Hi, Many thanks for your reply. I was not looking for confirmation of Emmanuel's family as such, as I am aware that this list is not the place. What I was hoping was that some mariner records may supply extra info, such as next of kin or birthplace or similar, in the way that some military records do. all the best, Anne > From: elizgh@btinternet.com > To: alc_goytre@hotmail.com; mariners@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MAR] Testers from Shoreham > Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 11:41:23 +0100 > > Aware that this is the Mariners list , in the > 1861 census Emanuel b 1855 Southwick , Sussex , is living in New Shoreham > with his parents Mathew and Ellen, his uncle John Downer, and brother > William , Henry and sister Mary Ann. 10 years earlier Mathew and Ellen have > John, James , William and Henry . > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anne Capewell via > Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 11:30 PM > To: mariners@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MAR] Testers from Shoreham > > Hi all, > > I'm new to this list, although not to genealogy. My great grandfather, > Emmanuel Tester, was a merchant seaman most of his life and died in 1917 on > the SS John Miles. I know a reasonable amount about him through censuses etc > but am only just starting to explore his, and possibly his brothers', > merchant navy connections. So far: > > Ocean Queen Apprenticed 5/11/1872 - 3 years Shoreham > Wave Queen > Day Star 11/11/1876 - 16/12/1876 > Queen Plymouth > Shamrock 13/01/1880 Southampton - 15/03/1880 South Shields > Shamrock 16/03/1880 South Shields - 23/03/1880 South Shields (why just a > week??) > Targus > Hark Away 01/07/1884 - 31/12/1884 - remained at end of voyage > > The apprenticeship record is from Ancestry and the remainder from West > Sussex Records Office. > > As you can see there are gaps and nothing from 1885 to his death. He was a > labourer in 1881, a 'mariner' in 1891, wasn't at home in 1901 and a 'ship's > cook' in 1911. > > I may also have found apprenticeship records for 3 of his brothers - > John b1844 on the Gazelle 17/03/1861 for 3 years (and aboard the Gazelle in > the 1861 census) > James b1846 on the Gazelle 16/06/1860 for 6 years > William b1848 on the Hibernia 18/10/1865 for 3 years 6 months. > > What I don't have is concrete proof (if there is such a thing) that they are > his brothers. > > Please can anyone point me in the right direction for any further records > that may exist for these men? > > many thanks, Anne > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus >