Merchant seamen

[seaweed]

Can confirm a R Telfer was master of ROTTERDAM in 1852 from Lloyd's Register of Shipping (see attached) If you need help interpreting the entry just shout.
Can find no reference to a vessel named VULCAN of Glasgow circa 1840/1842
I have a Robert Telfer cert 14827 2nd Mate Liverpool 1856 so clearly not the same man.

This site has some very useful links
http://www.crewlist.org.uk/othersites.php

[Bella21]

Thank you all for your help. Do you have any contacts for a researcher I can engage to look up records in Newfoundland?

[amazon510]

Hi,

The Newfoundland Provincial Archives has a list of private researchers on their website.  I am not familiar with any of them so I can't recommend one, but at least it is a start.

http://www.therooms.ca/archives/distance_research.asp

The Maritime History Archive will also do research at a rate of $40 CAN per hour plus postage and photocopying.

Jennifer.

[marzipan]

I also have a seaman ancestor who seems to have fallen off the face of the earth. I wonder if you can give me some help?
His name is Samuel Connis  born in Glasgow on 1st March 1854.
He was a stoker in the Royal Navy.  I have a record of ships he sailed on from 1875 until the last one, Lord Warden in May 1882. I got this from the Nat.Archives.official no.93503.
 The only record I can find after this was his son's birth cert. in 1887 which says he is a merchant seaman. He went to sea after this and was never heard from again. I cant find any record of his death, would there have been a record if he had jumped ship? His family never knew what became of him. Hoping some one can help me with this as it has been a brick wall for me for years now.  marzipan

[seaweed]

Thank you all for your help. Do you have any contacts for a researcher I can engage to look up records in Newfoundland?

The crew agreement records in Newfoundland start in 1863. so maybe a little bit late for Telfer
http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/searchcombinedcrews.php

[Ringoroses]

Hi Marzipan,

I've just done a quick newspaper search based on the info you've given, but can't seem to see him anywhere either.  That's typical of these ancient mariners - they step off a ship wherever the wind's taken them without a thought or care that someone in a hundred years or so might be looking for them. Inconsiderate if you ask me.   Perhaps he's gone to the same place as my two missing seamen, never to be heard of again!   

Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.

Regards
Ann

[looking4grandpa]

My Grandfather sailed with Isthmian steamship lines in 1933-34.. He was not heard from again. His name was Howard Lyman Carter. He also received a lifeboatman certificate around that time. Where do I start in trying to find out what happened to him.

[marzipan]

Hi Ann,

thanks for trying, he really is a puzzle.  I thought even if he jumped ship there would be some record but I just dont know where to find it....
As you say Ann..very inconsiderate. Good luck in finding your missing mariners.  marzipan

[Ringoroses]

Thanks Marzipan, you too.

Looking4grandpa,

I'm not sure how to go about finding mariners from that era. So What have you tried so far? Newspaper records, maritime archives, talking to family members to see what they remember...? If you've exhausted those, the next thing is to start a separate thread on here to give you the maximum possibility of someone seeing it who can help. 

And here are some useful websites which might help you:

http://rmhh.co.uk/mariners.html


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

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

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/MerchantMarine.html

Regards Ann