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Merchant navy 1911

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Mark

Mark Report 18 Aug 2009 22:58

Hi

I have failed to find my great granddad who was in the merchant navy.
I know he was abroad because my great grandma mentioned on the census that the head of the household was abroad on a ship as a fireman(stoker)

I'm not asking anyone to search for me as i know its pay as you go and i have already searched all avenues and used all name variants. My question is: Has anyone had problems finding merchant seaman who are abroad on the 1911 census?
I just want to know if its a case of missing records or i am unlucky.

Regards

Mark

Netty

Netty Report 18 Aug 2009 23:39

Hi Mark, can't really help you i'm afraid, but i did find this.

http://tinyurl.com/Vision-of-Britain

From 1851 to 1921 the enumeration of those aboard ships was restricted to vessels in port on census night and vessels which arrived during the following day.

HeadStone

HeadStone Report 19 Aug 2009 18:30

Hello Mark,
You could try the following.



Registry of Shipping & Seamen
12 Cheviot Close
Llanishen
Cardiff
CF4 5JA

Registry of Shipping & Seamen
P.O Box 165
CARDIFF
South Glamorgan
CF14 2AB

Registry of Shipping And Seaman
Anchor House Cheviot Close
Parc Ty Glas Llanishen
Cardiff
SOUTH GLAMORGAN
CF4 5JA

Mark

Mark Report 19 Aug 2009 19:28

Thanks Netty and Paul.

I can assume in was not in port, its a bit annoying because i waited about 6 months for oversea records to come on the 1911 census and was disappointed not to find him.
I have his index card and know which ship he was on in 1918 but the index card does not give names of ships,

I will try the addresses you supplied me


Mark

was plain ann now annielaurie

was plain ann now annielaurie Report 19 Aug 2009 19:53

Overseas Royal Navy are certainly on the 1911 as I found someone the other day, Not sure why Merchant Navy wouldn't be.

Treehunter

Treehunter Report 19 Aug 2009 20:07

Have pm you Mark

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Battenburg

Battenburg Report 19 Aug 2009 22:23

Have you tried an advanced search on the 1911 census?.

I found my grandfather who was not at home with his parents. I used a variant name and also his occupation.

I found him in another town with an S added to the end of his name. I knew it was him because after he married he went to live in the same town and I was born there

Mark

Mark Report 20 Aug 2009 18:05

Thanks everyone for your advice.

All i can assume is that my great granddads Captain/Master who should of been responsible for filling in the form has either forgot to add him or he has totally misspelt his name, his surname is DAVIs and i have done every variant including DAVIES,DAVIE,DAVY etc.