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How can I find if somebody died at sea?

Re: How can I find if somebody died at sea?

Posted: 22 Feb 2013 6:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
Thank you for the info and the photos, you have been so helpfull.

Yes, Lilian/Lillian has given me quite a headache putting her life together. After Walter died she had multiple husbands and children. My Nan was only a few months old when Walter died, so luckily I dont have to go too far into her other marriages/children. We didnt have any details at all of my late Nan's real dad when we started, so I'm very pleased with finding what we have about Walter.

As for William, we have quite a lot of his documents to go on luckily, so its only his military things I'm not clear on.

Thanks again for being so helpfull :-)

Re: How can I find if somebody died at sea?

Posted: 10 Nov 2013 12:35AM GMT
Classification: Query
NEVER NEVER give up.
We just found an ancestor last week after 30 years of searching !
He died of a heart attack on ship out of Southampton, off the coast of Spain in 1844.
We used http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk - you get 3 free searches.
There was a small mention of him in Suffolk (not Hampshire where he lived).

Good Luck
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