Trying to locate this fellow, seems he went "missing" and have not found any record of death at home or at sea. The family had connections to the Worth family of Bristol and Exeter. He sailed on many ships throughout his short career. Will/Probate: at First Avenue House, London. Richard Squibb Keats of Crosby Villa, Southville, Bedminster, Bristol, master mariner, died in or since Oct. 1867 at --- prob. 15 Oct. 1869, by Francis Oliver Worth (Eliza Louisa's brother) one of the executors. Under 300 **** no GRO entry. Edna - Ottawa

Hi Edna , this is in some Dorchester website which I found via good old google and it is interesting , but it says nothing of his death so the search goes on ........ 17 May 1821 - John KEATES married Ann SQUIBB [Note:- John KEATS (1774-1832) was aged 47 when he married Ann SQUIBB (1796-1834) who was 25. John died at the age of 58 being buried at St Peters Church in Dorchester on 9th Dec 1832 followed by Ann who was still only 38 when she was buried with him on 3rd Dec 1834. Known children from this marriage were :- (1) Mary (1821-1827) born 12 Dec 1821 bap at Durngate Independent Church Dorchester 13 Dec 1821 and died at the age of 5 being buried at St Peters on 11 Feb 1827 (2) Henry John (b.1823) (See comments at his baptism) born 10th Oct 1823 and bap at Durngate on 14th Oct 1823 (3) Ebenezar (1825-1826) born 13th Sep 1825, bap at Durngate on 22nd Sep 1825 and buried at St Peters Church on 31 Dec 1826 (4) Ebenezar (1828-aft 1883) born in the parish of St Peters Dorchester on 6th Jan 1828, and baptised at Durngate Independent church on 4th Feb 1828.(5) Richard Squibb born 29th Aug 1829 and bap at Durngate on 13th Dec 1929. (4) Ebenezar KEATS became a merchant seaman; his service record shows he sailed on the following vessels:- The "Dochforce" out of Bristol as a boy for 3 years 9 months. The "Britannia " out of Bristol as an Ordinary Seaman on 20th Nov 1844, disembarking at Bristol on 9th April 1845 and sailed again until 21 Aug 1845. The "Rankin" out of Glasgow as an Ordinary Seaman until he sailed on The "Victoria" out of Bristol from 11th Feb 1846 until 4th Feb 1847 as an Ordinary Seaman. The "Ocean Queen" from March 1848 to Dec 1848 as 2nd Mate The "Sarah Maria Ann" for just over 5 months as 2nd Mate Then "James Daly" out of Bristol as mate heading for the west coast of Africa in May 1851 until July 1852. A Certificate of Ordinary Examination No. 05112 issued 19th Aug 1852 when his address was 8 Grove Parade Redlands Bristol and his birth given as 6th Jan 1828 at Dorchester Dorset A Masters Certificate was issued the following day under number 1698. He was then mate on the "Clara Symes" out of Bristol heading for Australia arriving in 1853. There is no record of subsequent voyages recorded until 1872 but a passenger & crew list exists on Ancestry dated 6th Sep 1869 for the ship "Black Dog" 142 tons belonging to the port of Sydney for an Ebenezar Keats Mate age 41 born Dorchester port of departure South Sea Islands arriving at Sydney. Master of the "Eliza J Bateson" out of Sydney which sailed for South Sea Island 25th Dec 1872 until Sep 1873. He appears to have emigrated to Australia where he married as there is correspondence on ancestry in their "Masters and Mates Certificates file" showing that his wife, who was living in Sydney New South Wales, lost his Masters Certificate which he had left with her when he joined as mate on the "Defiance" in 1873. There is a marriage registration in 1871 for an Ebenezar Keats marrying a Sarah Curtis in Sydney (8438) which might be her. Although not in his service records other passenger list exists on ancestry (1) dated 9th May 1874 for the ship "Record" of 436 tons out of Glasgow James Dalton the Master where Ebenezar Keats was recorded as being Mate aged 45 of Dorchester which sailed from Java to Sydney arriving on the 9th May 1874 (2) dated 1st Feb 1877 for the "Royal Duke" of 105 tons sailing from the port of Normanton to Sydney with Ebenezar Keats as mate aged 48 from London He joined the "City of Manchester" out of Glasgow as Chief Officer (Mate) at Sydney on 17th Apr 1878 traveling to Liverpool via Manilla arriving on 22nd Feb 1879. He was still corresponding with the Board of Trade up to 27th May 1881 when he was based at Shanghai in China] (5) Richard Squibb KEATS also became a seaman: his record shows that he went to sea as an apprentice in 1845:- The "St Vincent belonging to the port of Bristol as an apprentice for 5 years The "William Thompson" out of Bristol 223 tons served as apprentice and then appointed 2nd Mate sailing to Contantinople from 29th Aug 1849 to 14th Mar 1850 The "Alann" out of Bristol 109 tons as Chief Mate bound for oporto from 18th Apr 1850 to 3rd