Family At Sea

Family At Sea

This page is dedicated in the main to my great Grandad Magnus Johnson.

Born in Helsingborg Sweden 1853/4 he came to England we presume as a crewman on a Swedish ship. I found him in the 1881 census in South Shields and by 1883 he had married my Great Grandmother Dorothy Hunt. I have tried to find his birth in Helsingborg but without any success as there are several entries for Magnus Johnson but there is a bit of a mix up with parents names and some of the Magnus Johnson's born in Helsingborg died as children. After his Marriage to Dorothy Hunt he was a crewman on quite a few ships sailing

out of South Shields and I have the crew lists of three of these covering 1889-1891 in this order The Shearwater, start of voyage 25.1.1889 end 29.7.1889. Foscolino, start of voyage 6.2.1889 end 6.7.1889. Isaac Pennock, start of voyage 22.7. 1889 end 14.1.1890. Isaac Pennock, start of voyage 17.1.1890 end 17.6.1890. I know some of these dates overlap but on some of the ships he left before the end of the voyage.

On the 30th November 1891 in port at Grangemouth Scotland,

Magnus Johnson was working on the forecastle of the Isaac Pennock pulling in a head rope, he became entangled in the rope and was dragged through the winch. Magnus was taken to Glasgow General hospital where he died the next day 1st December (his wife's 30th birthday) from a broken neck. The death certificate has a couple of mistakes on it relating to his parents names, and there has been an attempt to amend these on the back. However I feel that the amendment is still wrong but who ever said genealogy was easy.

Sweden

Research In Sweden

Some Records on line for Skane B.M.D.

http://www.ddss.nu/

Ships And Seamen

Mariners Ships

http://www.mariners-L.freeserve.co.uk

NavSource.Org

http://www.navsource.org/

Warship Photo's Of The Royal Navy

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/6629/

Gilbert Provost's Great Site

http://www.webruler.com/gprovost

Isaac Pennock Details

SS ISAAC PENNOCK

Call sign: KRWJ Official Number: 58790

Rigging: iron single screw steamer;

1 deck; 2 tiers of beams;

4 cemented bulkheads

double bottom aft 60 feet; forward 40 feet

Tonnage: 863 tons gross, 774 under deck and 557 net

Dimensions: 209.8 feet long, 28.8 foot beam and holds 17 feet deep;

Raised Quarter Deck 74 feet long; Bridge Deck 46 feet;

Forecastle 30 feet

Construction: 1871, T. Turnbull & Son in Whitby; repairs to damages in 1875

& 1877

Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 24 1/2 & 48 1/2

inches diameter respectively;

stroke 33 inches; operating at 65 p.s.i.; 90 horsepower;

engine built by

Blair & Co. Ltd. in Stockton

Owners: G. W. Allen & Co.

Port of registry: South Shields

Foscolino Details

FOSCOLINO - 1890

Code letters: WFQD Official Number: 84997

Rigging: iron single screw Schooner; 1 iron deck; 2 tiers of beams; 4 cemented bulkheads;

double bottom, aft 65 feet, forward 100 feet, 200 tons; Aft Peak Tank 10 tons

Tonnage: 1,124 tons gross, 882 under deck and 716 net

Dimensions: 221.9 feet long, 31.1 foot beam and holds 15.8 feet deep; Raised Quarter Deck 75 feet;

Bridge Deck 59 feet; Forecastle 29 feet

Construction: 1881, W. Pickersgill & Son in Sunderland; repairs to damages in 1884;

major repairs in 1885

Propulsion: compound engine with 2 cylinders of 27 and 50 inches diameter respectively;

stroke 36 inches; operating at 75 p.s.i.; 99 horsepower; engine built by G. Clark in Sunderland

Owners: Wear Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (J.L. Browne, manager)

Port of registry: Sunderland

Shearwater Details

Shearwater Code letters ??? Official No 95245

Rigging?

Tonnage 920 gross 592 net

Dimensions 214ft long 31ft.2in beam 13ft.8in holds

Construction. built by H.S. Edwards & Son 1888 Newcastle.

Propulsion. 3 cylinder 20", 33", 53" 150 hp Engine built by E Scott Newcastle

Owners.. J. G. Sharp, Quayside, Newcastle on Tyne.

