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Title: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: RedMystic on Monday 26 September 16 22:31 BST (UK)
Hi Chatters.

Can anyone tell me what O.B.C. means please? It is shown on the attached transit document. The people leaving England from the Port of Liverpool in 1927 are planning to make their permanent homes in Bermuda.

I wondered if there was some sort of resettlement program or other reason indicated by the letters O.B.C.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: ScouseBoy on Monday 26 September 16 22:39 BST (UK)
What is the column heading please?

Could it be Outward Bound something?
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 26 September 16 22:42 BST (UK)
Of British Commomwealth.
Carol
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: RedMystic on Monday 26 September 16 22:49 BST (UK)
Thank you ScouseBoy. The column heading is Country of Last Permanent Address, in which England is checked, and then the bracket with OBC.

Thank you Carol. Does "Of British Commonwealth" used in this context mean anything other than they are moving from one Commonwealth county to another?
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: Treetotal on Monday 26 September 16 23:16 BST (UK)
Not sure but I have it down as an abbreviation when I was looking for ancestors on passenger lists some time ago. The other one I have is Other British Country.
Carol
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: ShaunJ on Monday 26 September 16 23:35 BST (UK)
Looking at the passenger list, it must be something to do with the port of disembarkation. At the bottom of the page the totals are OBC: 14 from England and 2 from the Empire which matches those due to land at Bermuda, and FSA: 5 from England and 2 from Scotland, which matches those due to land at Havana and  Iquique
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: RedMystic on Tuesday 27 September 16 13:57 BST (UK)
Thanks again Carol. I appreciate the observation from you to ShaunJ.

This is slightly off topic,  ;) but perhaps you can share some insight on another item in this record. The line for Ferguson indicates he came from G'gors in England. I've Googled that in a variety of ways, but can't find a place name that comes close. Might you have any ideas on that?

Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: nanny jan on Tuesday 27 September 16 14:15 BST (UK)

I think  G'gors is Glasgow.
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: ScouseBoy on Tuesday 27 September 16 14:32 BST (UK)
Great Gonerby perhaps?

However  Fergus Ferguson sounds Irish
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 27 September 16 14:35 BST (UK)

I think  G'gors is Glasgow.

I agree. It is G'gow. I think the last letter looks like a "w" not "rs".  :)
(Glasgow is in Scotland.)
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: RedMystic on Tuesday 27 September 16 14:36 BST (UK)
That would make sense based on what I know about the man, Nanny Jan, but the person who was completing the check boxes had the option of choosing England or Scotland and chose England. ::) (Darn ship's clerks - can't trust them can we!  ;D )

I tried Googling the address and see one in Govan, but again, that's Scotland.

Was it common to write Glasgow that way?

That's an interesting thought ScouseBoy. It's a long way from home for Fergus though. He was from Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides.

Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: Millmoor on Tuesday 27 September 16 14:36 BST (UK)
It is Glasgow, no question.
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: RedMystic on Tuesday 27 September 16 14:37 BST (UK)
Awesome. Thanks for the confirmation Ruskie &  Millmoor.
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: heywood on Tuesday 27 September 16 16:05 BST (UK)

I think  G'gors is Glasgow.
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Yes, I do too-  G'gow - oops! I didn't go to page 2  ::)
Title: Re: What does OBC mean on sailing record from Liverpool to Bermuda
Post by: RedMystic on Tuesday 27 September 16 17:45 BST (UK)
Thanks for your confirmation too, heywood. The more the merrier.  :)