Transcript for DOUGLAS, Shipping register, 1855-1882, Folio 131

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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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.

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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 nameCHARITY Official number53827
Port of registryDouglas Number/year1/1866
Registry date22/2/1866
Registry typeRegistration transferred
Previous registryQuebec, 102/1865
BuiltQuebec, 1865Builder
PropulsionSailDimensions116 x 26 x 12.9 ft
RigBrigGross tonnage297 tons
Masts2Register tonnage297 tons
Owners
NameAddress OccupationShares
Edward Todd Quiggin Douglas, Isle of Man Timber Merchant 22
William Thomas Quiggin Douglas, Isle of Man Timber Merchant 21
John Sherlock Douglas, Isle of Man Merchant 21
Transactions
1  Entry: 22/2/1866 Mortgage: 3/11/1865   Amount: £1250 at 7% interest
Joseph Julien Mortgaged 64 shares to James Gibb Ross, Quebec, Merchant
2  Entry: 22/2/1866 Transfer of mortgage: 20/11/1865
James Gibb Ross Transferred the mortgage in respect of 64 shares to Alexander Cassells, Liverpool, Ship Broker
3  Entry: 22/2/1866 Discharge of mortgage: 18/2/1866
Alexander Cassells Released the mortgage on 64 shares John Sherlock, Douglas, Isle of Man, Merchant, 21 shares
William Thomas Quiggin, Douglas, Isle of Man, Merchant, 21 shares
Edward Todd Quiggin, Douglas, Isle of Man, Merchant, 22 shares
4  Entry: 12/7/1866 Mortgage: 7/7/1866
John Sherlock, 21 shares
William Thomas Quiggin, 21 shares
Edward Todd Quiggin, 22 shares
Mortgaged 64 shares to Isle of Man Banking Company, Douglas, Isle of Man
Closure
Date Closure
1867 Crushed by ice and totally wrecked off Cross Island in the White Sea, June 1867.
Notes and cross-references
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