William Gawith's Note Books
 

These pages are transcripts of two notebooks owned by William Gawith, a shipping agent at Barrow-in-Furness. They list over 700 sailing ships which departed Barrow in the period from 1856 to 1872.
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Notebook1 Jan-Jun.1856 Jul-Dec.1856 Jan-Jun.1857 Jul-Dec.1857 1858 1859 1860 Misc. 1861-63 Misc. 1864-65
Notebook 2 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 Green, Chaundy Kennedy Misc. 1863-72

Arrived Vessel of Tons Reg Tons loaded To Captain Sailed Comments
07/02/1858 Red Rover Ulverston   110 Ellesmere James Gash 08/02/1858  pits (3/5)
19/10/1857 Emerald Preston   62 Runcorn James Iddon 20/02/1858  
20/10/1857 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   100 Runcorn James Porter 25/02/1858  
  Jupiter Preston   70 Runcorn William Hilton 16/04/1858 LC blast
  Lady of Lune Preston   75 Runcorn Henry Cookson 26/04/1858 LC blast
  Nanny & Betty Fleetwood   85 Runcorn John Myerscough 01/05/1858 LC blast
07/05/1858 Young King Newport   200 Newport James Scantlebury 11/05/1858  p
15/05/1858 Emerald Preston   64 Runcorn James Iddon 17/05/1858 LC bl
17/05/1858 Honora Aberistwith   112 Newport John Davies 19/05/1858  p
21/05/1858 John Liverpool   108 Runcorn Thomas Anderson 22/05/1858 LCP 33-18
21/05/1858 Flower of May Preston   85 Runcorn John Latham 22/05/1858 LCP 36-10
22/05/1858 Martina Newquay   140 Newport Thomas Parry 25/05/1858  p
27/05/1858 Gleaner Preston   110 Runcorn Richard Wignall 27/05/1858 LC bl 96-10
30/05/1858 Emerald Preston   66 Runcorn James Iddon 01/06/1858 LCP 34-17
  John Liverpool   110 Runcorn Thomas Anderson 07/06/1858 LCP 59-7
  Flower of May Preston   85 Runcorn William Iddon 10/06/1858  p 4-18 LC bl
  Emerald Preston   66 Runcorn James Iddon 12/06/1858 LC Blast 40-14
  Kirkby Fleetwood   78 Runcorn Thomas Johnson 15/07/1858 LC pud 47-7
21/06/1858 Catherine Preston   80 Runcorn William Iddon 22/07/1858 LC pud 54-18
26/06/1858 Ann Brown Dumfries   45 Runcorn William Edgar 28/07/1858 LC bl
28/06/1858 Mona's Isle Preston   75 Runcorn Thomas Sumner 30/07/1858 LC pud 46-14
30/06/1858 Seven Brothers Aberdovey   5 Porth Cawl William Davies 01/07/1858 LC bl
15/07/1858 Mona's Isle Preston   75 Runcorn Thomas Sumner 17/07/1858 LC pud 46-12
16/07/1858 Sprightly Preston   75 Runcorn James Iddon 19/07/1858 (46-6)
  Bansvale Ulverston   77 Runcorn Richard Charnley 23/07/1858 (48-5)
  Gleaner Preston   110 Runcorn Richard Wignall 26/07/1858 (72-10)
  Sprightly Preston   75 Runcorn James Iddon 29/07/1858 (47-6)
  Union Preston   73 Runcorn Thomas Sharples 05/08/1858 (50-8)
  Sprightly Preston   75 Runcorn James Iddon 11/08/1858  
  Tom Whim Ulverston   100 Ellesmere Reuben Parkinson 10/08/1858  
  Gleaner Preston   110 Runcorn Richard Wignall 21/08/1858  
  Elephant Preston   80 Runcorn John Bamber 07/09/1858  
  Sprightly Preston   75 Ellesmere James Iddon 15/09/1858  
11/10/1858 Sprightly Preston   72 Runcorn James Iddon 12/10/1858  

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