Deceased Merchant man abroad

[Keith at Tregenna]

[QUOTE=Doc Vernon;154465]Just of some interest as well! Cheers QUOTE]

Great link Doc, thanks. currently going through huge data on WW1. As said before on site to take a break. Have several leads, but hold of for a response from the enquirer. but add things that may be of interest to others. It would be good to be able to do all for them, but time is precious, the more input from the inquirer the better. Will look further later. K

[Keith at Tregenna]

I am afraid you wont find any crew agreements or official logbooks in Canada for 1925 at the link above. A percentage of logbooks/agreements, if survived, for the year 1925 will be held at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Regards Hugh

Thanks Hugh. All helps, never had the time for the Archives, they defeat me still, hence leave that to you experts and look for anything else that may be out there that could help. K

[Doc Vernon]

1861–1938

A 10% specimen group of crew agreements for each year, taken at random (every tenth box of papers) together with those for famous vessels (with some exceptions, such as those for the Cutty Sark and Great Britain), is in The National Archives. The remaining 90% for 1861, 1862, and years ending in '5', are held by the National Maritime Museum. To request a crew list to view in the reading room, please order online. For other years, some crew agreements were taken by local record offices. Information on holdings at The National Archives and local record offices are described in The National Archives' Merchant Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists after 1861.

All those remaining (about 70% of the total) are now in the care of the Maritime History Research Collection, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, Newfoundland, A1B 3Y1, Canada. The Collection offers a research service and will provide copies of documents for a fee based on cost recovery. Crew agreements for foreign-going vessels were submitted to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen at the end of the voyage (replacing the copy deposited with the port authorities before departure) and it is this date that determines the year in which an agreement is filed. Coasters and fishing vessels submitted crew agreements bi-annually.
Cheers
From Link that Hugh gave! Thanks Hugh!

[Keith at Tregenna]

Though will assist as much as pos, the enquirer reported: Its possible that he was a merchant seaman. Will give 200 percent and try harder, just need your input. I could fill the site with requests of my own from just today. just ask you help us. K.

[Keith at Tregenna]

We would love to help, but it all takes time, please do not be put off by this, the chaps on site could do with as much as you know, if not more. All you know could aid us help you. Please liaise, we will do all we can.

http://www.forum.liverpool-genealogy...=13544&start=0

http://www.forum.liverpool-genealogy...a350b&start=20

We will try to help as much as pos, please help us to help you ? A fair bit of time has been spent on finding what you are aware of, tell us of anymore of what you may know. Never any promises apart from work with us and we will try. K

[Chris McKeown]

So far - thank you everyone for your help so far, there's enough there for me to chase around for a few days, very kind of you all - thanks for your time.

[alf corbyn]

HI Hugh;. have tried that e-mail you gave me regarding my brother in law. no reply I'm afraid. it was just a thought because he was reputed to be on PQ 17, and got to Russia.

[Keith at Tregenna]

So far - thank you everyone for your help so far, there's enough there for me to chase around for a few days, very kind of you all - thanks for your time.

FIND MY PAST MN: Christopher SMITH Died: Belgium 1925

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/m...ExactSearch=on

K.

[Hugh]

HI Hugh;. have tried that e-mail you gave me regarding my brother in law. no reply I'm afraid. it was just a thought because he was reputed to be on PQ 17, and got to Russia.

Alf, These guys don't always get back to you quickly so give them a wee while yet. They will be quite busy.

Regards
Hugh

[Keith at Tregenna]

Never an intention to scare the man off, think we can help, lest he wants to go it alone, just the enquirer must know that we cannot always just do all for them. Would love to help, but deal with those that reply/ respond first. Apart from the many that am just stuck on and proven prior, they can be solved with time. Having to find the correct dates etc yourself, holds back on searching much else, any one else researching and that needs help, please give us all info. including links to anything posted elsewhere etc. No one charges here, but time is precious.

Will add to my list and keep looking K.