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    Hello Everyone,

    This is my first post and I'm hoping someone will be able to help me please.

    I'm fairly new to researching my tree and have come up against a brick wall already . I've discovered that my great-grandfather went missing after 1911. He was a mariner and quite simply did not return home. My great-grandmother then married his brother in 1921 - having in the meantime two children with him.
    Until recently I believed that my great-grandfather was 'lost at sea'. However, recently a member of my family has told me that she believes he just went missing. I hope this doesn't seem a silly question, but how can I find out what happened to him please?

    Many Thanks,

    Katerina

  • #2
    Hallo Katerina,

    Have you tried searching marriage and death registrations on FreeBMD Home Page? You could see if he perhaps remarried between 1911 and 1930 (freebmd indeces go up to 1930) or perhaps he died. Another option would be to search Passenger Lists on Findmypast or Ancestry to see if he perhaps emigrated.

    If you need more help with a search let me know - you can PM me via this site and I'll see what I can do for you.

    Best wishes,
    Rebecca

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    • #3
      Thank you for your reply Rebecca. I have searched Free BMD - to no avail.
      I hadn't thought of him emmigrating to be honest - will look into that - thank you

      Katerina

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      • #4
        Hello Katerina and welcome to FTF.

        What does it say on the marriage cert in 1921? Is his wife a widow, or what?

        OC

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        • #5
          Hallo Katerina and welcome

          Mariners are tricky. I have 3 gt x 2 uncles who just disappear. No deaths, no emigrations, no censuses. There was a family story about 3 brothers who all drowned in a fishing accident. But as fishermen are often away at census time and not enumerated, I can't narrow down when this incident was likely to have happened, if it did.

          Lots of fishermen were drowned at sea, bodies not washed up until much later, by which time they were unrecognisable. The churches around the coast are full of burials of unknown men.

          Of course your man might have just upped sticks, changed his name, committed bigamy...

          It's very frustrating not to have more of a clue. Maybe you will find the answer one day.
          ~ with love from Little Nell~
          Chowns, Dunt, Emms, Mealing, Purvey & Smoothy

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          • #6
            Thank you for your replies and warm welcome Olde Crone Holden and Little Nell

            The marriage cert does state 'widow'. However, the grand-daughter of my great-grandfather's brother, says that the family had investigated the possibilty of an accident etc and had drawn a blank.

            Katerina

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            • #7
              Hi Katerina,

              Have you searched local newspaper archives? There might be some on microfilm in the local library.
              Hail Spode!

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              • #8
                Katerina

                The Overseas Birth Marriage and Death records on Familyrelatives.com, School Registers, US Civil War Roll of Honor, Family Search, Family Tree, Family History, Genealogy includes deaths at sea and is free to access. It can be a bit tricky to navigate as each index is in a different format.
                Uncle John - Passed away March 2020

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                • #9
                  Thank you guybrush and Uncle John for your suggestions - will certainly follow them up

                  Katerina

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