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Free Research > B > Badger > Family StoryUse the free genealogy search to quickly discover your family history or share your own! Falmouth
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My Great Grandfather was James Badger was born in Scotland in 1859. He was the Missionary to Seamen in Falmouth, Cornwall, England between 1886 and his death in 1916. He spent some years in Waterford, Ireland before moving to Falmouth in 1886 which was around the same time that many other men sailed from Ireland to America to do their Missionary work. The painting “The Missionary Boat” by artist, Henry Scott Tuke R.A. features James Badger sailing out in a small rowing boat to meet a French Barque as it entered Falmouth Harbour. This painting is still stored among other fine works by Henry Tuke in Falmouth, Cornwall and can also be seen on websites about the life and works of Henry Tuke. It’s every family historian’s dream to hit the jackpot and find something really special about their ancestor especially where no photographs exist! James Badger was a jolly good fellow it seems and well respected in Falmouth at the time. He was also quite a sailor too and took part in the organisation of rescuing survivors from the wreck of the Mohegan off Falmouth in 1898. Accounts of this event also exist on various websites.
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