Sep 1850 31 Dec 1851 - Granted Mates Certificate by the Board of Trade for foreign trade Certificate 62.502 states born 29th Aug 1829 at Dorchester Dorset temporary address Durdham Down near Bristol 12 Feb 1852 - Granted Masters Certificate by the Board of Trade for Foreign Trade Ticket 172365 refers to Cert 62.502 -----Original Message----- From: liverpud Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2016 5:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [DEV] Richard Squibb Keats (1829--c1867....) Trying to locate this fellow, seems he went "missing" and have not found any record of death at home or at sea. The family had connections to the Worth family of Bristol and Exeter. He sailed on many ships throughout his short career. Will/Probate: at First Avenue House, London. Richard Squibb Keats of Crosby Villa, Southville, Bedminster, Bristol, master mariner, died in or since Oct. 1867 at --- prob. 15 Oct. 1869, by Francis Oliver Worth (Eliza Louisa's brother) one of the executors. Under 300 **** no GRO entry. 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Edna The term master mariner usually meets a captain in the merchant navy. My first suggestion would be the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich http://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum/caird-library I find their online catalogue a bit hit and miss. So I suggest e-mailing them. As well as his service record they hold records of deaths at sea and shipwrecks. I looked at FMP newspaper collection and found the following. "Sherborne Mercury March 3, 1863 the election of candidates till the two vacancies in the Foundation School, There was but one applicant, the son of Richard Keats, mariner, and he was duly elected.". The BDMs has First name(s) Richard Last name Keats Age 74 Birth year 1794 Death year 1868 Burial year 1868 Burial date 15 Jan 1868 Place Wareham, St Mary County Dorset Country England Source Family Search Record set Dorset Burials Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Deaths & burials Collections from United Kingdom First name(s) RICHARD Last name KEATS Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year - Age - Death quarter 3 Death year 1864 District WEYMOUTH County Dorset Volume 5A Page 197 Country England Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Deaths & burials Collections from United Kingdom I also noticed a Richard Squibb Keats was living in Australia. Perhaps a son. Did Richard snr die in Australia. Probate would still be required in the UK. FMP: First name(s) Richard Last name Keats Title Capt Departure port - Arrival year 1862 Arrival month Nov Arrival port - Ship name Bristolian State Victoria Record set Victoria inward passenger lists 1839-1923 Category Immigration & Travel Subcategory Passenger lists Collections from Australia & New Zealand First name(s) Richard Last name Keats Birth year 1829 Birth date 29 Aug 1829 Birth place Dorchester Birth county/country Dorsetshire Archive The National Archives Series BT113 Piece number 87 Date range 1845-1854 Record set Britain, merchant seamen, 1835-1857 Category Education & work Subcategory Merchant navy & maritime Collections from United Kingdom Image says he lived in Bristol when not at sea. Overseas deaths and deaths at sea should have been reported to the local consul who reported them back to the UK. There is an index but I can't remember where it is. I suspect that if he did not die at home his death would be recorded as Richard Keats and further investigation may require sight of (expensive) certificates. Cheers Paul -----Original Message----- From: DEVON [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of liverpud Sent: 25 September 2016 17:31 To: [email protected] Subject: [DEV] Richard Squibb Keats (1829--c1867....) Trying to locate this fellow, seems he went "missing" and have not found any record of death at home or at sea. The family had connections to the Worth family of Bristol and Exeter. He sailed on many ships throughout his short career. Will/Probate: at First Avenue House, London. Richard Squibb Keats of Crosby Villa, Southville, Bedminster, Bristol, master mariner, died in or since Oct. 1867 at --- prob. 15 Oct. 1869, by Francis Oliver Worth (Eliza Louisa's brother) one of the executors. Under 300 **** no GRO entry. Edna - Ottawa ------------------------------------------ The DEVON-L mailing list is co-sponsored by GENUKI/Devon http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/ and the Devon FHS (http://www.devonfhs.org.uk/ ) List archive for Devon can be found at http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=devon ------------------------------- 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