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Independent Islands => Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark => Topic started by: Webby on Tuesday 21 June 16 00:10 BST (UK)
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Hi, looking for any info on the above Louis....whose name could also be Cansell, Canslan or Canslawr.
Louis was born c 1847 and gave his birth place as being Jersey. Louis was a mariner and he was drowned when his ketch overturned here in Tasmania during a storm. It has been very difficult to find anything about his early life. So if someone could point me in the right direction as to where to look, I would be very grateful.
Cheers
Webby
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Was it definitely Jersey Channel Islands?
What year did he die?
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Hi, gave his birth place as being "Jersey". He was also mentioned in a newspaper article as being 'a jerseyman'. He died in Tasmania, Australia 1873.
Cheers
Webby
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The only 'possible' that I can see is a Louis Canelu (1851) born c1846 to Frederic and Tranquille, he's in the 1861 as Louis Candon. He is a servant but one of his brothers is a sailor. Two of his older brothers are in the St Brelade baptism registers as Cancloud, sons of Frederic Cancloud and Jeanne Tranquille Le Tellier.
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Thanks for your reply....I did find that 'Louis' in the 1851 census, but didn't find the family in 1861. But didn't look at that spelling of the name, there have actually been quite a few spellings, also in one instance his 'Louis' became 'Lewis'!.
I did find some other spellings of his name, mainly due to his being a seaman and there were some voyages that had him listed. He was definitely in this hemisphere during at least from 1869, haven't found anything earlier than this date.
He was working as an AB on a couple of ships sailing from Hobart to Sydney. Haven't found what boat he came from the UK on. It probably looks as though I'm not really going to get a lot further with his origins - too many spellings of his name!. But will look at the Cancloud family.
But many thanks anyway :)
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You could try contacting the Societe Jersiaise. If he began his seafaring life in Jersey he may have paid into the Seaman's Benevolent Fund and they have those records.
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Evening....I have been looking at Ancestry and the Jersey BDM's today to try and get an idea as to this family and what happened to them.
I found the 1871 Census at St. Brelade which looks like a Frederick CANCLON (58) (but has been transcribed as CANDON) a Farm Labourer and a wife Marie (52) - no other kids mentioned.
Tried to find a death for Jeanne Tranquille Le Tellier or any of the above names, but unfortunately no luck there at this time.
So not sure if this is the Dad Frederic(k)or not in the 1871 census. The spellings of the name have been very prohibitive and I've got not idea if Canclon, Cadon, Cancloud, Camcloud actually sound anything like Canslaw. Probably getting a bit beyond me at this time!!.
I'm about out of any other thoughts at this time, so your idea to contact the Seamans Benevolent Fund is a great idea....many thanks for that!.
Cheers
Webby ;D
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There is a death in the St Brelade indexes between 1854 and 1866 on page 68 of a Tranquille Camcloud. I'll have a mooch around for a second marriage for Frederic.
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Webby,
You may have this already or indeed how much help this will be I don't know but may be worth taking a look.
Ship, Eliza, registered port Plymouth
1863, crew member, Louis Canclow dob 1844
Found on Find my Past website. I do not have a subscription in order to view the entry but is there if you would like to take further.
Good Luck
Scatty
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The entry for Louis Canclow gives his place of birth as Jersey. The ship was going from Plymouth to Quebec and other ports in North America.
I did find the second marriage of Frederick Canclon which took place on Dec 23rd 1862. What I thought was interesting that Louis was one of the witnesses and at first glance the handwriting made his name appear to be Camclow.
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Thanks to you both for your replies. :)
The family name certainly gets changed around quite a bit!. I'll have another look at Louis' time in Australian waters, especially before the 1869 voyages that I had already come across. Of course, he may have been in America during those years?. And of course, his surname is also a very big problem!.
It would have been interesting to know what his accent was like when he gave his name ;D Certainly the spellings differ somewhat.
Louis only had one child (a daughter) here in Tasmania and the family name varied from Canslaw to Canslawr, but that was about it. The other spellings came from newspaper articles at the time of his death.
Of course, that's if the Louis from Jersey is the one and same that came to Tasmania...will try to keep going with this. If you come across any other spellings.....please let me know.!
Regards
Webby