Dear kind souls, I should be very grateful if someone who is going to TNA in the near future could look up the log book of the ALBION on 22nd September 1808 to see if there is an explanation of why George CATH, Able Seaman, born 1781, died at sea on that day. This record has not been digitised. >From Wikipedia "In May 1803 she was under the command of Captain John Ferrier and joined Admiral Cornwallis' fleet, which was blockading the vital French naval port of Brest, but was soon detached from the fleet to deploy to the Indian Ocean where she was to remain for several years. In 1809 Albion was escort to a fleet of nine East Indiamen returning to Britain. A gale that commenced around 20 November dispersed the fleet and caused three of the Indiamen to founder without a trace." So it seems probable that the ALBION was still in the Indian Ocean in Sept 1808. Reference: ADM 51/2104 Description: Captains' logs, including: ALBION (1808 May 3-1810 Jan 22). ALBION (1813 Mar 11-1814 Jan 30). ALBION (1815 May 28-1815 Dec 31). ALBION (1817 Jan 1-1817 June 30). ALBION (1819 May 22-1820 Nov 30) Date: 1808-1820 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record Closure status: Open Document, Open Description Very many thanks. Jenny Bussey (UK) Guild of One-Name Studies member 3625 One-Name Study for CATH worldwide
I have to be at Kew tomorrow, Jenny, so I can probably look this up. I would also check the Ship's Muster Roll at the same time as his death should be recorded there. It will also give an indication if it was a one-off event or there was some epidemic on board. As you may know the Captain's Log is unlikely to record the death of a seaman, but it will tell you where the ship was and what the weather conditions at the time were. Best regards Brian -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jenny Bussey via Sent: 21 March 2016 12:35 To: Forum Subject: [G] HMS Albion 1808 Dear kind souls, I should be very grateful if someone who is going to TNA in the near future could look up the log book of the ALBION on 22nd September 1808 to see if there is an explanation of why George CATH, Able Seaman, born 1781, died at sea on that day. This record has not been digitised. >From Wikipedia "In May 1803 she was under the command of Captain John Ferrier and joined Admiral Cornwallis' fleet, which was blockading the vital French naval port of Brest, but was soon detached from the fleet to deploy to the Indian Ocean where she was to remain for several years. In 1809 Albion was escort to a fleet of nine East Indiamen returning to Britain. A gale that commenced around 20 November dispersed the fleet and caused three of the Indiamen to founder without a trace." So it seems probable that the ALBION was still in the Indian Ocean in Sept 1808. Reference: ADM 51/2104 Description: Captains' logs, including: ALBION (1808 May 3-1810 Jan 22). ALBION (1813 Mar 11-1814 Jan 30). ALBION (1815 May 28-1815 Dec 31). ALBION (1817 Jan 1-1817 June 30). ALBION (1819 May 22-1820 Nov 30) Date: 1808-1820 Held by: The National Archives, Kew Legal status: Public Record Closure status: Open Document, Open Description Very many thanks. Jenny Bussey (UK) Guild of One-Name Studies member 3625 One-Name Study for CATH worldwide _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc: http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message