Transcript for DOUGLAS, Shipping register, 1837-1852, Folio 48

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This page is a transcript of a single folio from a shipping register.

The British shipping registers used standard forms which were used throughout Britain and the then colonies and while the exact format used changed over the years, the data recorded remained sufficiently consistent to make it possible to use a single transcription system to record and present the data.

For more detail on shipping registers, please see Shipping registers and for more on the Isle of Man registers, see Isle of Man shipping registers .

Reading the data

The several sections of a shipping register page provide details of:

The folios frequently contain much more information, such as changes of measurement, correspondence, etc. We have not transcribed these details, so if they are of particular interest, we recommend perusal of the original document or images of it.

To find other folios relating to that ship, there is a button at the top right of the transcript which links to a list of register entries for that official number. Unfortunately, this will not work for earlier registers where the ships had no official number. In this case, the bottom of the transcript may include a note taken from the folio itself giving directions to other folios.

Data sources

The sources of the data are images of the shipping registers for the Isle of Man ports held at Manx National Heritage Library, Douglas. We made these transcripts as a proof of concept but to transcribe many folio pages in detail is an arduous task and one that we do not intend to repeat. However, the database structure and the web pages on this site provide a proven framework to which more data can be added from other sources should it become available in the future.

Be aware. We transcribe data as seen. Where phrases appear in the registers we always try to stay close to the original text, but to facilitate transcription, we have stylised some of them, particularly those relating to transactions.

Vessel nameMINERVA Official number
Port of registryDouglas Number/year2/1840
Registry date3/3/1840
Registry typeRegistration transferred
Previous registryRamsey, 6/1837
BuiltRamsey, Isle of Man, 1804Builder
PropulsionSailDimensions36.7 x 12.8 x 7.9 ft
RigSmackGross tonnage23 tons
Masts1Register tonnage23 tons
Owners
NameAddress OccupationShares
Hugh Kinrade Douglas, Isle of Man Dealer & Master Mariner 64 Subscribing
Masters
NameAddress Date 
Hugh Kinrade 3/3/1840 
Transactions
1  Entry: 19/9/1840 Mortgage: 19/9/1840   Amount: £105 at 6% interest
Hugh Kinrade Mortgaged 64 shares to William Quiggin, Douglas, Isle of Man, Merchant, 64 shares, jointly
Robert Quiggin, Douglas, Isle of Man, Merchant, 64 shares, jointly
Edward Forbes, Douglas, Isle of Man, Merchant, 64 shares, jointly
2  Entry: 29/3/1841 Execution granted: 27/3/1841
Hugh Kinrade Execution was granted in respect of 64 shares against him/her, to William Mylchreest, Kirk Lonan, Isle of Man, Farmer, 32 shares
Thomas Mylchreest, Ramsey, Isle of Man, Saddler, 32 shares
Closure
Date Closure
3/4/1841 Registration transferred to Ramsey, 1841.
Notes and cross-references
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