You are more likely to get a reply from the Mariners list. See http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Occupations/Mariners.html I recently asked them about a ships captain in the 1740's and got several very good replies. Gen in NBL UK > Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 21:34:39 +1100 > From: cannycot@gmail.com > To: DUR-NBL@rootsweb.com > Subject: [DUR-NBL] John Dodds - Killed on board "Melton" 1822 > > Hello List, > > The above was the son of John Dodds & Christian Dodds. > He was only 15yrs so I am wondering what went wrong? Was the Melton > shipwrecked? > > Any information would be great. > > Thanks > Gwyneth, Sydney > Researching: Dodds, Turner, Hastilow, Richardson, Little > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message