Seafarers of Nova Scotia - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Dave's Letter / purpose of this board / all in favour say "aye"

kat o'connor — 8 Jul 2002 3:33:52 GMT

Hello to all readers,

Dave,

Just want to let you know that this board is shaping up to be a really great one.

Regarding the lady who "unsubscribed" herself, it is her loss. If this board was used only to post ship data, who would be out there to read it. The "back & forth" communications which develop between people with genealogical interests in their seafaring ancestors, brings to the surface an abundance of seafaring data, which otherwise would not be posted were it not for the inquiries.

Thank you for creating this board! It has already proven very useful. Moreover, it is extremely interesting and facinating to read the wealth of material which is submitted (and the inquiries).

My vote is "aye"

Kat O'Connor

Steamer Ironwood

bursey6 — 9 Jun 2008 9:27:50 GMT

My brother has two old photos of a small steamer loading gypsum in Cheverie. The ship is the Ironwood. A neighbour remembers the ship, as he and other small boys played on it as it was being loaded. He thinks maybe 1948. He remembers a gun or gun mount on the back of the ship. It looks to be only 2 holds, and of Great Lakes design.

Does anyone know anything about this vessel or can you tell me where to took for information on it.

Thanks for the help
Doreen

Roderick Rose shipbuilder

bursey6 — 26 Mar 2005 1:07:04 GMT

I am looking for information on ships built by Roderick Rose. I know the names of several of the ships: Glenrosa, Piskataqua, Delta, Thata and I know there are many others. ( I will get a list of them from my mother). Roderick Rose owned a shipyard in Cheverie Hants County Nova Scotia. He also built ships in other parts of the county. Any information would be great and we would especiallly like to find out if there are pictures of any of these ships.

Thanks
Doreen

Radio 1

SheilaMacCallumAnderson — 12 Feb 2008 1:20:42 GMT

I am seeking information about the RADIO 1.......... I was told that it was a rum runner.........it may not be..........it may have some connection to Meteghan, Nova Scotia.......it may not

Any info would help me in my quest.

Thanks
Sheila.

The Ship "Onward"

@@johnsonh@nbnet.nb.ca — 27 Mar 2005 4:31:21 GMT

Has anyone come across a ship named the "Onward". It would have sailed in the mid to late 1800's and it's said that it sailed from some port in Atlantic Canada to Glasgow, Scotland in a record setting time? Looking for general ship data and a passenger or deck hand by the name of Oren Tracy Johnson?

Bain Family - Shipwreck in Bay of Fundy approx 1761 or 1762

ValerieMcKenna72 — 14 Mar 2004 1:31:30 GMT

Father, mother and daughter drowned, but son Alexander age 8 was the only survivor of the wreck. Ship was on the way to St. John, New Brunswick. Not sure if it came from Scotland or England, or even the States. Alexander was born in 1753 or 4. Info on him is sketchy. One record shows him as being Scottish and another one states he was born in Sandwich, Mass. He was rescued by John McKenna of Checoggin, Yarmouth, N.S.

Look-up Offer - Digby County Shipowners.

John Thurber — 21 Jan 2005 2:07:07 GMT

I have copies of some of the Ships Registers of Digby County (ports of Digby and Weymouth), for the years - 1874, 1880, 1886, 1888, 1890, and 1892. Also a list of vessels (given to the Digby Courier by Charles H. Payson, Collector of Customs at Westport) owned at Freeport and Westport 1840 -1875. If anyone would like a lookup please let me know (will I regret saying that :-), and I will do my best to get back to you promptly ( depending on how busy and how many requests I receive). The records give : name of vessel, type, where built, when built, tons, and name of owner(s).
John Thurber

Tagati

davidteed22 — 13 Nov 2007 2:17:22 GMT

Looking for any information on the Tagati. She was owned by the Frank E Davis Fish Co of Gloucester, Mass.She operated from Freeport,NS since they had a plant there. I think she was built on the French / Acadian Shore of NS sometine in the time frame 1930-1940. Many local folks from this area sailed on her but unfortunately most are deceased or their memories have faded. Looking any registration information, and where vessl was specifically built.Thanks,Dave
davejudy.teed@ns.sympatico.ca

Schooner Daniel Simmons

rockgoddess — 12 Jul 2007 6:32:17 GMT

I am posting two more articles on the sinking of the Daniel Simmons below, if anyone is interested. My great great grandfather was James W. Doane. He and his crew were lost at sea due to the incident in 1898 and if anyone has ANY more info on him it would be GREATLY appreciated!

All hopes for the safety of the schooner Daniel Simmons owned by I.G. Hutchinson, Brighton, Digby have been given up. The crew of the Simmons, who unless picked up and carried to some distant port must certainly have been lost, were: Capt. James W. Done, Wayland Height, mate and James and Timothy Comeau, hands. They were all Digby men. Digby's contribution to the number of those lost by the gale of November was a heavy one, as many a saddened home throughout the country bears testimony.

Religious Intelligencer--- 28 Dec. 1898

We regret to say that the Schr. Daniel Simmonds , of Brighton, Capt. Doane did not arrive after the storm This vessel sailed from Glouster, for Brighton in company with the Schr. Princess, on Friday morning before the storm, and no tidings have been received from her since, except that Capt. Ryan, master of the Princess, says he sighted her astern Friday noon about fifty miles from Glouster. They were then endeavoring to reel the sails and he fears, with others, that they met a watery grave. The Daniel Simmonds, 70 tons register, was built in the US and was purchased some years ago by Isaac Hutchinson of Brighton, from which port she has been unning ever since. Her crew consisted of J. W. Doane, master of Brighton, who leaves a wife and large family; Chas. W. Haight, also of Brighton, who leaves a wife and four young children; Dennis Comeau, of Plympton, seaman, who leaves a wife and one child, and Timothy Comeau, of Gilbert's Cove, cook and seaman and unmarried. This is the second vessel Mr. Hutchinson has lost in the same trade, the other being the Ocean Belle, Capt. Dwight Ruggles which went ashore on the American coast, some years ago, the crew however in that case saved.
Digby Courier--- 9 Dec. 1898

All hopes for the safety of the schooner Daniel Simmons owned by I.G. Hutchinson, Brighton, Digby have been given up. The crew of the Simmons, who unless picked up and carried to some distant port must certainly have been lost, were: Capt. James W. Done, Wayland Height, mate and James and Timothy Comeau, hands. They were all Digby men. Digby's contribution to the number of those lost by the gale of November was a heavy one, as many a saddened home throughout the country bears testimony.

