Hello everybody
Thanks for all your efforts.
Just as a word of explanation somebody on roots chat PM'd me suggesting that the names had been anglasised so I went for something that's a bit more French on the site as there is little doubt they were French Canadians.
As for joiners I do not think anybody jumped ship after the first voyage as it meant about three months imprisonment and the difficulty of getting another ship as you had to be registered. I think the carpenters came over on the Annie Jane, a ship usually left the shipyard as early as they could in its construction period and the final finishing was done on the voyage over and in the graving dock in Liverpool. So I think they were kept on as crew for the return voyage, to make up the numbers, and that would certainly go some way to explaining the reluctance of some of the French Canadians to climb the rigging. I make a total of seven carpenters. That is the best explanation I have, if somebody has a better one I would be very glad to hear it.
I have seen the ships nostalgia posting before, thanks for that.
Will look into the names suggested as much as I can the problem is without ages, origins its just about impossible to say for sure. If they can never be found in subsequent censuses that's always a good pointer but with seamen?
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Regards everyone, your help as always is invaluable.
Allan
