Lives of the First World War

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ID: 7869571

Reference: BT351

Title: Merchant Navy Seamen: 1914-1918

Description: These records consist of over 157,000 index cards recording the issue of the British War Medal and the Mercantile Marine Medal to merchant seamen and officers in the First World War.

URL: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7985522
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UPP: GBM/BT351/126898

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 9315860

Title: Frank Burgess

Description: His photo is on his merchant navy card which gives his identity number.

Connected by: Angela30633

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ID: 9321555

Title: Frank Burgess 1919

Description: This photo is taken from Register of Seamen 1919 showing Frank Burgess's detail.

Connected by: Angela30633

Additional: The date and place of birth are the same as indicated by birth index and baptism entry

Source information

ID: 9321557

Title: Frank Burgess 1919

Description: This photo is from a page in the Register of Seamen 1919 giving details of Frank Burgess.

Connected by: Angela30633

Source information

ID: 9321563

Title: Frank Burgess's entry in Register of Seamen 1919

Description: It gives his date and place of birth, the ships he travelled on in 1919 and 1920. It also gives his identity no: 362899.

Connected by: Angela30633

Additional: Place and date of birth match other sources.

Source information

ID: 9321571

Reference: bmd_births

Title: England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

Connected by: Angela30633

UPP: BMD/B/1885/2/AZ/000082/083

Additional: The names match and his mother's name was Wood.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9321577

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Angela30633

UPP: GBC/1891/0022220156

Additional: Names match as details of rest of family.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9321587

Title: Frank Burgess and family 1891 census

Description: Father: Henry Burgess. Mother: Annie. Frank's siblings: William, Harry, Nellie, Frank, Nathan. Address: 50, Lord Duncan Street, Salford.

Connected by: Angela30633

Source information

ID: 9321591

Name: RG12/3221

Reference: The National Archives via Find My Past

Title: 1891 census return for Frank Burgess and family

Description: This is a copy of the 1891 census return for Frank Burgess and family at 50 Lord Duncan Street, Salford.

Connected by: Angela30633

Additional: The details match those in other documents.

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