Seaman John Alfred Leadsome.

[Mr. MIGKY]

Ya welcome Allan

Now could this be the right man and be the answer to the original post?
John Leadsome born abt 1886 age 36 in 1922.
Sailing from St John, New Brunswick, Canada to Liverpool, England
Arrived 15 Dec 1922
Ship Name: Marburn , part of Canadian Pacific Steamship Line number 111248

John's home address was 46Woodville road, Berkenhead.
John's was a " Bedroom steward"  on board the ship.
Image of the ships passenger list and a photo of the ship are on A*****y site.
PM if you struggle find it.

Migky 

[Mr. MIGKY]

Sorry, image of the ship is not on that site but as i am not allowed to modify my post on this section it was to late once i had pressed send

Alittle bit about the ship.
Marburn Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland. Tonnage: 10,743. Dimensions: 500' x 59'. Twin-screw, 16 knots. Triple expansion engines. Two masts and one funnel. 
History: First sailing as Marburn, Liverpool to St. John, New Brunswick, November 17, 1922. Sold to Italian shipbreakers in August 1928. Ex-Tunisian (1922).

Migky 

[Mr. MIGKY]

Found an image and a little more of it's history
Just hope it is your man now?

Click here for ships image

Funny enough, a member of my family said on this shame ship then called SS Tunisian to Canada, and placed in Barnardo's Home.
The Tunisian seemed to be the primary carrier of British Home Children making as many as 8 to 10 trips per year.





Migky 

[Mr. MIGKY]

Better photos on this site.
S.S. Tunisian


Migky 

[Deryn]

Hey thanks for all the info.

It's such a lot to take in and because you have made such an effort I double checked with my mum about the photo. She said it is definitely my dads father, John Alfred Leadsome.

I shall go over all the info again and check the links you have suggested.

Any developments I shall get back to you.

Deryn

[seaweed]

If this is the correct person
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8485380&queryType=1&resultcount=1
and it seems he had Merchant Navy service after 1918 (sailed on MARBURN 1922) then there is a good chance he has records in the Fourth register of merchant seamen (Central Index)
Cost you £15 to find out.
http://www.southampton.gov.uk/s-leisure/artsheritage/history/maritimehistory/centralindex.aspx

[Deryn]

Cheers Seaweed,

that is very interesting and worth looking into.

many thanks,

Deryn

[bendywendy]

Hi Deryn
Found a few Leadsome's on the pilot.familysearch.org if you just type in Leadsome - All events - United Kingdom - Exact Match Only -  you should get 4 pages of info which may well help you find other members.
Bendywendy