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does anyone know how I can find/send for a death certificate for an ancestor - great, great grandfather, who may have been lost at sea? Thomas Henry White was born in Mistley, Essex in 1837, and lived there at the time of his wedding to Elizabeth Sarah Lucas (31st May 1865). They had one son, William Henry, who was born on 1st November 1869.
by the time of the 1811 census, Elizabeth Sarah was with William Henry White, in Sunderland, listed as a widow. (the Lucas family were also living in the north east by this time too.)
my cousin & I looked at a lead 2 or 3 years ago which was found in the log of a vessel, The Anne, I think, where on Christmas day, a young mariner called Thomas White had fallen overboard whilst filling/emptying a bucket. I can't find the proof that would link my missing Thomas's death certificate, or any mention elsewhere, with this Thomas on the boat. I have seen the ship's log, at the Maritime museum in Liverpool, but apart from a description by the captain of their efforts to find him, nothing else was there to identify him further. Can anyone help please?

My grandfather was lost at sea in 1911 and I have the ships log detailing the incident and a death cert. made from the details of the ships log .

This was found in the maritime deaths on FMP

When was he last known to be alive ?

1871 census

Name: Elizabeth S White
Age: 27
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Relation: Head
Gender: Female
Where born: Mistley, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Monk Wearmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Registration district: Sunderland
Sub-registration district: Monk Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 7
Household schedule number: 376
Piece: 5021
Folio: 40
Page Number: 75
Household Members:
Name Age
Elizabeth J White 27 mariners wife
William H White 1
Zachriah Janna 23
William Gibson 26

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 5021; Folio: 40; Page: 75; GSU roll: 848489.

1891 census
Name: William H White
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Relation: Nephew
Gender: Male
Where born: Mistley, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Bishop Wearmouth
Ecclesiastical parish: St Marks
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Sunderland
Sub-registration district: North Bishop Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 8b
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4128
Folio: 50
Page Number: 22
Household Members:
Name Age
Zachariah A Lucas 43
Emma Lucas 42
Gertrude E Lucas 15
Lizzie R Lucas 13
Alice T Lucas 11
Walter Lucas 9
Thomas Lucas 7
Henry Lucas 6
Violet Lucas 3
John E Lucas 8/12
William H White 21 occ coppersmith - nephew
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Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 4128; Folio: 50; Page: 22; GSU Roll: 6099238.

Had his mum died ?
1881 census
Name: William H. White
Age: 11
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Relationship to Head: Nephew
Gender: Male
Where born: Mistley, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Bishopwearmouth
County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address: 3 Livingstone Road
Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Sunderland
Sub-registration district: North Bishop Wearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4986
Folio: 140
Page Number: 65
Household Members:
Name Age
Emma Lucas 32
Gertrude E. Lucas 5
Lizzie A. Lucas 3
Alice T. Lucas 1
William H. White 11

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 4986; Folio: 140; Page: 65; GSU roll: 1342199.

Hi, Shirley, thank you for the info - I have most of that from my research, and yes, I think Elizabeth Sarah White died in april 1878 aged 34! so young!
The ship's log just listed a Thomas White, and I have been told that according to the position of the vessel (Longitude & Latitude were given for the time) they were close to the Azores. I'd just like the proof it was my Thomas before I move on with other research :-)
If you have anything else you think may help, please let me know, and thank you.

The ships log should give some voyage dates which would help