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Hello,

I am searching for a 1901 vessels census for the ship Ottercaps, a Lambton steamer from Sunderland.
During the census the ship was probably on the way from France to Middlesborough then back to Sunderland.

I would like to find this census, as there are some relatives with the crew

John Young, born 1849 Glanton
John Roch, born 1876, Russia (probably says Sweden though)

Captain was Allan Watt, born 1842 Aberdeen

Can anybody help?

Thankyou,
Chris

There are a few trees on Ancestry who share these relatives - all were lost at sea 1903 it seems?
Nobody seems to have them 1901, although there is a lot of other detail, so you might be correct in that there is no existing census.
Jan

yes, that's my family tree.

Thanks.

Yes, probably no census

They probably not in British waters at the time of the census

Maritime Deaths from FMP

First Name A B
Last Name Watt
Birth Date 1843
Death Date 26 Feb 1903
Age 60
Birth Place Aberdeen
Place Of Death Near Brest
Vessel Ottercaps
Series BT334
Box 0031
Page 23
Record set Maritime deaths 1854-1972
Year Of Birth 1843
Year Of Death 1903
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Record collection Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain
copyright brightsolid online publishing

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Shields Daily Gazette 29 March 1901
Local Movements.

Ottercaps left La Rochelle for Bilbao 27th


Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette 02 April 1901

Captain Watt left Bilbao for Middlesbrough.


(1901 Census was taken on 31st March 1901)

Chris :)

Sunderland Daily Echo Wednesday 4th March 1903

The Loss Of The Ottercaps

The British Consul at Breast has written to the Lambton offices to the burial, &c., of the victims of the Ottercaps. The letter, received this morning, contained no added information. No further bodies have been recovered.

Shields Daily Gazette 09/03/1903

There is a proposal in Sunderland to open a relief fund to assist the widows and orphans of the men lost in the wreck of the Lambton steamer Ottercaps. It is unofficially stated that the list will be headed by a substantial contribution from the Lambton company, There are 13 widows and 33 orphans left

List of widows and ophans

.....Capt A B Watt (50) Rosslyn Terace. Widow and grown up family
Second Mate John Young (54) Deptford Road. Widow and one child under 14 ......

No mention of John Roch but somewhere it said that there was no knowing the count or the names of any passengers.

...Theposition of the Ottercaps which struck rocksat Point Fruteunot, which are precipitous cliffs 300 yards high is apparently hopeless. She was seen at low tide this morning but it is not thought that any attempt can be made to get her off. Her crew is supposed to have had 18 persons. ....

02/03/1903
The following telegram from the Consul at Breast was received by Lambton Company yesterday

" Twelve bodies found. Burial with all honours at Plagoff Cemetery (Audierne). Deepest sympathy shown on all sides"

The following has been received from the companys agent in Bilbao.

"After exhaustive enquiries nobody knows Ottercaps taking passengers. Sincerely regret misfortune"

Thankyou, I have all the history of the Ottercaps, I am only searching for the 1901 census