Religious Intelligencer--- 28 Dec. 1898

Kingsport, NS shipyard

Tod Scott — 26 Mar 2005 2:56:52 GMT

Hi

I'm looking for information on my gt, gt grandfather Benjamin Tupper who was the blacksmith in Kingsport, Kings County. I think he might have been involved in the building of the barque "Canada" in the second half of the 1800's. Any information on the owner of the shipyard or photos of
vessels would be appreciated.

Thanks
Tod Scott
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Capt. John Harvey, died at sea 1822 Liverpool, NS

Ravyn_G — 18 Feb 2005 4:24:14 GMT

All I have is a hand written note from a desk found in the attic by a distant cousin who added:

"Thank you for your email of March 17th. Your letter was very interesting. I think I might have found the missing generation which would be Grandpa Harvey's (Kate Mellish's
husband) grandfather. Am sorry it took me so long to get back to you, but this information was stored up in my brother's attic among other documents pertaining to other things. So, I spent last night going through loads of documents and found just one that pertained to the
Harvey ancestors.
His name was John Harvey and he was a sea captain. He died at sea in 1822, sailing from the Port of Liverpool, N.S. I have no idea when he was born.
I wonder if a sea captain had to register at the town hall or with the maritime in order to get their license or is there a record kept of seamen who died at sea?"

she sent me a scanned copy of the note which reads as follows:

This Desk Belonged
To Capt. John Harvey
Who Died at Sea In the Year of our Lord
1822 (?--looks like "Sableing") From the Port of Liverpool N.S
________________________________________________
It was Repaired by his Son John W. Harvey
In the Year of our Lord 1876
________
________

I know from anecdotal information that Capt. John Harvey was born in CT and his wife was born in NS.
His son John William Harvey#1 (was married to Susan F. Jones, daughter of Mehitabel Chadsey Jones and Capt. Smith Jones of NS,) moved to Boston and became a citizen and is my husband's great great grandfather.

Any info would be appreciated. thanks.

James Wiley Doane

Jennifer Doane — 6 Nov 2006 12:28:01 GMT

I am looking for more information on my ancestor James Wiley Doane who died at sea in 1898. On March 19, 1882, he was a steward on the Addie Benson under Captain George Mallett.
According to the Digby Courier, they were credited in helping to help save a seamer traveling from Philadelphia to New Orleans.

The Retour

Rick HILL — 13 Nov 2006 10:47:05 GMT

The "Retour" apparently ran aground and eventually destroyed at Cape St. Mary, NS in the 1920's. My father in law who was a boy at the time tells me it was a rum runner and the locals helped themselves to the cargo. Looking for any info on the Retour - registry, length, registered weight, etc and any other stories of interest

Brig Named "WILLIE"

Dunham Swift — 21 Jul 2002 12:57:24 GMT

My ggfather Edgar Trefry captained a brig named Willie. I believe this would have been in the 1880 time period. He lived in Yarmouth NS.
I am looking for information on this ship. Thanks....Dunham Swift

Dunn, protestants, Ireland/Scotland

edpackard57 — 17 Jan 2006 5:57:44 GMT

Many of us have reached a blank wall re where the DUNN folk came from in Ireland (Scotland?). It occurs to me that if everyone put their best info(guess) into a single bucket (here) on their pre 1900 Ireland source, we cold find statistically interesting connections. I volunteer to consolidate the info into a sortable/searchable list.

I will start with one Walter W DUNN, born about 1751, probably in N Ireland. Joined the 17th Light Dragoons (from Dublin) after the Bunker/Breeds Hill battle. Captured and released at Philadelphia Pa. Discharged in Roseway/Shelburne NS. Member of the Masons in Shelburne NS. Land grant and land dealings in Greene Harbour, Ragged Island (Lockeport), and Little Harbour. More DUNNs showed up in those areas and were somehow connected with Walter. 1st wife = ANN...2nd wife =? Three children by ANN, three or four by second wife = Isaac, Edward, William, & George?.

o could make a large source on which to do analysis.

1837 died at sea Bay of Fundy

W. Cherry — 6 Nov 2006 9:21:40 GMT

Two of the people who died April 25, 1837 at Gulliver's Cover, Nova Scotia have been identified as Wilson and Capt. Barker.
There was a woman, child and at least two other men on board who werealso lost aboard the Enterprise. Any ideas out there?

CAPT. GEORGE M CHASE

Wdorr40115 — 4 Oct 2006 2:04:28 GMT

Lived in Dighton, New Bedford, Sommerville MA. Said to have owened whaling ships and schooners. Had a chandlers busines in New Bedford MA.
Born in 1823 and died in Danielson Ct. in 1910. He was buried in New Bedford MA with his wife Mary A Chase.

69th Field Artillery (Royal Artillery)

mark powell — 30 Jul 2006 5:24:26 GMT

Does anyone have info regarding this regiment. My Great Uncle was killed in Normandy 1944. I am keen to learn anything about the regt, where they went etc.... My Uncles name is Harry Powell and am equally keen to track down any surviving members of this regt.

Thanks in advance.

Regards

Mark Powell (powellmw@hotmail.com)

Sea Captains William Moore Caddell & Lorne Cochrane Caddell

BrianGill67 — 19 Jun 2006 8:21:01 GMT

Looking for information on William moore caddell he was a sae captain on his own ship Barque FIFESHIRE,leased an other one Called CONCORD help please ,also Lorne Cochrane Caddell was a sea captain on the CLANCAIRD,and the HECTOR out of ST.John NB Canada

Seafarers CD

Violetrina — 14 Feb 2006 4:22:24 GMT

If you have The Seafarers CD, can you please look for L.D. Cleveland, his first name may appear as Eldie. He was a merchant marine and disappeared around 1942. Born in Nova Scotia.

