Hello All I have started making some posts to the Mariners List of fishermen who died at sea. These lists originate in Hull so I thought it might be helpful to post them here too. Hope the listowner has no objection (there are 2 lists, one for men and one for boys and 109 names altogether). The first post follows separately. Hilary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hilary Godber" <hilaryg@cupboard62.freeserve.co.uk> To: "Mariners List" <Mariners-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2002 6:18 PM > Following advice and guidance from Debbie and Ted (thank you both), I am > going to post details of my list to this list and Ted will get them on to > the Mariners website. > > First, I will tell you all a little more about the report itself. > > As previously stated, the report is called "The Report of a Committee > Appointed Under A Minute of the Board of Trade To inquire into and report > whether any and what Legislation is desirable with a view to placing the > relations between the Owners, Masters, and Crews of Fishing Vessels on a > more satisfactory Basis" > > The report was published by HMSO in 1883 and consists of a record of the > evidence taken during the enquiry, plus a lot of appendices, of which the > two lists I have mentioned are Appendix 7. > > The "returns" of fishermen and fisherboys were handed in by Mr James > Campbell, Chief Constable. At the end of the two lists is a summary which > says "From Chief Constable's Report, Hull. Therefore, I assume that the two > lists also relate to Hull, though no place of origin is given for any of the > deaths, so the fishermen might have come from anywhere. > > There are five columns giving the following details > (1) Date > (2) Name > (3) Age > (4) Name of Smack > (5) Particulars of Death given by Person reporting the occurrence. > > The last column (5) has a "type of death" (drowned, died, suicide) then > further particulars of the incident. > > I will post the names in parts so as not to "drown" the list! > > I hope the information will be of interest and I would be very happy if > someone made a connection. > > Hilary > >