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
01/07/1856 Brothers Aberayron   53 Porth Cawl Thomas Williams 02/07/1856 EP 5/4 Stn
05/07/1856 Acorn Barrow   65 Morcambe John Hogarth 07/07/1856  
05/07/1856 Pearl Newquay   72 Porth Cawl David Jones 08/07/1856 12/- LC & EP
07/07/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Ellesmere George Sumner 09/07/1856  
10/07/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Fleetwood Thomas Roskell 10/07/1856  
11/07/1856 Leven Fleetwood   40 Fleetwood Thomas Sumner 11/07/1856  
11/07/1856 Acorn Barrow   65 Ellesmere John Hogarth 12/07/1856  
18/07/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 18/07/1856  
19/07/1856 Leven Fleetwood   73 Morcambe Thomas Sumner 19/07/1856  
21/07/1856 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Ellesmere John Anyon 21/07/1856  
22/07/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 22/07/1856  
22/07/1856 Eleanor & Jane Newquay   112 Porth Cawl John Richards 23/07/1856 11-13 EP
23/07/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   74 Fleetwood George Sumner 24/07/1856  
24/07/1856 Dementian Lass Aberayron   68 Porth Cawl David Jones 26/07/1856 10/10Stn EP
25/07/1856 Emerald Preston   66 Morcambe James Iddon 26/07/1856  
28/07/1856 Favourite Newquay   90 Porth Cawl Thomas Davies 28/07/1856 10/3EP
  Emerald Preston   63 Ellesmere James Iddon 29/07/1856  
20/07/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Fleetwood Thomas Roskell 31/07/1856  
30/07/1856 Unity Amloch   82 Porth Cawl Robert Lewis w 01/08/1856 LC EP
04/08/1856 Brothers Aberayron   53 Porth Cawl Thomas Williams 05/08/1856 EP 5/18 Stn
05/08/1856 Agenoria Aberistwith   91 Porth Cawl Jacob Thomas 06/08/1856 EP 5/2
06/08/1856 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Ellesmere John Anyon 06/08/1856  
07/08/1856 Emerald Preston   65 Ellesmere James Iddon 08/08/1856  
07/08/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   75 Morcambe George Sumner 08/08/1856  
11/08/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   75 Ellesmere George Sumner 12/08/1856  
14/08/1856 Leven Fleetwood   73 Runcorn Thomas Sumner 14/08/1856  
18/08/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 18/08/1856  
20/08/1856 Emerald Preston   66 Morcambe James Iddon 20/08/1856  
20/08/1856 Mary Newquay   112 Porth Cawl Johm Phillips 22/08/1856 N Pits
23/08/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   38 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 23/08/1856  
23/08/1856  Mona's Isle Fleetwood   73 Ellesmere George Sumner 25/08/1856  
25/08/1856 Catherine & Jane Aberistwith   110 Boulogne John Jones 30/08/1856  
27/08/1856 Emerald Preston   66 Fleetwood James Iddon 28/08/1856  
30/08/1856 Ant Preston   58 Runcorn James Spencer 30/08/1856  
30/08/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 01/09/1856  
31/08/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   70 Runcorn George Sumner 02/09/1856  
03/09/1856 Jane Fleetwood   77 Runcorn Robert Hunter 04/09/1856  
04/09/1856 Emerald Preston   64 Ellesmere James Iddon 05/09/1856  
05/09/1856 Leven Fleetwood   74 Morcambe Thomas Sumner 09/09/1856  
10/09/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   74 Ellesmere George Sumner 11/09/1856  
12/09/1856 Emerald Preston   64 Morcambe James Iddon 13/09/1856  
14/09/1856 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   100 Runcorn James Porter 17/09/1856  
15/09/1856 Dotty Fleetwood   45 Fleetwood John Anyon 18/09/1856  
19/09/1856 Emerald Preston   64 Runcorn James Iddon 20/09/1856  
22/09/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Runcorn George Sumner 23/09/1856  
22/09/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 24/09/1856  
26/09/1856 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   100 Morcambe James Porter 29/09/1856  
