Hello List, Can any one suggest where I might find some information on Alexander CLARK born Arbroath Scotland 1807. In the 1841/51/61 Census records his wife Elizabeth was described as a shipmaster’s wife, but by 1871 she was a widow. I have not been able to find his name in any Mariner’s records. He would probably have been at sea by about 1821, and as he was born in Arbroath I imagine that he probably joined a ship from there. Unfortunately I do not know the names of any of the ships on which he was a crew member. He is supposed to have died from yellow fever in the West Indies. I have in the past searched some burials of seamen in Jamaica, but he may well have been buried at sea. He is not listed in overseas deaths-or deaths at Sea ( Findmypast) Isobel Jones

Hi Isobel Scotland has its own indexes to deaths at sea etc , they are in the Minor Records on Scotlandspeople, have you tried there? Also try the testaments Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Hello List, > > Can any one suggest where I might find some information on Alexander CLARK born Arbroath Scotland > 1807. > In the 1841/51/61 Census records his wife Elizabeth was described as a shipmaster’s wife, but by > 1871 she was a widow. > I have not been able to find his name in any Mariner’s records. He would probably have been at > sea by about 1821, and as he was born in Arbroath I imagine that he probably joined a ship from > there. > > Unfortunately I do not know the names of any of the ships on which he was a crew member. He is > supposed to have died from yellow fever in the West Indies. I have in the past searched some > burials of seamen in Jamaica, but he may well have been buried at sea. He is not listed in > overseas deaths-or deaths at Sea ( Findmypast) > > Isobel Jones

You might examine Lloyd's Register on-line at books.google.com for masters of that name. Unfortunately a common name with several possibles, since not all have the initial. However a quick check on the 1860 edition shows a possible one as master of the bark Margaret of Aberdeen, 558tons owned Marsh & co, on a voyage Liverpool to Quebec. Good hunting, Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Isobel Jones" <jonesib@manx.net> To: <mariners@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2011 3:36 PM Subject: [MAR] {MAR} Alexander Clark, mariner. > Hello List, > > Can any one suggest where I might find some information on Alexander CLARK > born Arbroath Scotland 1807. > In the 1841/51/61 Census records his wife Elizabeth was described as a > shipmaster’s wife, but by 1871 she was a widow. > I have not been able to find his name in any Mariner’s records. He would > probably have been at sea by about 1821, and as he was born in Arbroath I > imagine that he probably joined a ship from there. > > Unfortunately I do not know the names of any of the ships on which he was > a crew member. He is supposed to have died from yellow fever in the West > Indies. I have in the past searched some burials of seamen in Jamaica, but > he may well have been buried at sea. He is not listed in overseas > deaths-or deaths at Sea ( Findmypast) > > Isobel Jones > > ------------------------------- > 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