Hi, do you happen to know when and where he was born ? there are 6 Gideon Andersons in the Scottish census for 1871 . Their dates of birth range from 1813 - 1856 . Four are living in the Shetlands and two in Edinburgh . In the 1851 census there is a Gideon Anderson on board the Scotia , on the night of April 7th 1861 , he is married, 34 and born North Roe, Shetland. SS Fire Queen was built in 1864 for Thomas Hunter Pile of West Hartlepool ,and was owned by T Harrison of Liverpool from 1866 - 1879. In the Shetland Times of February 1878 there is a notice of a marriage between Gideon Anderson , of North Roe, and Barbara , elder dau of Scott Ratter .seaman , of Lochend, at Newtown, Lerwick . I see there was a William Ratter discharged at the same time as Gideon Anderson . -----Original Message----- From: Gideon Anderson via Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 11:30 PM To: Mariners email Subject: [MAR] Log or Passenger List Hello List Members Since 1978, I have endeavoured to find out what happened to my Great Grandfather who, according to family history, was lost at sea. Following considerable research and with much help, five ships on which he was a crew member have been located. I now seem to be within reach of information about his death, and am hopeful that someone can advise me on how to proceed. Seaman Anderson signed on as a crew member on the ship Monteagle No. 1907, sailing from Liverpool on 31 March 1868. The ship eventually arrived in Pensacola, USA on 18 August 1868. On 20 August, along with 10 other seamen, he was removed from the Monteagle. The Monteagle ship’s log states on 20 August 1868 Pensacola “ At noon I called the following men aft whose names are here inserted, told them I would settle their wages up to yesterday the 19th and pay their passage from here to New Orleans, also they would get a letter to the English Consul there to get them employment. Signed Master John Ryan. Their answer was that they would not accept my offer, they would have me send them to England. As the men would not go on the voyage in the ship, would not have settlement and go on shore, I had to have them removed by the Police advise by the Consul to make room for another crew which I was shipping” The seamen discharged were: William Ratter, Thomas Smith, George Leask, Nicol Smith, Gideon Anderson, John Inkster, Robert Robertson, John Huston, Andrew Manson, Samuel Smith. The British Vice Consul at Pensacola wrote on 10 September 1868: ‘I hereby certify that in consequence of a change in voyage the within men claimed their discharge to which they were entitled which I sanctioned. They were sent to New Orleans,La. There provided with passage home that they refused the amount of wages due them although tendered repeatedly and that amount is therefore yet due them. The balance of seamen mentioned reshipped. Wages due them paid in full” The British Consul in New Orleans wrote in September 1868: “I hereby certify that the within have been sent the 5th September on board of the named steam ship ‘Fire Queen’ as supernumeries to be conveyed to Liverpool” >From the ship’s log and Consul records, Anderson along with 9 other seamen were sent on board the SS Fire Queen. (The Fire Queen ON 9805 left Liverpool 3 July 1868, left New Orleans 5 September, arrived Havana, Cuba, 10 September and arrived back at Liverpool 10 October 1868. It is recorded as having elegant passenger accommodation and a superior ship in every respect. Liverpool and Southern Steamship Company.) As you will appreciate, I need to confirm his arrival in Liverpool on the SS Fire Queen to establish a new starting point in my search. This would remove any doubt that he did not sail from New Orleans, did not leave the ship at Havana, or died during the voyage. Is there any way of finding lists or log records of passengers or supernumeries either during this voyage?. Many thanks. Gideon Anderson. New Zealand ------------------------------- 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