Thread: William Belsey on the GRAMPIAN 1908

Hi

I have found a William Belsey leaving Liverpool to Halifax, Canada who is single and a labourer, he left on the 17th January 1908 on the GRAMPIAN.. Is there anyway to find out more about this William i.e his age, address or where he was heading too.

Any help would be appreciated

Sheila.

Sorry Sheila. I too found the information you have.but to look further you need to buy credits. on the F.M.P. Site

If you knew where he was born I would be able to look on the census for you. There was a free shipping list on Latter day saints
but I could not get on it. perhaps another member maybe able to help Sorry about that

Thanks Pejay and Bronson for your advice, i ihave tried the LDS and The Ships List but no help.

Thanks anyway will keep looking

Sheila

There is a William Belsey 30 on the 1911 Canadian census living in Ottawa and shown as lodger. There is also a William Belsey 5 shown on next line. The site does not give relationships. Go to automatedgenealogy.com

Hi Slizzy

I am actually looking for a William Henry Belsey, which i originally posted on the Brick wall Forum and Brian has kindly tried to help me. The information is as follows

I am hoping someone can help me find out where William Henry Belsey disappeard too.
He is my Great Uncle and he was born in 1873 in Ramsgate, his father was Henry Andrew Belsey, his mother Mary ann Grigg.
he had 3 brothers and 4 sisters one being my grandmother for , which i have all their information, apart from William Henry.
So far i have him born in Ramsgate 1873
1881 Census has him living at 8 Sion Hill Cottages, Ramsgate, with his family.
1891 Census has him still living at 8 Sion Hill Cottages, Ramsgate with his family age 18 a Fisher Lad.

This is where he disappears, i can not find him on the 1901 or 1911 census or any marriages for him, so this set me thinking that perhaps he emigrated, i have taken a few wrong turns, one being that he went out to Canada on the Lake Erie in 1902 with a Margaret Belsey, but i have since found out that this was another William Belsey.

I have found another passenger list with a William Belsey on it, The Grampian on the 17th January 1902 it has him as a labourer, heading toward Halifax.

If you would like to read the post about William Henry Belsey it is on the Brickwall Forum and the answers that Brian came up with.

(I am still waiting for the death certificate for a William Belsey who died on board the Alliance (his birth is the same year as my William Henry) but have been told there will not be much information on there and also someone suggested this was an American ship and this William could possibly be a American Marine.)

I found the Passenger List for the Grampian but no date of birth and was wondering perhaps this could be him, I have followed the advice of the above (Thank you JColtee) and found the automated geneology site on LDS and found 2 1911 census with William Belsey on it, the first had his date of birth as 1880 arrived in 1902 an Agent, and i have linked this to another Belsey, and the 2nd was born in 1892 age 19 a labourer,saying he arrived in 1906 so this could possibly be the William on the GRAMPIAN although this actually arrived in 1908, but this is not the WilliamHenry i am actually looking for.

So to sum it up I am looking for William Henry Belsey born 1873 in Ramsgate last trace i have of him is on the 1891 census age 18 and cannot find anything after that, ie, 1901 census, death date, marriage, so my only conclusion was that he went abroad, not necessarily to Canada, i have been looking through all the Passenger list, another one i found was for a William in 1898 going to Agentina, Rosario, on the THAMES, but on the list it says did not embark, so perhaps that was him and he got on another ship.

As you will see in my other post he is not the William Henry Belsey who married a Caroline Kendall, as i have the marriage certificate for these and the father of this William Henry is Thomas Belsey and not Henry Andrew Belsey , i first made the mistake of pairing William Henry with Caroline but this is definately not his wife.

So any help in tracking down William Henry Belsey would be much appreciated as he has foxed me.

Thanks

Sheila.