Transcript for DERBYHAVEN, Shipping register, 1836-1848, 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 nameAURORA Official number12552
Port of registryDerbyhaven Number/year12/1842
Registry date15/6/1842
Registry typeNew registration
BuiltCastletown, Isle of Man, 1842BuilderJohn Moore
PropulsionSailDimensions39.4 x 12 x 5.8 ft
RigSmackGross tonnage15 tons
Masts2Register tonnage15 tons
Owners
NameAddress OccupationShares
Thomas Kinvig Castletown, Isle of Man Saddler 8 Subscribing
John Corrin Castletown, Isle of Man Publican 8 Subscribing
John Moore Castletown, Isle of Man Ship Carpenter 8 Subscribing
John Taubman Portlemarie, Rushen, Isle of Man Timber Merchant 8
Richard Qualtrough Portlemarie, Rushen, Isle of Man Farmer 8
Henry Moore Malew, Isle of Man Fisherman 8
Robert Watterson Malew, Isle of Man Nailer 8
William Tear Arbory, Isle of Man Fisherman 8
Masters
NameAddress Date 
William Taubman 15/6/1842 
Robert Kegg 4/7/1843 
Robert Cannell 18/6/1852 
Thomas Cornish 6/7/1853 
Transactions
1  Entry: 28/7/1851 Bill of sale: 21/7/1851
William Tear Sold 8 shares to Robert Kermode, Liverpool, Ship Carpenter
William Tear, deceased. Shares sold by John Kermode, his administrator.
2  Entry: 13/3/1852 Bill of sale: 13/3/1852
John Corrin Sold 8 shares to Robert Kegg, Kirk Arbory, Isle of Man, Stone Mason
John Corrin, deceased. Shares sold by Margaret Eyre, his widow.
3  Entry: 13/3/1852 Bill of sale: 5/8/1851
Thomas Kinvig Sold 8 shares to Henry Moore, Kirk Malew, Isle of Man, Fisherman
Thomas Kinvig, deceased. Shares sold by Jane Kinvig, his daughter in law.
4  Entry: 13/3/1852 Bill of sale: 11/5/1849
Robert Watterson Sold 8 shares to Robert Clarke, Ballasalla, Malew, Isle of Man, Weaver
Vessel events
Date Event
4/1/1856 Official number allocated. 
Closure
Date Closure
15/9/1870 Broken up at Castletown, 1867.
Notes and cross-references
Notes