Thanks

lookup - Seafarers of Nova Scotia

Eileen strickland — 13 Feb 2006 3:10:53 GMT

Would someone with the CD please look for a Hercules Ryan, born 1889 in Lockeport, Nova Scotia. In 1910 he was fishing out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Thanks you for helping me.

Look up - Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada CD.

Lisa Estall — 17 Jan 2006 5:08:43 GMT

Look up please for last name Wills, first name Benjamin. Guessing he may have arrived in Halifax mid to late 1880's. Saw the last name 'Wills" listed on the Maritime History Archives.

Thanks

Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada CD

Annette Musker — 14 Jan 2006 10:58:35 GMT

I have learned that the CD Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada contains
reference to the name MUSKER. Would someone with access to this CD be kind
enough to check for details of any Musker mariners? Our extended family
stems from Liverpool and there have been many generations of mariners
(including my father). All Muskers are of interest to me.

Many thanks.

Cheers

Annette of Wales

General Williams

Abby Abel — 30 Dec 2005 2:46:35 GMT

Looking for information on the General Williams, her owners, captains, and voyages. I believe that my gggrandfather, Seth Harding Smith,was lost from the Brig General Willliams, some time between 1855 and 1862. Seth Smith was from the Barrington area and was said to be returning there on the General Williams at the time, having boarded in Halifax. Thank you.

MyOra Smith and H.E. Smith sailing vessels

kcdp1 — 16 Mar 2006 7:42:05 GMT

I'm looking for information regarding 2 paintings on metal (tin?) that have been passed down. One of the paintings has a large sailing vessel with a blue flag on top of one of the masts with the name MayOra Smith. It also has flag that looks like the British Flag except with a red background. The other painting has a different sailing vessel with H.E. Smith on the flag. I know that Hiram Edwin Smith lived in Cheverie, Nova Scotia, and I believe the ships were based from there too! If anyone has any information regarding these vessels or the Smith family, please contact me a.s.a.p. Thanks D.Porter (kcdp@comcast.net)

EATON, Joseph (looking for son)

gramargo — 4 Sep 2005 9:07:13 GMT

I've been told that Joseph EATON and his father Thomas were seafarers from Liverpool, Queens Co., Nova Scotia. I am interested in finding out if Joseph had a son who also went to sea.
I have an EATON man, first name not found as yet, who was born in Liverpool, NS, according to his son's WW1 draft registration. He had a son with the middle name of DOLLIVER, the maiden name of Joseph's wife Margaret, which would lead to the belief that he was their son (it's a rather unusual name to give a son unless there was a close connection.)
This man married an Emma LUFF, b. 1854, in Lancashire, and she, with four children (oldest named Joseph, another clue?) ages 8 to 1, is in the England 1891 census living with her mother near Liverpool, Lancashire. A husband does not appear in this census.....perhaps at sea?
Emma and 5 children (minus eldest, Joseph, who may have died) sailed for Boston in 1900, so she doesn't appear in either English or U. S. censuses, and there has been nothing further learned about her husband. She is listed as widow in 1910 in Lynn, MA.
I would like to be able to close this gap, and any clues as to how to get further information on this nameless EATON man would be gratefully received. Thanks for any help!

Margo

Jenkins' Family

Carmen — 7 Aug 2003 9:38:05 GMT

Looking any information/leads to the Jenkins' family's involvement in shipping. On coming to Nova Scotia around 1777 they have been ship builders, ship carpenters, owners, captains, etc. down until at least the 1890's. They first resided in the Digby to Sisaboo/Weymouth area then to Beaver River and Yarmouth, with two of the boys moving to St Johns New Brunswick. A good many appear to have left and moved back to Maine, Mass area. To date have not been able to identify any of the ships they were connected with. Would appreciate any help at all. Thanks

Missing Ship "Dorion" 1935/36

Margaret Robert — 13 Jan 2005 12:41:23 GMT

I am searching for my Uncle, Walter Dulenty, who was a Canadian. My mother's family always said that he was a Merchant Marine who on his last voyage never returned. Apparently there was a storm and the boat sank. They say that the name of the boat was the Dorion which sank off Nan Tucket Island, but I have being searching all kinds of sites on the internet in the hopes of locating this ship. I was told that on the last voyage they were carrying salt.

I know that he lived in Maine somewhere and had a room in Halifax, he also had an Aunt and Uncle living there. After he was killed nothing more was heard about this.

All I have is a letter sent by the premiere of New Brunswick dated the 20th November, 1936.

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dulenty:

I was sorry indeed to learn of the death of your son, and I extend to you and the members of your family my sincere sympathy. Yours sincerely ... and then he signed the letter but the signature is terrible can't even read the name.

I know that in Pugwash, Nova Scotia there are salt mines, don't know if the ship went there or not.

Any help you can give me would be appreciated. I have already different archives in the states and canada a few years ago, but now for some reason, I have to find the missing link.

I purchased the "Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada". On the web site the two names that I am looking for are listed, but when I try and search on the cd I cannot find anything. If anyone can help find any info from that cd would be greatly appreciated.

Margaret Robert

The Codseeker

Judy — 8 Apr 2005 9:57:49 GMT

Loooking for info on Robert Barss who died on the ship The Codseeker in May of 1877. Alan Easton wrote about this tragedy in "Terror on the Coast" unfortuneately there wasn't much info about Robert-my great great grandfather.

