Posting on behalf of Maria Konarska Dear sirs, My great grandfather was a Bosun when sailing. I want to find out the ship he was on in 1881. He could have been on a ship named BRAMPTON. Otherwise he could have been at sea in 1891 on a ship called the MOSSER. These ships are not in your indexes and I am unable to find the ship's numbers. Grandfather's name was William Donaldson, born in 1849 in Scotland.He married in Cardiff in 1877 and never returned to Scotland. I am trying to build a Family History tree and would be most grateful for any clues you can give me. The only other clue I have is that his father was named GEORGE. Many thanks for your kind attention. Maria Konarska (Aged 85)
Hello Maria, The only ship named Mosser I have was a 1,921 gross ton cargo steamer, o.n.85167 built 1882 by Richardon Duck, Thornaby and owned by Shaw Bushby & Co, Liverpool. 1895 sold to G. Lavarello, Italy renamed Aurelia, 1901 sold to G. Moumoutzis, Greece renamed Joannis Moumoutzis, 1905 sold to A. Gafos, Greece renamed Tinios Stavros, 2nd May 1908 wrecked at Paleohora, Crete. Some crew lists for this ship are available via http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/searchcombinedcrews.php Enter 85167 in the Official Number box to find which years are available. Crew agreements usually indicate the name of his previous ship, so you can work your way back. regards Ted On 17/10/2011 10:25, Mick wrote: > Posting on behalf of Maria Konarska > > Dear sirs, My great grandfather was a Bosun when sailing. I want to find > out the ship he was on in 1881. He could have been on a ship named BRAMPTON. > Otherwise he could have been at sea in 1891 on a ship called the MOSSER. > These ships are not in your indexes and I am unable to find the ship's > numbers. Grandfather's name was William Donaldson, born in 1849 in > Scotland.He married in Cardiff in 1877 and never returned to Scotland. I > am trying to build a Family History tree and would be most grateful for any > clues you can give me. The only other clue I have is that his father was > named GEORGE. Many thanks for your kind attention. Maria > Konarska (Aged 85) > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >