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3rd December 2018, 08:53 AM
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Looking for information on my grandfather
Looking for information on my grandfather, John Bradley.
From what I know he worked on oil tankers as a cheif engineers up till the at most 69, before becoming an inspector for the government, working on such ships as the waverly and the queen Elisabeth 2
He lived in glasgow and I assume thats where he trained as well, but I could be horribly worng about that.
Thats all I know so far, I'll try to get more on this end, but any information would be appreciated.
Fergus,
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3rd December 2018, 09:02 AM
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Wasn’t the Waverley the paddle. Ship. That ploughed up and down the. Clyde with sightseers or am I thinking of another vessel .? If so is a big difference between the two vessels. That’s not too long back and sure someone on the site may remember. Good luck. Have you no paperwork pertaining to him. JS
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3rd December 2018, 09:45 AM
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Re: Looking for information on my grandfather
The Waverley was a tender for passenger ships calling at Greenock outward and homeward bound to North America.
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3rd December 2018, 10:09 AM
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I took a trip on the Waverley, in about 63, while staying with relatives in Helensburgh. It ran from Craigendoran (apologies if I spelled it wrong) to Dunoon and back. It was a paddle steamer and I remember that there was a viewing catwalk around the top of inside the engine room. I was fascinated by the sight and smell and it may have been that which fired my interest.
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3rd December 2018, 10:44 AM
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Originally Posted by
j.sabourn
Wasn’t the Waverley the paddle. Ship. That ploughed up and down the. Clyde with sightseers or am I thinking of another vessel .? If so is a big difference between the two vessels. That’s not too long back and sure someone on the site may remember. Good luck. Have you no paperwork pertaining to him. JS
When mother took us on holiday to Rothesay, we either sailed on the paddle steamer "Waverley" or the turbine steamer "Queen Mary II". The turbine steamer let Cunard borrow her name in order to give their job number "534" in John Brown's shipyard a name.
We sailed on the "Queen Mary" in 1947 and on the "Waverley" in 1948. Mum didn't like the "Waverley" so up until 1950 we always sailed on "Queen Mary II.
Regards from,
Fouro.
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3rd December 2018, 06:36 PM
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Re: Looking for information on my grandfather
Hello Fergus
Welcome to the site and thanks for the question,
Can you give us the DOB pleae as this will help research.
Also place of Birth (Supposedly Scotland ??)
Thanks
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3rd December 2018, 06:38 PM
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The Clyde turbine steamer regained her original name "Queen Mary" in 1976, nine years after the Cunard liner "Queen Mary" was retired from service.
Fouro.
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3rd December 2018, 06:59 PM
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Re: Looking for information on my grandfather
Although all very interesting can I please ask that we try and stick to helping the Person in question on what he is looking for.
Nothing wrong with any posts but just takes this off track ,
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4th December 2018, 03:53 PM
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1936 was his year of birth, will look into where
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4th December 2018, 04:21 PM
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Also I have seen the waverly, its just by the ferry to one of the isles of the coast of scotland, never been on it though, my father always points it out to me though.
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