Death of a merchant sea man

biz · Post by **biz** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:24 pm

Hello I have deleted this topic due to the wrong information

Post by **Tracey** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:42 pm

How do you know he drowned at sea, how old was he or when / where was he born and where have you already looked ?

Sorry for asking more questions but the more information you give the more likely someone will be able to help you.

JohnI · Post by **JohnI** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 5:08 pm

Hello Biz,

I had a distant cousin who drowned at sea in the 1880's. I found his death record in scotlandspeople. It was in the Marine Register (part of the Minor Records)

John

biz · Post by **biz** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:35 pm

Hi thanks for that .can any one look up the marine reg for me I live 450 miles away
it was stated that he drowned at sea 3 years be fors his illegitamate daughter was born Bridget Millar/Miller being the daughter Margaret Miller being the widow

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 9:53 pm

Hi biz

can any one look up the marine reg for me I live 450 miles away

Have you tried a search for him of Scotlands People? As far as I'm aware any deaths noted in the marine register should show up there. The only marine register death I saw gave away very little; no more than was in the SP summary of the entry.

Best wishes
Lesley

biz · Post by **biz** » Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:14 pm

Hello Lesley thanks for your reply it was much appreciated ,I have tried Scotlands people but cannot find anything,I am sorry all I know is that his name was Hugh Thomas King,sometimes called Hugh others Thomas and that he was a merchant sea man drowned circa 1893