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Husband at Sea

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Caroline

Caroline Report 4 Apr 2004 12:50

I have a rellie on the 1901 which says "husband at sea", where can I find him? I've looked on the 1901 for his name but no luck..are there any other records I can look at. TIA Caroline

Rach

Rach Report 4 Apr 2004 12:58

Have you tried the military records site?

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 4 Apr 2004 14:21

Age old problem, I'm afraid. I was looking through the 1851 census film for Littlehampton, Sussex and the enumerator had added a comment saying that he estimated that '180 seamen and master mariners in 45 vessels....absent from this place'.

Caroline

Caroline Report 4 Apr 2004 15:33

Linda Does that mean if they were in the RN then they will be listed somewhere?? Or is there a list of ships and crew elsewhere so that I might be able to determine what ship he was on? Regards Caroline

Kim

Kim Report 4 Apr 2004 16:55

You can do a vessel search on the menu at the side on 1901 census homepage. You will however need the name or a rough idea of the ship. And only those actually in the harbour were enumerated: if he was out of port or on a fisherman's boat you won't have much luck . KIM

Caroline

Caroline Report 4 Apr 2004 18:18

Thanks but the problem is I don't know what vessel he was on. That's what I want to find out...any ideas? Caroline

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 4 Apr 2004 18:29

I don't know which area your folk lived but in West Sussex Record Office they have a card index of people, filed alphabetically by surname, detailing which vessels the men worked on, and dates they were signed-on. This was just mariners, not R.N. I think. Not sure which period they cover, - maybe your area will have something similar.

Caroline

Caroline Report 5 Apr 2004 14:05

Thanks Linda Had done many an "advanced" search but never seen that check box before! LOL...Suppose I should really LOOK at what I'm doing! Thanks again Caroline