This may have been him.
England and Wales Census, 1881," Jos Overton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
name: Jos Overton
age: 19
gender: Male
birth year: 1862
birthplace: United States
relationship to head of household: Boarder
marital condition: Single
profession/occupation: Able Seaman
address: "Sailors Home Canning Place"
census place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
disability:
record type: Household
family history library film: 1341865
the national archives reference: RG11
piece/folio: 3614 / 59
page number: 4
Citing this Record
"England and Wales Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQD8-3T4 : accessed 28 Nov 2012), Jos Overton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; citing PRO RG 11/3614 / 59 folio, p. 4, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 1341865.
The Liverpool Sailors’ Home project was launched at a public meeting called by Liverpool’s Mayor in October 1844.
Liverpool Sailors' Home, was open for business in Canning Place, Liverpool, England from December 1850 to July 1969.[1] The home was designed to provide safe, inexpensive lodging for sailors, and to offer educational and recreational opportunities, in contrast to the temptations on offer in the docklands area.
The home was not only a magnificent building it also played a pivotal role in establishing Liverpool as one of the world's successful commercial seaports following the dismantling of the Slave trade.
The need for a Sailors’ Home had been identified:
to provide for seamen frequenting the port of Liverpool, board, lodging and medical attendance, at a moderate charge; to protect them from imposition and extortion, and to encourage them to husband their hard-earned wages; to promote their moral, intellectual, and professional improvement; and to afford them the opportunity of receiving religious instruction. A reading-room, library, and savings bank will be attached to the institution; and with a view to securing to the able and well-conducted seamen a rate of wages proportionate to his merits, a registry of character will be kept. Among the ulterior objects in contemplation are schools for sea-apprentices, and the sons of seamen, with special regard to the care of children who have lost one or both their parents receiving religious instruction.
As well as providing safe accommodation for an average of 200 men each night, the home provided a vital service, introducing professional, experienced merchant seamen to captains of safe seaworthy vessels. This combined with the expansions of its docks, greatly improving the reputation and efficiency of Liverpool as a merchant port.
England and Wales Census, 1881," Jos Overton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
name: Jos Overton
age: 19
gender: Male
birth year: 1862
birthplace: United States
relationship to head of household: Boarder
marital condition: Single
profession/occupation: Able Seaman
address: "Sailors Home Canning Place"
census place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
disability:
record type: Household
family history library film: 1341865
the national archives reference: RG11
piece/folio: 3614 / 59
page number: 4
Citing this Record
"England and Wales Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQD8-3T4 : accessed 28 Nov 2012), Jos Overton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; citing PRO RG 11/3614 / 59 folio, p. 4, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 1341865.
The Liverpool Sailors’ Home project was launched at a public meeting called by Liverpool’s Mayor in October 1844.
Liverpool Sailors' Home, was open for business in Canning Place, Liverpool, England from December 1850 to July 1969.[1] The home was designed to provide safe, inexpensive lodging for sailors, and to offer educational and recreational opportunities, in contrast to the temptations on offer in the docklands area.
The home was not only a magnificent building it also played a pivotal role in establishing Liverpool as one of the world's successful commercial seaports following the dismantling of the Slave trade.
The need for a Sailors’ Home had been identified:
to provide for seamen frequenting the port of Liverpool, board, lodging and medical attendance, at a moderate charge; to protect them from imposition and extortion, and to encourage them to husband their hard-earned wages; to promote their moral, intellectual, and professional improvement; and to afford them the opportunity of receiving religious instruction. A reading-room, library, and savings bank will be attached to the institution; and with a view to securing to the able and well-conducted seamen a rate of wages proportionate to his merits, a registry of character will be kept. Among the ulterior objects in contemplation are schools for sea-apprentices, and the sons of seamen, with special regard to the care of children who have lost one or both their parents receiving religious instruction.
As well as providing safe accommodation for an average of 200 men each night, the home provided a vital service, introducing professional, experienced merchant seamen to captains of safe seaworthy vessels. This combined with the expansions of its docks, greatly improving the reputation and efficiency of Liverpool as a merchant port.
