Offer:Look-up Liverpool (Mersey) Pilots 1734/1990

[jmtolcher]

i have a 4th great grandfather john wild 1797 and his son in law Thomas miller who were  pilot's on the mersey, i am lead to believe john run a ground a ship. can anyone shed any light
regards
julie

[ozranga]

Hi,
"Beyond the Bar" has:
Miller T,born 1835, licenced 1855, retired 1869, died 1870
Wilde J, licenced 1818, retired 1860, died 1864 .
merry christmas

[jmtolcher]

Hi,
"Beyond the Bar" has:
Miller T,born 1835, licenced 1855, retired 1869, died 1870
Wilde J, licenced 1818, retired 1860, died 1864 .
merry christmas

 Merry Christmas and thanks Ozranga do have that info and book, it is the running aground a ship i think called Giovanni? I think i need a trip to MMM. all the best.
 

[wafer]

Hi,

My ggrandfather was a fireman on the pilot boats out Liverpool in the late 1890s to 1903.How can i find information about his working life on the boats.

[ozranga]

If you give me his name I can look in the book I have, but the Merseyside Maritime Museum has details on the Pilots and their employment and families pensions etc.

[wafer]

Thank you for the help.

His name was,James Crosbie.

[ozranga]

Hi,
he is not listed in 'Beyond The Bar' maybe because he was a fireman, not  a pilot. I would still try the Merseyside Maritime Museum though.

[wafer]

Hi Ozranga,

Thank you for your help.

I have contacted the Museum and unfortunately i have to visit them to view any records. As i don't live in Liverpool it would be difficult for me to visit.

                                 Thank you again for your help.

                                                   Wafer

[lunch]

I am looking for information on my Ancestor William Evans.
He obtained his Master Mariner's certificate number 73562 on 3rd March 1858. He was born in Runcorn in 1813. On the 1861 census he was living in Liverpool and was a Master Mariner, river boat. Could he have been a pilot on the river Mersey? All help anyone can offer very gratefully received.