Ran away to uncle in Hull and aunt in Gainsborough. "I could not light on a situation on shore and I could not bear the thought of being a sailor.", Volume: 1, Page: 15-21. Autobiography of George Drinkald, a sailor from Lincolnshire, MS P447. University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library. https://archives.lib.ku.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/226625 Accessed June 20, 2025.