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
01/01/1857 Aquenoria Aberistwith   90 Porth Cawl Jacob Thomas 03/01/1857 LC bl
01/01/1857 Emerald Preston   66 Morcambe James Iddon 02/01/1857  
03/01/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Ellesmere George Sumner 05/01/1857  
06/01/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   66 Ellesmere John Anyon 07/01/1857 LC bl
07/01/1857 Emerald Preston   61 Morcambe James Iddon 08/01/1857  
08/01/1857 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   95 Morcambe James Porter 10/01/1857  
08/01/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   72 Morcambe William Hilton 10/01/1857  
10/01/1857 Pheasant Fleetwood   90 Ellesmere Robert Hunter 13/01/1857  
10/01/1857 Pyrenee Aberayron   66 Porth Cawl David Jones 13/01/1857 LC bl
13/01/1857 Emerald Preston   60 Ellesmere James Iddon 14/01/1857  
13/01/1857 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   95 Birkenhead James Porter 15/01/1857 LC bl
14/01/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Morcambe William Hilton 16/01/1857  
  Kitty Fleetwood   42 Fleetwood Richard Threlfall 17/01/1857  
15/01/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   68 Birkenhead John Anyon 17/01/1857 LC bl
  Ellen Preston   58 Morcambe James Iddon 19/01/1857  
  Mona's Isle Preston   73 Morcambe William Hilton 20/01/1857  
  William Mure Fleetwood   40 Fleetwood Thomas Roskell 21/01/1857  
22/01/1857 Kirkby Fleetwood   77 Ellesmere John Wilson 24/01/1857  
24/01/1857 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   95 Ellesmere James Porter 26/01/1857  
24/01/1857 Emerald Preston   63 Morcambe James Iddon 27/01/1857  
25/01/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Fleetwood Thomas Sumner 28/01/1857  
01/02/1857 Jane Fleetwood   75 Ellesmere George Sumner 04/02/1857  
  Ellen Preston   56 Morcambe James Iddon 06/02/1857  
06/02/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Morcambe Thomas Sumner 14/02/1857  
08/02/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   68 Ellesmere John Anyon 10/02/1857  
17/02/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Morcambe Thomas Sumner 18/02/1857  
  Kitty Fleetwood   43 Fleetwood Richard Threlfall 20/02/1857  
23/02/1857 Jane Fleetwood   76 Ellesmere George Sumner 24/02/1857  
24/02/1857 Sarah Liverpool   90 Runcorn James Ellis 26/02/1857  
24/02/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Fleetwood John Anyon 28/02/1857 11tons Ep
28/02/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   70 Morcambe Thomas Sumner 03/03/1857  
28/02/1857 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 04/03/1857  
05/03/1857 Jupiter Preston   70 Ellesmere George Webster 06/03/1857  
05/03/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Fleetwood Thomas Sumner 10/03/1857  
05/03/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   68 Fleetwood John Anyon 12/03/1857  
11/03/1857 Jane Fleetwood   80 Morcambe George Sumner 13/03/1857  
17/03/1857 Mary Liverpool   105 Ellesmere Thomas Alcock 18/03/1857  
  Emerald Preston   66 Morcambe James Iddon 19/03/1857  
17/03/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Morcambe Thomas Sumner 20/03/1857  
19/03/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   67 Ellesmere John Anyon 21/03/1857  
22/03/1857 Emerald Preston   62 Ellesmere James Iddon 24/03/1857  
26/03/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   70 Runcorn Thomas Sumner 26/03/1857  
26/03/1857 Jane Fleetwood   78 Runcorn George Sumner 28/03/1857  
29/03/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Morcambe John Anyon 31/03/1857  
29/03/1857 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Fleetwood Thomas Roskell 01/04/1857  
02/04/1857 Emerald Preston   62 Ellesmere James Iddon 03/04/1857  
03/04/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Birkenhead John Anyon 03/04/1857 LC bl
02/04/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   72 Birkenhead Thomas Sumner 04/04/1857 LC bl
08/04/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   68 Ellesmere John Anyon 09/04/1857  
09/04/1857 Emerald Preston   60 Ellesmere James Iddon 09/04/1857 LC bl
09/04/1857 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Fleetwood Thomas Roskell 11/04/1857  
09/04/1857 Dee Preston    50 Morcambe William Forshaw 13/04/1857  
  Elizabeth Preston   58 Ellesmere Richard Coulton 15/04/1857  
