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Graveyards and Gravestones / Re: Preston Cemetery North Shields
« on: Thursday 21 June 12 20:56 BST (UK)  »
Very kind of you to offer. Spent a week on holiday last year and managed to find gravestone we wanted. Hope you were successful in your search.
Thanks again,
Ros

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Northumberland / Re: New Hartley Pit Disaster 1862
« on: Saturday 19 November 11 19:15 GMT (UK)  »
If you go here http://www.northtyneside.gov.uk/browse-display.shtml?p_ID=26322&p_subjectCategory=403   and click on bereavement services there is an address and phone no to contact and they are very helpful,and might give you an idea where the grave is.
Ros

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Northumberland / Re: ship lost at sea
« on: Saturday 23 July 11 14:48 BST (UK)  »
"father being a direct decendant as the artist was the captains son ?, his name was John w b Harlcro,"

I am wondering if we are talking about the same ship... I got out the paperwork for Cordelia and she was registered in May 1867. My 3x ggrandad captained her in 1878, sailing for Escombrera and Carthagena and missing, presumed drowned on the voyage begun 19th September1878.  The Owner Robert Stoker was registered in Liverpool, though there was a William Stoker of Shields on board aged 13...cabin boy.All perished according to documents and belongings went down with the ship!15 souls in all died and from many different shores.
I think there have been a number of Cordelias....Ours was a sailing ship of 726tons and not HMS Cordelia which was a battleship.

I'd still be interested to see a photo of your painting.
Ros

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Northumberland / Re: ship lost at sea
« on: Saturday 23 July 11 14:25 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Mark
Took me a long time to find my man but now I have copies of ships logs( from Maritime History Archives, Newfoundland) and Newcastle.
Ros

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Northumberland / Re: ship lost at sea
« on: Saturday 23 July 11 14:22 BST (UK)  »
Hi Sylvia,
Thanks for the info....my relative was on a sailing ship called Cordelia in 1878.
Ros

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Northumberland / Re: ship lost at sea
« on: Saturday 23 July 11 13:54 BST (UK)  »
To send a personal message (pm) you go to top of page where your log in name is and click on messages. There is a link saying new message. Click on it to send a message and a posting screen comes up. then put the person you are sending to e.g. skingers2 in the To box and type message.I have sent one to you so you should have a message to open.
Ros

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Northumberland / Re: ship lost at sea
« on: Friday 22 July 11 20:30 BST (UK)  »
only one small problem I live in the South East of England! Although I was born in Jarrow and my family hail from the North our paths have led us further south. Is it possible that you could attach a photo and send me a pm  letting me know the price as my dad in his 80's (direct descendant of captain wilson) would be really interested.
Ros

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Northumberland / Re: ship lost at sea
« on: Thursday 21 July 11 21:57 BST (UK)  »
I'd be interested to know more...my 3xgreat grandfather was lost at sea on the Cordelia which sank in the Bay of Biscay in 1878. He was actually the captain then and called Robert Wilson. He sailed from Shields and was going to Escombrera. Do you have a picture or can you tell me where I could see it?
Ros

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Durham / Re: Completed How do I find a sailing ship possibly sunk
« on: Friday 17 June 11 20:40 BST (UK)  »
If you have the official ships number you could look up the ship here

www.miramarshipindex.org.nz/

or contact the Newfoundland Shipping Records (They have crew lists for ships sailing from u.k ports)

www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/shipping.php
That's how I got lots of info on my missing/presumed dead captain. We were able to find out about many of his journeys.
Hope that is useful
Ros

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