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Coast Guard

Shelagh

Shelagh
Hi All,
I have an 1851 census for my family and have found that William King born 1809 in Rye Essex was down as "Head Boatman ,Coast Guard" His sister Ann Eleanor Pitcher Nee KING is doen as a Deck master. Is this at all possible . Both were in Brighton living in no 1 Battery house
What is a Deck Master and in 1851 would anyone have allowed a woman on board and certainly not a master over men !
Anyone any ideas
Shelagh
 
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