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Ships/Vessels on census records

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Carole & Sue from up north

Carole & Sue from up north Report 31 Oct 2007 19:25

I've got it now!

Thanks

Carole

Moira

Moira Report 31 Oct 2007 15:52

Hi, I found this site useful for seamen, Mariners Page, http://rm*co*uk/mariners.html hope you find it useful too. Cheers Moira.

Carole & Sue from up north

Carole & Sue from up north Report 31 Oct 2007 15:31

Alright, now I'm feeling really thick!!

I've clicked onto 1841 and I can't find vessels

Carole

Clifford.

Clifford. Report 31 Oct 2007 15:22

Sue and carol,
Try census year and click on vessels.
Cliff.

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 31 Oct 2007 13:50

Someone has put together info on Royal Navy ships and their whereabouts at 1901 census. Does not give names of crews but if you've tracked down your rellie's naval records and know which ship he was on at the time you at least know where he was!

Found one of mine out in China - involved in the Boxer rebellion!

Jill

Carole & Sue from up north

Carole & Sue from up north Report 31 Oct 2007 13:38

Joan

I don't want to come across as an idiot but...where do you put that in?!

Carole ;-)

Carole & Sue from up north

Carole & Sue from up north Report 31 Oct 2007 13:32

Joan

Thats the kind of tip I'm after!!!!

Off to look

Carole

trinni

trinni Report 31 Oct 2007 08:52

The cornish online census has shipping listed, certainly for 1861 and 1891. I can't see it for 71 but I expect its there.

Joan

Joan Report 31 Oct 2007 08:38

Founsd some of mine in ships in port in Uk and Royal navy in port abroad. Joan

Chica in the sun ☼

Chica in the sun ☼ Report 31 Oct 2007 08:02

Thanks for the tip Joan, I´m off to look for my missing sailors!

George

George Report 30 Oct 2007 22:09

Anyone that was on board a ship in a british port was entered on the census, my own county Lincolnshire has surname indexes which can be searched.

George

George Report 30 Oct 2007 22:07

Anyone that was on board a ship in a british port was entered on the census, my own county Lincolnshire has surname indexes which can be searched.

Chica in the sun ☼

Chica in the sun ☼ Report 30 Oct 2007 21:53

I have a couple of census entries where fortunately it says next to the wife entry "wife of seaman", so I assume he was away at sea, but I also have a load of Cornish ones that say that the wife is married but no sign of a husband so a possibility they where at sea also, but I don´t know that. . I also have someone on a census taken on a ship which was in dock at Portsmouth, so maybe some census were taken if the ship was in port, but I´m not sure if that was a just a one off and not the norm. Can be very frustrating!

Carole & Sue from up north

Carole & Sue from up north Report 30 Oct 2007 20:13

I wondered about that,

thanks

Carole

Thelma

Thelma Report 30 Oct 2007 20:12

The census was for people actually resident in the country.
Ships/boats at sea are not included.

Stephanie

Stephanie Report 30 Oct 2007 20:11

Those who worked at sea were also often missed from a census

Carole & Sue from up north

Carole & Sue from up north Report 30 Oct 2007 19:58

I'm trying to find someone on a census record but he may have been at sea. Is there any way of finding him on a census record?

carole