certificate arrived today: marr Dec 1860, St Paul's, Liverpool James BURNETT, full age, bach. carpenter, of Liverpool, father James BURNETT carpenter to Mary HOWARD, minor, spin. of Liverpool, father John Davies HOWARD, coppersmith 1851 BURNETTs above are shipwrights 1861 elder BURNETT still as a shipwright - can't finder junior 1871 junior BURNETT as a shipwright - not sure of elder's location - Mary is aged 30 So is a minor any age under 21? And is a carpenter equal to a shipwright? (sorry if they seem silly questions, just checking!) Many thanks, Ian. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information
One of my ancestors started out as a carpenter when a young man. Later he progressed? to ship's carpenter, master shipbuilder and ship owner. So I think shipwright is just a specialized form of carpentry. (as wheelwright, cartwright, et.c.) Elizabeth Dods elizd77@rogers.com On 5-Aug-06, at 10:27 AM, <ian.plimmer@ntlworld.com> <ian.plimmer@ntlworld.com> wrote: > certificate arrived today: > > marr Dec 1860, St Paul's, Liverpool > > James BURNETT, full age, bach. carpenter, of Liverpool, father > James BURNETT carpenter > > to > > Mary HOWARD, minor, spin. of Liverpool, father John Davies HOWARD, > coppersmith > > 1851 BURNETTs above are shipwrights > > 1861 elder BURNETT still as a shipwright - can't finder junior > > 1871 junior BURNETT as a shipwright - not sure of elder's location > - Mary is aged 30 > > So is a minor any age under 21? > > And is a carpenter equal to a shipwright? > > (sorry if they seem silly questions, just checking!) > > Many thanks, > > Ian. > > ----------------------------------------- > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > > ==== ENG-MERSEYSIDE Mailing List ==== > You can search or browse the archives of this list and also change > membership - move from digest to normal mail mode, or vice versa > and sub and unsub at this link > > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/ENG/ENG-MERSEYSIDE.html > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >
Yes, the age of majority was 21 at that time. I think you will find that a ship's carpenter was a shipwright, so your carpenters took to the sea at some time. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <ian.plimmer@ntlworld.com> > certificate arrived today: > > marr Dec 1860, St Paul's, Liverpool > > James BURNETT, full age, bach. carpenter, of Liverpool, father James BURNETT carpenter > > to > > Mary HOWARD, minor, spin. of Liverpool, father John Davies HOWARD, coppersmith > > 1851 BURNETTs above are shipwrights > > 1861 elder BURNETT still as a shipwright - can't finder junior > > 1871 junior BURNETT as a shipwright - not sure of elder's location - Mary is aged 30 > > So is a minor any age under 21? > > And is a carpenter equal to a shipwright? > > (sorry if they seem silly questions, just checking!) > > Many thanks, > > Ian.