Merchant Navy ship name help

[WythenshaweWench]

CR2

[WythenshaweWench]

CR10

[WythenshaweWench]

Seaweed...

I'm not sure about his signature - the one you gave me is on the bottom.  They look similar, but I can't decide, lol

Jayne xx

[WythenshaweWench]

Jayne, you should try and get hold of the Crew Agreement  and Logbook of TEESBRIDGE to find the name of his previous ship.
https://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/viewcombinedcrews.php?Official_No=119879
The MN central personal records for the period of WW1 have been destroyed and no records were kept from 1857 to 1913. So back tracking via C/As is the only way to find out. Long winded and a little costly but possible.
I should be at Kew next week all being well and will endeavour to check the early 1903 C/As of MESABA.

Seaweed

As regards the Teesbridge, I've got that too (paid MUN for it in 2015) - his previous ship was the WAR JANDOLI.

I have him on NINE ships - I'll post the list I've created.

Jayne xx

[HMac]

The signatures look pretty good to me - it looks like the same man.
Edit* I am looking at the top two but it is the bottom one I should be looking at There is some room for doubt*

Regards
Hugh

[seaweed]

I think so Hugh,
The dot over the "i" slightly to the right on all the signature's seems to be the same.

Jayne, Thanks for your list. I am intrigued  to find out if he served in WW1 and why he has no medal listing. Many seamen did not claim their medal entitlement.

regards SW

[WythenshaweWench]

The signatures look pretty good to me - it looks like the same man.
Edit* I am looking at the top two but it is the bottom one I should be looking at There is some room for doubt*

Hi Hugh

Yes, it’s the bottom one that seaweed sent over and needs checking. The top two are from documents I have (census).

I would say the signatures look very similar indeed.

Hi Seaweed

I would love to find out more, but he just seems to be such a mystery...

I’m so glad ou everybody’s help.

Jayne xx

Regards
Hugh

[WythenshaweWench]

Oh, and another thing on the signature comparison....

There’s a little ‘squiggle’ on the start of the ‘c’ of Scaife - it’s there on all 3...

Would you agree?

[HMac]

Yes, very similar indeed. I feel this seaman is worth checking in your search to rule in or out however as the previous ship is not mentioned on the C/A for WAR JANDOLI in 1919 we have a gap going back to 1912. We cannot at this stage positively link him as the same seaman in the 1915 C/A to ss AYDON and DELAWARE.

Regards
Hugh