----- Original Message ----- Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 6:19 AM Subject: FW: [MaritimeQuestions] Merchantile Marine > > > -----Original Message----- > From: MaritimeQuestions@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:MaritimeQuestions@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of john williams > Sent: 03 November 2006 17:18 > To: MaritimeQuestions@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [MaritimeQuestions] Merchantile Marine > > Les > As you now know, Merchantile Marine Service Association was not a place > but an organisation created in 1857 to run training ships. The lady's > father, having been at Dr Barnado's, probably went to TS Indefatigable > anchored at that time in the Mersey along with TS Conway which trained > officers. (There had previously also been the reformatory ships Akbar & > Clarence but both had gone by WW1.) Given that Merseyside Museum hold > many records on both ships in their archives, she may well find her > father's therein. > > The Watts Naval Training School, to which she refers, was opened by Dr > Barnados in 1906 at Elham, Norfolk. > John Williams > WSS Merseyside > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MaritimeQuestions/ > > <*> Your email settings: > Individual Email | Traditional > > <*> To change settings online go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MaritimeQuestions/join > (Yahoo! ID required) > > <*> To change settings via email: > mailto:MaritimeQuestions-digest@yahoogroups.com > mailto:MaritimeQuestions-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com > > <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > MaritimeQuestions-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > > <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > >