Born at sea .....

pinkshoes · Post by **pinkshoes** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 10:48 pm

Tracey thanks for that info. It might be that John was a soldier, or maybe they just fancied a wee break

I'm sure if I wait long enough, something about him will just turn up.

Pinkshoes

pinkshoes · Post by **pinkshoes** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:44 pm

The 1891 census shows John Linn age 37 in Falkirk as a publican, birth details :
born at sea nr New York.

The information I've collected puts his date of birth varying from 1850 to 1854, so sometime in between 1850 and 1854 his mother was on a ship going to or from New York. I've had a look at shipping lists through Olive Tree and Castle Garden with no luck. Are there any other shipping lists that don't involve a 2nd mortgage to access Ancestry.com? All roads seem to lead to them in the end

and I'm saving up for the new census info when it's released!

Regards
Pinkshoes

Post by **Tracey** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:02 pm

http://immigrantships.net/index.html you could try here, a lot to go through though

pinkshoes · Post by **pinkshoes** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:07 pm

Thanks very much Tracey - see you in a fortnight

Best wishes
Pinkshoes

Post by **Tracey** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:07 pm

http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/immigration/#where This is a link on a site that Marilyn posted (will go and check where

) but will explain what records The National Archives in New York hold

Edit........Main page to the link http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/lhg/genea.html found The Americas forum - New York State

Post by **Tracey** » Sun Jan 08, 2006 2:08 pm

pinkshoes wrote:Thanks very much Tracey - see you in a fortnight

Best wishes
Pinkshoes

mcgrice · Post by **mcgrice** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 1:32 pm

Hi Pinkshoes,
Try http://www.nationalarchivist.com/index.cfm where you will see "Births,Marriages and Deaths At Sea 1854-1890" once you click on Birth,Marriages and Deaths.
You may be lucky!

mcgrice

pinkshoes · Post by **pinkshoes** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:57 pm

Thanks for that Mcgrice. I've had a quick look and right enough there's a male Linn in the 1858-1865 section. I think that might be a bit late though, as according to all the info I have he was born nearer 1852. Reluctant to spend £7 on credits (tightfist) but I'll have a closer prowl and see if there might be anything else of interest that I could use the credits up on.

Thanks again.

Pinkshoes

ladybird · Post by **ladybird** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 11:50 am

Hi Pinkshoes
Have you tried the Overseas section of 18370nline?
I've had a bit of luck with that recently and you may be lucky searching back to 1852 - means buying the credits though

Sylvia
PS Nationalarchivist has joined up with them now, so they're all in together

pinkshoes · Post by **pinkshoes** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:54 pm

Hi Ladybird I haven't thought of that. I relented and spent the £7 a few days ago - no further forward with Linn really, but did find what I think is a passport application for another relative - not connected to Linn. Still have some credits left with Nat Arch which will be transferred to 1837 to I can have a look. Thanks for the idea - will let you know if I'm lucky.

Pinkshoes

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