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Australia / Nathaniel Clarke
« on: Monday 20 August 18 20:03 BST (UK) »
I have only 2 areas of research yet to complete for the family of my 3 x great grandfather, Peter Clarke. One of them concerns Peter's son, Nathaniel, who was born at Douglas, Isle of Man, British Isles on 1st May 1852. The family’s home city was Liverpool, England. Nathaniel was a mariner.
The last sight I have of him in UK is in Liverpool on a record dated 1875. I have exhausted all further sources in UK looking for him but I have found this:
New South Wales 'Register of Seamen's Discharges shows:
“13.11.1884 Nathaniel Clarke, AB (able seaman), born Isle of Man, Ship: 'Sir William Wallace' (barque), Port of Registry: Newcastle, Master: J R Brown, Nature of Voyage: By the run for the Port of Sydney.”
It appears that at that time this ship was based in Australia. I am, therefore, guessing that Nathaniel was either living in New South Wales possibly Newcastle or left ship to reside there although it could have been elsewhere in eastern Australia.
I have found him in another marine record but that did not add to my knowledge of him. I think that I have probably now also exhausted all sources of marine records. I have found persons of the same name living in New South Wales but I don't know which if any of them is him.
Can anyone give me any advice as to possible further sources of information in Australia?
David Railton
Cheshire, England
The last sight I have of him in UK is in Liverpool on a record dated 1875. I have exhausted all further sources in UK looking for him but I have found this:
New South Wales 'Register of Seamen's Discharges shows:
“13.11.1884 Nathaniel Clarke, AB (able seaman), born Isle of Man, Ship: 'Sir William Wallace' (barque), Port of Registry: Newcastle, Master: J R Brown, Nature of Voyage: By the run for the Port of Sydney.”
It appears that at that time this ship was based in Australia. I am, therefore, guessing that Nathaniel was either living in New South Wales possibly Newcastle or left ship to reside there although it could have been elsewhere in eastern Australia.
I have found him in another marine record but that did not add to my knowledge of him. I think that I have probably now also exhausted all sources of marine records. I have found persons of the same name living in New South Wales but I don't know which if any of them is him.
Can anyone give me any advice as to possible further sources of information in Australia?
David Railton
Cheshire, England