Hello Clare, thank you so much for the detailed information you have very kindly sent. I very much appreciate your time and help. kind regardsJudith > From: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 06:10:38 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MAR] William and george MELLON > > > Hello > > William was the Master of the Saucy Lass, 90 tons, on April 7th 1861 > (census night). he was then aged 29, born Hull. His wife Lydia aged 24 was also > on board, born Mirfield, Yorkshire and Frank Field, aged 10, also born > Mirfield. I would suggest this might mean Frank is related to Lydia in some way, > maybe a younger brother or nephew. This should help you find more about > Lydia. I have been unable to find their marriage. > The following is a report in the Hull Packet and East Riding Times of > Friday March 9 1883 > > "On Wednesday the pilot-cutter no 7 came late Grimsby, having on board > William Mellon, 54, Humber Pilot, who was suffering from injuries to the head, > the result of having been struck by the winch handle on Tuesday morning. Mr > Mellon was at once taken to hospital. Upon examination it was found that > he was suffering from a severe fracture to the skull. The cutter could not > get into port earlier after the accident on account of the bad weather" > > George was born 27th Sept 1859 registered in the Sculcoates area of East > Yorkshire, you would get Lydia's maiden name from his birth certificate. He > married Annie Louisa Williamson in 1885. They had 4 children, of who 3 > daughters (Ada, Vera, Nora) survived. George died in Hull 6th Sept 1933, > leaving £4878.16.9, a considerable sum. His will might be interesting. > His Master's and Mates certificates are on ancestry.co.uk, together with > the names of some of the ships he served in up to then. > Norfolk (second mate) 1 year 2 months > La Plata 13 months with a gap > Surrey 2nd Mate 1 month, 1st Mate 14 months, Master's Certificate 17 Oct > 1884. The Surrey was 1057 tons, ON 65272 and was stranded on December 20, > 1884. She had been carrying a cargo of oats from Reval (now Tallinn, capital > of Estonia) to London when she was stranded at Vlieland, one of the West > Friesian islands belonging to Holland. She later broke up. I have been unable > to determine who was her Master at the time. > > > I'm trying to find some information on William Townend Mellon master > mariner who at his death in 1883 was >Humber pilot. Also on his son George > Robert Mellon also master mariner, both born in Hull. Any suggestions >on > where to look for records on this family, ships etc would be gratefully > received. > >regardsJudith > > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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