Hi, I've been making the most of what information is available in the merchant seaman's tickets, even apart from the ship/port codes there are useful notes about appearance, date of birth, 4 years in American service, etc. Need some help with some notes please if possible.
This is the final ticket for the person I'm researching (Robert Craig, older brother of James Craig later Dunville Whiskey partner/millionaire - he got a bit of a better deal). Robert died "falling from aloft at sea" on the ship "Mary" from Greenock, Shearer captain (seems sailed from the Clyde in January 1853, arriving 11 March 1853 in Havana, Cuba - just 11 days after this sailor died).
There's a note on this ticket, "Dis" something. Any ideas? 276.44.2 is possibly Margaret Pollack registered @ Glasgow, the ships for 87.3.12 and 27.7.- are unknown still but the ships were registered at Aldeburgh and Banff respectively going by the port codes.
Also another ticket from 1845 has some unclear note at the bottom of the outward voyages. 516-10-3 possibly Sea King registered @ Belfast. From the project linked
from this British national archives blog for deciphering the ship codes.
An 1847 ticket I could read a note clearly - some useful info saying "Base at New York 22.5.48" (seemingly the date not the ship/port code).