14/04/1857 Kitty Fleetwood   45 Fleetwood Richard Threlfall 16/04/1857  
15/04/1857 William Mure Fleetwood   45 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 17/04/1857  
16/04/1857 Emerald Preston   66 Morcambe James Iddon 18/04/1857  
17/04/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Runcorn Thomas Sumner 21/04/1857  
18/04/1857 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   100 Ellesmere James Porter 23/04/1857  
22/04/1857 Emerald Preston   62 Fleetwood James Iddon 25/04/1857  
24/04/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Ellesmere John Anyon 25/04/1857 E pits
  Flower of May Preston   85 Ellesmere John Latham 28/04/1857  
27/04/1857 Catherine Preston   75 Ellesmere Rober Latham 29/04/1857  
29/04/1857 Emerald Preston   64 Ellesmere James Iddon 30/04/1857 E pits
29/04/1857 Mary Lewis Aberistwith   110 Newport Thomas Lewis 01/05/1857 E pits
30/04/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   75 Morcambe Thomas Sumner 01/05/1857  
01/05/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Morcambe John Anyon 02/05/1857  
04/05/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   73 Runcorn Thomas Sumner 05/05/1857  
04/05/1857 Emerald Preston   64 Ellesmere James Iddon 05/05/1857 E pits
04/05/1857 Velocity Aberistwith   70 Newport Evan Davies 06/05/1857 E pits
05/05/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Birkenhead John Anyon 05/05/1857 LC bl
  Kitty Fleetwood   45 Fleetwood Richard Threlfall 07/05/1857  
07/05/1857 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   100 Runcorn James Porter 12/05/1857  
08/05/1857 Emerald Preston   66 Ellesmere James Iddon 09/05/1857  
08/05/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   72 Fleetwood Thomas Sumner 14/05/1857 10-3 Ep
09/05/1857 Confidence Harrington   38 Porth Cawl J Myerscough 11/05/1857 Ep 10-9 LC bl 27-3
08/05/1857 Emerald Preston   5 Ellesmere James Iddon 11/05/1857  
10/05/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Fleetwood John Anyon 16/05/1857  
13/05/1857 Catherine Fleetwood   102 Cardiff Daniel Wilkinson 15/05/1857 E p
13/05/1857 Penrhyn Castle Cardigan   70 Cardiff John Jones 16/05/1857 E pits
13/05/1857 William Mure Fleetwood   42 Morcambe Thomas Roskell 19/05/1857  
15/05/1857 Emerald Preston   64 Ellesmere James Iddon 18/05/1857  
17/05/1857 Kitty Fleetwood   45 Morcambe Richard Threlfall 20/05/1857  
17/05/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   74 Morcambe Thomas Sumner 22/05/1857  
21/05/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Ellesmere John Anyon 23/05/1857  
24/05/1857 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   100 Ellesmere James Porter 26/05/1857 Ep 11-15
24/05/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   70 Ellesmere Thomas Sumner 27/05/1857 Ep 10-13
25/05/1857 William Mure Fleetwood   42 Fleetwood Thomas Roskell 28/05/1857  
27/05/1857 Emerald Preston   66 Morcambe James Iddon 30/05/1857  
30/05/1857 Kitty Fleetwood   45 Morcambe Richard Threlfall 01/06/1857  
30/05/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Ellesmere John Anyon 03/06/1857  
01/06/1857 Three Brothers     120 Newport Thomas Roskell 04/06/1857 (Ep)
01/06/1857 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   100 Runcorn James Porter 05/06/1857 (Ep 3-11)
02/06/1857 William Mure Fleetwood   40 Fleetwood Thomas Roskell 06/06/1857  
03/06/1857 Emerald Preston   66 Morcambe James Iddon 09/06/1857  
  Leven Fleetwood   70 Ellesmere Pearson Sumner 10/06/1857  
  Thrifty Ulverston   87 Ellesmere William Tyson 12/06/1857  
12/06/1857 Emerald Preston   65 Runcorn James Iddon 13/06/1857  
13/06/1857 Dotty Fleetwood   70 Ellesmere John Anyon 16/06/1857 Ep 10-6
  Velocity Aberistwith   74 Newport Evan Davies 17/06/1857 Ep
13/06/1857 Mona's Isle Preston   75 Morcambe Thomas Sumner 18/06/1857  
  Speakman Preston   62 Ellesmere Henry Iddon 19/06/1857  
13/06/1857 Kitty Fleetwood   48 Fleetwood Richard Threlfall 20/06/1857 Ep
  Harriet B Stowe Fleetwood   110 Newport Septimus Cowell 23/06/1857 Epts
19/06/1857 Emerald Preston   63 Ellesmere James Iddon 23/06/1857  
23/06/1857 Esther Barrow   40 Runcorn William Martin 24/06/1857  
  Dotty Fleetwood   70 Ellesmere John Anyon 25/06/1857 Ep 10-1
25/06/1857 Kitty Fleetwood   48 Morcambe Richard Threlfall 26/06/1857  
27/06/1857 Brilliant Star Fleetwood   100 Morcambe James Porter 30/06/1857  

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