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how are fishermen/seamen recorded?

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A Lancashire

A Lancashire Report 16 Apr 2010 02:23

How are fishermen/seamen recorded if they were at sea on the night of the census?
Thanks for your help
Molly

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 16 Apr 2010 05:46

It varied from census to census. Have a look at the following site

http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/UKCensuses.html

Liz 47

Liz 47 Report 16 Apr 2010 12:14

My grandad is recorded on the l9ll census on a ship in Gibraltar, under "Royal Navy at Sea"
Liz

Researching:
Dad and Aunty Dolly with Grandad WW1

A Lancashire

A Lancashire Report 16 Apr 2010 13:20

Thanks very much, I have bookmarked this site which has a lot of info for the future investigation of my fishermen family. I don't think they are Royal Navy men, just fishing boats out of Boston. Unfortunately, the 1841 census [ the one I was interested in], doesn't record men at sea. I will keep trying, and thanks again for the useful info
Molly

A Lancashire

A Lancashire Report 16 Apr 2010 20:12

Hi Jean
That's a lovely record of your gt.gt grandfather. According to the site InspectorGeenPen referred me to, even men at sea were recorded EXCEPT for the 1841 census. This was the census I was checking and I hoped to get a record similar to yours, I'm disappointed, but will try other avenues.
Thanks for your reply
Molly

Derek

Derek Report 16 Apr 2010 23:03

Mariners.....almost always.though i have seen "fisherman"..but rarely

Derek

Researching:
anything that anybody needs in Derbyshire /Notts?East Yorkshire.....but mainly Derbys