With regard to the database - what do the initials F or C refer to with regard to trade in column 37? Annoyed that my man went to sea 3 days before the 1891 census was taken (nothing in the database for him after 1891), He last appeared on 1881 census. He died in 1916 and was spotted in US just before his death so goodness only knows where he was between 1891 and 1916 apart from being 'at sea' I presume since he was a naval chap. Why did they make it hard for us? Lin PLEASE REMOVE NAMES & email ADDRESSES BEFORE FORWARDING. USE THE Bcc BOX FOR YOUR NAMES & ADDRESSES WHICH WILL HELP ELIMINATE UNWANTED EMAILS On 12/09/2012 13:45, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi all > > A new database which may be of interest to those in Yorkshire (and > elsewhere of course) > > As you can not only search by name but by place names or County with no > names you can search for say Loftus or Brotton to find those from places > your relatives were from, doing this I can recognise several names of > families with connections to mine > > For example a keyword search for Whitby gets 3,102 hits > > ======================== > > Ancestry.com. Great Britain, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927 > [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. > Original data: Master's Certificates. Greenwich, London, UK: National > Maritime Museum. > > About Great Britain, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927 > > This database contains master and mate certificates issued to merchant > seamen by the British Board of Trade. > > What You May Find in the Records > > Great Britain has long been known for its maritime prowess in both > military and commercial spheres. The certificates and other documents > included in this database were issued to merchant seamen who qualified > as masters or mates aboard merchant ships. Records include certificates > of competency, certificates of service, examination applications, and > other documents. Forms vary, but they may include the following details: > > name > certificate number > birth date > birthplace > issue port > issue date > address > examination date > history of service (dates, vessels, occupations, years in service) > > Some of the information is included on the back of the certificates, and > some documents in a seaman’s folder have not been indexed, so when you > find a record, use the arrows to browse surrounding documents to make > sure you see all the records available. You may want to browse through > an entire roll since the original folders were sometimes filed in random > order. > > >

Hi Lin Foreign and Coastal are the only things I can think of but try asking on the Mariners list and I am sure someone will be able to tell you Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) As to easy, surely we would not want it any other way but difficult <g> On 12/09/2012 20:12, Lin wrote: > With regard to the database - what do the initials F or C refer to with > regard to trade in column 37? >