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    1. [MAR] Captain Robert EVans, of the Merchant ship "Colombo" sank in Cyclone of Calcutta, 1864
    2. Edie McArthur
    3. Hi Has anyone any more details about the mariner Robert Evans who was by 1864 a Captain Robert Evans who had the misfortune of being aboard the "Colombo" in the awful Cyclone at Calcutta in October of 1864. I have seen one report in the Bristol Mercury where it states he was washed overboard along with a carpenter and two seaman. I think there are three more articles in same newspaper for other weeks I haven't seen as yet. Does anyone belong to this family please. He was married to Mary Ann Tucker in the Gloucestershire area in 1852. Mary Ann was born in Somerset. It isn't completely known for sure if This Robert Evans who married Mary was a Captain by 1864 but he was definitely a mariner and a family member has a memorial plague of sorts to state he was with the Colombo when she went down. Does anyone know where such a plague can be found please. Edie

    07/16/2011 03:15:50