Tracing your seafaring ancestors : a guide to maritime photographs for family historians / Simon Wills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wills, Simon, author.

Series:

Family history from Pen and Sword.

Family history from Pen and Sword

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Navy--Pictorial works.

Great Britain.

Marine photography.

Merchant marine--Great Britain--Pictorial works.

Merchant marine.

Seafaring life--Great Britain--Pictorial works.

Seafaring life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Family History, 2016.

Summary:

Photographs of your seafaring ancestors may tell you more about their lives than you realize, and Simon Willss helpful and practical guide shows you how to identify and interpret the evidence caught on camera. Since maritime roles have been so vital to Britains prosperity and military might, they are among the commonest professions depicted in photographs of our ancestors, and his handbook is the ideal introduction to them.Maybe your ancestor was a seaman in the Royal Navy, a ships captain, a steward on an ocean liner, or an officer in the naval reserves? This book shows you how to spot photographic clues to an individuals career. Whether your ancestor served in the merchant navy or the Royal Navy or in another seagoing role such as a fisherman, a lifeboatman, or even a ships passenger, Simon Willss book will be your guide.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Seafarers on Camera; Analysing Maritime Photographs; Chapter 2: Merchant Navy; Merchant Navy Officers; Merchant Navy Seamen; Other Merchant Navy Employees; Group Photographs of Crews; Example Records for Merchant Navy Ancestors; Chapter 3: Royal Navy; Seamen; Petty Officers; Military Officers; Trainee Officers; Civil Branch and Warrant Officers; Facial Hair; The Monarch's Crown; Example Records for Royal Navy Ancestors; Chapter 4: Services Linked to the Royal Navy; Royal Marines

Women's Royal Naval ServiceQueen Alexandra Royal Naval Nursing Service; Royal Naval Air Service and Fleet Air Arm; Royal Naval Transport Service; Royal Fleet Auxiliary; Chapter 5: Reservist Personnel of the Royal Navy; Royal Naval Reserve; Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve; Other Reservists; Royal Naval Division; Chapter 6: Other Seafarers; Lifeboatmen; Yacht Crews; Fishermen; Pilots; Coastguards; Passengers and Members of the Public; Animals; Bibliography

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed March 22, 2016).

ISBN:

1-4738-8049-1