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Official Number
47796 |
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Official Number
47796 |
The Betty Russell was a two-masted schooner, built by Robert Reay at the Rawlinson & Reay shipyard at Hindpool, Barrow. She was launched in April 1864, and was the last vessel built by Robert Reay. She and her sister ship, the Harry Russell, were originally part of the Rawlinson fleet, but later came under the ownership of Barrow shipowner James Fisher.
Like many Furness schooners the Betty Russell operated in the Spanish ore trade, and in April 1873 Lloyd's List recorded her arrival in Seville under the command of Capt. Lewis. The Barrow Times gave the same name for the master in November 1879.
The Betty Russell was berthed at Barrow at the time of the 1881
Census, and her crew were listed as follows:
| Robert Lewis | U | 33 | Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales | Able Seaman |
| David Lewis | U | 29 | Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales | Able Seaman |
| William Hughes | U | 44 | Carnarvon, Wales | Able Seaman |
| Robert W. Jones | U | 24 | Llanrwst, Denbigh, Wales | Cook & Steward |
The Betty Russell was owned by Fisher from 1872 until 1911, when
she was sold. Her name was reputedly changed to Moorside in 1919,
but I don't know her ultimate fate.
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