Tolson
 Official Number
none

The Tolson was a brig built at Whitehaven by William Wilson in June 1815. She was registered at Workington in 1828 and was still listed as a Workington vessel when she was lost in 1830.

On the 24th February 1830 the Tolson was wrecked at St.Bees Head, near Whitehaven. She had been bound from Dublin for Workington with a timber cargo, under the command of Capt. Robinson. All the crew survived.
 

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Tolson
1815
 152 nm
 
 
 
2
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. "Shipbuilding in Whitehaven - A Checklist" by Harry Fancy, Whitehaven Museum (1984)
  2. Wreck info from "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" Vol. 5 by Richard & Bridget Larn, pub. Lloyds Register, 2000, ISBN 1 900839 61 X (citing information from Lloyds List, Tuesday, 2nd March 1830).
  3. Wreck reported in the Times newspaper, 4th March 1830, page 6 - Scipio and Carrier wrecked same day.
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