Captain Charles D. Cooke - "Comet" and Sarah"

Greig Cooke — 21 Mar 2005 3:04:59 GMT

Looking for information on Master mariner Charles Douglas Cooke (b. 1811, d. 1873) of Pictou, Nova Scotia. He was born in London, England and emigrated to Pictou circa 1830.
Charles was captain of the Brigantine "Comet" circa 1845 and the Brig "Sarah" circa 1850, both out of Pictou. Charles married Jennet Stalker (b. 1809, d. 1896) in 1834 and they raised a family of seven children. Two of their sons, William (b. 1836) and Charles (b. 1845) were Pilots for Pictou Harbour and jointly owned a small schooner the "Bertha Dee". I have the family information available from the 1838, 1871, 1881 1891 and 1901 censuses but am looking for additional information, especially with respect to the marine careers of Charles D. and sons. I am also interested in finding any information about Charles D.'s parents, William and Christy Cooke (or Cook).

Capt. Warren Gardner b. approx 1836 - 1840

ValerieMcKenna26 — 31 Mar 2005 3:59:45 GMT

Capt. Gardner was lost at sea approx 1866-67 (out of Liverpool, Nova Scotia). He was married to a Mary Gibbons b, 1838, New York. His daugter Amelia was b. in 1866 in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Her mother died around 1867, and Amelia was brought by the Crosby's. Does anyone have any info. Thank you.

Deaths-Seafarers et al - in 1856

wthill32 — 21 Oct 2002 10:46:40 GMT

Capt. J Frank Rose

bursey6 — 26 Mar 2005 1:07:04 GMT

I am looking for information on a cyclone that happened in Aug 1929. Capt. J Frank Rose origionally of Cheverie Hants County Nova Scotia was the master of the William Mc Kinney at the time. Fourteen of the crew were washed overboard and lost at sea. In a letter Capt Rose said they were 120 miles S E Cape San Lucies when the cyclone hit.

Capt Rose was living in New Jersey at the time an I am not sure what company he was working for.

If any one knows where I might look for information on this desaster I would appreciate hearing from you.

Doreen

Augusta W Snow

Splitrock — 8 Mar 2005 2:17:56 GMT

I am looking for information on the Agustua W Snow that picked up gypsum cargoes at Cheverie Hants County around 1900

Charlotte

Cleveland

Sarah — 7 Feb 2005 4:35:58 GMT

Looking for information about L. D. (Eldie) Cleveland. Lost at sea 1935 1945.

Haggerty/Anthony

Heather — 26 Jan 2005 9:12:31 GMT

Hello, I am looking for any information regarding my Great Grandfather Captain Charles Haggerty a seafarer from Scotts Bay & my Great Grandmothers family, the Anthony's from Kempt Shore, Hants. Also I have an article about a great uncle Charles Haggerty who was washed overboard on the tern schooner Esther Adelaide from the Morning Chronicle, with a date of April 3, but no year. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Lookup for Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada

mrobert17 — 26 Jan 2005 12:47:46 GMT

Could someone please look for the names Dulhantly and Scrimgeour. I have the cd but could not find these names. They are posted on the internet as being on this cd.

Could you please provide any information listed. This would be greatly appreciated. Thanking you in advance. Margaret

Douglas Francis White - Great Lakes Shipping

Tina — 25 Jan 2005 6:45:06 GMT

Looking for Douglas Francis White born in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia 1940-1942, and worked for Great Lakes Shipping. He lived in Vancouver, BC in the 1970's to ? If anyone has any information please contact miller_ramsay@hotmail.com. Thank you

look-up for Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada?

PHelfand46 — 17 Jan 2005 6:48:18 GMT

There is a listing for Ahlbeck in the above CD. Could someone possibly look up this listing? I am looking to see if this might be one of the Ahlbecks who were sailors in my family.
Any help or suggestions would be most appreciated.
Thank you,
Patricia

Capt. James Cochran and brothers

CharleneMacIntosh44 — 9 Jan 2005 1:37:21 GMT

What is the Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada CD
about and where can i get one , looking for info on my
ggrandfather Capt James Cochrane and his bothers that
were captins also, Thanks Charlene

Model of ship Colchester

brianmolyneaux — 3 Jan 2005 5:01:41 GMT

I just ran across the following reference:

"A History of Beaver Brook, 1760 to 1959", Compiled by: The Beaver Brook Branch of the Women's Institutes of Nova Scotia, 1959

Which contains the following reference to a model of the ship "Colchester" which, according the the reference, is or was at one time, at NSARM:

"Captain Marshall continued to sail until World War II when he held a supervisory position at the Halifax dockyards until his death. A model of the ship 'Colchester' made by Captain Marshall was presented to Dr. MacMechan for his marine museum at Dalhousie. Later it was put in the Provincial Archives. The other of the two models he made was shown one year at the Canadian National Exhibition."

Does anyone know if this is a model of the Schooner "Colchester" built by John Sanderson for G.N. McLellan about 1874? I know it says ship in the reference but I don't know if those who wrote the book would make the distiction between ship and schooner. If it is the schooner, does anyone have a picture or know anything about it?

I've sent an inquiry to NSARM but it may be some weeks before I get a reply.

Thanks for any help,
--Brian

Capt George Nobel McLellan of Great Village

brianmolyneaux — 31 Dec 2004 4:59:18 GMT

Capt George Nobel McLellan (1811-1884) of Great Village in Colchester county, was my great great grandfather. I would very much like to know more about where he sailed, the ships he built and sailed, etc. His father, Samuel McLellan was also a seafarer and ship builder (Londonderry and Five Islands).

I've explored obvious sources such as the Ships And Seafarers CD and found several of his ships there (some examples are the George Nobel, Samuel George, and the W.A. Black). For the more recent ones I've ordered registrations from Memorial University. I've also looked at books like "In the Wake of the Windships" and "Wooden Ships and Iron Men". I've also queried the Maritime Museum in Halifax. I also have an 1880s map of Colchester County which shows his farm in Great Village and is clearly labeled "Captain George Nobel McLellan" on the map. I've also posted queries on the Mariners-L mailing list.

So, beyond those sources, where else can I look? Does anyone have any information on him? I would welcome any pointers or info anyone can share with me. I'm located in California so I don't have easy access to archives in Nova Scotia.

