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Oh dear Kim.  That's the trouble with mariners   I have recently found a few fishermen with the same name as my g.g.grandfather, but the only way to check if any of them is the right one, as far as I know, is to pay lots of money to the National Maritime Archives in Newfoundland to do a search. 

Lizzie

Thanks for that Lizzie, unfortunately lots of money is something I don't have  so that isn't an option!!!! I hope you manage to find out which one is your gg grandfather.

I think that mine might just have to stay as 'exact date of death unknown' (dammit!!)

Thanks Lizzie and Anna - I'm sure I'll get the right cert with the advice you have given me tho I think I may wait until after the holiday period to order it.

Thanks again and Merry Christmas 

Isn't it just? I'm actually amazed at how long some of them ancestors did live give the conditions they lived in - your poor chap didn't have much luck tho, thats an awful way to die - I guess they really must have had a 'calling'!

Mine died at sea - leaving behind a widow who then 'took to drink' and three boys under the age of 5 who ended up in an orphanage 

I'll let you know if I managed to order the cert     (I love these santa hats!)

Hi Angela

Thanks very much for your reply - I'll order it and maybe another mystery solved! 

Kim

I have a transcript of the parish records for Sandal Magna as follows:

Baptisms: 1598 - 1812
Marriages: 1598 - 1832
Burials: 1598 - 1812

I would be happy to do look-ups so please post your request on the look-up requests board or PM me.

Kind regards

Kim