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Kelly

Kelly Report 4 Sep 2010 14:04

Hullo! Would be grateful for some help or even a nudge in the right direction.

I'm trying to trace Annie Britannia Johnson who, according to family legend, was born on the Royal Yacht Britannia (hence the middle name) in the Bay of Biscay, around 1876. Her parents were William Johnson and Ann Holloway.

Please help xx

safc

safc Report 4 Sep 2010 14:16

IGI Individual Record FamilySearch™ International Genealogical Index v5.0
World Misc.
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Annie Britannia Johnson Pedigree
Female

Event(s):
Birth:
14 JUL 1873 Merchant Marine England, , , At Sea
Christening:
, , England
Death:
Burial:

Parents:
Father: Wm. Johnson Family
Mother: Annie Holloway

Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.

Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
C014037 Film
Sheet:

Researching:
Abby says please do not send messages to safc, always reply on your thread, as Abby is just a paying member of genes reunited. helping other members. thank you.

Kelly

Kelly Report 4 Sep 2010 14:20

Oh wow! Thank you SO much, you're a star xx

Netty

Netty Report 4 Sep 2010 14:28

1881 Census.

Name: Ann B. Johnson
Age: 8
Estimated birth year: abt 1873
Relation: Granddaughter
Gender: Female
Where born: At Sea, Bay of Biscay.

Civil parish: Clapham
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address: 2 Gaskell St
Education:

Employment status: View image
Occupation: Scholar

Registration district: Wandsworth
Sub-registration district: Clapham
ED, institution, or vessel: 16

George F. Holloway 59 Head. Undertakers Ass. b. Newington, surrey.
Jane Holloway 53 Wife. b Peckham, Surrey.
Alice Holloway 12 Dau. b Clapham, Surrey.
Ann B. Johnson 8 Granddaughter


Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 634; Folio: 24; Page: 40; GSU roll: 1341146.

mgnv

mgnv Report 4 Sep 2010 22:52

Find My Past should have the GRO ref if you wanted her b.cert

mgnv

mgnv Report 6 Sep 2010 01:39

I've no doubt that she was born on the Britannia and named after her, but as for that being the royal yacht - well, no. It's probably as well that she wasn't born on the royal yacht - how would you like being Annie Victoria And Albert Johnson. I presume you've seen the Britannia on TV - does it really look like she was launched before 1876?

Potty

Potty Report 6 Sep 2010 12:22

This site has pictures of the Royal Yachts:

http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/royal_yachts.htm

mgnv is right, the Britannia was the very last one (launced in the 1950s and the name hadn't been used before.

This site has details of ships named Britannia during the 1800s but none of them seem have been sailing in 1876. There is a Brittanic which was.

http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descriptions/ShipsB.html

The birth cert should answer the question.