Thanks,
--Brian

Captain Ward of England, son John W. Ward

chicoyne — 29 Dec 2004 3:48:49 GMT

Searching for info on above. Son John W. Ward born between 1793-1796 possibly London, England or Italy (Italian descent, surname originally Abbadi/Abbate). John W. Ward, ship builder/ship carpenter/carpenter in Halifax, Nova Scotia throughout 1800's and was married there in 1826 to Mary Dorothy Burroughs/Burrows.

Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada

peacekprs — 8 Feb 2005 2:31:32 GMT

Does anyone have a copy of this CD?

I am searching for the name TREGOWETH, which apparently appears on one of the databases.

Many thanks, Melanie

Clarence S. Beaman--wreck

chrism12671 — 20 Oct 2004 7:44:10 GMT

Has anyone ever heard of the "CLarence S. Beaman," which supposedly went down with all hands around 1900? A relative from Cape Breton was on it, nothing comes up on Google. No idea of its port, size or function.

Welton Home

Frances Cross — 30 Jun 2004 9:49:02 GMT

Ship-Welton Home-first mate Josiah Cross Jr.died in New Orleans 1867 any information on ship.

Edgar Schofield of Gaspereau, NS

laurene777 — 25 Nov 2006 12:42:38 GMT

Edgar Oberon Schofield, Feb 11, 1852 in Horton, Kings Co, NS, d 1917 in Gaspereau, Kings Co. He 1878, he married Emily Morine and over the next 18 years years, had 7 children.

Sons Edgar James of Taunton, MA and William Lewis followed in his footsteps as mariners.

I have some photos too.

nils hanson

JIM CHALMERE — 12 May 2004 9:40:31 GMT

Searching for a NilsHanson-- born in 1881-- Tonsberg, Norway
1900 census list him on a ship(unknown) .
he was married in lunenberg, n.s. to a Florence Young of
lunenberg . 1903. on marriage cert. he was a mariner.

thank you for any help you can give me

jim

"COILA" /1879 LOST @ SEA

@@lindlep@yahoo.com — 15 Mar 2005 2:17:38 GMT

Seek info on this ship; crew, master, home port ?? Thanx, Linda

DINSMORE, WILLIAM missing @ sea ca. 1879

LindaLepsesty — 2 Jun 2003 7:58:17 GMT

Any info on William Dinsmore, believed lost @ sea ca.1879; left wife & young daughter.. think he was from Ireland, lived in Halifax,Nova Scotia with his family. Wife Mary Elizabeth nee Purcell Dinsmore. She later went to Washington state with daughter, settling there. Don't know if he was a mariner or just a passenger on a ship/boat. Any Dinsmores out there?? thanx for any tidbit Linda

Capt. WILLIAM WHITE, owner & manager of schooners -Boston; 1905-1920

RonWhite405 — 21 Mar 2006 3:44:39 GMT

Looking for information on Capt. WILLIAM (Willie) WHITE (from Gilbert's Cove, N.S.) who ran coasting schooners out of Boston from about 1905 to 1929. His sons IRVING J. WHITE, HARRY T. WHITE, and ARTHUR WHITE, were also Masters in the schooner trade. Schooners (2 & 3 masts) known to be connected to the WHITE's are: Race Horse, Pearl Nelson, Fly Away, Ella Cliffton, Hazel Dell, Orizimbo, Sallie E. Ludlam, James L. Malloy, Samuel Heart, Moonlight, Rebecca G. Whilldin, F. A. Smith. IRVING WHITE was Master on the Mary G. Maynard, a 4 master built in 1920. If you have any information on any of these White's or these Schooners, please contact me.

Capt. John SHEEHY of Hants Co.

clanclarke — 14 Mar 2004 3:33:05 GMT

Is there a way to look up a sea captain from Noel, Hants Co?
I know he was alive in the 1871 census - age 40. But, he had passed away by the 1881 census. Any possible leads would be a great help - thank you

Vessel Wyoming

Jim Perry — 12 Mar 2004 3:42:28 GMT

Seeking further info on vessel Wyoming lost at sea off Nova Scotia in Dec. 1876. James Jeffery was among lost and is listed on Gloucester memorial. Any additional information or advice appreciated.

Captain Spencer H Smith Letter

KurtOdenwald — 11 Mar 2004 4:53:02 GMT

Just going through some family records and found a letter written by him on June 19, 1873 to his wife and children. He addresses her as "His best friend on Earth until death both us part." They had just arrived in Labrador after a very hard passage to Nova Scotia. They were set to go to Herrington Harbor on the morrow.
Would anyone be interested in a scanned image in Photoshop?

Parrsboro Shipbuilder - Merriam

barbaram228 — 6 Feb 2004 3:10:34 GMT

I am looking for any information on James William Morrison Merriam, b Feb 10, 1807. He was a master mariner and shipbuilder in Parrsboro. What ships he was associated with, travels, anything would be wonderful. This is my great great-grandfather.

Also looking for information on his son-in-law - William P. Paynter m. Rebecca Merriam, James' daughter. William was a carpenter - who did he work for, who were his parents, any information on him or his family would be great.

Thanks,
Barbara Miller

Murphy & Frasher families

Wendy (Wood) Hawksley — 4 Feb 2004 6:09:25 GMT

I am told that my great-great grandmother's family had "old ships", probably out of Nova Scotia.

Her parents were James P. and Mary A. (Frasher) Murphy. They would have been born sometime around the 1830's or 1840's.

Is anyone aware of a Murphy or Frasher seafaring family out of Nova Scotia?

Thanks!
Wendy Hawksley
Dover AFB, DE
Stormphoenix@juno.com

John Wyatt Banks

Diane — 26 Jan 2004 2:32:11 GMT

John Wyatt Banks (1854-1937) of Kings County was said to be a seaman. I'm interested in locating specific information and sources for further research.. Are there others who are researching Mr. Banks?
Diane

William McPhee

Mike McPhee — 26 Dec 2003 10:27:11 GMT

Can anyone help me with the above, who was my gt gt grandfather. He was born in Barneys River, Pictou County in 1839. Worked in a shipyard in Maitland NS or possibly St Johns NB in 1856. Shipped out without notifying his family and was given up for lost at sea. In fact he settled in New Zealand and had his own boatyard at Catlins River, Otago in 1866 building coastal vessels. I am trying to trace his movements in the intervening years. Is it possible that he appears on crew lists or apprenticeship documents? I would appreciate any advice.He may have been a crewman on a US ship the Flying Mist.
Cheers, Mike McPhee

Hercules

aislander — 27 Jun 2003 6:06:08 GMT

Hi, I am tryingt to figure a few things out on my gen papers handed down through my family. My Hewitts went back and forth from NS to the east coast. In particular I am in need of info on Archelus Hewitt b bef 1675), who may have been named Hercules. Yet a note says "at sea on Hercules."

