Dear All, My GGrandfather, James Edward Stather, was 'lost at sea' in 1866. Does anyone know how to go about finding mention of him or the ship/boat from which he was lost? I think it was a whaling vessel and it would have been based in Hull as that was where his young family was living, he was only 30 years old and left a wife and 4 children. Is there anywhere in Hull that has records of such a nature that I could write to? James' father was also a mariner and I have found no mention of him after James' birth in London. In the 1841 census James' mother was a widow, and James was 5 years old. London is a bit of a red herring as they came from and were married in Beverley, and were in Hull in 1841. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Barbara Chislehurst, Kent.

Hi Barbara, I suggest that you contact the Hull Maritime Museum. Arthur G. Credland is the leading authority on the Whaling Industry. This could save you hours of fruitless searching. The address is : Hull Maritime Museum, Queen Victoria Square, Hull HU1 3DX Telephone: Museums and Art Galleries General Enquiries - 01482 300300 Good Luck! Jean Garforth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Wilkinson" <Charles@cwilkinson.fsnet.co.uk> To: <ENG-EAST-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 12:17 PM Subject: [ERY] 'lost at sea' > Dear All, > My GGrandfather, James Edward Stather, was 'lost at sea' in 1866. Does anyone know how to go about finding mention of him or the ship/boat from which he was lost? I think it was a whaling vessel and it would have been based in Hull as that was where his young family was living, he was only 30 years old and left a wife and 4 children. Is there anywhere in Hull that has records of such a nature that I could write to? James' father was also a mariner and I have found no mention of him after James' birth in London. In the 1841 census James' mother was a widow, and James was 5 years old. London is a bit of a red herring as they came from and were married in Beverley, and were in Hull in 1841. > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > Barbara > Chislehurst, Kent. > > > ==== ENG-EAST-YORKS Mailing List ==== > LOST? please use the "Where is it in Yorkshire?" index > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/Misc/Where/index.html > The Maintainer of the Genuki Yorkshire pages is Colin Hinson > > ============================== > 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 > >