Transcript for DOUGLAS, Shipping register, 1837-1852, Folio 169

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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 nameECLIPSE Official number
Port of registryDouglas Number/year11/1850
Registry date17/9/1850
Registry typeNew registration
BuiltPeel, Isle of Man, 1850BuilderHenry Graves
PropulsionSailDimensions58.2 x 17.6 x 9.7 ft
RigSmackGross tonnage65 tons
Masts1Register tonnage65 tons
Owners
NameAddress OccupationShares
Henry Graves Peel, Isle of Man Shipbuilder 8 Subscribing
Robert Kerruish Peel, Isle of Man Harbour Master 8 Subscribing
John Gell Peel, Isle of Man Mariner 8 Subscribing
Thomas Kelly Peel, Isle of Man Mariner 8
Henry Gell Douglas, Isle of Man Mariner 8
David Wilson Liverpool Draper 8
Robert Watson Manchester Fishmonger 16
Masters
NameAddress Date 
John Gell 17/9/1850 
Transactions
1  Entry: 21/4/1851 Bill of sale: 4/10/1850
Robert Watson Sold 8 shares to Thomas Joshua Graves, Peel, Isle of Man, Sailmaker
Vessel events
Date Event
5/8/1856 Vessel remeasured. 
Notes and cross-references
Notes
Forward Cross-reference Transaction Book, folio 121