Jean, Some of deaths at sea were registered officially and therefore can be found in the index of civil registration records, where you appear to have had no luck. However the records at The National Archives not only replicate those but also add additional names, so a search thee may help. Now, I appreciate of course that this does not apply in your case but did you know that an entry "Widow. Husband lost at sea" was at times an euphemism for an unmarried mother in a census, and "dressmaker" was sometimes an euphemism for a "sex trade worker" David ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jeanjane45@aol.com> To: <ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT] Drowned at sea - Death Certificate > > Hi Paul > > Thanks for your prompt reply to my query. > > I have been trying, without much success, for a number of years to > solve the problem of the whereabouts of a death certificate for my GGF. > You are correct in assuming that the records of the ship were lost in the > sinking. The last entry on his service record reads: > > "Died 22.6.1893. No record. Documents lost with ship". > > I have searched the indexes, for a death, three years beyond the date of the > sinking and cannot find any trace, so it could be that no certificates would > have > been created and the last words on his service record is the only official > document that I will have. > > I will, as suggested, have a look at the papers, to see if they might turn > up some information. > > Many thanks again > Jean in wet, cold, Cumbria. > > > > ==== ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT Mailing List ==== > practice safe text - tell the Listowners about virus worries - DON'T > SPREAD IT ON THE LIST! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx >