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Author: aelewis
Surnames: Calder
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Hello Charles
I'm working from memory - and I haven't done detailed work on Thomas - but he was
born about 1852 in the parish of Dunnet, Caithness. In the 1901 census he is in Trinity
road Leith - port of Edinburgh - with a child Sydney a few months old. I know that Tom
sailed with the Leyland shipping line in other boats eg Planet Mercury before SS
Liverpool. He had surgery in I think 1901 and died post -op - by this time he was working
for the Northern Lighthpose Board on their yacht May (I think that's how it is spelt)
- a vessel taking supplies to NLB lighthouses.
In 1901 he is listed as 48 and his wife Lizzie is 26 (I think she was a Findlater but
might be wrong - if there was a previous marriage I don't know of it so I 'm
interested as to your photo!!
Best wishes from Dunnet!
Angela
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