I have a death on board the ‘Maori King’ 16 August 1900. I can’t find where that ship was sailing from and to but there are co-ordinates for where the death took place. The image is not very good and the best I can guess is Latitude 9 8 West and Longitude 138 48 East. Also the ship was registered in London and her trade is listed as ‘C’. There are other codes such as CL, NA and NP but no legend to decode these.
Can any tell me where in the world those co-ordinates are and what ‘C’ means?
Also the death on ScotlandsPeople Marine Returns shows the deceased’s occupation as cattleman which matches what’s on the above document in Deaths at Sea 1891-1972 document BT 334 Box 0024 Page 21. However, the SP Marine Return also has in the last column that he was a member of the crew. The first entry in the page says “crew” and every entry below that has ditto marks. Was it common for people to work for their passage?
Many thanks.
Can any tell me where in the world those co-ordinates are and what ‘C’ means?
Also the death on ScotlandsPeople Marine Returns shows the deceased’s occupation as cattleman which matches what’s on the above document in Deaths at Sea 1891-1972 document BT 334 Box 0024 Page 21. However, the SP Marine Return also has in the last column that he was a member of the crew. The first entry in the page says “crew” and every entry below that has ditto marks. Was it common for people to work for their passage?
Many thanks.
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