RNLI Records

Fisherman, Merchant vessels, Emigrant ships etc.

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david macdiarmid
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RNLI Records

Post by david macdiarmid » Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:27 am

Hi I am searching for details of my Grandfather and his Brothers service in the RNLI.They worked out of Leith i think in the 20s and 30s is there likely to be records kept of the crews etc of that time,if so where would i be able to track them down? David
Banks,Bennet-Clark,Bird,Cholat,Clark,Clay,Dupre,Dupuis,Fraser,Grant,Gunn,Hooper
Kelly,Leburn,Livingston,MacDonald,Paris,Reymond,Russell,Sommerville,Sutherland & Watson.All Scottish searches,apart from the four obvious French names.Merci Beaucoup !!!

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Post by morgano » Fri Oct 31, 2008 2:32 am

I don't know how extensive their archived information is, but this seems to be the place to make enquiries:

RNLI Headquarters: collections and archives
West Quay Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 1HZ

Tel.: 01202 662228

E-mail: heritage@rnli.org.uk


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david macdiarmid
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Post by david macdiarmid » Tue Nov 04, 2008 12:41 am

Hi Morgano,Thanks for that,i have e-mailed ,so fingers crossed
Banks,Bennet-Clark,Bird,Cholat,Clark,Clay,Dupre,Dupuis,Fraser,Grant,Gunn,Hooper
Kelly,Leburn,Livingston,MacDonald,Paris,Reymond,Russell,Sommerville,Sutherland & Watson.All Scottish searches,apart from the four obvious French names.Merci Beaucoup !!!