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 loaded No To Captain Sailed Comments
21/01/1861 Mary Jane Newquay 64 1 Porthcawl David Williams 22/01/1861  
21/01/1861 Catherine & Mary Newquay 155 2 Porthcawl Rees Nicholas 23/01/1861  
22/01/1861 Rosina Newquay 143 3 Porthcawl Rees Rees 24/01/1861  
23/01/1861 Renown Porthcawl 106 4 Porthcawl Josiah Evans 26/01/1861  
23/01/1861 Oliver Lloyd Cardigan 66 5 Porthcawl Owen Thomas 26/01/1861  
25/01/1861 Jane Ulverston 97 6 Porthcawl Isaac Kirkby 29/01/1861  
26/01/1861 Brothers Ulverston 122 7 Porthcawl Edward Storey 04/02/1861  
09/03/1861 Marion Amlwich 102 8 Porthcawl William Roberts 13/03/1861  
26/03/1861 Eleanor & Mary Newquay 70 9 Porthcawl Jenkin Evans 28/03/1861  
27/03/1861 Sarah Pringle Amlwich 128 10 Porthcawl William Evans 01/04/1861  
12/04/1861 Catherine & Mary Newquay 155 11 Porthcawl Rees Nicholas 13/04/1861  
15/04/1861 Ocean Cardigan 55 12 Porthcawl John Davies 16/04/1861  
  Brothers Ulverston 120 13 Porthcawl Edward Storey 23/04/1861  
06/04/1861 Ellen Martin Cardiff 81 14 Porthcawl Edwin Evans 08/05/1861  
16/05/1861 Jane Ellen Aberistwith 57 15 Porthcawl Evan Rees 18/05/1861  
17/05/1861 Richard Cardiff 62 16 Porthcawl William Davies 20/05/1861  
18/05/1861 Two Brothers Aberistwith 64 17 Porthcawl Edward Jones 21/05/1861  
18/05/1861 Gomer Newquay 68 18 Porthcawl Evan Owens 22/05/1861  
20/05/1861 Conovium Aberistwith 54 19 Porthcawl William Jones 29/05/1861  
30/05/1861 Catherine & Mary Newquay 155 20 Porthcawl Rees Nicholas 31/05/1861  
31/05/1861 Good Intent Amlwich 155 21 Porthcawl John Thomas 03/06/1861  
02/06/1861 Albion Liverpool 150 22 Porthcawl John Owens 04/06/1861  
04/06/1861 Brothers Ulverston 125 23 Porthcawl Edward Storey 05/06/1861  
11/06/1861 Prudence Aberistwith 110 24 Porthcawl David Evans 12/06/1861  
12/06/1861 Queen Liverpool 110 25 Porthcawl Samuel Porter 15/06/1861  
19/06/1861 Philip Newquay 92 26 Porthcawl Evan Evans 19/06/1861  
  Dementian Lass Aberayron 67 27 Porthcawl David Jones 05/07/1861  
04/07/1861 Sportsman Barrow 85 28 Porthcawl Thomas Jones 06/07/1861  
04/07/1861 Jane Ulverston 98 29 Porthcawl Isaac Kirkby 09/07/1861  
10/07/1861 Ann & Mary Cardigan 66 30 Porthcawl Evan Evans 11/07/1861  
12/07/1861 Argo Newquay 70 31 Porthcawl David James 15/07/1861  
16/07/1861 Retriever Cardigan 73 32 Porthcawl James Owen 18/07/1861  
16/07/1861 Wellington Cardigan 103 33 Porthcawl Thomas Rowles 19/07/1861  
02/08/1861 Marys Newquay 108 34 Porthcawl John Phillips 03/08/1861  
10/08/1861 Conovium Aberistwith 54 35 Porthcawl William Jones 10/08/1861  
20/08/1861 Albion Amlwich 150 36 Porthcawl William Thomas 23/08/1861  
05/09/1861 Rigby Barrow 105 37 Porthcawl Thomas Rowlands 06/09/1861  
18/09/1861 Catherine Amlwich 100 38 Porthcawl Owen Williams 19/09/1861 James
27/09/1861 Le Jeune Louis Carnarvon 58 39 Porthcawl D Williams 30/09/1861  

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