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Title: David Williams - Captain of ship "Provincialist"
Post by: Byron2 on Monday 28 February 11 11:57 GMT (UK)

Looking for any information on Captain David Williams. Captain of ship "Provincialist" which sailed out of Derry(Londonderry) mainly to Philadelphia in the mid 1800's.

Title: Re: David Williams - Captain of ship "Provincialist"
Post by: Witherow on Sunday 20 November 11 19:21 GMT (UK)

Hello there,

The ship Provincialist was built in 1839 she was 880 tons and was built in Canada the builder being Edw. Wilson Chamcook N.B.
she was operated out of the port of Londonderry by the Mc Corkell line.

Here's a link to their website http://www.mccorkellline.com/

If you go to their website and click on ships you will get the above information, if you click on links you will find that most of their records are with the public record office of Northern Ireland their link is http://www.proni.gov.uk/ many of their records are searchable in their e-catalogue

Hope this is of some help

Happy hunting

Title: Re: David Williams - Captain of ship "Provincialist"
Post by: joemc on Sunday 20 November 11 21:22 GMT (UK)

Hi May be worth reading this board

http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/localities.britisles.ireland.don.general/2033.1/mb.ashx

Regards

Joe

Title: Re: David Williams - Captain of ship "Provincialist"
Post by: joemc on Monday 21 November 11 10:08 GMT (UK)

Hi may also be worth checking out the following book:

The maiden city and the western ocean; a history of the shipping trade between Londonderry and North America in the nineteenth century. by Sholto Cooke

Regards

Title: Re: David Williams - Captain of ship "Provincialist"
Post by: Byron2 on Monday 21 November 11 12:40 GMT (UK)

Thanks for the great help. I have more research to do.