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Shipwrights in Hull
« on: Thursday 19 October 06 21:22 BST (UK) »
Is there any possibility of tracing shipwrights in Hull prior to 1900 and possibly back to about 1830?
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday 19 October 06 22:36 BST (UK) »
Yes, in the directories.  I have 1823 and back.  You can find later ones online at historicaldirectories.  What names are you looking for?
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« Reply #2 on: Friday 20 October 06 10:17 BST (UK) »
Hi I am looking for the surname Watson. Family folklore says that the family were originally shipwrights in Glasgow but moved to Hull for work but even the furthest I have gone back was born in Yorkshire.

First names James b 1850 Hull
Herbert b 1878
Arthur b 1876
Charles b 1875
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Re: Shipwrights in Hull
« Reply #3 on: Friday 20 October 06 21:08 BST (UK) »
Hi Amanda

There are some trade directories at
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ERY/Hull/index.html
bur I've had a quick look and couldn't see any Watson shipwights.

I've also looked in my copies of White's 1851 and Kelly's 1861 & 1897 without any luck.

Usually there is some element of truth in family lore, it's just a matter of getting all the exaggerations out of the way.

Have you traced the Watsons on the various census to see what occupation they had? or maybe obtaining a birth or marriage cert might help as these usually tell you the occupation.

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Dinsdale, Ellis, Gee, Goldsmith,Green,Hawks,Holmes,  Lacey, Longhorn, Pickersgill, Quantrill,Tuthill, Tuttle & Walker,  in E & W Yorks, Lincs, Norfolk & Suffolk. Census information is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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« Reply #4 on: Friday 20 October 06 21:28 BST (UK) »
Yes On the census returns it says various things depending on which year but either shipwright or boatbuilder or boat builder apprentice is next to their name.

I also know my great grandfather  named on that list was a shipwright and his son too followed in his footsteps.

Thank you for the links
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Re: Shipwrights in Hull
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 22 October 06 14:50 BST (UK) »
I have a rellie born in 1850s who was a shipwright. I'm not sure if that would mean he was included in any directory because most of them were for people who were either self-employed or who had their own companies. My understanding is that a shipwright would be one of many such people in the ship yards. Having said that, if you stumble across a James Carver in any of your searches, I'd love to hear about it.

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E Yorks - Carver, Steels, Cross, Maltby, Whiting, Moor, Laybourn
W Yorks - Wilkinson, Kershaw, Rawnsley, Shaw
Norfolk - Carver, Dowson
Cheshire - Berry, Cooper
Lincs - Berry
London/Ireland/Scotland/Lincs - Sullivan
Northumberland/Durham - Nicholson, Cuthbert, Turner, Robertson
Berks - May
Beds - Brownell
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