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marine firemen
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Kim | Report | 16 Sep 2010 18:51 |
Hi, |
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**Ann** | Report | 16 Sep 2010 19:57 |
Is this him??????????? |
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doddsy1 | Report | 16 Sep 2010 23:08 |
I think that Ann is right. I have a gg grandfather who on a birth certificate is described as a Steam Ship Stoker and on a later census record he is a Marine Fireman. Basically he had a really tough, exhausting job of shovelling coal all day to keep the steam ship going |