----- Original Message ----- From: "susan robison" <srobison22@hotmail.com> To: <TheShipsList-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 7:51 AM Subject: [TSL] British King-UK>Phil-1888-deaths > Is there a way to find a death-at-sea record for the ship British King > (Liverpool>Philadelphia), arriv. Philadelphia Mar 6 1888? > > Family tradition says my great-aunt died and was buried at sea during the > family's trip from England to USA. Her name was Eliza Ann YEARSLEY, and > would have been abt. 16 yo. (born Jan 1872) > > I have found the family in a Passenger List, but there is no indication of > her death. There is also a "Jno, age 18" that doesn't match, but could be a > nephew, etc. The list shows Hanna as a "wife", when she was actually a > "widow". > > (For US Commissioners of Immigration) Port of Philadelphia > Passenger list of Steamship British King from Liverpool Arrived March 6th > 1888. > > Hanna YEARSLEY; 50; FM; England; England; wife; no (never been to US); no > (..not US citizen) > Joseph " ; 19; M; " ; " ; Labourer; "; > " > Jno " : 18; "; " " > " " > Eliza Ann " ; 16; FM; " " Spinster; " > " > James " ; 11; M " " Child; > " " > > Hanna(h) is my greatgrandmother and James my grandfather. There was also a > daughter, Ciclia, abt. 18, that I don't find on this list, but did come to > US. They came from Chesterton, Stafford, England. They settled in Illinois. > > Thank you for your help, > Susan Robison > srobison22@hotmail.com > > > > ==== TheShipsList Mailing List ==== > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > ***** You have entered a Flame Free Zone ***** > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > >