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1st September 2012, 06:32 PM
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susan o'toole
Hi, i am trying to trace John O'Toole. He was born about 1920-23. He married my mother in liverpool in 1959 . His occupation is listed as seaman merchant service and my birth certificate says he was a donkeyman. He had been married before. This is the only information i have and would be grateful if anyone knew him. Susan O'Toole
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1st September 2012, 06:38 PM
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No guarantee:
NO GUARANTEE:
But will do all possible to assist.
K.
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1st September 2012, 06:40 PM
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Welcome
Welcome to the site Susan
Thanks for stopping by to introduce yourself. Lets hope that you have some luck in tracing your father. One thing is for sure, you have certainly arrived at the right site for help with finding those who served in the Merchant Navy. Good luck with your search.
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1st September 2012, 07:06 PM
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susan o'toole
Hi. thanks for your reply would be grateful for any help. The witness at the wedding was A. Denton he may have also been in the merchant navy. Susan
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1st September 2012, 07:30 PM
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welcome to the site Susan
Hope you get all the imfo you seek
Ron the batcave
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2nd September 2012, 01:44 PM
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1941 to 1972 Fifth Register of Merchant Seaman's Service. These records are held at The National Archives at Kew in classification BT 382. The actual files are listed in blocks by surname so would require a visit to Kew or would become quite expensive to get hold of. If he was still at sea in 1959 his file should be amongst BT 382/2769 covering the surnames Osmand B S to Otuo-Acheampong S E
Records of individual Merchant Seamen's sea service details are held in alphabetical surname order. These details include the following information: Name of seaman, Date and place of birth, Discharge (Seaman’s) book number, Rank, Details of the ships on which he served. These include: Name of ship and official number, date of engagement (Joining ship), Date of discharge (Leaving ship), whether ship was a foreign going of home trade vessel, and records in some cases National Insurance contributions. Details shown in these records are similar to those contained in an individual seaman's discharge book.
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