Please CC reply to my email.

Any help would be appreciated, Kelly

Daniel Henry Cogell died at sea 1879 N.B.?N.S.?MA?

Cathy Kirby — 7 Dec 2003 4:12:48 GMT

Daniel Henry Cogell died at sea in Jan. 1879. Cogell may be spelled Cogill,Coghill or many other ways.
In 1872 he lived in Shediac,N.B. but may have lived in Sackville in 1879.
If he lived in N.B. where would he have fished? Is it possible that people from N.B. fished off Massachusetts?
Any advice on figuring this out would be greatly appreciated.

Shipwrecked and drowned

wallytidd — 19 Oct 2005 5:52:02 GMT

Looking for info on Samuel Tidd who drowned when boat sank in reversing falls at Saint John 17 Nov 1830.Others were saved.

Also any info on the sinking of the schooner Lombard which ran ashore on Plum Island during a storm 11 Nov 1837 with the loss of Peter Tidd, William Cole and Pickering Ward..

lookup "Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada CD"

mrspower1 — 14 Dec 2003 5:12:46 GMT

Need help on lookup please for a Thomas Wakeling or variations.Served with the British Army stationed in Halifax In 1865.
Thanks!

Canadian Government Steamer S.S.Sharon Lost at Sea

Peter Geo. Perham — 25 Nov 2003 5:01:32 GMT

Does anyone have any information on the S.S.Sharon sailed out of North Sydney Nov.9-1914 for Newport Wales with a cargo of steel rails. It is believed the vessel was torpedoed somewhere in the Atlantic off the coast of Ireland. All hands lost at sea.
The majority of the crew were from North Sydney:
James W.Campbell..Abraham Jeans..William Bonner..George Tobin..George Nelson Perham..Walyer Field..Walter P. Walsh..John Bryden..Jack McInnes..Thomas Mclean..James Spencer..Henery Caswell..William Sterling..Thos. Buffit..Charles Dawe..Leo Frank..Ted Holderness..
Field and Walsh were former Policemen of North Sydney and Bryden was a well known hockey player.
George Nelson Perham was my grandfather, any information or pictures of the S.S.Sharon greatly appreciated.
Peter Geo. Perham
peter_perham@hotmail.com

Christopher Goldsbury

Judy Bingham — 13 Nov 2003 5:45:37 GMT

Christopher was born in around 1775 and sailed out of Halifax. His parents were Samuel Goldsbury and Rhoda Partridge. I believe he wound up living in South Africa. There is also another Christopher Goldsbury that has come up in some records, evidently older than the Christopher named above, who was also a mariner. Can anyone shed any light on either of these men?

Dennis Sullivan and the Lena B: Meteghan to Westport

lalonde2 — 6 Feb 2004 1:46:33 GMT

Dennis Sullivan, started a ferry and mail service from Meteghan to Westport. It ran during the 1860s on the "Lena B". The mail courrier service was associated with the Blacklands way station (which presumably is in Meteghan) I have not been able to find much about this. Does anyone know anything or could you advise me on avenues to investigate.

Dennis' son, Edward, also ran a ferry on the same route, called the "Agnes S".

Paul

Any info on Captain Girroir or Girrior

Cynthia — 16 Oct 2003 11:02:20 GMT

In a found obit it tells of Capt. Girroir of Cape Breton marooned in West Indies with 16 others with only flag root and water for nourishment...wonder where to look for more details? Obit also mentions ships Northrop, Gray Gull etc...can find nothing on net on these vessels? Any help would be welcomed..Thanks

Vessels around the Strait ara

m. warner — 28 Mar 2003 11:16:39 GMT

Looking for information on anything on ships or vessels in this area. Boat yards Names of vessels Onwers
Another Item --Shipwrecked off Devils Island near Halifax.
I believe 3 vessels got wrecked in a storm about Oct. 1880
One vessel may have been the Sarah Elizabeth. I have some info on this but always looking for more

Yarmouth (Mass.) Register obits May 4, 1837

decann — 1 Apr 2003 12:02:28 GMT

This is part of a series of postings of interest to the Nova Scotia/New England seafaring communities, transcribed from various sources by some kind and sharing folks that I met on the Barnstable (Mass.) List on RootsWeb. I am posting it with permission of the person noted below.

NOT FOR REPRINT
Transcribed by Jane Mercier (bobret@gwi.net)
for personal research only.

The following are obituaries taken from the Yarmouth (Mass.) Register 1836-1838
NOTE: ult. means "last month" or "previous month" - inst. means "this month" or "current month"

May 4, 1837
In Boston, 21st inst., Miss Sarah Jane MUNROE, 14.
23rd, Mrs. Elizabeth RIPLEY, 60.
Madam Dorothy DIX, in the XCIst year of her age.
Ellen Maria, youngest child of Mr. George W. SEAVER, 10 months.
Mr. William H. APPLETON, of the firm of Wetherell, Sowle & Co., and only son of Mr. John APPLETON, 24.
In Cambridge, Mr. William F. BASSETT, 30.
In Dorchester, Mr. Rufus DAVIS, a Revolutionary Pensioner, 83.
In Wilmington, Mr. Amos TAYLOR, 84.
In Northampton, 21st ult., Mrs. Charlotte, wife of Mr. J.C. TABER of New Bedford.
In Pensacola, 14th ult., whither he had gone for the benefit of enfeebled health, Mr. Jacob FARNSWORTH, 46, formerly of the house of S.O. Babcock & Co., of Boston.

Sailing Ship..The Leora.

Gary Fenwick — 11 Aug 2003 3:47:05 GMT

My wife and her famly are from Yarmouth NS. (Muise/Smith)We recently had an old trophy passed down to us from my wifes Grandmother. Her father was the captin of a ship called Leora. This ship won the 1911 Yarmouth Regatta.The 115th aniversery. I being a farmer know nothing about ships or shipping but my wife is quite excited so any information anyone could give us about this ship or where I can obtain information help a great deal.
Thank You,
Gary and Kim Fenwick.

Capt. William Edward Gardner

LeslieKirc — 8 Aug 2004 4:48:43 GMT

My great grand father was Capt. William Edward Gardner. He lived in Louisbourg NS in 1860 where he and his family raised 6 kids. He sailed the East Coast, US, trading Ice and other things. He also traded with England. He may have been English or a Native of NS. He was born about 1830 and died on the west coast trading with China in the 1890's. At that time he was out of Vancouver or Victoria BC. I am looking for what ships he sailed on and where and what he traded. I would also like to find out when his ship went down and where it was going. Can any of you help me.
Thanks Leslie

Seafaring Deaths,1870's

wthill32 — 23 Oct 2002 12:49:05 GMT

macdonald

jimcondon2003 — 17 Jul 2003 5:13:30 GMT

seeking any information about my grandparents, mary esther "may" murray from cambellton, n.b. and her husband, capt. john a. macdonald of st. john city, n.b. they were married in restigouche county, and later moved to portland, maine, watertown, massachusetts and new london, ct (where i'm from). john was a steamboat inspector for the coast guard. any info helpful! john's father angus, a former resident of antigonish, n.s., was captain of the nicosia, the fleetwing, canara and some other ships out of st. john city, n.b.

Dunn, NS, PEI, 1700s on

edpackard57 — 11 Jun 2005 12:13:57 GMT

Any info on DUNN folk in the Shelburne/Queens county area would be appreciated. Lots of tall ship folk, and lost at sea people. They were Irish Protestant.

Thanks

Edpackard@citlink.net

MILBY

lynne — 17 Jun 2003 8:48:51 GMT

Looking for information on any Milby's that sailed the seas.
Nathaniel Milby, died 1798, Hampton, Va. with yellow fever, aboard his vessel. Joseph Hazzard Milby, died 1812, possibly lost at sea, and John Milby, died 1822 at sea. The ship may have been called the Dolphin.

DINSMORE, WM. of the ship ' COILA'

lepsesty — 7 Oct 2003 3:30:40 GMT

The 'COILA' was supposedly built at Clifton, New Brunswick,Canada
and owned by several men from St. John, N.B. I wonder who these 'several' men were.
'COILA' disappeared in the North Atlantic in 1879 I believe and wonder if any names of those lost are 'out there'. I've had some clues from a helpful researcher but would like more if possible. I've run across several other ships with same name which confuses the issue.. Thank you. Linda

Deaths-Seafarers et al - in 1855

wthill32 — 21 Oct 2002 10:46:40 GMT

In each case there is a death notice or report; this is just a list of those mentioned -[many ship-disasters were reported in the papers but usually did not mention names]
ROSSIGNOL, mate of brig,"DASHER",washed overboard
GRAY,Capt.of schr."RAMBLER",drowned
McDONALD,Capt.of schr."NATIVE LASS",drowned
FRASER,Chief mate of "R.M.S.CURLEW",lost overboard
HAGAN,seaman of barque "ANNIE",lost overboard
HARTLEY,merchant,on board brig "OCEAN BRIDE"
THOMSON,on board ship "AURORA", drowned
EMMANS,oldest Chief Steward,Cunard Line of Steamships
O'BRYAN,Capt.,at Ship Harbour
DOANE,Mary Jane,passage from Australia, d/o W.SARGENT
CAMERON, drowned by upsetting of a boat
FRASER,Capt. & mate COWARD,schr. "CHIEFTAN"
RITCHIE,Capt. of brig."ASHBY", native of Yarmouth,N.S.
HILAN,drowned from on board the "DANIEL HILL"
HALL,drowned from on board brigt"GOLDEN AGE".
FLIRT,drowned from on board schr"FLIRT",off LaHave
ALLEN, Captain,died at Dartmouth
WILHAUS, seaman, on board brigt."MARY"
COHOON, Capt.,brigt."ROB ROY"at sea

HENRY SUTTON & Captain Julius C STURGIS

Peter Dorr — 2 May 2003 4:22:47 GMT

Still looking for any or all information on the coastal Schooner HENRY SUTTON and her Captain Julius C STURGIS of Sommerville MA and Mystic CT. Lost in a violate storm off the coast of Nova Scotia October 18, 1906.

The Wavelet

carol edwards — 29 Mar 2003 10:31:29 GMT

Seek information about the barque Wavelet, which was on a voyage from Pictou to Boston in 1870. All the crew was lost in Boston Harbor. Anyone with more details of this incident, please contact me. I am searching for info on Joseph Bulley Dix, who died at this time.

Missing Cards

Barbara Gosse — 24 Jan 2003 2:00:47 GMT

I am trying to find ship info for the following ancestors:
John W. Card, Lost at Sea, August 1876, age 33
Brother Stehen D. Card, Lost At Sea, August, 1876, age 17
Brother Charles H. Card, Lost At Sea, August, 1883, age 35
Thanks to anyone who can help me fill in some gaps. Barbara

