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From: "carolduncan" <>
Subject: Re: [MLN] NAVAL RECORDS for Thomas PATERSON ships name EAGLE
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 17:58:42 -0000
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Hi Lynn

I too am looking for a sailor, but later....Have you tried the mariners list
at Rootsweb? You should be able to find something about the ship at least
even if you don't find the person.
Carol...Newbury, Berks

researching;-BIRCHALL,BOLTON,BOWMAN,BURROWS,
CHRISTOPHERSON,CLARK,DAVIES,DAY,DUNCAN,EVANS,
FOX,HUGHES,JACKS,JONES,LEWIS,PETTY,
ROBERTS,WORSLEY COOPER.


----- Original Message -----
From: "lynn paterson" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 1:08 PM
Subject: [MLN] NAVAL RECORDS for Thomas PATERSON ships name EAGLE


> Hi Listers,
> Would SKS be able to help me with the following information.
>
> Thomas PATERSON was a sailor in both the Merchant and Royal Navy.
>
> In a ledger of sailors for 1837 he was listed as being from Lasswade and
the
> name of the ship appears to be EAGLE.
> There are some codes but I do not know what they mean, S35/1/37 then
> B2/2198or3 they are hard to read.
>
> Now I have Googled for ships by the name EAGLE and I can only find one in
> the RN and that was decomissioned in 1837, forgive my ignorance but could
a
> decomissioned RN ship still have sailors on board?.
>
> Thomas was listed as a sailor from Leith for all of his life, so is there
> anyone out there who would know if there were any ships from around Leith
> area by the name EAGLE in either RN or Merchant service?.
>
> Many thanks
> Lynn Paterson
> researching:
> PAT(T)ERSON/YOUNG/MARSHALL/NAPIER/CAMERON/SCOTT/LAWRIE/STEVEN/BLACK
> COWAN/WEIR Mainly Edinburgh, Leith, Inveresk, Lasswade but CAMERON in
> Aberdour and SCOTT also in Ayr .
>
>
>

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