A great source which shows the value of mapping the social history of port towns https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Down pointing backhand index" aria-label="Emoji: Down pointing backhand index">. Thank you @HistoricalSoton for creating this fascinating map of Southampton& #39;s #Titanic crew (1/3) https://twitter.com/HistoricalSoton/status/1252881952253734922">https://twitter.com/Historica...

Three things I found noteworthy: 1) While most staff resided in areas close to the waterfront, a significant number of those working on ships did not live in traditional sailortown. 2) Quite a few crew members were related to each other, i.e. came from seafaring families (2/3)

3) many lived in lodgings around Oxford Street, including the Sailors& #39; Home and Hooper& #39;s Temperance Hotel. This indicates the transient nature of seafaring. The area is also close to S& #39;oton Terminus railway station, i.e. easy to reach from out of town (3/3)

The map might be a useful resource for @PortPTUC historians such as @BradJBeaven @melanie_bassett @RobJames68 @drkarlbell @CathrynPearce @JRTwyfordJones