Merchant seaman - mates

[carmatt]

Sorry, I am very new to this. I am looking into a family sory for someone who died in 1864.

I discovered very quickly that Robert Back or Bach was a mate on the Belle of Devon and other ships including Wild Horses from Nova Scotia.

Robert was born in 1832, London and died in Glasgow 1864.

Would there be any Merchant Navy records for him?

[davecapps]

you could try your luck by FindMyPast
YouŽll need to subscribe

https://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/education-and-work-records/merchant-navy-seamen-merchant-marines


Dave

[carmatt]

Thank you. OK - I don't have a sub on that.

Don't have a sub on anything!!

[carmatt]

Don't have a sub on anything just started FH yesterday.

[Treetotal]

Hi Carmatt and welcome to Rootschat...Here is a snip of an image from Findmypast.

Carol

[davecapps]

to get the information you want, you sometimes have to subscribe. ItŽs not all that expensive.
I have an Ancestry subscription, without which i wouldŽnt be where i am now.

But it all boils down to how important this is for you
Dave

[Treetotal]

Here is the information from the 1861 census:

Robert   Bach   Head   Married   Male   28   1833   Seaman (Merchant Service)   England
Eliza   Bach   Wife   Married   Female   25   1836   -   Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Robert E   Bach   Son   -   Male   3   1858   -   Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Margaret   Cameron   Aunt   Widow   Female   45   1816   -   Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
George   Cameron   Cousin   -   Male   12   1849   Scholar   Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Carol

[carmatt]

Thank you.

Was there anything under Back?

[Treetotal]

Those are the only two records I could find on FindMyPast that match the info that you have supplied. There may still be other records elsewhere though. There is also this free site but you need to sign up.

www.familysearch.org/en/

Carol