What do these dates mean on this Merchant Navy Seaman Discharge, thanksJohn Gallacher.jpg
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Those look like ships' registered numbers - perhaps the names were a bit long, and might have been duplicated, anyway, so the numbers are unique to each ship.
ChristineResearching: BENNETT (Leics/Birmingham-ish) - incl. Leonard BENNETT in Detroit & Florida ; WARR/WOR, STRATFORD & GARDNER/GARNAR (Oxon); CHRISTMAS, RUSSELL, PAFOOT/PAFFORD (Hants); BIGWOOD, HAYLER/HAILOR (Sussex); LANCASTER (Beds, Berks, Wilts) - plus - COCKS (Spitalfields, Liverpool, Plymouth); RUSE/ROWSE, TREMEER, WADLIN(G)/WADLETON (Devonport, E Cornwall); GOULD (S Devon); CHAPMAN, HALL/HOLE, HORN (N Devon); BARRON, SCANTLEBURY (Mevagissey)...
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This looks promisingly useful as a starting point: http://www.crewlist.org.uk/data/vesselsnum.php
ChristineResearching: BENNETT (Leics/Birmingham-ish) - incl. Leonard BENNETT in Detroit & Florida ; WARR/WOR, STRATFORD & GARDNER/GARNAR (Oxon); CHRISTMAS, RUSSELL, PAFOOT/PAFFORD (Hants); BIGWOOD, HAYLER/HAILOR (Sussex); LANCASTER (Beds, Berks, Wilts) - plus - COCKS (Spitalfields, Liverpool, Plymouth); RUSE/ROWSE, TREMEER, WADLIN(G)/WADLETON (Devonport, E Cornwall); GOULD (S Devon); CHAPMAN, HALL/HOLE, HORN (N Devon); BARRON, SCANTLEBURY (Mevagissey)...
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Val, I have recently come across a relative who died at sea (merchant navy) and was buried at sea - place of death was in numbers - it was latitude and longitude apparently ..................no idea if that is what you have here - probably not but thought it might be position of vessel on the dates quoted?
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Because ships names can be duplicated thus with a potential to cause confusion, every ship is given a unique registration number which she holds forever.
In the above instance these numbers indicate the ship that the person was signed on as part of the crew.
Christine's earlier explanation is correct.Whoever said Seek and Ye shall find was not a genealogist.
David
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Originally posted by Sue1 View PostVal, I have recently come across a relative who died at sea (merchant navy) and was buried at sea - place of death was in numbers - it was latitude and longitude apparently ..................no idea if that is what you have here - probably not but thought it might be position of vessel on the dates quoted?Last edited by Uncle John; 22-05-15, 16:43.Uncle John - Passed away March 2020
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