Hi Listers, Just an update for those who have provided previous assistance- I have managed to track down George Sutton on the Norfolk ON 11920 and am in the process of getting the crew agreements and so on I have been seeking. Thank you. On a general query, can anyone help either with a general understanding, or point me in the way of an appropriate source for what the duties of a Captain's Steward would have been in the early 1870's for a merchant seaman? Your assistance as usual will be wonderful. Thanks, Don

Greetings. Generally he was a waiter, in this case specifically to the Captain, to whoom he cared for. He would supervise the other waiters, dress standards, smartness, clean appearance, was generally stood behind the Captain at meal times to regulate the meals, arrival times, wine or spirits to be ready as needed. He would clean and press the Captains uniform, laying out ahead of time, to be smart and ready as needed, try not to spill the meals or wines no matter how rough the seas, the Captain might not like it. Peter in Canada, once Captains steward on a Swedish ship, but seasick not helping!! > On Nov 6, 2013, at 1:35 AM, Don Taig <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Listers, > > Just an update for those who have provided previous assistance- I have managed to track down George Sutton on the Norfolk ON 11920 and am in the process of getting the crew agreements and so on I have been seeking. > Thank you. > > On a general query, can anyone help either with a general understanding, or point me in the way of an appropriate source for what the duties of a Captain's Steward would have been in the early 1870's for a merchant seaman? > > Your assistance as usual will be wonderful. > > Thanks, > > Don > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message