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Tracing Your Merchant Navy Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians (Paperback, New)
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Tracing Your Merchant Navy Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians (Paperback, New)
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Discovery Miles 3 730
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What was a merchant seaman's life like in the past, what
experiences would he have had, what were the ships like that he
sailed in, and what risks did he run? Was he shipwrecked, rewarded
for bravery, or punished? And how can you find out about an
ancestor who was a member of the long British maritime tradition?
Simon Wills's concise and informative historical guide takes the
reader and researcher through the fascinating story of Britain's
merchant service, and he shows you how to trace individual men and
women and gain an insight into their lives. In a series of short,
information-packed chapters he explains the expansion of Britain's
global maritime trade and the fleets of merchant ships that
sustained it in peace and war. He describes the lives, duties and
tribulations of the generations of crews who sailed in these ships,
whether as ordinary seamen or as officers, stewards, engineers and
a myriad of other roles. And he identifies the websites you can
explore, the archives, records and books you can read, and the
places you can visit in order to gain an understanding of what your
seagoing ancestor did and the world he knew. Simon Wills's
practical handbook will be essential reading and reference for
anyone who is keen to discover for themselves the secrets of our
maritime past and of the crewmembers and ships that were part of
it.
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