Testing On 22/07/2014 19:19, Vern Prescott via wrote: > Hi Everyone > > I'm wondering if someone might have any ideas on a little problem I > have come across. > > My grandfather, John William PRESCOTT was born in Edge Lane, West > Derby, June 1877. He left Liverpool about 1904-1906, supposedly to > New York and was never seen by family again. I have found him as a > Fireman on a ship returning to Southampton fron Singapore in 1909. I > have further found his arrival at Sydney, NSW in 1916, and his army > record when he joined the Australian Army at Townsville in 1917. The > is on 3 or 4 Electoral rolls in Queensland and died at Rockhampton in > 1936. > > Now, recently I have found another record that I think might be him, > although the age is a bit off. There is a J. W. Prescott arriving at > New Orleans on the S.S. Castano on 26 Oct 1904. He is a deserting > seaman, 25 years old, British, English race. > > He is the only person listed on the sheet and a few lines down is > written "All information obtainable". There is also a notation > "Carded" which is encircled. > > I have googled Castano without luck but did find a Castanos. > > I'm wondering if anyone has run into one of these deserting seamen > manifests before and has any idea how I might proceed. I have looked > for his departure from England without luck, whether before 1904, > before 1909 when he returned or after 1909 when he obviously left > before showing up in Australia. > > Thanks for any ideas. > > Vern > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list. No fees! > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >