1901 Purser on Isle of Man Steam Packet?

[markheal]

1901 Purser on Isle of Man Steam Packet?
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Can the career of this sailor be established?
1901 Isle of Man census as Frederick ANSTRUTHER born Fife .
'living on own mean' but I understand that he was a Purser with the Isle of Man Steam Packet.


Frederick Elliot Anstruther Bennett LATER Anstruther [BIRTH NOT YET FOUND]
1872–1942
BIRTH 16 MAY 1872 • baptised at Southwark RC Cathedral London.  born Southwark or Hanwell or Fife Scotland ?
DEATH 5 MAR 1942 • 100 Robert Street, ST PANCRAS London
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Not found in 1891 or 1911.
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1881 census
Fred A. S. BENNETT
Aged 8
Father: Robert George Bennett [untraced]
Mother: Mary Bennett NEE HENRY
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[CaroleW]

1901 Isle of Man census as Frederick ANSTRUTHER born Fife

Only shows Scotland - not Fife in 1901 - think you may be referring to 1911 I o M census with info given in opening post

Not found in 1891 or 1911

Found easily in 1911 - with same family as 1901

[markheal]

Carole,
I had always presumed that his claim to a birth in Scotland was an attempt to claim an identity different and separated from his complex birth family. Several of his siblings also changed their names from time to time.  The ANSTRUTHER surname that this BENNETT family switched to has strong associations with Fife, Scotland.

[markheal]

Thank you,  I had missed him on the Isle of Man 1911 census. 

With your skill, can you see him in 1991 or even better his missing birth?

In 1891 he is not at home in Southwark with his mother and siblings.  Perhaps he had just left home for his first employment, perhaps in the Forces?

[CaroleW]

I did try to find him in 1891 just using Fred* b 1873+- 2yrs birthplace Scotland.  No luck in England/Scotland or IOM

[KGarrad]

Nothing on the available IOM records.

Have you tried looking for his Merchant Navy records?
(These won't be on IOM!)