Dear All I'd be very grateful of your help in solving a family mystery. We have a diary of the above voyage but would like to find out who wrote it. Our mystery author seems to have been a painter on the above voyage which left Liverpool on Dec 17th 1884 - he lists the names of the Captain and crew but there didn't seem to be many passengers as it seemed to be carrying cargo, but did pick up 2 or 3 consul passengers en route back to Liverpool. The Crew are listed in the diary as being: Captain: Capt. Hamblin of Wavertree 1st Officer: Mr S V Richardson of Walton 2nd Officer: Mr Sullivan 3rd Officer: Mr Holtum Steward: Mr G F Kent Chief Eng: Mr Keir 2nd Eng: Mr Stewart 3rd Eng: Mr Boyd He must have been employed as a Painter as he mentions painting inside cabins, or skylights or wires several times. Can anyone shed light on where I could possibly find his name, please? Looking forward to replies in grateful anticipation! With many thanks, Sharon Sharon Laban Wales http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this.

Hi Sharon, The FABIAN was a 2,248 gross ton cargo steamer, built 1881 by Mordaunt & Co, Southampton for Frederick Leyland & Co's Mediterranean service. 1901 sold to John Ellerman as part of Ellerman & Papayanni Line which also traded to the Mediterranean 20th Sep.1917 torpedoed and sunk by UB.50 off Cape Spartal near Tangier. Crew lists for 1884-5 are available from http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/searchcombinedcrews.php Enter 84156 in the Official Number box. There is an explanation on the site of how to apply for lists. Part of the duties of seamen was painting so he was probably an able seaman or ordinary seaman. regards Ted . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sharon Laban" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 12:26 PM Subject: [TSL] Voyage of SS Fabian: Dec 17th 1884 - Feb 13th 1885 fromLiverpool to the Mediterranean > > Dear All > > I'd be very grateful of your help in solving a family mystery. We have > a diary of the above voyage but would like to find out who wrote it. > > Our mystery author seems to have been a painter on the above voyage > which left Liverpool on Dec 17th 1884 - he lists the names of the > Captain and crew but there didn't seem to be many passengers as it > seemed to be carrying cargo, but did pick up 2 or 3 consul passengers en > route back to Liverpool. > > The Crew are listed in the diary as being: > > Captain: Capt. Hamblin of Wavertree > 1st Officer: Mr S V Richardson of Walton > 2nd Officer: Mr Sullivan > 3rd Officer: Mr Holtum > Steward: Mr G F Kent > Chief Eng: Mr Keir > 2nd Eng: Mr Stewart > 3rd Eng: Mr Boyd > > He must have been employed as a Painter as he mentions painting inside > cabins, or skylights or wires several times. > > Can anyone shed light on where I could possibly find his name, please? > > Looking forward to replies in grateful anticipation! > > With many thanks, > Sharon > > Sharon Laban > Wales > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/ > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal > views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. > If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. > Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in > reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. > Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. > Further communication will signify your consent to this. > > ------------------------------- > visit TheShipsList Website > http://www.theshipslist.com/ > ------------------------------- > 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 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.21/1674 - Release Date: 16/09/2008 08:15