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AP VOYAGE?
« on: Saturday 10 October 15 19:17 BST (UK) »
researchinf george jeffery born 1817 midlothian
in the 1841 census i think ive found him but his occupation reads Ap voyage to Mairoteno
 the census address is St Anthony place , Leith Midlothian and theres a mixture of people there some saying on voyage to various places but others Ap voyage
i believe George was later a merchant seaman so im assuming this is some sort of boarding house but does Ap mean hes applied to go or that hes doing an apprenticeship ? and where on earth is Mairoteno?or is it a ships name ?
thanks in advance for any help
 kath

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Re: AP VOYAGE?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 11 October 15 10:26 BST (UK) »
Are you looking at a transcription or the actual image?
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Re: AP VOYAGE?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 11 October 15 12:15 BST (UK) »
HI
Im looking at a transcription so theres possibly spelling errors but i cant find anything on google searches for mairoteno
x kath

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Re: AP VOYAGE?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 11 October 15 12:20 BST (UK) »
How about Mauritania - West Africa  :-\ 
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Re: AP VOYAGE?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 11 October 15 14:14 BST (UK) »
That looks good thank you  :)

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Re: AP VOYAGE?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 11 October 15 14:20 BST (UK) »
Ap. is the official abbreviation for Apprentice in the censuses  1841-61

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Re: AP VOYAGE?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 11 October 15 17:15 BST (UK) »
Thank you
so hes an apprentice merchant seaman heading for West Africa
 x kath

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Re: AP VOYAGE?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 11 October 15 17:25 BST (UK) »
If he was born in 1817, he’s a little old to be an apprentice in 1841.

'Mairoteno' could also be Mauritius.

Also, there are no returns for ships at sea in the 1841 census.

Perhaps you need to look at the image (on ScotlandsPeople) in the hope of getting a better understanding of this record?

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Re: AP VOYAGE?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 11 October 15 23:25 BST (UK) »
thank you
 i cant find him on scotlands people for some reason
there are 2 others on the transcription the same age marked as Ap. voyage
theres something not quite right about the ages on this transcription as they are all either 15, 20,25 or30 and the year of birth corresponds to this
 i read that the 1841 census had a set way of recording ages but on this transcription they also give the year of birth and theyre all 1826, 1816 etc
 my george jeffery was born 1817
i dont know anything about the merchant navy apart from the sailors being more or less redundant between voyages
why were their details recorded if they were out of the country on board ships?
 kath
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