I am researching my great grandfather and he was on the 1901 census as a Marine Fireman. I have been surfing the net for over a week now and any help would be appreciated.
2007-05-04 21:19:35 · 7 answers · asked by big red 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
A fireman specially trained to work on marine installations. Ships, harbours, docks, etc
2007-05-04 21:26:47 · answer #1 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marine Fireman Union
2016-10-15 04:18:29 · answer #2 · answered by carouthers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As an ex firefighter I would guess that a marine fireman was either, 1) a firefighter specially trained to fight fires at sea, or possibly, 2) a person who attended the boilers of a ship, though to be accurate this job would have been called a stoker, so I'd go for 1.
2007-05-04 21:26:22 · answer #3 · answered by a3pacific 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are the pacific coast marine fireman......or the Marine Firemen's Union existed for a short time as early as 1850, the membership books from early years proudly proclaim that the Union was founded October 1883, in San Francisco, California, and reorganized in 1907 by amalgamation with an independent firemen's union. The founding members were firemen on coal-burning steamers.
2007-05-04 22:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by micalovadinnerdevanne 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
marine firemen put out oil rig fires and served on battleships and the like during war time to train sailors in the navy.My dad was enlisted during the Korean war As a cook/ fireman.Marines were seperated from the army and the navy because they had to train as both.Sailors while at sea soldeirs on land.
Try looking for subdivisions of merchant marines.
2007-05-04 21:39:23 · answer #5 · answered by dakkunan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i should imagine its a fireman that puts out fires on board ships,,
2007-05-07 04:41:57 · answer #6 · answered by james michael c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK I get your point
i was trying to reached you also but seems hopeless maybe we can start again ....................................................................
On Saturdays I normally hang around the Fire Brigade before going shopping
If ur interested in catching up let me know before Sat
2007-05-04 23:38:32 · answer #7 · answered by thur03joanne 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