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
06/01/1862 Mary Sarah Newquay 152 1 Porthcawl E Thomas 08/01/1862  
08/01/1862 Renown Porthcawl 110 2 Porthcawl Josiah Evans 11/01/1862  
  Favourite Newquay 88 3 Porthcawl Thomas Davies 16/01/1862  
  Catherine & Mary Newquay 153 4 Porthcawl Rees Nicholas 23/01/1862  
13/02/1862 Catherine Amlwich 100 5 Porthcawl Owen Williams 14/02/1862 James
28/02/1862 Renown Porthcawl 110 6 Porthcawl Josiah Evans 03/03/1862  
03/03/1862 Edward & Margaret Ulverston 145 7 Cardiff Thomas Jones 04/03/1862  
  Crystal Palace Milford 150 8 Cardiff William Morgans 08/03/1862  
15/03/1862 James Stonard Ulverston 260 9 Cardiff Thomas Morgams 17/03/1862  
30/03/1862 Catherine & Mary Newquay 150 10 Porthcawl Rees Nicholas 02/04/1862  
01/04/1862 Friendship Newquay 130 11 Porthcawl Lewis Davies 03/04/1862  
03/04/1862 Two Brothers Aberistwith 63 12 Porthcawl Edward Jones 05/04/1862  
14/04/1862 Commerce Newquay 52 13 Porthcawl Justin Thomas 07/04/1862  
17/04/1862 Renown Porthcawl 110 14 Porthcawl Josiah Evans 09/04/1862  
16/04/1862 Alnwick Amlwich 145 15 Porthcawl Richard Morgans 17/04/1862  
16/04/1862 Favourite Newquay 88 16 Porthcawl Thomas Davies 19/04/1862  
16/04/1862 Union Newquay 80 17 Porthcawl Evan Phillips 21/04/1862  
08/05/1862 Ocean Cardigan 53 18 Porthcawl John Davies 09/05/1862  
08/05/1862 Anna Maria Carmarthen 48 19 Porthcawl David Rees 09/05/1862  
08/05/1862 Nymph Newquay 125 20 Porthcawl David Davies 10/05/1862  
12/05/1862 Linnet Newquay 60 21 Porthcawl William Williams 12/05/1862  
12/05/1862 Wasp Newquay 54 22 Porthcawl Thomas Jones 13/05/1862  
12/05/1862 Argo Newquay 70 23 Porthcawl David James 14/05/1862  
  Jane Ulverston 100 24 Porthcawl Isaac Kirkby 19/05/1862  
17/05/1862 Thomas Pearson Barrow 185 25 Cardiff George Roberts 21/05/1862  
17/05/1862 Samson Amlwich 50 26 Porthcawl Richard Prichard 22/05/1862  
17/05/1862 Edward & Margaret Ulverston 150 27 Cardiff Thomas Jones 23/05/1862  
23/05/1862 Renown Porthcawl 110 28 Porthcawl Josiah Evans 24/05/1862  
26/05/1862 Rival Port Talbot 130 29 Porthcawl Philip Jones 28/05/1862  
03/06/1862 Mary Jane Newquay 62 30 Porthcawl Evan Evans 04/06/1862  
03/06/1862 Countess of Morley Fleetwood 170 31 Cardiff John Denniston 06/06/1862  
18/06/1862 Eaglet Newquay 78 32 Porthcawl Morgan Lloyd 20/06/1862  
20/06/1862 Favourite Newquay 88 33 Porthcawl Thomas Davies 23/06/1862  
29/06/1862 Friendship Newquay 130 34 Porthcawl Lewis Davies 03/07/1862  
22/07/1862 Rosina Newquay 142 35 Porthcawl Rees Rees 23/07/1862  
06/08/1862 Philip Newquay 92 36 Porthcawl Evan Evans 09/08/1862  
25/08/1862 Nymph Newquay 125 37 Porthcawl David Davies 26/08/1862  
08/09/1862 Wasp Newquay 54 38 Porthcawl Thomas Jones 09/09/1862  
  Edward & Margaret Ulverston 150 39 Cardiff Thomas Jones 11/09/1862
16/09/1862 Amity Aberistwith 72 40 Porthcawl David Davies 17/09/1862  
22/09/1862 Ocean Cardigan 53 41 Porthcawl John Davies 23/09/1862  
24/09/1862 Eliza & Hannah Newquay 130 42 Porthcawl John Rees 25/09/1862  
27/09/1862 Jane Nova Scotia 195 43 Porthcawl Richard Evans 30/09/1862  
29/09/1862 Rosina Newquay 142 44 Porthcawl Rees Rees 01/10/1862  
05/10/1862 Favourite Newquay 88 45 Porthcawl Thomas Davies 29/10/1862  
29/10/1862 Nymph Newquay 125 46 Porthcawl David Davies 30/10/1862  
31/10/1862 Saphire Liverpool 100 47 Porthcawl David James 01/11/1862  
15/11/1862 Catherine & Mary Newquay 150 48 Porthcawl Rees Nicholas 19/11/1862  

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