Steam**g Captain

[Rubina]

Hi

Not sure this belongs here but the nearest I can find!

I have at last pinned down one of my ancestors. He was listed in the 1871 Cencus as being a Steam**g (tug?) Captain.

This is in Tyneside. Is there any way I can find out anything more about the Steam**g he operated?

Rboina

[Penny Gallo]

I haven't managed to find anything about the Tynside tug boats yet, but this US site: http://www.nps.gov/archive/safr/local/herc.html has quite an interesting amount of detail and a photo of what your boat might have looked like.

[Jan1954]

Hello Rubina,

Do you have the census reference, so that any of us with access can have a look and confirm whether or not it does say "tug", please?

If it does, one place to enquire might be The Steamboat Association of Great Britain, who may be found at steamboat.org.uk

[Rubina]

Hello Rubina,

Do you have the census reference, so that any of us with access can have a look and confirm whether or not it does say "tug", please?

If it does, one place to enquire might be The Steamboat Association of Great Britain, who may be found at steamboat.org.uk


Hi!

The ref is: RG9 3838 65 18 (Census for 1861)

The chap you are looking for is my ggg grandad and is William Miller.

I am going to look at links that you and Penny have sent me - thank you!

Robina

For those who helped me in my search for Margaret Raisbeck, Williams wife is she!

[Jan1954]

The ref is: RG9 3838 65 18 (Census for 1861)Yup - looks like "Steam Tug Captain" to me. :)

[Rubina]

Jan
The Steamboat.org.uk site doesn't exist anymore! Have been trying to find some others to at least get pics of what it may have looked like!

What is a steam tug exactly - any ideas!!

Just excited to have a new occ to add to my baker when every other man and his dog has been a miner or a brick maker! Actually, just really excited to have pinned this family down after sooooo long in the trying!

Penny
Looked at the link you sent but it seems to be non steamboats.

Ta muchly!

Robina

[Penny Gallo]

30 years too late, and presumably inbetween the converted from steam to oil. Sorry it didn't help a lot, and hope someone with more maritime suggestions comes along soon!

[Kerrywood]

What is a steam tug exactly - any ideas!!

Tyne & Wear Archives is the place to look. As well as an online catalogue, they have a good series of User Guides (http://www.tyneandweararchives.org.uk/userguides/) describing local trades and occupations.

Kerrywood

[Mutley]

Click thamestugs, the site is Thames Tugs but though they are on the River Thames they were not necessarily built there, they came from all over.

There are links to other sites and loads of pictures.

Good Luck

[Geoffers]

What is a steam tug exactly - any ideas!!

A tug (boat) that is powered by a steam engine

[Rubina]

Thanks for this, Finbar!

If I can't find out which steam tug my ancestor drove? captained!!! I will use one of these photographs in my book as an example of what it will have looked like!

I have written to the holder of the website to ask advise of where/how to look too so that may yield some results!

Robina

[Geoffers]

If I can't find out which steam tug my ancestor drove? captained

IF the vessel he captained was of sufficient size to be registered, and if you can get to TNA there may be a way of tracing it in document class BT108 (See research guide 'Registration of Shipping' (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=132) )

Records kept as a result of the Merchant Shipping Act 1854 include names of the Masters of vessels. Records for Tynemouth (if his tug was registered there) would seem to come in BT108/73 (http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/searchresults.asp?SearchInit=0&txtsearchterm=ports&txtfirstdate=1861&txtlastdate=1861&txtrestriction=bt108&hdnsorttype=Reference&image1.x=34&image1.y=8)

There may be other records held at TNA to asist our research - have a browse through the other guides under Merchant Seamen

[Rubina]

Thank you, Geoffers, I will check this out!

I am working hard at getting some diverse information to put in the Family History book to print out for my parents christmas pressie!

Robina

[Geoffers]

Thank you, Geoffers, I will check this out!
I am working hard at getting some diverse information to put in the Family History book to print out for my parents christmas pressie!

Probably getting a bit close to make a trip down to Kew then - maybe worth it as an update for a birthday???

[Rubina]

Probably getting a bit close to make a trip down to Kew then - maybe worth it as an update for a birthday???


Yes! My Dad's 90th next November so, god willing (as the religious might say!) I will complete it for him with LOADS of detail by then!! We are planning a massive bash for it.

I will print out as much as a version as I can just now! He will be pleased to have all I have found out anyway.

Thanks for your assistance!

Robina

[Squaredancer]

I just tried the steamboat.org.uk site - it's working today :)

[Rubina]

Thanks, Squaredancer!

I will go and look now!

Rubina

[Jan1954]

Jan
The Steamboat.org.uk site doesn't exist anymore! :eek: It did yesterday!

Have sent you a PM.

[Rubina]

I have replied to your PM!

Ta!

Rubina