Hi, Maybe there is something in the town history that can give you information., Harriet in NH On Sat, 15 Jun 2002 13:02:21 -0400 "Noreen Sergovitch" <noreens@sympatico.ca> writes: > Ahoy there! Fellow Listers; > > Some of you may already know that I am in search of my EPWORTH > relatives and > ancestors worldwide. They certainly have been and still are an > elusive > bunch ... so far! To enhance my search, I have started and EPWORTH > Message > Board at: http://genforum.genealogy.com/epworth/messages/1.html > > Still in the wake of my 'olde sea dog' G-grandfather with a tad > more > information but still having no luck at all finding mention of > marine > records for CHARLES (Skipper) EPWORTH (1846 - 1911) in the UK or > Canada. > > This is what I have to date: > > William EPWORTH b.abt 1820 and Mary (c/b Leathwaite) b.abt 1825, > 1 known child. ( and possibly a daughter Ann b.1846) > ...Charles (Skipper) EPWORTH b.6 Feb 1845 at 12 Ann St, Myton, > Kingson > upon Hull, Yorkshire, England d.22 May 1911 Newmarket, Ontario > Canada. > Married Jane HUSSEY b.11 June 1859 St. Giles, South Middlesex, > England d.11 > Feb 1951 Toronto, Ontario Canada (d/o James Hussey b. London, > Middlesex 28 > Jan 1821 and Susan --- b. St.Giles, South Middlesex 21 Jan 1823) > (9 > children well documented.) > > Charles (Skipper) EPWORTH was a mariner according to the children's > birth > certificates. While he was away at sea he carved ships for his 7 > sons. Some > were models and others were pictures. > > One of the ''pictures" has been berthed in 'our slip'. > She is, frame and all, carved in 3 dimensions from a single piece of > pine, > about 3' x 2' x 5". > > See her at: http://liverpool-1825.tripod.com/GGship.JPG > > We know of 2 more "pictures" that are still in the family and am > waiting for > photos of same. > They are all different ships he sailed on and all have a different > harbour > painted in background. > (I'm hoping someone will recognize ship, harbour or both. <G>) > > I am also waiting for picture and description of one of the "models" > that I > just found out about from a cousin. I will upload them as well as > soon as I > receive them. > > Anything at all that you very knowledgable folk can offer in the way > of > description or identification will be most sincerely appreciated, > and > possibly another lead I can follow in this seemingly endless sea of > ancient > mariners. > > Many thanks for all you do and for the information I have gained > since > becoming a subscriber. > Noreen Sergovitch > Keswick, Ontario (for another month, then Phelpston, Ontario) > > > > > > __________________________________________________________________ > Noreen Sergovitch > ICQ#: 6700818 > Current ICQ status: > + More ways to contact me > i See more about me: > __________________________________________________________________ > > > ==== CAN-SHIPSLISTS-PRE1865 Mailing List ==== > Search ships passenger lists to Canada from 1850 to 1865 at > http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ships/tocanp04.shtml > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >