Hello
I wasn't aware of this site before. I see that you include mariners up to 1945. I
checked to see if my father and his brother (both deceased) are on the database but they
aren't. They were born in the 1early 1920s and were at sea in the merchant navy during
the war. Are they eligible for inclusion? If they are - would it be best if I get in
touch with what details I have via the web site?
The site looks very interesting - I have always wondered if there were mariners further
back in my family, which might explain why both my father and his only brother both went
to sea. I shall have a good look to see if any of the names on my tree are on your
database.
Lindsay Roberts lindsayroberts(a)hotmail.co.uk
Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:11:23 +0000> From:
rd9(a)leicester.ac.uk> To: WLS-MERIONETHSHIRE(a)rootsweb.com> Subject: [MER] Welsh
mariners website - update.> > Our Welsh Mariners Website has just been updated.>
> > > New inclusions are details of over 800 Trinity House Petitions made by poor
mariners and/or their families. The surviving documents are from the period 1789-1852.
These petitions can be of great value to the family historian as the mariners and/or their
families would try to prove their ages and relationships. They often did this with
certified records from parish registers, Family Bibles etc.> > > > For some of
the petitions a précis is included on the website; this is an on going task. If the reader
wishes to brows the petitions just carry out a search by using the word Trinity on the
"Details contains" section coupled with a birthplace or county of interest.>
> > > Numbers of Petitions on a county basis are: PEM, 301; CAE, 147; CGN, 124;
GLA, 64; MER, 53; AGY 47; CMN, 43.> > > > The original documents are held at
the Society of Genealogists, London, who published a calendar to the whole UK collection.
> > > > Example:> > > > [Trinity House Petition of Foulk
Humphreys, aged 65, of Barmouth, MER, 1817]. Precis: Foulk Humphreys went to sea at 18 out
of Barmouth. Latterly master of the William and Betty; Sea Flower; Assistance and Endeavor
for 18 years. For 5 years he was quarter master of HM ship captain, Capt Nelson. Morris
Ellis now master of Elizabeth of? London, formerly of Barmouth, says that no owners of
vessels Foulk commanded is now alive. Foulk declares that he was born at Solf y Mynyth,
Festiniog parish, MER on 1 Nov 1752. Edward Jones, slate merchant, 32 St Swithin Lane,
Lombard St., declares that he has known Foulk for about 50 years. He has lived at Barmouth
for 3 years, and lives in house of Lewis William. Petition dated 24 Oct 1817.> >
> > The outcome of this or any petition is not known as such records are said to
have been destroyed by enemy action in World War 2. However there may be locally held
records which may give clues. Naturally we welcome any input about any petition or mariner
on the website.> > > > Reg Davies and Nigel Callaghan> > > >
Website of Welsh mariners at
www.welshmariners.org.uk
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http://www.welshmariners.org.uk/> > > > > > > >
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