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Former Bath Boy Becomes Java Consul Bradstreet Rairden
A long obituary notes Bradstreet S. Rairden born 1858 Bath Maine, son of shipmaster, rose from Bath grammar school to command vessels before illness sent him to Batavia Java. He served as United States consul at Batavia from 1882, later settling as a ship chandlery merchant and pilot in Anjer Point while maintaining ties to the Bath region.
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Bradstreet S. Rairden
North Grammar School
Bath Ships
Queen of the Eastern Archipelago
Cliss
Bradstreet St. Rairden
United States
Batavia
Ava
Eirchipelago
Rairden
Distreet Baird
Georgetown
Iain Rairden
Kennebeck
Cap
Bath
Rairi Jed
Ocean Ramp
Canova
Mexander Arcturus
Henry Warren
Harriet Hussey
Evie Reed
Bradstreet S
Bat
New Orleans
Portishead
England
Middle
North Street
Marry B. Stetson
the W. Hyde
Edward W. Hyde
J. 2 Andrews
The
Hyde Windlass Company
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Bradstreet
Ernest Fellew
Hemen
Tawewe
Souns Balron
James B. Murphy
Murphy
Wnt
Ryle Reed
Portland
Java
Anjer Point
Arter
Elizabeth Collins
Isss
Percy Wallace
Mamie Lowel
Jong
Benjamin Harrison
Carytain Raiden
Dave Tal
Portal Island
Sears Ace
Shen
Tie
Barnum
Java Res
Straits of Showman
East Indies
Raiden
Jawa Vere