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William Champion SMEED b1844 Dover

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Christine

Christine Report 26 Oct 2013 19:21

Ok. Many thanks for looking!

Kind Regards
Chris

Thelma

Thelma Report 26 Oct 2013 19:14

Nothing on FMP This one born 1817
Smeed WILLIAM 1817 — 1845 Merchant navy & maritime Great Britain
Nothing on Ancestry.

Christine

Christine Report 26 Oct 2013 19:08

From memory he was a Docks Labourer before he died.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 26 Oct 2013 19:06

Wonder how he is described on his death cert

Name: William Champion Smeed
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1900
Age at Death: 55
Registration District: West Ham
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 195

Christine

Christine Report 26 Oct 2013 19:05

On the post that Gins replied to she said there were Crew Lists on Ancestry. I have no idea if you have to search on the name of the ship or the name of the crew member. Knowing my luck it will be the former!

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 26 Oct 2013 19:02

just for reference

Name: William Champion Smeed
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 30 Jun 1844
Christening Place: St. Mary, Dover, Kent, England
Father's Name: Edward Smeed
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Smeed
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C03054-0
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 1836143
Reference ID: item 2 p 1325

Christine

Christine Report 26 Oct 2013 18:38

Hi Jan

Sorry (thought you were a mind-reader!)

I was trying to find out what ship he was on if possible.

Ta

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 26 Oct 2013 18:37

Hi Christine.

What is it you are asking for please? (probably me being a bit dim!).

Jan

Christine

Christine Report 26 Oct 2013 18:35

Good Evening

I have just seen a posting regarding Crew Lists and I was wondering if someone would be able to help me please.

On my gg grandmother's Death Cert (Sept 1890) it says her husband WCS is a Steward on a Royal Mail Steamship. The death was reported by their son, so William must have been at sea when she died. They were living in Woolwich at the time.

I did a double take when I got the certificate as WCS was in the army in India for many years!


Thanks