Information please on the SS Mersaric ship

[hanes teulu]

Western Times, 18 Jun 1917

What's in a name!!

[hanes teulu]

Foot of col 4
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82014248/1894-12-07/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1756&index=1&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Mersario&proxdistance=5&date2=1963&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=mersario&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

[hanes teulu]

Coumn 4 - closest i can get to 1911
https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045830/1909-09-14/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1756&index=0&rows=20&searchType=advanced&language=&sequence=0&words=Mersario&proxdistance=5&date2=1963&ortext=&proxtext=&phrasetext=mersario&andtext=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

[hanes teulu]

If it is "Mersario" pop it in Search for 200 "hits" -  1 as early as 1873, the rest 1889-1908.

https://newspapers.library.wales/

[JenB]

According to a few of my records I see that Francis was the Captain of the SS Mersaric ship 1911 .

Exactly what is the source of this information?

[GrahamSimons]

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C10134598

[KGarrad]

According to a few of my records I see that Francis was the Captain of the SS Mersaric ship 1911 .

Exactly what is the source of this information?

Newlyn Archive.
https://www.newlynarchive.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Family.pdf
(scroll down for Rouffignan)

[JenB]

Newlyn Archive.
https://www.newlynarchive.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Family.pdf
(scroll down for Rouffignan)

Ah, I see...

Letter addressed to Capt de Rouffignac, commander SS Mersaric, dated 18/10/1911 from The Texas Company giving character reference.


It doesn't say that it was captain Francis Rouffignac 

[AlanBoyd]

Newlyn Archive.
https://www.newlynarchive.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Family.pdf
(scroll down for Rouffignan)

Ah, I see...

Letter addressed to Capt de Rouffignac, commander SS Mersaric, dated 18/10/1911 from The Texas Company giving character reference.


It doesn't say that it was captain Francis Rouffignac 

and see reply#5