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Fife / fishermen lost at sea
« on: Tuesday 04 January 11 17:07 GMT (UK) »
I have been trying to trace my 3xGG David Fairfoul who married Mary Mcdiarmid in Newburgh on the 2nd of April 1846. I can find no suitable births for him at scotlands people site or a death for him. On the census of 1851 Mary is a seamans wife, so I am assuming as he isn't on with the family he is at sea. By the 1871 she is a widow. Peter thier last child was born in 1856, so he must have died somwhere between his conception and the 1871 census. I cannot find any death for him at all and wondered if he were lost at sea would he have a death cert ? Also would such a death make the local papers if there were such things. Would there be an enquiery or would it just be forgotten? Any helpful ideas or info would be great. Dandylion.