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Re: shipping records for ssCity of London 1855
« Reply #81 on: Monday 02 April 12 17:28 BST (UK) »
see what I mean...I would of clicked 7 months right away...memory....stress....omgoodness....thanks...
Welsh Allan, Wemyss, Caird, McAllister,Gibb, Kincardineshire,
Chisholm, Rew,McDonald,Macdonald, Brechin, McConnachie, Pirie, Welsh, Angus
Gibb, Allan, Ross, Stewart,McRobb, Aberdeenshire,
Horan,  Edinburgh.
Robertson, Penicuik, oodfellow, Hodgson, Birtley,Chester le Street Durham.

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Re: shipping records for ssCity of London 1855
« Reply #82 on: Monday 02 April 12 17:52 BST (UK) »
Sancti, from 1841 FreeCen, Harrel Allan you mentioned with a William Allan, shows as Harriet Allan, 25, also born in Aberdeenshire.

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Re: shipping records for ssCity of London 1855
« Reply #83 on: Monday 02 April 12 19:06 BST (UK) »
William Allan married Harriot Carnie 21 Dec 1826 St.Nicholas,Aberdeen.
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TAYLOR, COBBAN, SCOTT, PATERSON, BARCLAY,  DUNCAN, SKENE, SIM, WOOD, STEPHEN, ROSE,  CUMINE, MORISON, GERRARD, PYPER, ANDERSON,  FARQUHAR, BURNET, THOMSON, DAVIDSON, BIRNIE,  STRACHAN, DEY, GERRIE, ROBERTSON, FINNIE, WYLLIE,STEPHEN,WILLOX,MICHIE,MARR,BRUCE, CLUBB,SLESSOR,CLARK, SIMPSON,HEPBURN,SINCLAIR,BEEDIE,FOWLIE, CLYNE,FINDLATER, JOHNSTON,BROCKIE,PARK, WATT,MACKIE,WALKER,YEATS,THIRD, BURD,EWAN,ARTHUR,AUCKLAND, MURDOCH,LOW, IRVINE,CHALMERS,BOYES, LYON,SMITH,ADIE, WATSON - ALL N.E.SCOTLAND.

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Re: shipping records for ssCity of London 1855
« Reply #84 on: Monday 02 April 12 20:19 BST (UK) »
Willaim Married Catherine on 30/06/1842 in St Nicolas Aberdeen.
Welsh Allan, Wemyss, Caird, McAllister,Gibb, Kincardineshire,
Chisholm, Rew,McDonald,Macdonald, Brechin, McConnachie, Pirie, Welsh, Angus
Gibb, Allan, Ross, Stewart,McRobb, Aberdeenshire,
Horan,  Edinburgh.
Robertson, Penicuik, oodfellow, Hodgson, Birtley,Chester le Street Durham.

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Re: shipping records for ssCity of London 1855
« Reply #85 on: Wednesday 04 April 12 00:16 BST (UK) »
Quote from: seaweed on Monday 19 September 11 20:18 BST (UK)
It all hinges on finding a Crew Agreement or Logbook

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William Allan died on board CITY OF LONDON 8/June/1855. Probably from food poisoning. Voyage Sevastopol for Malta. His effects were auctioned on 13/June/1855.
If you need copies of all the original documents, just PM you email address.

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Re: shipping records for ssCity of London 1855
« Reply #86 on: Wednesday 04 April 12 09:01 BST (UK) »
Oh my, seaweed. What a remarkable find you have there for Lynda. You know she has has searched for so long and so hard!

Well done  ;)

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Re: shipping records for ssCity of London 1855
« Reply #87 on: Wednesday 04 April 12 10:12 BST (UK) »
Hi Seaweed and all,

Well found, Seaweed, never seen this before, where they auctioned off the deceased's goods and chattels. So much information, where did you find this information. Lynda will be pleased with this find.

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Re: shipping records for ssCity of London 1855
« Reply #88 on: Wednesday 04 April 12 19:20 BST (UK) »
It was common practice to auction a dead man's effects "Before the Mast" and indeed the Merchant Shipping Act of 1850 made it a legal requirement. These were hard times with no Social Security safety net.
Seafaring was a hazardous undertaking and death was a constant companion which could strike any member of the crew at anytime. It was viewed by the crew as having a "Whip round" for the dead man's family. You will note some of the high prices paid. 4 shillings for a bar of soap, 1/ 6 for thread.
The information came from one of  the links I gave on the 26/9/2011 "It may be worth searching the following pieces at Kew  BT98/3231   BT98/3638  BT98/4065   BT98/4358 Crew Agreements of Aberdeen vessels 1853-1856"
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Re: shipping records for ssCity of London 1855
« Reply #89 on: Wednesday 04 April 12 20:47 BST (UK) »
WOW WOW WOW... Absolutely fascinating find after all this time.  I have never had any success on the NA site looking for records...I get so lost there...there was actually £11 from proceeds on board the ship...documented in his inventory...a total of £136.2.9d, £19.00 of which were wages.
I am so grateful for this information.  Would thee be a death certificate and would he have been buried at sea.  I will pm my email address t you ...I am so grateful.  Thank you so much...my friends are all fascinated by my hobby and had gathered round my mobile this morning to look at the info.

Thank you Seaweed for your time on this matter..It means so much...now to find his son John Allan.. ::)

Regards,
Lynda
Welsh Allan, Wemyss, Caird, McAllister,Gibb, Kincardineshire,
Chisholm, Rew,McDonald,Macdonald, Brechin, McConnachie, Pirie, Welsh, Angus
Gibb, Allan, Ross, Stewart,McRobb, Aberdeenshire,
Horan,  Edinburgh.
Robertson, Penicuik, oodfellow, Hodgson, Birtley,Chester le Street Durham.
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