Captain Hugh Duncan b Abt 1833

[olduser1]

Looking for assistance with the records for my Great Grandfather Hugh Duncan he was a ships Captain and sailed from Liverpool between 1860-79.
Unable to trace his birth record although the only Census 1871 which he appears on states b Liverpool 1834.

He married 1863 Ellen Curwen in Liverpool

and when she died in 1871 he married Elizabeth Webster again in Liverpool.

He was away at Sea for many of the Census years although his wife Elizaberth is recorded as Captains Wife in 1891 but
a Widow on the 1901 Census - both records for Liverpool.

Help appreciated for any information on hia Birth / Death also his voyages - I have found his Captains Register record at Lloyd's of London - but don't know where to go next.

[heatherjulie]

Hi
This might be of interest to you

In 1841 there is a Hugh Duncan born 1833 in Scotland living in Liverpool. He is with a Matthew Duncan, an engineer.

Heather

[Luzzu]

Hi  ,

Do either of the marriage certificates give the name of his father?

Luzzu

[Radcliff]

27th of Feb 1863,
St Nicholas, Liverpool,
Hugh Duncan,of full age ,batchelor ,mariner,of Pleasant St ,father Hugh Duncan a baker,
Ellen Curwin,of full age ,spinster of possibly Elsmere port,father Michael  a shipwright,
witness to marriage Ellen Michael Addison,
married by licence,
both signed their own names

[olduser1]

As Radcliff states Hugh Duncan's  father is shown as a Baker on the 1863 m cert, still waiting for the 1871 m cert to arrive.
The 1863 m is to Ellen Curwen not Curwin as in my earlier post.

The only record on the English Census with a Hugh Duncan entry is on the 1871 when living at 49 Park Hill Road Toxteth Park, shows where Born as Liverpool.

Thanks for the replies so far.

Let me know if I can provide any other information.

[Radcliff]

You are awaiting second marriage cert so for the benefit of other rootschatters ,


St Mary ,Edge Hill ,Liverpool  June 1871

[olduser1]

Found the death records for Hugh Duncan b abt 1835 in Newspaper article from 1897 11th April Hugh a Merchant Navy Captain died in Argentina.

Just rec'd the marriage cert 1871 for Hugh Duncan & Elizabeth Webster, Hugh's father shown as Hugh Duncan deceased - occupation Baker.
That means he died between  1863 and 1871, as on the 1863 m cert to Ellen Curwen Hugh's father was Hugh Duncan Baker.
Have researched further for any deaths but not success, there is also a.link to Dunoon Argyllshire Scotland so may need to commerce another search.

[jadefish7]

We are so excited to discover where and when my great grandfather died. His grand-daughter, my mother, always swore she was born in Dunoon, but this was obviously false. I think she may have got this confused, but there is certainly a link to Dunoon somewhere as she was adamant about it. She was a great narrator, but often got carried away so that the details could be suspect.

I will look up any other details I have and post thenm here.

[olduser1]

Hi jadefish7, There IS a link to Dunoon as my side of the family all had stories about the town.
I am working through all the Hugh Duncan's born in Liverpool & Dunoon.
I am also tracking the ships he sailed on from Liverpool - the microfilm record at the maratime Museum is unclear but I am going again next week
Keep me posted if you find anything out about Dunoon.