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Henry (Barrow) Johnson married Eliza Emily Dewar in 1878 at St Mary's Kirkdale. His occupation has been given variously as Mariner and Sea Captain, perhaps this marriage certificate might give the first clue we have to his career but I can't make out the ship's name in his address, apparently berthed in Sandon Dock. Anybody have any ideas about it please?

Could it be Wiseman! Seems an unlikely name for a ship so I'm probably wrong
There was a SS Wisconsin which sailed from Liverpool to New York in 1888, will look into that ship at bit more.

There's various certificates/documents on Ancestry be sure to keep clicking on the next page until you've collected all the images. The ship Wisconsin is mentioned on one of the documents.




Also see below:-

Index to Lloyd's Captains Register

http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/capintro.htm

He is included here:-

http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/capsJ.pdf


Blue

Thanks a lot Blue, that's given me a lot to work on.

Not sure if of any help regarding Eliza Emily Dewar, Free BMD have a birth in West Ashford Kent 1854 and 1871 census has her as 17 yrs old her father David, policeman at the same place.
1881 she is a Master Mariner's wife bn Ashford 27 living at 38 Kirkdale View Douglas 1yr bn Lpool sister Annie Dewar 18.

That's her thanks Tina.

I have to admit that, before I read any other replies, I thought it was "Wisconsin"

Thanks Steve, seems fairly certain now.

Two such named vessels...
WISCONSIN [VID = 45922] registered Liverpool, 1863, Sail
SS WISCONSIN [VID = 63266] registered Liverpool, 1870, Steam

http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/descr ... psWZ.shtml

http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/guion.shtml


Blue

I'm delighted with all this extra information, thank you everybody, it's part of a new line of my family I'm just going down.