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Offline shirleyannmarie

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Mer Service
« on: Monday 29 November 04 09:53 GMT (UK) »
Hello Does any one have an idea what this could mean, It on a 1871 Census return the Women in question say "engineers widow Mer Service"

Has it something to do with Merchant seamen? ie Merchant Navy?

Thanks in anticipation Shirleyannmarie
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Re: Mer Service
« Reply #1 on: Monday 29 November 04 10:58 GMT (UK) »
Almost certainly the Merchant Navy. This description might indicate that she was receiving a widow's pension.
Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa and Riley from St. Helena.
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Re: Mer Service
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 30 November 04 16:19 GMT (UK) »
Hackstaple,
many thanks for that how could i find out about the pension thing any ideas???
 regards shirleyannmarie
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Re: Mer Service
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 14 December 04 22:25 GMT (UK) »
Difficult and only possible in person. Many of these records are lodged in the Guildhall Library, London. You have to go in person.
http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/
Southern or Southan [Hereford , Monmouthshire & Glos], Jenkins, Meredith and Morgan [Monmouthshire and Glos.], Murrill, Damary, Damry, Ray, Lawrence [all Middx. & London], Nethway from Kenn or Yatton. Also Riley and Lyons in South Africa and Riley from St. Helena.
Any census information included in this post is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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