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From: (Sue Swiggum)
Subject: Re: [TSL] Peruvian
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 01:09:48 -0400
In-Reply-To: <24165066.984112139904.JavaMail.imail@derby>


At 08:28 PM 2001-03-08 -0800, Laurie Wilson wrote:
>
>Hi to all,
>My Great Grandparents: Edwin Bosworth and Jane Bosworth came to Canada from
>Birmingham on March 24, 1870. I believe they came on the Peruvian. I have
>looked on the micofilm of passenger lists for Canada at that time C-4525 and
>could not find that ship list. Does anyone know where else I may look to
>find this ship list? Does anyone have any info or pictures of the Peruvian?

Hi Laurie,

As I wrote to you in part, on March first...
<< There is no Canadian record, and I don't know whether there would be a
Portland record .. OR, if there was a Portland record of passengers,
whether it would include those in transit to Canada. >>
http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/Ships_Allan1869-70.html

National Archives of Canada Microfilm number C-4525 is for Quebec port
arrivals. The St. Lawrence wasn't open to shipping until April 22nd in
1870, so the arrival was at Halifax, N.S. or Portland ME. Halifax did not
begin to archive passenger lists until 1881, and I am unsure of what
Portland, ME records may be available for that year.

So, maybe no passenger list, but this is what Ted has posted about the ship:

PERUVIAN 1863
Built by R.Steele & Co, Greenock in 1863 for the Allan Line, she was a 2549
gross ton ship, length 312.1ft x beam 38.6ft, clipper stem, one funnel,
three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. There
was accommodation for 100-1st class and 600-3rd class passengers.
An attempted launch was made on 21/8/1863 but she stuck on the slipway and
the launch was completed on 31/8/1863. She sailed from Liverpool on her
maiden voyage to Portland on 31/3/1864 and commenced her first run from
Liverpool to Quebec and Montreal on 12/5/1864. First voyage from Liverpool
to Halifax, Norfolk and Baltimore commenced 11/8/1871. In 1874 she was
lengthened to 373.1ft, 3038 tons and her engines compounded, and on
14/7/1874 resumed the Liverpool - Quebec - Montreal service. On 26/4/1887
resumed Liverpool - Baltimore service and in 1890-1891 was fitted with new
compound engines and given a second funnel. Commenced a Glasgow - Boston
service on 6/2/1891 and a Glasgow - New York service on 9/6/1893. She
commenced her last voyage from Glasgow - New York on 7/12/1894 and resumed
Glasgow - Boston run on 18/1/1895. On 6/5/1902 she started a Liverpool -
St.Johns NF - Halifax run, starting her last voyage on 7/11/1903 and was
finally scrapped in Italy in 1905.[North Atlantic Seaway by
N.R.P.Bonsor.vol.1, p.310]

Sue
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