Weaver "Flats'

[odessa]

Hi,

I have a small mention of a vessel "Ruth" from what looks like a sale, perhaps of an estate, as many lots are involved, including a property known as "Cagintree House" in Hartford. The vendor or their trustees are not named.

Northwich Guardian Saturday APR 16th 1881 p8c2
On Thursday April Twenty Eighth.
Hartford and Witton, Cheshire.
Valuable Freehold and Residential Estate, Building Land, Cottages and Chief Rents for Sale.

Lot 16. One half share of the Flat “Ruth” of 100 tons burthen, now navigating the River Mersey and of which flat Thomas Tarbuck is captain, with the small boat, rigging and tackling thereto.

This may be the same vessel, or perhaps a 2nd of the same name. A vessel named "Ruth" was built at Thompsons yard, Northwich in 1865 which of course wouldn't be your original vessel named in the will dated 1833

I assume that you have these figures from the Registers of Weighed Flats?

(The weight  (tonnage) is the amount each flat could carry when fully laden.)
Date Number NAME Owner Captain Tonnage
1863
6th. 7th. Aug. 407 RUTH Thos. Tarbuck Thos. Tarbuck 105

Is your John Tarbuck the father of Kitty born abt.1788? Husband of Ruth Malbone?

odessa.

[AshbrookCheshire]

Thanks for that. Yes, it looks like  the son built a new ship and named it after his father's then.

Yes, that's mine. Kitty was born 5 Mar 1789, baptised the 27th. John's parents were John and Catharine.

[odessa]

Thanks, I had suspected as much after some research into the Fowls family. I don't have much on the Tarbuck family, but have info on the line from Kitty Tarbuck & William Fowls and also some Malbone lines - Katherine Malbone & Edward Gandy and also Elizabeth Malbone & William Deakin.
If there's anything you are short of send me a P.M.

odessa.