Hello Margery and Nivard My husband's ancestor died at sea when a brand new ship the "Stamfordham" on its maiden voyage in 1877 from the Tyne was lost off Baltimore USA and no bodies or items from the ship were ever recovered. There was however a certificate issued "Certified Copy of an Entry in the Marine Register of Deaths" four months after the ship was reported missing. This certificate was used by his widow to administer the will etc. Regards Jill >Hi Margery > >Are you sure he died in Jan 1860? >Where does the information come from >Nothing in the deaths at sea or GRO index as you say, the two Ralph >GIBSONs in 1860 & 1861 in the GRO >index are accounted for > >Were the bodies recovered? >No body no death certificate > >A couple of bits from the papers > >(my brief summary) >The Newcastle Courant Feb 3 1860 >The Pallas lost on Sizewell Bank >Three of the crew drowned, viz, Mardin Newitz, Geo. Forrest, and Jno. Clark >(should that read three of the crew saved?)

Hello Jill,   Thank you for your help, I found a record of his death on Find My Past some time ago, he was buried at St Peter and St Paul Aldeburgh on 3rd Feb 1860.  I also paid for research with Suffolk Record Office and they came up with the same information, some of the dates dont quite tally up but they also said the body was found with two medals and other sundry articles.  Some portion of his clothes were marked, bearing the name of Gibson, he was supposed to be the mate of the brig Pallas.   His son the Rev Gibson had an instription on his grave marker at St Ebba's Church, Ebchester relating to his father Capt Ralph Coxon Gibson R.N.   I think I have the story right so far but no death certificate, hence my question.   Margery From: Jill Forster <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 24 January 2013, 10:10 Subject: [NMB] Ralph Gibson & Deaths at Sea Hello Margery and Nivard My husband's ancestor died at sea when a brand new ship the "Stamfordham" on its maiden voyage in 1877 from the Tyne was lost off Baltimore USA and no bodies or items from the ship were ever recovered. There was however a certificate issued "Certified Copy of an Entry in the Marine Register of Deaths"  four months after the ship was reported missing.  This certificate was used by his widow to administer the will etc. Regards Jill >Hi Margery > >Are you sure he died in Jan 1860? >Where does the information come from >Nothing in the deaths at sea or GRO index as you say, the two Ralph >GIBSONs in 1860 & 1861 in the GRO >index are accounted for > >Were the bodies recovered? >No body no death certificate > >A couple of bits from the papers > >(my brief summary) >The Newcastle Courant Feb 3 1860 >The Pallas lost on Sizewell Bank >Three of the crew drowned, viz, Mardin Newitz, Geo. Forrest, and Jno. Clark >(should that read three of the crew saved?) .. Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before you post any reply...... Thank you! The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- 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