how do i find 1886 crew lists from England to Nz

[lnr]

I am looking for a Sailor who jumped ship NZ abt 1886. No ships name. His name George JOHNSON possibly born 1869 He said Great Yarmouth England. Thanks lnr

[CaroleW]

What is your source of info re: jumping ship & birthyear & birthplace

[lnr]

Family hearsay  lnr

[wivenhoe]

If you are interested in the origins of George JOHNSON, and you see him in NZ, then start with the earliest evidence you have of him in NZ.

What is that?.....his name on...what?.....marriage record?....birth record?


"He said Great Yarmouth England"  When and where did George JOHNSON give this information about his origins?

[Neale1961]

Family hearsay  lnr

No not hearsay.
When George Johnson's son Herbert enlisted in 1916 for WW1, he gives his father’s place of birth as Yarmouth England, and that he had been in NZ for 30 years.

[LizzieL]

Family hearsay  lnr

No not hearsay.
When George Johnson's son Herbert enlisted in 1916 for WW1, he gives his father’s place of birth as Yarmouth England, and that he had been in NZ for 30 years.

Yarmouth or Great Yarmouth? Two different places - one on the Isle of Wight and one in Norfolk. Although confusingly, locals in Norfolk often abbreviate Gt Yarmouth to "Yarmouth"

[Girl Guide]

Inr have you obtained the son's birth certificate to get both parents names?  From that you could obtain the marriage certificate which should give details of George's parents.

This would then give you a better idea of how to trace George in the UK.

[LizzieL]

Another thread here
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=819465.0

[AllanUK]

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No not hearsay.
When George Johnson's son Herbert enlisted in 1916 for WW1, he gives his father’s place of birth as Yarmouth England, and that he had been in NZ for 30 years.
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Just out of interest, where did you find this information? I have tried to find it (being nosey), can you give me a link to it?

Thank you