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Sea captain's record
« on: Sunday 26 June 16 20:24 BST (UK) »
This is from a sea captain's record in 1857.  It shows the names of the ships on which he served.

The first note reads: "These vessels were under the American flag".

The second one says: "These vessels were Packets between Lpool and New York carrying mails".

The third one is my problem:  "These vessels are Iron Steamers built by ......"

Any suggestions are welcome.

Jean

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Re: Sea captain's record
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 26 June 16 20:31 BST (UK) »
Looks to me like "These vessels are Iron Steamers built by me & I am the principal owner".

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Hotham, Guilliatt, Brown, Winter, Buck, Webster, Mortimore
Richards, Meredith, Gower, Davies, Todd, Westmacott, Hill
Mid C19 Cardiff and Haverfordwest, the Marychurch family.

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Re: Sea captain's record
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 26 June 16 20:50 BST (UK) »
Now that you say, it certainly looks like that.   I knew that the captain was involved in overseeing the building of the second ship, but otherwise I have only seen him as captain.

Do you know where I can find anything about owners of ships?

Jean

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Re: Sea captain's record
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 26 June 16 21:09 BST (UK) »
Dim ateb yn well nag ateb anghywir. Nid oes dim yn ddall fel rhai nad ydynt yn dymuno gweld

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Re: Sea captain's record
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 26 June 16 21:38 BST (UK) »
How wonderful !   

Unfortunately the two vessels mentioned on the captain's record don't appear on the 1857 Ships List.

There is a lot more to searching vessels and captains and owners than I knew about...

I think I'll have to go look for a board which deals in shipping.

Thank you both very much.

Jean

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Re: Sea captain's record
« Reply #5 on: Monday 27 June 16 09:12 BST (UK) »
Can you give us the names of the two vessels?
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Re: Sea captain's record
« Reply #6 on: Monday 27 June 16 20:46 BST (UK) »
I have put the details on the "Immigrants & Emigrants - General" board under "Owners of ships in the 1840s and 1850s".

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Re: Sea captain's record
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 28 June 16 09:44 BST (UK) »
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!
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