Port of registry.. Newcastle on Tyne.

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	Family At Sea This page is dedicated in the main to my great Grandad Magnus Johnson. Born in Helsingborg Sweden 1853/4 he came to England we presume as a crewman on a Swedish ship. I found him in the 1881 census in South Shields and by 1883 he had married my Great Grandmother Dorothy Hunt. I have tried to find his birth in Helsingborg but without any success as there are several entries for Magnus Johnson but there is a bit of a mix up with parents names and some of the Magnus Johnson's born in Helsingborg died as children. After his Marriage to Dorothy Hunt he was a crewman on quite a few ships sailing out of South Shields and I have the crew lists of three of these covering 1889-1891 in this order The Shearwater, start of voyage 25.1.1889 end 29.7.1889. Foscolino, start of voyage 6.2.1889 end 6.7.1889. Isaac Pennock, start of voyage 22.7. 1889 end 14.1.1890. Isaac Pennock, start of voyage 17.1.1890 end 17.6.1890. I know some of these dates overlap but on some of the ships he left before the end of the voyage. Copyright of the above is held by David Quensell 26.1.2000 On the 30th November 1891 in port at Grangemouth Scotland, Magnus Johnson was working on the forecastle of the Isaac Pennock pulling in a head rope, he became entangled in the rope and was dragged through the winch. Magnus was taken to Glasgow General hospital where he died the next day 1st December (his wife's 30th birthday) from a broken neck. The death certificate has a couple of mistakes on it relating to his parents names, and there has been an attempt to amend these on the back. However I feel that the amendment is still wrong but who ever said genealogy was easy. Sweden Research In Sweden Some Records on line for Skane B.M.D. http://www.ddss.nu/ Ships And Seamen Mariners Ships http://www.mariners-L.freeserve.co.uk NavSource.Org http://www.navsource.org/ Warship Photo's Of The Royal Navy http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/6629/ Gilbert Provost's Great Site http://www.webruler.com/gprovost Isaac Pennock Details SS ISAAC PENNOCK Call sign: KRWJ Official Number: 58790 Rigging: iron single screw steamer; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 4 cemented bulkheads double bottom aft 60 feet; forward 40 feet Tonnage: 863 tons gross, 774 under deck and 557 net Dimensions: 209.8 feet long, 28.8 foot beam and holds 17 feet deep; Raised Quarter Deck 74 feet long; Bridge Deck 46 feet; Forecastle 30 feet Construction: 1871, T. Turnbull & Son in Whitby; repairs to damages in 1875 & 1877 Propulsion: compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 24 1/2 & 48 1/2 inches diameter respectively; stroke 33 inches; operating at 65 p.s.i.; 90 horsepower; engine built by Blair & Co. Ltd. in Stockton Owners: G. W. Allen & Co. Port of registry: South Shields Foscolino Details FOSCOLINO - 1890 Code letters: WFQD Official Number: 84997 Rigging: iron single screw Schooner; 1 iron deck; 2 tiers of beams; 4 cemented bulkheads; double bottom, aft 65 feet, forward 100 feet, 200 tons; Aft Peak Tank 10 tons Tonnage: 1,124 tons gross, 882 under deck and 716 net Dimensions: 221.9 feet long, 31.1 foot beam and holds 15.8 feet deep; Raised Quarter Deck 75 feet; Bridge Deck 59 feet; Forecastle 29 feet Construction: 1881, W. Pickersgill & Son in Sunderland; repairs to damages in 1884; major repairs in 1885 Propulsion: compound engine with 2 cylinders of 27 and 50 inches diameter respectively; stroke 36 inches; operating at 75 p.s.i.; 99 horsepower; engine built by G. Clark in Sunderland Owners: Wear Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (J.L. Browne, manager) Port of registry: Sunderland Shearwater Details Shearwater Code letters ??? Official No 95245 Rigging? Tonnage 920 gross 592 net Dimensions 214ft long 31ft.2in beam 13ft.8in holds Construction. built by H.S. Edwards & Son 1888 Newcastle. Propulsion. 3 cylinder 20", 33", 53" 150 hp Engine built by E Scott Newcastle Owners.. J. G. Sharp, Quayside, Newcastle on Tyne. Port of registry.. Newcastle on Tyne. More To Come