Merchant seamen

[Roobarb]

Oh dear, can't run to that! A visit to Kew would prove expensive too, I think it will have to wait. Thank you anyway. 

[nameless]

Seaweed

Thanks for the reference.  Hopefully one day I'll be able to get to the Archives to check.


Thanks again.

[purplekat]

Hi everyone

I hope you don't mind me asking a question on your thread nameless.  I have been reading this thread with interest as I have a gg grandfather who was a merchant seaman, he died between 1869 and 1871 but I haven't been able to find any info on him or a death cert.

I think I read somewhere that seaman's records where available to order through LDS centres, does anyone know anything about this and how much it costs or did I imagine this!

Thanks

[Ringoroses]

does anyone know anything about this and how much it costs or did I imagine this!

I don't think seaman's records are. I think they're only available in the places already mentioned. Is this what you're referring to - the deaths at sea registers?


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RG32 - General Register Office: Miscellaneous Returns of Births, Marriages and Deaths.

These record births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials of British subjects, nationals of the Colonies, Commonwealth and countries under British jurisdiction, on British and foreign ships.

These records are available on film, are indexed in RG43 (also filmed) and may therefore be available through the LDS library system.

http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/UKDeathsAtSea.html

[purplekat]

Thank you Ann, yes this is where I've read about deaths at sea, I couldn't for the life of me remember where and what I'd read   , I've bookmarked the site now and at some point I'll contact the LDS or go in next time I'm in Edinburgh.

Thanks again

Jean 

[Roobarb]

Ann comes up trumps again!

Mind be worth a try for my James, there's an LDS centre not far from me 

[Ringoroses]

Ann comes up trumps again

It's funny, you don't realise how much you take in when you're doing this, but all of a sudden you find yourself knowing stuff you didn't know you knew 

[mosstrooper]

Its funny, you don't realise how much you take in when you're doing this, but all of a sudden you find yourself knowing stuff you didn't know you knew

Ann,
        I leave you with the prophetic words from the great American Philosopher, Donald Rumsfeld.

 "Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns -- the ones we don't know we don't know."

Or how about :-  "I would not say that the future is necessarily less predictable than the past. I think the past was not predictable when it started."
 
James.

[Ringoroses]

the great American Philosopher, Donald Rumsfeld.

   That'll make me laugh all day