Gremlins in the works, so original did not get through to the List. Trying to reforward now! -------- Original Message -------- Subject: ADMIN RESPONSE - re James Grimshaw (was Re: [MAR] (no subject)) Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:21:34 +0100 From: Ron Mapplebeck <ron.mapplebeck1@virgin.net> To: judith williams <judith32@internode.on.net> CC: MARINERS@rootsweb.com Judith, Yes, hopefully, given time, one of our members will be able to find some information about James Grimshaw for you. We do have a reasonably high success rate in this regard but, unfortunately, success cannot be guaranteed. It may perhaps be the case that you had not realised that MARINERS/MARINERS' LIST operates on an entirely voluntary basis which means members devote their own precious spare time to reasearching, using their own resources, or those they have access to, questions raised dealing with both genealogy aspects of mariners, and also the ships on which they served. Sometimes, members have the necessary information more or less to hand and can provide an immediate response, at other times it may take a longer period to dig through "archives". However, please do not be discouraged if we are unable to help - sometimes the required information turns up quite some time afterwards from one source or another. Ron Mapplebeck Joint Administrator ***** On 16/06/2011 04:41, judith williams wrote: > Obviously the system works, so I hope someone can help find James Grimshaw. > > Judith William > > > > _____ > > Hello Mariners, > > Thanks for your VERY rapid responses, even if they are automatically > > generated. Good system. > > My query is about James Grimshaw of Liverpool. His daughter, Hannah, died in > > Sydney in 1885,aged 82 years. Her death certificate stated that her father's > > occupation was "Master Mariner". We understand that she left England in 1830 > > with her husband, John Williams (!) and two sons. > > We would like to know whether there is a way of confirming the occupation. I > > have already begun the guessing game of possible dates for him, but at > > present would guess a birth of 1770's. > > Judith Williams, > > Metung, Victoria, Australia. > >