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Picture taken today, 11 Nov 2012. Certificates date from 19th century.
My seafaring grandfather's Certificates of Discharge cover the period 1878-1895, with a six-week gap as indicated by the highlighted dates in the above examples. Perhaps a Certificate has been lost, but I'm intrigued by the intercontinental jump from discharge in Aden to engagement in Brisbane. If he didn't have a berth in another ship awaiting him it must have been a daunting experience for a young sailor to be dropped off in the Aden of 130 years ago.
Picture added on 10 December 2012 at 00:41
Stromness