MARTIN lost at sea

Jeanne — 2 Jun 2003 9:38:49 GMT

Hello all! I'm hoping someone can help with my mystery of many years standing: seeking info. on my gr-gr grandfather, Joseph Martin. He was born at Gaspe, Quebec (1869), relocated to Peaks Island, Portland, Maine with parents when a boy. His father, Thomas, was a fisherman, lost at sea 1875. Joseph m. 1892 Wilhelmina Willard and had three children. About 1900, Joseph "disappears", abandoning wife and children. One of those children was my gr grandfather (also a Thomas Wm Martin). In later years, my gr grandfather tried to find out what had happened to his dad and the story has come down in the family that "he was lost at sea on a tug out of Halifax, NS" about 1917. There is no one left alive who can substantiate this for me. I wondered if perhaps he died in the Halifax harbor disaster, but his name was not included in the list of victims, though I realize many were unidentified. If this Joseph Martin was a transient working on the waterfront or as a fisherman, he might not have left any paper trails anyway.
His wife, Wilhelmina, divorced him in 1907, his whereabouts unknown, and she remarried. Any suggestions or leads would be greatly appreciated. I would love to be able to share info on the fate of his great grandfather with my dad, who is a retired commercial fisherman from Maine. Many thanks! - Jeanne

Alex Grant

Judy Myatt — 1 Jun 2003 11:48:30 GMT

In an ancestor's (Jessie Grant) obituary in the newspaperit states that she was relict of a formerly well known master mariner who recalls the passing of the loss of the steamer Pictou, in which a number of Pictou men had been employed. "Mrs. Grant's son, Robert, was one of these. Following this bereavement came some time afterwards the affliction of the loss of her husband in a vessel belonging to Capt. Foote which also departed from these shores never again to be heard from."
If Alex Morris Grant was well known one would think theri would have been a newspaper article or some notice of this loss at sea. The Pictou sunk in Jan 1879 and Jessie is in New York in 1881 with her daughter listed as a widow. I think she is in Pictou in 1880 on St. Andrew's Street listed as a widow. So I am assuming that Alex (one time also listed as James Morris Grant) was lost at sea in 1879 or even very early 1880. Does anyone have any record of this event????

Barnstable Ship Register 1814-1913, Part 3

decann — 1 Apr 2003 12:02:28 GMT

Capt. Peter Connor of Harbourville

kat o'connor — 4 Jun 2002 11:44:41 GMT

Hello everyone:)

I am looking for information on our Great Grandfather Peter Connor. We know from family stories that he had a ship and that he sailed between Ireland, Boston, and Harbourville. His cook (at one time) was Tom (James) Coonan, also of Harbourville and that Peter's son Vinton Samual Connor (sometimes referred to as Vinton Coonan) also sailed with him, starting at about age 12.

Time frame:
Peter passed away in 1911, in Harbourville.
Vinton passed away in 1958 (?), in Berwick.

Peter's obituary (1911) states he sailed to many ports.
We are estimating that he came to Harbourville in mid-1800's.
Vinton was born 26 sep 1876, in Harbourville.

Thank you,
kat:)

Shipwrecks & Lost Lives,1872

William T. Hill — 18 Mar 2003 5:39:38 GMT

Shipwrecks & Lost Lives,1858,Part 2

William T. Hill — 17 Mar 2003 11:49:26 GMT

Looking for Edward Portney/Pourtney Lost at sea @1880

jdkrall_1 — 14 Mar 2003 1:27:57 GMT

Hi- I'm looking for information on an Edward Pourtney/Portney who was lost at sea some time after 1880. His wife and children lived in Windsor, Hants Co. He was of Irish descent.
Hope someone can help find him. Thanks! -Denise Krall

Disasters & Lost Lives,1858

William T. Hill — 20 Feb 2003 1:19:12 GMT

Disasters & Lost Lives, 1895

William T. Hill — 19 Feb 2003 2:47:22 GMT

ShipDisasters & Lost Lives,1857

William T. Hill — 18 Feb 2003 1:38:00 GMT

Reports,Disasters,etc.Dec.1872,cont'd

William T.Hill — 12 Feb 2003 10:44:17 GMT

Barnstable Ship Register 1814-1913 (Addenda)

decann — 1 Apr 2003 12:02:28 GMT

Barnstable Ship Register 1814-1913, Part 6

decann — 1 Apr 2003 12:02:28 GMT

Barnstable Ship Register 1814-1913, Part 5

decann — 1 Apr 2003 12:02:28 GMT

M & E Cox

Mal Spottiswood — 8 Feb 2003 9:21:29 GMT

I am looking for information on the M & E Cox registered at Halifax Nova Scotia and my maternal great grand father William Bansley who was the master of that ship for some time between 1860 and 1868.

Barnstable Ship Register 1814-1913, Part 4

decann — 1 Apr 2003 12:02:28 GMT

ShipBuilding etc.,Nov.1872

William T. Hill — 6 Feb 2003 9:15:58 GMT

Transcribed from the Halifax MORNING CHRONICLE of Dec. 3, 1872

NEW VESSELS
A fine barque of 722 tons called the A. MARSHALL, built by Mr. Alpheus MARSHALL, Bear River, was launched at that place last week and towed to St. John.
A brigantine of 288 tons, called the ZETLAND, was launched on Tuesday last from Mr. John H. McLEOD’s shipyard at Liverpool, Queen’s County.

THE STEAMER SOUTHERN
The North Sydney HERALD says: “SOUTHERN has been partially pumped out and is now in the dock. She cannot be got ready for sea as soon as anticipated, in consequence of one of the pumps not working satisfactorily. Lauchlin MacKAY, Esq., the celebrated builder, is here assisting in the operation.”

A SUCCESSFUL SHIPMASTER
The steamer ACADIA- a new collier belonging to the Allan Line-which arrived here yesterday from Pictou, is commanded by a young Haligonian, Capt. John WILSON, formerly of Messrs Robert Boak & Son’s barque STAG. The “Nova Scotia skippers” as a rule are active, pushing men, who know all that is worth knowing in their profession, but few can show such a record of rapid advancement as the commander of the ACADIA.

Wrecks & Lost lives,Nov.1872,PtII

William T.Hill — 6 Feb 2003 9:13:06 GMT

Shipwreck & Lost Lives,Nov.1872

William T. Hill — 6 Feb 2003 2:48:12 GMT

Seafaring deaths, Nov.1872

William T. Hill — 31 Jan 2003 1:24:02 GMT

Seafaring deaths,Oct.,1872

William T. Hill — 29 Jan 2003 1:19:08 GMT