Merchant seaman

[JBee]

Can't remember where to look to find whether a 12 yrs old lad who ran off to sea c1871 is registered.

Please can someone point me in the right direction

[kiterunner]

They wouldn't be registered at that time, unfortunately, Julie. There are some crew lists on findmypast and ancestry that you could try:
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/clip-crew-lists

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2211

[JBee]

Thanks Kite

There could well be a couple of entries on fmp but not on ancestry unfortunately. Also he uses 2 surnames so will have to see which is most likely.

Thanks again.