Steam**g Captain

[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' )

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

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!

It did yesterday!

Have sent you a PM.

[Rubina]

I have replied to your PM!

Ta!

Rubina