what ship

[cathy52]

how would i go about finding out what ship thomas alexander boothby worked on. the only information is that he was a gym steward sailing from glasgow to new york between 1930-1939.

[SarahND]

Hello cathy52,
Where did you get the information you already have? On ancestry.com there are quite a few passenger lists with Thomas included. Most appear to be on the vessel "California" with a few on the "Caledonia." If your local library has a subscription to Ancestry.com you could go there and download them all for your records. There is even a picture of the ship.

All the best,
Sarah

[cathy52]

thank you sarah for that information.

[Currie]

Hello Cathy,

Here’s the National Archives guide to researching merchant mariners.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/reco ... er1917.htm

Was he born 1899? If so, FMP has something for him, or have you seen those. (see the NA page for details)
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/merc ... 5&keyWord=

Alan

[cathy52]

hi alan, yes he was born in 1899. what is fmp?

[cathy52]

oops sorry alan i know what fmp is.