http://www.pilotmag.co.uk/2006/07/15/venn-alfred-william/ The Pilot Online Edition Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:04:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.pilotmag.co.uk/2006/07/15/venn-alfred-william/comment-page-1/#comment-303 Pat Melville-Evans Sat, 25 Oct 2008 23:09:16 +0000 Thank-you for a very interesting, personal account of Pilotage in the Bristol Channel. My Grandfather was the son of a ship's butcher, he was David Jones Evans and married Clara Beartice Ray. As a child I was fortunate to attend a family Golden Wedding Anniversary and hear tales 1st hand of the piloting in the Britol Channel from the asembled company. I often heard the name Venn mentioned by my father who always retained an great interest in piloting, although himself a Captain in the Merchant Service. My father's toast was "Seamen All" may I propose it in honour of your father's memory Regards Pat Thank-you for a very interesting, personal account of Pilotage in the Bristol Channel.
My Grandfather was the son of a ship’s butcher, he was David Jones Evans and married Clara Beartice Ray.
As a child I was fortunate to attend a family Golden Wedding Anniversary and hear tales 1st hand of the piloting in the Britol Channel from the asembled company.
I often heard the name Venn mentioned by my father who always retained an great interest in piloting, although himself a Captain in the Merchant Service.
My father’s toast was “Seamen All” may I propose it in honour of your father’s memory
Regards
Pat

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