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Hi Dave,

Thanks for the info, but not sure if he's a fit. According to the 1841 census John Williams was born circa 1791 outside of the county of Lancaster. He married his first wife in Liverpool in 1811 and some time later married a second time (1841 census), although we have not been able to find a record of the marriage. According to the 1851 census his second wife was recorded as a widow although his name appears on the marriage certificate of his eldest daughter on 15th December 1851. As you have said "Williams is a common name". Probably I should check out JWII in the Maritime Museum even if to just eliminate him from my list.

Thanks very much for you help it's been extremely useful.

Regards,
John.

Thanks very much for the information on John Williams and sorry for appearing a bit impatient. I am new to this form of messaging and wasn't sure if I was making my request to the right person.

At the time of his marriage in 1921 records described him as a Master Mariner, so it could be that he became a pilot around the time of JW III (1832) assuming there wasn't a limit on age, as he would have been about 41 years old. Hopefully, I should be able to get to Liverpool Maritime Museum in the next two weeks to check it out. I presume you don't need an appointment to look at the archives.

Thanks again for your help.
John.

My Great Great Grandfather - Capt John Williams was a Master Mariner and River Pilot. He was married in St Peters, Liverpool in 1811 so I assume he was a Liverpool Pilot sometime during the early part of the 1800's. Is there any mention of him in your book?

Regards,
John.