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merchant seamen
« on: Wednesday 15 June 16 21:02 BST (UK) »
can any one tell me where i might find details of merchant seamen ?
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Re: merchant seamen
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 15 June 16 21:04 BST (UK) »
What date period, please?
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Re: merchant seamen
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 15 June 16 21:05 BST (UK) »
Could you give us the dates and if possible the name and date of birth of the person you are interested in.
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Re: merchant seamen
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 15 June 16 21:07 BST (UK) »
he was born in 1832 so he may well have gone when he was young as i can't find him on the 1851 census his name was Henry Moseley and he was a fisherman all his life
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Re: merchant seamen
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 16 June 16 10:16 BST (UK) »
Could you confirm that your Henry Moseley was born in London on 5/Feb/1832 and was a Fisherman who fished from Barking.
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Re: merchant seamen
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 16 June 16 12:11 BST (UK) »
yes date is right he was a fisherman and got married in Barking
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Re: merchant seamen
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 16 June 16 19:02 BST (UK) »
I found a copy of his seaman's ticket number 391913 on FindMyPast. He first went to sea as a fishing boy in 1847 and was issued with his seaman's ticket on 2/Mar/1848
He has no recorded voyages from 1848-1854. This is not uncommon for fishermen. Their trade was casual and he probably worked on several different fishing Smacks over this period.
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Your best bet is to get in touch with Barking Archives.
https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Archive-Collection-Overview.pdf
https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Infosheet33-Barking-Fishing-Fleet.pdf

Contacting Essex Records Office may also be useful.
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Re: merchant seamen
« Reply #7 on: Friday 17 June 16 20:45 BST (UK) »
cheers seaweed,that was a lovely piece of information. builds a little more information to henry moseley life
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Re: merchant seamen
« Reply #8 on: Friday 17 June 16 20:51 BST (UK) »
would i get much information if i applied for henry moseleys sailing life ie would they tell me where he sailed and  what dates he went to sea and returned

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