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Donkeyman? Merchant Navy
« on: Sunday 18 January 09 14:21 GMT (UK) »
Can anyone tell me what a donkey man did in the merchant navy?   All other records have stated that the person I am looking at was a 'marine fireman' or 'stoker'.
BELL;TWEEDIE;PITTILLO/PATTILLO;WATSON;JOHNSTONE;PALMER;MOFFAT:DOBIE;BEATTIE:-Dumfrieshire<br />HYSLOP;MANSON;CURRIE;JAMIESON;BEATTIE:-Ayr<br />HOOKER;DYSON;SEABROOKE;DYER;DREWELL;STOCKWELL;CRIPPS;-London<br />DEVOS:London, Belguim
BENDALL-Bristol<br />WOODEN/WOODIN;JARRETT-Surrey<br />MURCH;HARRIS;POPE:-Devon QUARM-Devon,London,Anywhere<br />RUMBLE;HIBBERD;-Wilts
MARTIN - Dorset,Somerset;
PITTUCK/PITTOCK:-Suffolk.
WILSON;BARNEY;WINDES/WINDERS;ELLIS - Yorkshire;MARSTON;HALLAM - Notts;

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Re: Donkeyman? Merchant Navy
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 18 January 09 15:10 GMT (UK) »
He would in charge of a donkey-engine, a small steam-engine, usually for subsidiary operations on board ship, as feeding the boilers of the propelling engines.

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Re: Donkeyman? Merchant Navy
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 18 January 09 15:10 GMT (UK) »
 :)  Thanks
BELL;TWEEDIE;PITTILLO/PATTILLO;WATSON;JOHNSTONE;PALMER;MOFFAT:DOBIE;BEATTIE:-Dumfrieshire<br />HYSLOP;MANSON;CURRIE;JAMIESON;BEATTIE:-Ayr<br />HOOKER;DYSON;SEABROOKE;DYER;DREWELL;STOCKWELL;CRIPPS;-London<br />DEVOS:London, Belguim
BENDALL-Bristol<br />WOODEN/WOODIN;JARRETT-Surrey<br />MURCH;HARRIS;POPE:-Devon QUARM-Devon,London,Anywhere<br />RUMBLE;HIBBERD;-Wilts
MARTIN - Dorset,Somerset;
PITTUCK/PITTOCK:-Suffolk.
WILSON;BARNEY;WINDES/WINDERS;ELLIS - Yorkshire;MARSTON;HALLAM - Notts;

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Re: Donkeyman? Merchant Navy
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 04 February 09 21:47 GMT (UK) »
donkeyman or  donkey/greaser, he ould oil, grease, moving engine parts also stoke the engines, kali.
KUHNELL, prussia, germany, australia. TAYLOR, easton in gordano, penmark, essex. barry, glamorgan. HILL, southampton, barry, glamorgan.

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Re: Donkeyman? Merchant Navy
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 05 February 09 18:54 GMT (UK) »
Hi all,

I have just received my Grandads marrage certificate and it states his Dads job as a shore donkeyman so was just about to post on here if any one had any idea julieann1 beat me to it.

My G.Granddads job title says shore donkey man so i presume he was on a ship that does not leave port. I know that sounds silly but what else can it be. I know from earlier certificates he has been a ships fireman early 1900s and a dock labourer late 1800s
Clark's of hull and Birkenhead and Davies of hull and Northampton

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Re: Donkeyman? Merchant Navy
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 05 February 09 19:27 GMT (UK) »
Hi Dennis
Was he in the merchant or royal navy? You may be able to track down which ships or shore bases he was on, which may give you an ida of what he was doing

Julie
BELL;TWEEDIE;PITTILLO/PATTILLO;WATSON;JOHNSTONE;PALMER;MOFFAT:DOBIE;BEATTIE:-Dumfrieshire<br />HYSLOP;MANSON;CURRIE;JAMIESON;BEATTIE:-Ayr<br />HOOKER;DYSON;SEABROOKE;DYER;DREWELL;STOCKWELL;CRIPPS;-London<br />DEVOS:London, Belguim
BENDALL-Bristol<br />WOODEN/WOODIN;JARRETT-Surrey<br />MURCH;HARRIS;POPE:-Devon QUARM-Devon,London,Anywhere<br />RUMBLE;HIBBERD;-Wilts
MARTIN - Dorset,Somerset;
PITTUCK/PITTOCK:-Suffolk.
WILSON;BARNEY;WINDES/WINDERS;ELLIS - Yorkshire;MARSTON;HALLAM - Notts;

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Re: Donkeyman? Merchant Navy
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 05 February 09 19:52 GMT (UK) »
Not that i know of re merchant or royal navy. As far as i know he spent his life in Hull.

But at least i know what a donkey man is now.Sounds a funny title for a job now doesn't it ;D

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Clark's of hull and Birkenhead and Davies of hull and Northampton

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Re: Donkeyman? Merchant Navy
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 05 February 09 21:08 GMT (UK) »
A Shore Donkey Man was a donkey engine man employed at a dock or wharf etc.

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Re: Donkeyman? Merchant Navy
« Reply #8 on: Friday 06 February 09 09:49 GMT (UK) »
Hi Stanmapstone.

Thanks a lot for that info thats great.

Regards.
D.D
Clark's of hull and Birkenhead and Davies of hull and Northampton
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