James WHITE 1798 - 1859 Lydney (General)

by unknown, Monday, August 22, 2011, 15:24 (4846 days ago) @ slowhands

Thanks for the reply, I have already looked at the records you mention and really just wanted another opinion. All the other replies seem to have gone onto other families while I am just really interested in the White family. It is difficult to be sure that you have the right connections as there are so many White families in that area. As you obviously are something of an expert of the Forest of Dean, I wonder if you could help me with another query. James is shown on various documents as a Waterman and Mariner and his eldest son, Richard, is shown on one census as a Seaman. Do you know whether these terms refer to what we would call a deep sea sailor or just someone who travelled on the Severn between perhaps Lydney and Bristol. Are there any records of such people anywhere that I could look at? Unfortunately, all my research has to be done by the internet as I do not live in the UK now. Many thanks for your help,

Elaine