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Channel Islands Lookup Requests / Re: A burial or a memorial in St. Saviours Cemetery, Jersey, Channel Islands
« on: Friday 10 March 23 11:40 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Maddys52,

Thank you so much for your info some of which I knew a little. What I omitted to ask was if there was anyone who could take a photo of this grave & memorial for me. The grave was Frederick Adam's and the joined? memorial of Alice Maria Mainland. [See previous Post.]

Thanks again,
MAPS

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Channel Islands Lookup Requests / A burial or a memorial in St. Saviours Cemetery, Jersey, Channel Islands
« on: Thursday 09 March 23 17:06 GMT (UK)  »
Hello,

I would like someone to find a grave or memorial for a Alice Maria Mainland in the St. Saviour's cemetery. She was born in 1873 in London and died in 1958 at Braeside, St. Saviour. She stayed single all her life.
I did come across a family friend of hers who also lived for sometime in St. Saviour's at Beauvoir House. Frederick Adams who died in1938 in London but is buried in St. Saviours. On his grave is written Frederick of Mexico. He was an Railways engineer in Mexico for many years and worked for the British Govt. Alice M. Mainland and Frederick bought Beauvoir House together. There is supposed to be a sort of memorial to Alice on one side of Frederick's gravestone ? Perhaps she was cremated ?
Sorry about the long drawn out story. I wanted to give you as many clues as I could.
 Hope to hear from someone ?

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London and Middlesex / Re: The Mainland Family
« on: Thursday 09 March 23 14:37 GMT (UK)  »
HI,
 I've only just come across your post from last year.
William Mainland and Eleanor Rendall had a son Magnus b. 1816. He married a Janet Mainland in 1879. Janet was a daughter of Nicol and Anne Craigie Mainland.
Anne Craigie M. (b. 1782) was a sister of my ancestor George Mainland,(born 1773) son of Alexander & Isobel Morwick.  This family has driven me nuts over the years but I think its all sorted now. You could try Rousay Roots written by the Marwicks. Good Luck !
Now I have to find where a Mainland Aunt of mine who lived on Jersey, Independent Islands is buried. She managed to live through the German occupation as well.
All the best,
MAPS

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: George Mainand's ship record
« on: Wednesday 12 June 19 08:53 BST (UK)  »
Hi there,
I’d just like to pick your brains before finishing off this topic.                                         I would like to know why in some instances George Mainland is called a Commander and others Master and then later Captain ?  Is there an official difference or was it the journalists from that period just making it up.                                                              George got his Certificate of Competency as Master in 1850 but before that time 1846-1847 he was named sometimes as Master. He went to the Greenwich Hospital school from off his ninth year.
What is meant (in “the Shipping News) by;  “arrived from the river for… Sierra Leone”. I’ve seen this more often now since reading all the Shipping News columns, but with different ports ?
Thank you all once more for the really good advice you’ve given me.  :)
MAPS
 

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: George Mainand's ship record
« on: Sunday 09 June 19 15:49 BST (UK)  »
To; Seaweed, Goldie and ShaunJ,

Thank you all very much for your input and advice. It's pretty much covered all I needed to know. As for the "Nereide" I've managed to find quite a bit in newspapers and surfing the Net. Captain Mainland was hired by the Govt/Benevolent Society to carry cargo for a Mission Station to the Sierra Leone port. The ship caught fire, was sunk and "brought back to life again". Alas not for Capt. Mainland who caught yellow fever and died while waiting for the ship to be repaired.
Thanks again everyone !   MAPS
PS. Just so you know Skoosh, Capt .Thomas Mainland was the son of the Orkney born George Mainland snr. who went down with his ship the Knapton in 1820/21


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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / George Mainland's ships
« on: Saturday 08 June 19 12:08 BST (UK)  »
PS. Sorry I forgot to add the second attachment page.

MAPS

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / George Mainand's ship record
« on: Saturday 08 June 19 11:55 BST (UK)  »
Hi there, I'm having some diffculties deciphering the following. George Thomas Mainland had three voyages with the "Mersey"the first in 18 ?? the port I can't read. The second was to Valparaiso in 1856. The third to Sydney in 1858. I'm not sure of the exact dates or which are Arrivals or Deps. The two earlier ships I think are "Princess Victoria/o" and "Janes".
Can someone please help me to decipher this lot ?

Thanks in advance, MAPS

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Re: HALCRO/HALCROW families in New Zealand
« on: Sunday 11 February 18 13:46 GMT (UK)  »
Hello everybody who have helped with this Topic.
 
I have just recently found the Halcrow/Erskine family I was looking for in Kihikihi, Waikato.
I really appreciated your input !

Kind regards MAPS

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Names of the Ships written by hand on this Admittance form.
« on: Thursday 14 December 17 10:05 GMT (UK)  »

Thank you very much Bookbox ! You are right about the Brunswick as I have a document that confirms it.

MAPS

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