Hi Jim, Sorry I don't have any links to your James Walker...but could you please share with us, how you were able to trace his movements as a Merchant Marine.,. I know you said you got it from National Archives, but can you explain how to trace a seaman.. E.g. I have a Denis Finnegan, a seaman who must have arrived prior to his Brisbane marriage in 1878..but I have no knowledge about his arrival in Qld.. Thanks and good luck . Gay ---- Original Message ----- > ascertain if there any Subscriber who may have personal information on him > that can help me out. I'm not particularly interested in his ship > movements because I have most of that information from the National > Archives. > > Thanks in anticipation, Jim >

You could try searching Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters - http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/search.htm But keep an open mind regarding the spelling of Finnegan. I found my Dalmation g-grandfather via his naturalisation papers (NSW State Records) - came here as an Able Seaman and, given the length of time he had been in Australia, I found the ship he had signed on in New York. French g-g-grandfather, I suspect, jumped ship in Geelong - he married and registered first child under an assumed name, but the darling man used his real name as second and third forenames. But no record found (yet!) of ship. Cheers Barbara

Thanks for the link Barbara... You don't have to tell me about keeping an open mind on spellings....I've been down the road with Denis's offspring in Australia...I have to use every which way to find them...and theirs.. I'll get on to searching now... Thanks again Gay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara OConnor" <maurie777@ozemail.com.au> To: <aus-qld@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 4:54 PM Subject: [AUS-QLD] Denis Finnegan > You could try searching Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters - > http://mariners.records.nsw.gov.au/search.htm > > But keep an open mind regarding the spelling of Finnegan. > > I found my Dalmation g-grandfather via his naturalisation papers (NSW > State > Records) - came here as an Able Seaman and, given the length of time he > had > been in Australia, I found the ship he had signed on in New York. > > French g-g-grandfather, I suspect, jumped ship in Geelong - he married and > registered first child under an assumed name, but the darling man used his > real name as second and third forenames. But no record found (yet!) of > ship. > > Cheers > Barbara > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-QLD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >