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help with terminology
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smilerbabeuk | Report | 8 Jul 2008 19:33 |
i have a ancestor who is on a ship in china in the 1901 census. he is listed as able seaman, but in little letters above his name is says supernumerary. does anyone know what this means? i have tried googling it, but cannot find a definition, just lots of other places that say it! |
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KeithInFujairah | Report | 8 Jul 2008 19:47 |
Websters online dictionary brings up "redundant" for supernumary. |
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smilerbabeuk | Report | 8 Jul 2008 19:54 |
now i'm really confused! this was in 1901, but he was in the navy all the way through WW1, so he wasn't redundant. bizarre! |
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Alistair | Report | 8 Jul 2008 19:56 |
The closest equivalent today might be airline cabin staff on board the aircraft, but not on duty......just travelling to their next assignment. |
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smilerbabeuk | Report | 8 Jul 2008 20:27 |
got you. so all likelihood, that may not have been his regular ship. |
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Devon Dweller | Report | 8 Jul 2008 23:48 |
I agree with Elvie. It looks to me like a kind of 'under supervision' role like a cadet |