Hi I was wondering the same thing. If he was a seaman, could he have been a fisherman? The National archives have just produced info on finding merchant seamen http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/merchantseamanbefore1857.htm HTH Chris From: Jane Woodall <jane.woodall@virgin.net> To: Margaret Taylor <magmom@ruralwave.ca>; YORKSGEN@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 14 June 2012, 19:09 Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] BLYTH/BEADLE & CROSBY Hi Margaret Caistor registration district at one time covered the port of Grimsby - on the opposite bank of the River Humber to Hull so it's possible the family had relocated to that side of the river and therefore moved from Yorkshire to Lincolnshire. My ancestors did that, they were canal barge people in lovely York - then moved to Hull and then across the river on which they ran coal barges - thus forcing me to grow up in Grimsby for which I have yet to forgive them. :-) Grimsby is nearer the mouth of the River Humber estuary and in the 1850s/1860s they discovered the Dogger Bank fishing grounds which was easier to sail to and from from Grimsby. The Barking fishing fleet moved up from Essex (more ancestors of mine came with that) and in 1864 they built a direct rail line to London so fish could be sent rapidly to market. Have you checked online newspapers to see if there is anything? If not, I will have a look for you over the weekend best wishes Jane Chasing W(h)eldrake/drick - any variation, anywhere, any time -----Original Message----- From: Margaret Taylor Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 6:37 PM To: YORKSGEN@rootsweb.com Subject: [YORKSGEN] BLYTH/BEADLE & CROSBY Further to an earlier enquiry re the Thomas BLYTH/ Elizabeth BEADLE family I have now come across a likely marriage of one of the children: Mary bp 1786 Whitby appears to have married in 1804 in Hull to a Robert CROSBY ( Seaman/Merchant mariner). Family Search notes an Ann CROSBY bp 1825 Hull and a Thomas Beadle CROSBY bp Hull 1827 to a Robert & Mary CROSBY. The dates of both of these children makes it possible that in fact they were children of a different Robert & Mary, but it is still possible these were children of the above couple. In 1841 I have located Mary 53  & Robert CROSBY 67 ( and an Ann age 16- no relationship of course) all bn Yks in living in Hull In 1851 Mary is 66 bn Whitby and Robert is 77 bn Brough, no Ann in household ( Perhaps deceased or married?) Living in Hull In 1861 Robert is widowed and age 89 noted  bn Hull ( Mary seems to have died in 1858) I can only find 1 Robert CROSBY death before 1871- Caistor Lincs age 97 Dec qtr 1868. The age fits but what the 'eck is he doing dying in Lincolnshire I wonder!!?? Could be a different fella altogether I suppose. I haven't found anything on the son? Thomas Beadle CROSBY though.Any suggestions? Anyone have any connection to this CROSBY family?? Margaret Taylor ( Port Perry.Ont) ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ..... Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html; www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message