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Help researching Devon Brig captains 1800s
« on: Friday 21 July 23 18:14 BST (UK) »
I'm researching my wife's family tree and specifically the Parminter family. I have discovered the following in the Gloucester Journal December 1805 ... 'Swansea St.Mary Capt. Parminter of the brig "Mary" married Miss Richards of Swansea'. My wife's 4th Gt.Grandparents were Richard Parminter and Elizabeth Richards and they were both married in 1805 so this looks connected. What I would like to know is where I could find more information on Brigs vessels in/around Swansea St.Mary/Devon in the early 1800s and anywhere I could find registration information for these vessels and what they may have been carrying to and from this part of the country. The baptism record for his son, also called Richard, said he was a Master Mariner. Any pointers would be very helpful. Thanks

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Re: Help researching Devon Brig captains 1800s
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 22 July 23 00:38 BST (UK) »
Hi,

Lots of shipping records can be found here: https://www.maritimearchives.co.uk/

The best known record is Lloyd's Register. The edition for 1805 is here:
https://books.google.ie/books?id=9pLzjs2SPH0C&lr=&as_brr=1&pg=PP1&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false

The bad news is, there are literally hundreds of vessels called "Mary" listed, many of them brigs, but as far as I can see, none of them had a captain called Parminter. Not in 1804 or 1806 either.

Perhaps you'll have better luck.

David

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Re: Help researching Devon Brig captains 1800s
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 22 July 23 12:16 BST (UK) »
Thank you for your reply. I am beginning to wonder whether Richard Parminter embelished his employment as a Brig Captain/Master Mariner so that he could marry Elizabeth Richards. Seems I will have to pause this research and carry on with subsequent ancestors in the book, many of which were called Richard  ::)

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Re: Help researching Devon Brig captains 1800s
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 22 July 23 12:30 BST (UK) »
Confirmation of the marriage - col 4
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3321115/3321118/5/%22brig%20mary%22

but lacks Parminter's given name.

A sighting of a Parminter but this time the "Sally Ann" - end column
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3321515/3321518/13/parminter

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Re: Help researching Devon Brig captains 1800s
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 22 July 23 12:34 BST (UK) »
Possibly "your" Elizabeth?
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3327295/3327296/2/parminter

Bottom end column.
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