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rjknott
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I have two related topics, one easier to deal with than the other I suspect.
1. Several wills refer to shipowners/masters of Bowshall, which appears to be somewhere in Falkirk. Can anyone tell me more about Bowshall? - Google is unhelpful.
2. Three Taylor brothers (William, James, Edward) of Laurieston/Bowshall/Grangemouth were shipowners. They refer to their boats in their wills: the sloops 'Andrew and Kitty' and 'William and Friends' in 1814; the brig 'Vigilant' of Grangemouth worth 780 pounds in 1828, amongst others. As Alexander Hart, shipbuilder, was a trustee of one of the wills, the boats may have been built at his well-known boatyard.
As all three brothers owned ships, I'm guessing that their father Edward Taylor (bcc 1760) may also have done so.
Is there any way of inding out more about the shipowners/builders of that period? Apart from establishing more about Edward it would be good to know what the ships were used for (fishing, trade etc).
Richard
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Knott,Boutell,Warman,Winder,Webster,Uings,Evans,Drage
Pike,Pike,Watson,Pratt,Homewood,Stephenson,Brown,Pattison
Holmes,Tomlinson,Moorby,Cardus,Gill,Lambert,Binns,Emmott
Fenning,Pudney,Wilson,Walker,Hine,Treeby,Knox,Butler
Jack,Carswell,Gardiner,Alexander,Gibb,Watson,Naismith,Telfer
Gray,Inglis,Gibb,Watson,Taylor,Taylor,Gaff,Henderson
Gayford,Clarke,Palmer,Jessup,Smart,Hutson,Lloyd,Northover
Ridley,Lee,?,Mingings,Moore,Colthart,Lawson,Hind
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apanderson
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Hi Richard,
have a wee look here: http://www.electricscotland.com/history/stirlingshire/chap16.htm
I've never heard of a Bowshall? Laurieston and Grangemouth are quite near to each other. If you go to Multimap and key in either place name, you'll see their locality.
I'm thinking maybe Bowshall was the name of a boat yard rather than a placename?
Sorry, couldn't be more help!
Anne
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rjknott
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Thank you for your help.
The 1814 will says 'William Taylor, shipmaster at Bowshall and afterwards at Grangemouth' and the 1828 one says 'James Taylor, shipowner residing at Bowshall in the parish of Falkirk'.
I suppose it could be the name of their house, but it sounds like a hamlet.
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Knott,Boutell,Warman,Winder,Webster,Uings,Evans,Drage
Pike,Pike,Watson,Pratt,Homewood,Stephenson,Brown,Pattison
Holmes,Tomlinson,Moorby,Cardus,Gill,Lambert,Binns,Emmott
Fenning,Pudney,Wilson,Walker,Hine,Treeby,Knox,Butler
Jack,Carswell,Gardiner,Alexander,Gibb,Watson,Naismith,Telfer
Gray,Inglis,Gibb,Watson,Taylor,Taylor,Gaff,Henderson
Gayford,Clarke,Palmer,Jessup,Smart,Hutson,Lloyd,Northover
Ridley,Lee,?,Mingings,Moore,Colthart,Lawson,Hind
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