My GGrandfather was a bit of a mystery! The facts I have are that he married Jane Gorman in 1870 in Glasgow and settled in Dundalk, Ireland where his wife's parents lived. There were three children - Thomas born (and died) in 1871, Mary Ann born in 1872 and Margaret born in 1881. Although there are references to Jane I cannot find Thomas in Ireland. I don't know where he was born or where and when he died. Although he was listed as a 'mariner' on Mary Ann's birth certificate I was unable to 'tie him down' on the FMP database of seamen - there was just a list of 54 Thomas Burtons with no ages or further information.
I searched through the 'deaths at sea' list and found an entry that could be him:- Thomas Burton aged 34 (he would have been 38 according to his marriage certificate) 'supposed drowned' on 9/9/1884 on the 'Wicklow' (Glasgow) and reported 'Eng' (England ?) 19/1/1885.
Can anyone tell me if a death certificate would have been issued or would there have to be a body?
Any suggestions as to where to go from here?
Shirley
I searched through the 'deaths at sea' list and found an entry that could be him:- Thomas Burton aged 34 (he would have been 38 according to his marriage certificate) 'supposed drowned' on 9/9/1884 on the 'Wicklow' (Glasgow) and reported 'Eng' (England ?) 19/1/1885.
Can anyone tell me if a death certificate would have been issued or would there have to be a body?
Any suggestions as to where to go from here?
Shirley
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