland

But this can't be right because Susannah's mum was Margaret Liscoe, no sign of her middle name being Liz, etc. and the age is odd too...

This leads me to think was this Margaret's mum, so making her a Liscoe, but ony by marriage or a much older sister who also married a Wilson??

Anyway, I am at the LMA all the time, my only way to get on the internet frequently so I could look up some info for you sometime.

Gotta rush

Bye for now

Jess

 

Hello,

I'm new to this site but I've been researching my family tree for over 4 years.

For starters, I'm looking at this rather intreiging name Liscoe or Lisgo or Liscow; the spelling varies but basically I'm wondering is it Irish?

I've read a little from some postings at this website to indicate some Irish connection but you see my relation was born in Ouserburn, Newscastle area.

Here are the details;

Margaret Lisgoe/Liscoe (etc.)

Born 1801 in Ouseburn, Newscastle

Married 1822 Ridley Smith, of Hexham, Northumberland at All Saint, Newcastle Upon Tyne

They had about 6 children including;

Susannah Smith---who married---Joseph Wilson   
                                                     
And I am descended as follows;

Mary Wilson----John Bowman
                        (Police sergeant of Darlington, d.1891)
                         ((Of Wigton, Cumberland))

Margaret Annie Bowman----m----Thomas Hart Topham
b.1875 Darlington                       b.1853, Manchester

They had Ivy Topham in 1913 in Catterick, nr. Richmond, Yorkshire

Ivy Topham----Christopher Steel
Alison Steel---Peter Steer
My Mum
Me

And information on any of the other names in this part of my tree would also be most appreciated, especially Topham.

Thanks

Bye for now

Jessica S. Fox