Biographies
In this section we look at some of the key men and women who were patrons, founders, and missionaries, involved in the lives of seafarers, who came from around the world, to British ports.
Source: E. H. Farrance, Twelve Wonderful Women (Pickering and Inglis 1948)
While the Mariners research project looks into the mentalities and realities of lives for seamen, this research is framed and understood through the work of missions and charities which sought to convert and support them.
Popular narratives and publicity for missions and maritime institutions in the nineteenth century often focused on the founders and leading patrons. High-profile individuals who were involved in the running of missions were often keen to emphasise their philanthropy and charity, and it is often easier to find historical material about their lives and works than the everyday lives of seamen.
In this section we look at some of the key men and women who were involved in the lives of seafarers, who came from around the world, to British ports.
Sumita Mukherjee, 'Biographies' Mariners: Race, Religion and Empire in British Ports 1801-1914, https://mar.ine.rs/who/biographies/
Retrieved 19 May 2024