For Gillian: The UK and Ireland, Mates and Masters certificates, 1850-1927, shows Andrew GOWANS, b 12 Dec 1806, Crail, Fife. His register ticket number was 40189 and the accompanying service records as Mate and Master show Britannia, Gypsey, Euphemia, etc., all were involved in the Newfoundland trade. The digital image for the ticket can be found at http://interactive.ancestrylibrary.com/2271/31936_1831109333_0147-00202/700845?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestrylibrary.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fgst%3d-6&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnSearchResults This does not answer the question re his death at sea but should give you a different starting point, birthdate and birthplace, for Andrew. Kingsbarns and Crail are not far apart geographically. According to the date on his service record for his Master's certificate he went to sea in 1818 when he was approx. 12 years old, serving as an Apprentice on the Isabella out of Sunderland from 1818 - 1821. Norma On 2013-10-12, at 4:47 AM, Gillian Mauchan wrote: > Hi > > I am stumped on my ancestor Captain Andrew Gowans who sailed to foreign > ports out of Greenock > > What I know about him: > > - He was born in Kingsbarn Fife on 26th Dec 1796 > > - He married Prudence Bell in Greenock on the 8th Mar 1824 > > - He was captain of the "The Gypsy" from 1837-1840 > > - He was captain of the Euphemia between 1844 -1850 > > - He captained the maiden voyage of the Walter Baine in 1851 (for > Baine and Johnston) > > - The family tombstone says he was lost at sea in Jan 1855 > > I have copies of the crew agreement lists for the voyages above - on most of > those he did not have a ticket - on the final voyage he has a ticket 40189 - > which I presume he was awarded due to the length of time he served as a > captain. > > On a visit to Kew I looked at the mariners deaths c 1855 and did not find > his name. As I live in Aus I am unable to make frequent visits to Kew. I > also looked for other voyages in 1852 and could not find any in the crew > agreements in 1852 from Greenock. > > The ships register indicates he handed the Walter Baine over to Archibald > Brown > > > > Any ideas of where I can go next to find him - I would love to know what > ship he fell off! > > > > Gillian > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >