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Offline buckhyne

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Re: Death at seA
« Reply #27 on: Wednesday 06 September 17 17:40 BST (UK) »
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The rest, approximately 70% of the crew lists and agreements for 1863-1938 and 1951-1976, were transferred to the Maritime History Archive in Canada.
These aren't online, does that mean I have to travel to Canada to access them.

If you know the Official Number of the vessel the crew member sailed on then they will look up the details for you at a cost (which is quite expensive) see www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/searchcombinedcrews.php.

I understood that the only reason the records are at the Maritime History Archive in Canada is that TNA wanted to destroy them and the Canadians stepped in to preserve them.  So I guess we should be thankful for small mercies.
I believe that is correct and I am grateful for small mercies.
But in reality these records are gone.
How many of us know the names of any of the ships our ancestors worked on.

The one thing I am grateful for is my ancestors seaman's ticket.
I can't remember where I found it - either FindMyPast or the Crew List.
But it has a wealth of information.
His birth in Wemyss, Fife is not in the O.P.R.
He was born (according to the census) circa 1827 but the seamans ticket gives his birth date as 9th January, 1827.
He was 5'5" with brown hair, hazel eyes and his complexion was dark.
He also had an anchor tattoo on his left hand.
He was issued his ticket at Leith in July, 1847.
A wee bit of paper but with lots of info.
Brilliant!
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Re: Death at seA
« Reply #28 on: Wednesday 06 September 17 17:53 BST (UK) »
If it's David your last post is describing, there is a :-
   
DAVID LOURIE to JOHN LOURIE/ALISON FLOCKART, 27/11/1825 at Wemyss.

Or if it's James, then:-

James LAURIE to GILMOR LAURIE/MARGARET STEEL FR980 06/01/1827 in Cupar

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Re: Death at seA
« Reply #29 on: Wednesday 06 September 17 18:05 BST (UK) »
His name was Edward Copeland

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Re: Death at seA
« Reply #30 on: Wednesday 06 September 17 18:13 BST (UK) »
Too many side tracks in this thread.

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Re: Death at seA
« Reply #31 on: Wednesday 06 September 17 18:26 BST (UK) »
If it's David your last post is describing, there is a :-
   
DAVID LOURIE to JOHN LOURIE/ALISON FLOCKART, 27/11/1825 at Wemyss.

Or if it's James, then:-

James LAURIE to GILMOR LAURIE/MARGARET STEEL FR980 06/01/1827 in Cupar

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He was James Lawrie, son of William Lawrie & Sophia Neish in Buckhaven, Wemyss.
His seamans ticket gives the date 9th January, 1827 but it's no in the OPR.
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Re: Death at seA
« Reply #32 on: Wednesday 06 September 17 18:28 BST (UK) »
His name was Edward Copeland

Many thanks
Perhaps someone can find his death at sea in the newspapers.
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Re: Death at seA
« Reply #33 on: Wednesday 06 September 17 19:11 BST (UK) »
"He was James Lawrie, son of William Lawrie & Sophia Neish in Buckhaven, Wemyss."

I note that there is a marriage recorded as :- William Lourie and Sofia Nish, 27 November 1818 in Wemyss.

I note the family is in the 1841 census and 14 year old James is a Ropeman.

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Re: Death at seA
« Reply #34 on: Wednesday 06 September 17 20:48 BST (UK) »
"He was James Lawrie, son of William Lawrie & Sophia Neish in Buckhaven, Wemyss."

I note that there is a marriage recorded as :- William Lourie and Sofia Nish, 27 November 1818 in Wemyss.

I note the family is in the 1841 census and 14 year old James is a Ropeman.

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That's the family.
There were 7 bairns but only Agnes 19th May, 1834, Buckhaven is in the OPR births.
They were all born Buckhaven but then after 1837 moved a wee bit up the coast to Largo.
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Re: Death at seA
« Reply #35 on: Friday 08 September 17 15:25 BST (UK) »
Hi Everyone

I have been through every edition of the Herald, but that hasnt yield any results... and it was painstaking! haha

I think i am resigned to the fact i may never get to the bottom of this one...

Cheers
REID
BROWN
KERR
COPELAND

GLASGOW AND ARGYLL
KERR - ANDERSTON(GLASGOW) & ARGYLL
REID/BROWN - GOVAN
COPELAND - GLASGOW

IRELAND
LEITCH
DUFFY