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Merchant Navy and Sailors - Help!

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Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 19 Mar 2007 16:42

There is a very good site but this dammed message board kept scrambling it so I have sent you a PM in the hope it gets delivered okay

Carolyn

Carolyn Report 19 Mar 2007 11:17

I'm looking between about 1850 and 1950. There were two or three generations. I'll try the national archives site - I'm fairly new at this so forgive me if that was a really obvious thing to try! :o) Thanks!

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 18 Mar 2007 20:51

Jane's referring to the National Archives' Documents Online. If they're there you can download them immediately for £3.50.

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 18 Mar 2007 18:38

There are a number of of ways of tracing people down even to their individual ships - what sort of of period in history are you looking at?

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 18 Mar 2007 18:36

What time is this? If they served in either the First of Second world wars there may be records. I found my grandad's and his best mates (including photo's) in the Local studies section of Southampton Library. (they both lived & worked from Southampton) maggie

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Jane Gateshead Girl

Jane Gateshead Girl Report 18 Mar 2007 18:31

Have you tried searching National Archives?

Carolyn

Carolyn Report 18 Mar 2007 18:11

I have a couple of ancestors who served in the Merchant Navy and one who is listed just as a 'sailor'. I'd like to find out if any records are kept so I can find out more about them, but don't know where to start! If such records exist can anyone tell me where to look for them?! Thank you for any help you can offer! Carolyn.