This may have been him.
England and Wales Census, 1881," Jos Overton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
name: Jos Overton
age: 19
gender: Male
birth year: 1862
birthplace: United States
relationship to head of household: Boarder
marital condition: Single
profession/occupation: Able Seaman
address: "Sailors Home Canning Place"
census place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
disability:
record type: Household
family history library film: 1341865
the national archives reference: RG11
piece/folio: 3614 / 59
page number: 4
Citing this Record
"England and Wales Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQD8-3T4 : accessed 28 Nov 2012), Jos Overton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; citing PRO RG 11/3614 / 59 folio, p. 4, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 1341865.
The Liverpool Sailors’ Home project was launched at a public meeting called by Liverpool’s Mayor in October 1844.
Liverpool Sailors' Home, was open for business in Canning Place, Liverpool, England from December 1850 to July 1969.[1] The home was designed to provide safe, inexpensive lodging for sailors, and to offer educational and recreational opportunities, in contrast to the temptations on offer in the docklands area.
The home was not only a magnificent building it also played a pivotal role in establishing Liverpool as one of the world's successful commercial seaports following the dismantling of the Slave trade.
The need for a Sailors’ Home had been identified:
to provide for seamen frequenting the port of Liverpool, board, lodging and medical attendance, at a moderate charge; to protect them from imposition and extortion, and to encourage them to husband their hard-earned wages; to promote their moral, intellectual, and professional improvement; and to afford them the opportunity of receiving religious instruction. A reading-room, library, and savings bank will be attached to the institution; and with a view to securing to the able and well-conducted seamen a rate of wages proportionate to his merits, a registry of character will be kept. Among the ulterior objects in contemplation are schools for sea-apprentices, and the sons of seamen, with special regard to the care of children who have lost one or both their parents receiving religious instruction.
As well as providing safe accommodation for an average of 200 men each night, the home provided a vital service, introducing professional, experienced merchant seamen to captains of safe seaworthy vessels. This combined with the expansions of its docks, greatly improving the reputation and efficiency of Liverpool as a merchant port.
England and Wales Census, 1881," Jos Overton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
name: Jos Overton
age: 19
gender: Male
birth year: 1862
birthplace: United States
relationship to head of household: Boarder
marital condition: Single
profession/occupation: Able Seaman
address: "Sailors Home Canning Place"
census place: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
disability:
record type: Household
family history library film: 1341865
the national archives reference: RG11
piece/folio: 3614 / 59
page number: 4
Citing this Record
"England and Wales Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQD8-3T4 : accessed 28 Nov 2012), Jos Overton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England; citing PRO RG 11/3614 / 59 folio, p. 4, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 1341865.
The Liverpool Sailors’ Home project was launched at a public meeting called by Liverpool’s Mayor in October 1844.
Liverpool Sailors' Home, was open for business in Canning Place, Liverpool, England from December 1850 to July 1969.[1] The home was designed to provide safe, inexpensive lodging for sailors, and to offer educational and recreational opportunities, in contrast to the temptations on offer in the docklands area.
The home was not only a magnificent building it also played a pivotal role in establishing Liverpool as one of the world's successful commercial seaports following the dismantling of the Slave trade.
The need for a Sailors’ Home had been identified:
to provide for seamen frequenting the port of Liverpool, board, lodging and medical attendance, at a moderate charge; to protect them from imposition and extortion, and to encourage them to husband their hard-earned wages; to promote their moral, intellectual, and professional improvement; and to afford them the opportunity of receiving religious instruction. A reading-room, library, and savings bank will be attached to the institution; and with a view to securing to the able and well-conducted seamen a rate of wages proportionate to his merits, a registry of character will be kept. Among the ulterior objects in contemplation are schools for sea-apprentices, and the sons of seamen, with special regard to the care of children who have lost one or both their parents receiving religious instruction.
As well as providing safe accommodation for an average of 200 men each night, the home provided a vital service, introducing professional, experienced merchant seamen to captains of safe seaworthy vessels. This combined with the expansions of its docks, greatly improving the reputation and efficiency of Liverpool as a merchant port.
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