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Topic: Rimmers aboard Mauretania and Aquitania (Read 158 times)
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emmsthheight
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Posts: 1892
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Ho Bridget
What a lovely photo!
I hope between us we can help you out. Can you clarify so I've got this right? Is the information you have from family information, olr have you found some on line already?
I don't have Ancestry just now, or credits on findmypast, but you can search free and I'll have a go.
There are some other places you can try too. I'll try and find the links.
There are some lists on Moving Here on the National Archives site.
If we don't succeed you can try Ancestry in many public libraries here and elsewhere. The advantage is, they have many Immigration lists and passenger lists for America which we don't. Also, Canada.
You usually just pay for Internet time unless you are on benefits or unwaged, a youth eytc and get it free, and also copies, but you can save to a flash rive and print it at home.
Of course you have some ships names. Have you tried just putting one of those and possibly a name or date into a search engine and seeing what comes up?
I'll have a ;
look at findmypast and get back.
Best wishes
Emms
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emmsthheight
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Posts: 1892
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Hi
Me again!
I've looked on www.findmypast.com
There was Timothy Rimmer with a promising birth date, and some T Rimmers. The ship isn't given in the results, but putting the name in the search didn't work. Of course they were probaby on other ships.
For William ther are quite a few results. Ypou can try searchiung and experimenting with different ship' name spellings, but it may be worth buying the list for that one Timothy and the best William. You can just buy credits.
You could also look for his seaman's record. Try the National Archives site.
I'll se what else I can see.
Best wishes
Emms
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emmsthheight
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Posts: 1892
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Hi again.
I'm no expert on uniforms, buit I thought the one you've already posted looked like just the right one for sailors who would do jobs such as that. I've a photo of someone in similar uniforn inn a large group. I've never found much out though.
Maybe someone who knows these things will look in! If not, you could try posting it on a board covering the occupations. I'm not sure if there is a specific board. It's not navy. Merchant navy? If not, just the occupations board, with a clear heading.
Good luck!
Emms
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emmsthheight
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Posts: 1892
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Hi Bridget
You're welcome!
Hi Jan
I'm not sure either what the actual policy is, and I'm not sure how complete these are either, but I do know I've had some of my Hoey seamen appear on a few lists and the only record I have for my Patmore captain is a list bought from fmp. So worth a go?
Thank you for posting the info from Timothy, too. I just used my last but one credit this morning, and it's not much use on its own!
Best wishes
Emms
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manmack
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hiya bridget.
the aquitania was being refitted from november 1919 till june 1920
if your relative was sailing on her in 1919,before her refit,then he was sailing to canada,she was being used,to repatriate canadian soldiers back home
her history.
converted to an armed merchant cruiser on 7-8-14,then refitted to become a troopship on 18-6-15,operating at gallipoli
from dec 1915 till jan 1916,she was used as a hospital ship at gallipoli
on 10-4-1916,she was de-commissioned but re-commissioned in nov 1916,again as a hospital ship
in 1917,she was anchored in the solent,then in dec the same year,she was used to transport american troops to france.
after the armistice,she took canadian soldiers home to canada.
mack
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military history,mainly ww1,manchester pals battalions,tyneside irish +tyneside scottish brigades,leeds,liverpool,accrington,birmingham,hull,barnsley,swansea and salford pals.
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