Transcript for DOUGLAS, Shipping register, 1855-1882, Folio 116

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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 nameREAPER Official number45469
Port of registryDouglas Number/year2/1864
Registry date18/1/1864
Registry typeNew registration
BuiltPeel, Isle of Man, 1864Builder
PropulsionSailDimensions76.6 x 19 x 10.2 ft
RigSchoonerGross tonnage81 tons
Masts2Register tonnage81 tons
Owners
NameAddress OccupationShares
Henry Graves Peel, Isle of Man Merchant 32
Briden Milburn Peel, Isle of Man Mariner 16
John Gill Peel, Isle of Man Shipowner 8
William Gill Kirk Patrick, Isle of Man Mariner 8
Managing Owners
NameAddress OccupationDate
Henry Graves Peel, Isle of Man 14/8/1885
Transactions
1  Entry: 13/9/1864 Bill of sale: 22/1/1864
Henry Graves Sold 8 shares to Angus Clarke, Adelaide, South Australia, Farmer
2  Entry: 22/9/1864 Bill of sale: 18/4/1864
Angus Clarke Sold 4 shares to Augustus Towill, Liverpool, Merchant
3  Entry: 25/2/1889 Death: 11/4/1864   Will: 18/8/1859  Probate:22/4/1864
Henry Graves Died, leaving 24 shares to Catherine Graves, Peel, Isle of Man, Widow
4  Entry: 25/2/1889 Death: 9/12/1878   Will: 3/11/1851  Probate:13/6/1879
Briden Milburn Died, leaving 16 shares to Jane Milburn, Peel, Isle of Man, Widow
5  Entry: 25/2/1889 Death: 8/11/1865   Will: 1/11/1865  Probate:17/11/1865
William Gill Died, leaving 8 shares to Catherine Gill, Kirk Patrick, Isle of Man, Widow
Closure
Date Closure
10/6/1904 [No reason given]
Notes and cross-references
Notes
Forward Cross-reference New registry book, transactions, folio 27