Thank you, Alison. Much appreciated. Nancy On 9-Jan-10, at 4:06 PM, Alison Kennedy wrote: > Nancy > > I have reproduced the parts of the newspaper articles which I trust > are of some assistance to you: > > > From The Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday, October 9, 1861 > > ............The Alert left Peterhead for the Straits on the 18th > May, 1860, and sighted the ice on June 8. On July 27, a boat was > capsized following a fish, and two of the crew, Burnett and > Mitchell, were never seen after being pitched out of the > boat........ The names of the men dead are – ................. > William Burnett, Strichen, drowned by the upsetting of a boat, 27th > July 1860; ............. > From The Buchan Observer, Friday, September 21, 1866 > > ARRIVAL FROM CUMBERLAND STRAITS – .............. The “Alert” left > the fishing ground on the 11th August, and experienced very heavy > weather in her passage up to the 5th Sept., and reports having > spoken the “Dublin” on the 10th August with one fish, about 8 tons. > Wm. McPherson, mate of the “Dublin,” had died of consumption on the > 20th June, and a seaman belonging to her, named James Burnett, who > had been taken ill, and was coming home by the “Alert,” died several > days before she arrived, and his corpse was brought to > Peterhead ............... > > > Alison > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Nancy Visima <nvisima@rogers.com> > To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, 9 January, 2010 19:24:21 > Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Lost Sailors > > Goldie, is there any mention of James or William BURNETT in the story > of the Alert? These two brothers both died aboard the Alert, William > on 27 Jul 1860 and James on 11 Sep 1866. > > Nancy > > On 6-Jan-10, at 3:30 PM, goldie and Lido Doratti wrote: > >> What happened to the fellows who were lost at sea? I heard a story >> that the Master's or Captains of the ships, (whichever terminolgy is >> correct) were required to record the deaths. But what happened when >> the ship was lost as the Resolute was? I have the story of it being >> found and towed to the east coast of the US, then returned to Queen >> Victoria.......but what of her crew? Is there any way to find any >> of this information? >> I also have the story of the Alert out of Peterhead as well, and it >> gives the names of 8 who died but how do we know who these folks are >> for sure? Is the John Walker who died on 11 Nov 1860 where the >> Alert wintered, the son of John Walker, Mason, in Peterhead? >> Anyone with any ideas? Thanks, Goldie >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and >> the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message