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From: Paul Benyon <>
Subject: Re: [Mar] re: mariner Henry Daniel Doherty
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 09:40:35 +0000
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I think perhaps you are thinking of the section for Royal Navy ships
in foreign waters - as far as I know there isn't a separate section
for Merchant Navy vessels, which are included in the area they were
enumerated, which means you either have to search through each county
or better still go to Bob Sanders site at:

http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/81Intro.html

and search for the name. He may not be yours, but from a quick search
of Bob's site I note that there is a:

Daniel DOCHERTY U 23 MBlyth, Northumberland, EnglandAble Seaman
at:

http://www.angelfire.com/de/BobSanders/Kent81-5.html

It may be significant that the vessel is alongside in Kent ?

Alternatively you could use the National Index which comes with the
CDs?

Although it may not be an overly common name, you should perhaps be
advised that many English people may not be overly familiar with what
is often considered to be an Irish name and you may well not find it
spelt as you expect ie this name may be spelt in many different ways
including DOCHERTY, DOCKERTY, DOHERTY, DOUGHERTY, and even perhaps
DORHCTY to quote a few samples of alternative spellings just this
minute extracted from the census CDs.

Regards

Paul
Portland

On Fri, 1 Feb 2002 22:28:59 -0600, you wrote:

>Hi list,
>
>i have hit a brick wall and am in desperate need of help!
>
>My gt-grandfather's occupation on his marriage certificate is mariner. He
>lived in Strood on the Medway River, which was connected by canal to
>London. My mother understood that he sailed barges.
>
>My problem is that i have found him on the 1891 census with his wife and two
>small children. He was born in 1857 and between his birth and the 1891
>census i can find absolutely no details of him.
>
>I have started checking the braveheart site with the lists of ships in port
>on the night of the 1881 census, but so far have only checked three
>counties.
>
>I heard from the list that the 1881 census discs had a separate list for
>mariners and their vessels, but at the LDS they had no idea what i was
>talking about.
>
>There were not many Dohertys in this area during this time frame and I have
>found many other Dohertys that may be connected, but until I know Henry
>Daniel Doherty's date of birth I cannot request a birth certificate to see
>who his mother is. His father was recorded as John Doherty on his marriage
>certificate.
>
>Any help would be appreciated as I have been searching for this guy for
>nearly a year.
>
>Happy Mardi Gras
>from party city - New Orleans
>
>
>
>
>
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