Occupation Diver any ideas ?

[Guest]

thanks Martyn
Mary I have nudged up the post with the image on it thanks

[Mary from Italy]

Ah, sorry, I'd missed the other thread. Diver it is, then.

[Trina]

OK LOL I stand corrected! Silly me.

[BrianT]

Most divers in those days were Royal Navy/ Royal Engineers trained. Some went on to become "commercial" divers after their navy days.

Some details here


Hope it helps
Brian (ex diver)

[Olde Crone Holden]

Mary

Val did post the cert on a previous thread and it definitely SAID Diver - whether this was correct, of course is another matter!

Could he have been a professional diver as in swimming? Maybe with a circus or a carney or something.

OC

[Guy]

Divers were also used in docks, canals etc, to inspect and repair the underwater walls, lock gates etc.
Cheers
Guy

[Christine in Herts]

Well, I've looked at a whole lot of naval service record mages, but I haven't spotted the right one. I was so sure that there was one with "diver" as an activity.

I'll have another go later. Perhaps I can find it by using the Excel search on my "comments" in various plausible workbooks.

Christine

[Christine in Herts]

Found him!

Thomas (Waldren) CHRISTMAS (b 1841 Basingstoke) [ADM/188/27: Seaman No. 53246]
20 Aug 1878 - 14 May 1879: HMS Warrior (Porthellic), AB, Cd boatman, diver

Christine

[Guest]

is that on the National Archives ???? site Christine

[Southwick]

There is a diving museum at Weymouth, I remembered this article where the early divers used weighted upturned half barrels to work underwater such as the following snippet. From the sinking of the "Royal George"

In 1782 six iron 12-pounder guns and nine brass 12-pounders were recovered using diving bells. After that no further work was carried out on the wreck until 1834, when Charles Anthony Deane, using the first air-pumped diving helmet, began work. From 1834—1836 he recovered 7 iron 42-pounders, 18 brass 24-pounders and 3 brass 12-pounders

Not such new technology.

[Guest]

well if they had relied on people like me there would be no divers LOL how anyone can do that is beyond me

[Christine in Herts]

is that on the National Archives ???? site Christine

The RN service record was on Docs online.

Christine

[Guest]

oh thanks Christine