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mariners pension 1880's
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Jan.jan | Report | 31 Jul 2005 07:19 |
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I have a Maria Robinson, who died as a pauper in the Workhouse in 1888, aged 65 yrs. Her husband John was a Mariner for many years and was a lot older than her. I assume that John would have been receiving a Naval pension when he retired, so does anybody know whether Maria would have received a Widow's pension or similar, as it seems strange that she has ended up in the Workhouse. |
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Geoff | Report | 31 Jul 2005 08:45 |
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A mariner was just someone that worked on a ship/boat/barge. I'm not sure they even had to go to sea - I've seen them living by rivers, many miles from the sea. It's not unusual to find a labourer on one census become a 'mariner' on the next; presumably just a deck hand. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 31 Jul 2005 09:41 |
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Hi Jan, I agree with what Geoff has said. Mariners didn't receive pensions as a rule. In various documents, my grandfather is listed as 'Stevedore', 'Labourer', 'Dock worker' and 'Mariner'! He worked in Southampton Docks in the 1920's, and was 'taken on' to do various jobs. This entailed standing with a lot of other unemployed men and waiting to be chosen to do a particular job. If he wasn't chosen, he was unempoyed! He could also lose his job at the drop of the hat, either because a ship was late coming in, or he wasn't willling/able to do overtime when asked. Sometimes he volunteered to go on a ship as a deck hand, (mariner) but this usually meant about 3 months at sea. Bear in mind this was the 1920's and by then 'Friendly Societies' had been set up. When he was working, he used to pay money weekly into the Society (subs), this covered him for sickness and unemployment - but only for a limited time. If someone had a long term sickness, his 'subs' ran out, and no-one else in the family worked, the rent couldn't be paid, and the person (and family) would end up in the workhouse. If you didn't belong to a Friendly society, you didn't have a chance - as soon as you had no money, through unemployment of sickness the workhouse could possibly be your only option. maggie |
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AnninGlos | Report | 31 Jul 2005 16:59 |
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Are you sure he was a mariner not a marine? If he was a marine then i think he would have got a pension. Ann Glos |
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