A good evenings work yesterday, booked the builder, booked the boiler check and managed a brief conversation with Hazel. I also saw the first episode of '
Alcatraz' on Watch, very good. The cats went mad this morning, chasing each other around the house and then chasing themselves as well, it must be spring. The missing motor shield also arrived yesterday which was also good. In addition to all of this good stuff, I have finally begun to collect some information about my great, great, great grandfather who was lost at sea in 1856.
The National Archives have opened up the
Merchant Naval Seaman lists to us and I was able to see his date of birth, his registration number and description and also his voyages up to 1851 when he appears to have been the skipper of the boat. There must be more in there but it will cost me so I will tread carefully from now on. All in all, Tuesday was
kewl.
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