Hi Kaye and List Just saw this entry and was wondering if you could check two names for me on your list. I am trying to find out as much as I can about these two men. 1. Johan (John) Charles MELEN or MELAN arrived on the "Chatham" in 1850 (Swedish) and continued to stay in the Stockton Newcastle area on 'boats' of some sort until a bad accident with a log on a boat. 2. Gustaf Arvid "SMITH" (probably englacised). Born Sweden. On his Naturalization papers on 22 December 1885 it stated he arrived on "San" "St" or Saint" JAMES. The only reference I can find about a "St James" vessel was wrecked in 1848, so obviously not that one. He also lived and worked on vessels in the area at least until 1879 and apparently worked on ships that went to America and England (according to his grand-daughter). He would have arrived in Australia around 1876 according to his Death Certificate. If anyone can give me a clue how to find out more about the arrival of these two men I would be grateful. I think that they both must have been "seamen" and came to Australia as crew. Cannot find any record of "Chatham" either. A relative told me that this was the ship he arrived on as a 17 year old in 1850. Kaye Vernon wrote: > We are in the process of indexing the "Seamen who were discharged > 1869-1919" and I am sure he is on our lists. The data is on another > computer so I will have to check a bit later. > Kaye > > www.bananatv.com/familytreechecklist.htm > > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-nsw-hunter-valley-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-nsw-hunter-valley-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of kerrie > Sent: Monday, 12 February 2007 10:44 PM > To: AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY@rootsweb.com > Subject: [HV] Coutts Seamans Home Newcastle > > Hi > I was wondering if someone may be able to help me. I am trying to find > information namely a list of inmates at the above Seamans home from > about 1880 to 1886 more particularily I am trying to find a Johan Meyer > aka John Myers and his arrival in Newcastle I know he was in Newcastle > around February 1886. It is believed that he may have jumped ship in > Newcastle harbour and that he was a stowaway although none of this has > been able to be confirmed. He was born in Norway in 1860. I have > information about him from 1886 to the time he died in 1905 in Newcastle > and also from his birth until 1879 in Norway. Its this inbetween time > that I would like more information about and would really like some > help. Any and all help and or advice is more than greatly appreciated. > Thank you all for your time. > > Regards > > Kerrie Myers > Sydney Australia > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-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 AUS-NSW-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >