Angela I know that you said you looked for the death of John Geddes in Scotlandspeople but did you do your search in "minor records" marine returns? There is a page there from the "Returns of Death at Sea" with a John Geddes age 58 which would give a birth date of 1864 which ties in with the census info from Howard. However report indicates he was "Scotch" and born in Banff! It also says he died from concussion of the brain caused by a fall whilst having a fit. Worth considering. George George Brander Torre de la Horadada España On 4 February 2014 13:05, Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > Angela, > > Have a look at the 1871 census for No.4 Garvock St, Aberdeen where John > Geddes b Peterhead age 7 is with mother Barbara Geddes age 42 b > Peterhead a washer woman, and two older siblings Alexander and Mary. > > You'll find this family in 1861: 44 Roanheads, Peterhead > Barbara Geddes 29 Peterhead Fishmonger > Alexander Geddes son 4 Peterhead > Mary Milne dau 7 Mo Peterhead > > The births that then strike me in the IGI are > - "John Hasting 14-1-1865 Peterhead to Barbara Hasting or Geddes" > - "Mary Ann Hastings 2-10-1860 Peterhead to Barbara Hastings" > - "Alexander Geddes 27-8-1857 Peterhead to Alexander Geddes & Barbara > Hastie" > while the IGI also shows that Alexander Geddes & Barbara Hasty marr > 23-3-1857 Peterhead. > I suspect Alexander Geddes died early on. > > There's more kicking around on both the Geddes and Hastie lines, but > first you've got to satisfy yourself that this John Hasting is your John > Geddes. I can find the family in 1881 where John Geddes age 16 is a > general labourer - not very sea-like but....! > > I know Morrison hasn't come into it yet, but?..... Some of the > informants in my family were as good as any making things up. > > Howard Geddes > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Forgot to mention but the boat was a trawler "Kathleen Burton" This was built at Hall Russell's yard at Aberdeen but was operating out of Hartepool when the accident happened George George Brander Torre de la Horadada España On 4 February 2014 19:10, George Brander <[email protected]> wrote: > Angela > I know that you said you looked for the death of John Geddes in > Scotlandspeople but did you do your search in "minor records" marine > returns? > There is a page there from the "Returns of Death at Sea" with a John > Geddes age 58 which would give a birth date of 1864 which ties in with the > census info from Howard. However report indicates he was "Scotch" and born > in Banff! It also says he died from concussion of the brain caused by a > fall whilst having a fit. > Worth considering. > George > > George Brander > Torre de la Horadada > España > > > On 4 February 2014 13:05, Howard <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Angela, >> >> Have a look at the 1871 census for No.4 Garvock St, Aberdeen where John >> Geddes b Peterhead age 7 is with mother Barbara Geddes age 42 b >> Peterhead a washer woman, and two older siblings Alexander and Mary. >> >> You'll find this family in 1861: 44 Roanheads, Peterhead >> Barbara Geddes 29 Peterhead Fishmonger >> Alexander Geddes son 4 Peterhead >> Mary Milne dau 7 Mo Peterhead >> >> The births that then strike me in the IGI are >> - "John Hasting 14-1-1865 Peterhead to Barbara Hasting or Geddes" >> - "Mary Ann Hastings 2-10-1860 Peterhead to Barbara Hastings" >> - "Alexander Geddes 27-8-1857 Peterhead to Alexander Geddes & Barbara >> Hastie" >> while the IGI also shows that Alexander Geddes & Barbara Hasty marr >> 23-3-1857 Peterhead. >> I suspect Alexander Geddes died early on. >> >> There's more kicking around on both the Geddes and Hastie lines, but >> first you've got to satisfy yourself that this John Hasting is your John >> Geddes. I can find the family in 1881 where John Geddes age 16 is a >> general labourer - not very sea-like but....! >> >> I know Morrison hasn't come into it yet, but?..... Some of the >> informants in my family were as good as any making things up. >> >> Howard Geddes >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >