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From: "Rosemary Hale" <>
Subject: Re: [MAR] Re: Ships vs boats
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 08:14:44 +1200
References: <002201c20a2b$833d4f60$f25537d2@Hale> <005801c20a59$09bf6320$83457bd5@ryffjay16>


Ron,
Many thanks for your reply, I did not realise that 299 tonnage was quite as
large as it may have been. Do you think it may have been large enough to
travel to Jamaica? I am not exactly what one might term 'nautically
literate'. Thank you so much for your kindness.
Cheers,
Rosemary.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald F Jamieson" <>
To: "Rosemary Hale" <>; <>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 5:02 AM
Subject: Re: [MAR] Re: Ships vs boats


> Just two remarks re 'routes sailed':-
> 1) Barque, 359 ton, built at Shields in 1825 -
> is known to have been a Convict Ship - R. Thames to Tasmania.
> 2) are dates Registered - a) 'first dates' or b) on 'change of owner'?
> And a suggestion:-
> Registers should be recoverable with [more] details - but until the
Jubilee
> Bank Holiday is over ....
>
> Ron. J.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rosemary Hale" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 12:46 PM
> Subject: [MAR] Re: Ships vs boats
>
>
> > Many thanks to all for your great explanations, greatly appreciated.
> >
> > My next query for the wonderful list is:
> > My GGGgrandfather is, on his son's marriage certificate in 1840, stated
to
> be a ship owner. The vessels in his surname that I can track down are 12
> vessels in the tonnage range of 299, 274, 260, 216, 211, 193, 138, 108,
98,
> two at 91, and one at 79. These are registered in the 1863 to 1873
period.
> >
> > I imagine that they could coastal cargo/coal vessels maybe from Devon,
> where they are registered, to Wales or somewhere close by.
> >
> > Could SKS please tell me about what length these would be and how they
> would likely to be powered at that time. Would they have to be wooden in
> 1840? The 299 tonnage ship must have been a reasonable size?
> >
> > Must away to sleep now (11.44 p.m.) Have a good day,
> > Cheers,
> > Rosemary.
> >
> >
> >
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