27/09/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Morcambe George Sumner 30/09/1856  
01/10/1856 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   98 Ellesmere James Porter 02/10/1856 (6) EP
02/10/1856 Arrow Preston   56 Ellesmere John Lee 02/10/1856  
03/10/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   70 Ellesmere George Sumner 03/10/1856  
  Stainton Mining Co             6t 3cwt
06/10/1856 Leven Fleetwood   74 Morcambe James Taylor 06/10/1856  
04/10/1856 Mary Ann Newquay   71 Porth Cawl Rees Rees 08/10/1856 25/16 EP
07/10/1856 Emerald Preston   66 Morcambe James Iddon 09/10/1856  
09/10/1856 Leven Fleetwood   73 Ellesmere James Taylor 09/10/1856 EP 7/5
09/10/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 11/10/1856  
10/10/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   70 Ellesmere George Sumner 11/10/1856 Ep 6/9
12/10/1856 Emerald Preston   63 Ellesmere James Iddon 13/10/1856  
14/10/1856 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   98 Morcambe James Porter 16/10/1856 (18)
17/10/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Fleetwood George Sumner 18/10/1856  
17/10/1856 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Ellesmere John Anyon 18/10/1856 North pit bl
22/10/1856 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   97 Ellesmere James Porter 22/10/1856 (16)
23/10/1856 Emerald Preston   63 Ellesmere James Iddon 24/10/1856  
25/10/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Ellesmere Thomas Roskell 27/10/1856  
26/10/1856 Dotty Fleetwood   68 Ellesmere John Anyon 27/10/1856 Np bl
30/10/1856 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   97 Ellesmere James Porter 30/10/1856  
03/11/1856 Leven Fleetwood   72 Ellesmere James Taylor 03/11/1856 LC bl
05/11/1856 Dotty Fleetwood   68 Ellesmere John Anyon 05/11/1856  
06/11/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 06/11/1856  
06/11/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   72 Ellesmere George Sumner 07/11/1856  
14/11/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 14/11/1856  
17/11/1856 Emerald Preston   62 Ellesmere James Iddon 17/11/1856  
17/11/1856 Dotty Fleetwood   68 Ellesmere John Anyon 18/11/1856 LC bl
18/11/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Morcambe George Sumner 19/11/1856  
19/11/1856 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Fleetwood Thomas Roskell 20/11/1856  
19/11/1856 Leven Fleetwood   73 Ellesmere James Taylor 20/11/1856  
22/11/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   70 Ellesmere George Sumner 22/11/1856  
  Ocean Wave Barrow   56 Morcambe James Cleasby 26/11/1856 LC bl
26/11/1856 Esther Barrow   40 Morcambe William Martin 26/11/1856  
29/11/1856 Esther Barrow   40 Morcambe William Martin 29/11/1856  
29/11/1856 Ocean Wave Barrow   40 Morcambe James Cleasby 01/12/1856  
03/12/1856 Leven Fleetwood   72 Morcambe James Taylor 05/12/1856  
03/12/1856 Dotty Fleetwood   68 Ellesmere John Anyon 04/12/1856 LC bl
03/12/1856 Emerald Preston   63 Morcambe James Iddon 06/12/1856  
06/12/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   75 Fleetwood George Sumner 09/12/1856  
  Hero Preston   50 Ellesmere Lawrence Fairclough 11/12/1856 LC bl
11/12/1856 Ant Preston   57 Ellesmere George Spencer 11/12/1856 pud
12/12/1856 Esther Barrow   40 Ellesmere William Martin 12/12/1856 LC bl
12/12/1856 Emerald Preston   60 Ellesmere James Iddon 12/12/1856  
14/12/1856 Leven Fleetwood   74 Ellesmere James Taylor 15/12/1856  
  Dee Preston   50 Morcambe William Fairclough 16/12/1856  
19/12/1856 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Ellesmere George Sumner 23/12/1856  
22/12/1856 Adelphoi Newquay   70 Porth Cawl James Rees 24/12/1856 LC bl
26/12/1856 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   95 Ellesmere James Porter 27/12/1856  

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