Comments on: Narcissus and his part in my family

By: Jaybee

Jaybee — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:17:00 +0000

Well the power of the Internet strikes again. Within 24 hours of this post, I was sent a link to the full transcript of a will for Narcissus Mapowder of Holsworthy in Devon, dated 1628. Having purchased the will for the princely sum of £3.50 ($7 for our friends across the water) I now have more information than I could possibly want, as soon as I’ve finished reading it.

4 pages of handwritten legalese script from the 1600s is not easy to work with, especially as in those days ’s’ was often written as ‘f’ but I’ve already worked out that this man was seriously wealthy for his day and not only left the entire “Parifh of Holsworthie” (sic) to his wife, but also large sums of money for the “poore of Wolverhampton”.

Repeat after me……. “I must not start researching this family, I have more than enough to do on my own.” “I must not……..

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:58:31 +0000

Just searching the internet for articles on the M.V. San Demetrio and came across your bit
Ihave a lampstand in the form of a ship in a bottle vein showing the San Demrtrio
Do you by any chance have a crew list for her as my godfather could have been one of her crew as well, I can send you a photo of the object if you want
Regards Steve

By: Jaybee

Jaybee — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:35:12 +0000

Hi Steve, thanks a photo would be great. I don’t have a full crew list I’m afraid but I’m thinking it shouldn’t be that difficult to get hold of one. Merchant shipping usually kept pretty good records and in the case of the San Demetrio it ought to be available.

Send me an email and I’ll see what I can dig up.