Thread: Ship Wreck.

Help needed please anyone.
i have been searching for my 2xg grandfather Thomas Stringer b Hull 1827. his occupation was
a marriner. he was on the steam ship Victoria from Hull when it hit rocks near Wingo Beacon on it's way to St Petersburg. it was wrecked. i have searched Hull history centre and found the info on the wreck.
have asked beverley register office for info on death cert as i found a death for thomas Stringer in Driffield they checked but the wife's name is not the same. he married Emma Turpin,
The steamer went down in 1852 Emma remarried and my g gran was born in 1853,
would like to know if there would have been a death dert for him,
any help much appreciated.
bapkas.

Thanks Elaine
was the paper you found the info in the Hull packet and east riding times.?

Hi Elaine
yes i have the report from the Hull Packet. i have been in touch with National Archives so will have to wait for a reply,
i would have thought there may have been a cert for his wife.
bapkas.

Hello

Deaths etc at sea are recorded in separate gro records, as this was a disaster, there may be a certificate, post the name etc and a mwembr on the subscription site that carries this info will look up!

elsabels

Hi Elsabels
i have just looked on the GRO site but still no luck there are plenty of thomas Stringers but not the year i need,
bapkas

sorry to be a bit ignorant Elsabels can you tell me what mwembr means please.
bapkas.

Think it was a typing error Bapkas , its meant to read member

Thanks for that Hazelnut.
bapkas.