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Arthur Smith
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Posted - 31/08/2001 :  03:33:25  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
My grandfather was a sailor on a sailing ship from Norway about 1860 and he jumped ship in Savannah or Brunswick, GA. What is the most likely source of any information about such a crew member?

Borge
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Posted - 31/08/2001 :  07:17:18  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hello Arthur
The most likely source for information is the Maritime inscription - registers of seamen. A while ago I started working on an article about those records, from experience I have out of my own family research. You can take a look at: http://www.NorwayHeritage.com/ships/sailors.htm



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