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From: "goldie and Lido Doratti" <>
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Lost Sailors
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 13:10:00 -0800
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The Capt was Mr. Forbes MILNE, and the article or another source said he had
no ticket. I think you had better have the full story.....I will email
direct......the answer to the question you asked is 'yes, there is ONE', Wm
Burnett, Strichen died 27 Jul 1860.
In part the story reads, "Barnet and Mitchell were both pitched out of the
boat when it was upset by a whale and not seen again." On the list of the
dead it gives his name and date of death. I'll get you the info off
line........I guess the message here is that some of the lost sailors do get
reported. But, I have never found all of mine and cannot be sure the ones I
did find belong to this Walker family. Goldie
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From: "Nancy Visima" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [ABERDEEN] Lost Sailors


> Goldie, is there any mention of James or William BURNETT in the story
> of the Alert? These two brothers both died aboard the Alert, William
> on 27 Jul 1860 and James on 11 Sep 1866.
>
> Nancy
>
> On 6-Jan-10, at 3:30 PM, goldie and Lido Doratti wrote:
>
>> What happened to the fellows who were lost at sea? I heard a story
>> that the Master's or Captains of the ships, (whichever terminolgy is
>> correct) were required to record the deaths. But what happened when
>> the ship was lost as the Resolute was? I have the story of it being
>> found and towed to the east coast of the US, then returned to Queen
>> Victoria.......but what of her crew? Is there any way to find any
>> of this information?
>> I also have the story of the Alert out of Peterhead as well, and it
>> gives the names of 8 who died but how do we know who these folks are
>> for sure? Is the John Walker who died on 11 Nov 1860 where the
>> Alert wintered, the son of John Walker, Mason, in Peterhead?
>> Anyone with any ideas? Thanks, Goldie
>>
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