His name was George Willis. He married Jane Read on 28-10-1872 at the residence of the Congregational Church Minister. He was aged 20, she 18. He was a mariner. The ship I do not know. But in Dec. 1879 there is mention of him in court records and newspaper articles that state he was a seafaring man who had gone fishing. I am pretty sure that at that time he was a crew member aboard the vessel 'Rachel Thompson'. It seems as though crew lists for the 'Rachel Thompson' are not available but some of the vessels that sailed just after his marriage are. I have been compiling a list of possible vessels in the hope that one day I can visit Tassie and have a search at those crew lists. I can place him in Hobart in the period 1872-1879, but prior to that and beyond that I am at a loss. Ship lists should at least tell me if he was a native of VDL. Any help would be appreciated. Regards, Chris. Adelaide. On 1 September 2014 10:47, Mike Hurburgh <mike_robin@aapt.net.au> wrote: > Chris, > > Why don't you tell the list the name of your ancestor, the vessel and the > details of his marriage, especially the name of his bride - there is sure > to be someone who can tell you more. The list has 500+ subscribers and > there are not too many requests which go unanswered. > > > > On Mon, 01 Sep 2014 10:34:05 +1000, Chris Nilsen < > nilsen.christopher@gmail.com> wrote: > > Excellent. >> Thank you so much for your help. >> My plan is to hopefully get to the archives one day ( I live far away ) >> and >> search through the crew lists for vessels to try to find some details of >> my >> ancestor. >> He has been very elusive. >> However I know he was a mariner, and I also know his marriage date. So I >> figured he must have been in Hobart on the day he was married. >> So I have been searching the newspapers to see what vessels left Hobart in >> the following month or two after the marriage date. >> Hopefully if I get to the archives I can look at those vessels and he >> might >> be a crew member of one. >> You have to start somewhere I guess. >> Thanks for the info. >> Chris. >> > > -- > > Regards > > Mike Hurburgh > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.com > >