Colin Norman Timothy Baptist Captain

(17 November 1920 - 20 May 2000)
FatherHugh John Barclay Baptist (13 Sep 1887 - Mar 1980)
MotherRuth Norman (9 Jul 1892 - c Dec 1982)
ChartsDescendents of Peter BAPTIST (19th C)
Pedigree of C N T Baptist
Pedigree of C N T Baptist
     Colin Norman Timothy Baptist Captain was born on 17 November 1920 at Cawnpore, Northern Provinces, India, .1 He was the son of Hugh John Barclay Baptist and Ruth Norman. Colin Norman Timothy Baptist Captain was baptized on 12 December 1920 at St Patrick's Church, Cawnpore, Northern Provinces, India, .2 He married Margaret Joyce Bulmer, daughter of Wilfrid Bulmer and Gwendoline Margaret Russell, on 5 June 1945 at All Saints, Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales, .3,4 Colin Norman Timothy Baptist Captain died on 20 May 2000 at King Harry Ferry Rd, Feock, Truro, Cornwall, England, , at age 79; Died of Ruptured Cardiac Aneurysm & Myeloma & Renal Carcinoma. He was buried after 20 May 2000 at Cremated (His widow has the ashes in Australia), Cornwall, England, .

Family

Margaret Joyce Bulmer (6 Aug 1921 - 7 Mar 2017)
Marriage*He married Margaret Joyce Bulmer, daughter of Wilfrid Bulmer and Gwendoline Margaret Russell, on 5 June 1945 at All Saints, Penarth, Glamorganshire, Wales, .3,4 

Research Notes

  • Colin Norman Timothy Baptist Captain was educated; St Joseph's College, North Point, ?, India.
  • He St Joseph's College is within site of Mt Kangchenjunga in Nepal/India (27.42N, 88.08E).

    Colin was a tanker captain - mainly for the Athol line - and was awarded the MBE as a result of being torpedoed during WW2 and being adrift for a number of weeks in a life raft in the Atlantic.

    He became a Marine Superintendant for the Exxon company, responsible for setting up the Ras ???? oil terminal in Libya. He designed the Single Point Mooring (SPM) for integrating oil loading into a mooring where the tanker is attached by a single point (eg: bow onto the buoy).
  • He was Marine Consultant.
  • He was found on a passenger list on 17 April 1923 at London, England, .5
  • He was found on a passenger list with Ruth Norman on 17 April 1923 at London, England, .6
  • Colin Norman Timothy Baptist Captain and Ruth Norman were found on a passenger list on 17 September 1924 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England, ; Liverpool to Calcutta.7
  • Colin Norman Timothy Baptist Captain and Ruth Baptist were found on a passenger list on 17 April 1925 at London, Middlesex, England, ; Calcutta to London.8
  • Colin Norman Timothy Baptist Captain was found on a passenger list with Hugh John Barclay Baptist and Ruth Baptist on 2 November 1928 at London, Middlesex, England, ; London to Bombay.9
  • Colin Norman Timothy Baptist Captain was found on a passenger list on 8 October 1935 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England, .10
  • He was found on a passenger list on 14 January 1947 at Southampton, Hampshire, England, ; Southampton to Halifax.11

Citations

  1. [S542] India Office Library (British Library), online http://www.indiafamily.bl.uk, BAPTISM Colin Normal Timothy Baptist, born 1920, baptised 1920 at St Patrick, Cawnpore.
  2. [S542] India Office Library (British Library), online http://www.indiafamily.bl.uk, BAPTISM Colin Normal Timothy Baptist, born 1920, baptised 1920 at St Patrick, Cawnpore. [ File Reference: N/1/448/73]
  3. [S18] M, Colin N T Baptist, Margaret J Bulmer, E Glamorgan, 11a, 1921, Q2, 1945: Marriage of Colin Norman Timothy Baptist (bachelor, 24, Officer in the Mercantile Marine of 23 Maliden Road, father Hugh Baptist (Leather Factory Foreman)) and Margaret Joyce Bulmer (spinster, 23, of 13 Baroness Place, father Wilfred Bulmer (Master Mariner)) on 5th June 1945 in the All Saints Curch Room (owing to the disuse of the Parish Church due to enemy action) in the Parish of All Saints Penarth in the county of Glamorganshire.
  4. [S119] National Marriage Registration, East Glamorgan 11a 1921 Jun qtr 1945.
  5. [S141] Colin Baptist, City of London Ships Manifest, 17 Apr 1923, Class: BT26; Piece: 742; Item: 25.
  6. [S140] Mrs H B Baptist, City of London Ships Manifest, 17 Apr 1923, Class: BT26; Piece: 1066; Item: 84.
  7. [S347] Mrs R Baptist, SS City Of Exeter Ships Manifest, 17 Sep 1924, Mrs R Baptist (age 30, The Nook, Mill Lane, Chadwell Heath, Essex), Mr C Baptist (age 3, The Nook, Mill Lane, Chadwell Heath, Essex) passengers on the City of Exeter (Ellerman Line, 136297, master Elliot) departed from Liverpool on 17 Sep 1924 bound for Calcutta, India.
  8. [S141] Colin Baptist, City of London Ships Manifest, 17 Apr 1923, Mrs H B Baptist (aged 30, The Nook, Mill Lane, Chadwell Heath, Essex) and Master Colin Baptist (aged 2,The Nook, Mill Lane, Chadwell Heath, Essex) passengers on the City of London (Ellesman City Line Ltd, 124162, master H V Rigby DSO) from Calcutta arriving in London 17 April 1925.
  9. [S350] Hugh Baptist, SS Mantua Ships Manifest, 2 Nov 1928, Mr H B Baptist, Mrs Baptist and son were passengers on the Mantua (P & O S N Co, 127544, master H C Davis) departing London 2 Nov 1928 bound for Yokohama (via Bombay).
  10. [S142] Colin Baptist, SS Elysia Ships Manifest, 8 Oct 1935, Class: BT26; Piece: 1066; Item: 84 - Colin Baptist (aged 14, The Nook, Mill Lane, Chadwell Heath, Essex) passenger on the SS Elysia (Anchor line, 138224, master F M Henderson) arriving at Liverpool 3 Oct 1935 from Karachi via Bombay.
  11. [S349] Colin N Baptist, SS Aquitania Ships Manifest, 14 Jan 1947, Colin N Baptist (age 26, Second Officer, Anglo American Oil Ltd (36 Queen Annes Gate London SW)) passenger on the Aquitania (Cunard White Star Ltd, 135883, master J D Snow) depating Southampton, England, 14 Jan 1947 bound for Halifax, Canada.