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help needed please...are there dockyard apprentice

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Patricia

Patricia Report 31 Mar 2005 18:28

Can anyone help me, i am trying to find some info. on a rellie who worked in the dockyard as a shipwright in the early 1800's. would there be any searchable records of apprentices and if so how would i go about searching them. Thankyou in advance Patricia

Phoenix

Phoenix Report 31 Mar 2005 18:45

It has to depend on which dockyard.... I have several ancestors working in Portsmouth's HM Dockyards. While I have yet to locate apprenticeship records, I do have the dates they entered as apprentices, their position, wages etc and can follow them through until the day they died. These records are at TNA, Kew. There may well be others at the dockyards themselves.

Patricia

Patricia Report 31 Mar 2005 22:27

Thankyou for your help, i know have ancestors who were at Portsmouth's dockyard, i think maybe Devonport as well.

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 Report 31 Mar 2005 22:29

Mine were shipwrights in London and possibly Bristol. Would be very interested to hear if anyone finds anything. Maz. XX

Maggie

Maggie Report 31 Mar 2005 22:50

I've got shipwrights and carpenters working at Devonport, Portsmouth and Chatham! If anyone should come across a Moyes in any of these places he's mine! Maggie

Heidi

Heidi Report 31 Mar 2005 23:10

I found 2 sites very useful for getting my ancestors apprenticeship records in London Dockland area. Try 'parishregister(.) (com)' for loads of useful links around the country, I believe. Also 'eolfhs.org.uk' East of London Family History Society is a great site for watermen, bargemen etc.

Patricia

Patricia Report 1 Apr 2005 21:14

Thanks for your help.