Transcript for DOUGLAS, Shipping register, 1855-1882, Folio 53

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.

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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 namePEARL Official number27253
Port of registryDouglas Number/year7/1859
Registry date6/4/1859
Registry typeNew registration
BuiltCastletown, Isle of Man, 1859Builder
PropulsionSailDimensions58.2 x 20 x 8.7 ft
RigSmackGross tonnage54 tons
Masts1Register tonnage54 tons
Owners
NameAddress OccupationShares
Robert Cain Jnr Castletown, Isle of Man Timber Merchant 16
Edward Corrin Castletown, Isle of Man Mariner 8
Robert Thomas Quayle Castletown, Isle of Man Brewer 16
James William Birtles Douglas, Isle of Man Mariner 8
James Schofield Liverpool Warehouseman 8
James Stowell Castletown, Isle of Man Joiner 8
Transactions
1  Entry: 19/3/1861 Bill of sale: 19/3/1861
James William Birtles Sold 8 shares to James Cowell, Castletown, Isle of Man, Shipowner
2  Entry: 17/6/1863 Bill of sale: 5/3/1863
Robert Cain Jnr Sold 4 shares to Thomas Qualtrough, Port St Mary, Isle of Man, Harbour Master
3  Entry: 17/6/1863 Bill of sale: 5/3/1863
Robert Cain Jnr Sold 4 shares to James Turnbull, Port St Mary, Isle of Man, Shoemaker
4  Entry: 17/6/1863 Bill of sale: 5/3/1863
Robert Cain Jnr Sold 8 shares to Edward Kinley, Port St Mary, Isle of Man, Mariner
5  Entry: 23/11/1866 Bill of sale: 7/11/1866
Robert Thomas Quayle Sold 16 shares to James Turnbull, Port St Mary, Isle of Man, Shoemaker
6  Entry: 30/10/1867 Bill of sale: 24/10/1867
James Turnbull Sold 8 shares to Thomas Qualtrough, Port St Mary, Isle of Man, Harbour Master
Closure
Date Closure
7/1884 Broken up
Notes and cross-references
Notes
Forward Cross-reference This volume, folio 145