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Re: Shipping - can you name this port?
« Reply #27 on: Friday 17 February 17 16:57 GMT (UK) »
Decided to look at Princess Royal and from the information in my #9 reply I have decided to base my searches as follows:
Princess Royal, Brock, from Calcutta 24.1.1843 (of Aberdeen).                     1  = Aberdeen
Waterville, Mills, arrived Liverpool from Antwerp 27.12.1843 (of Garlieston).  36 = Dumfries
Uruguay(of Liverpool) lost off Cape Verde 19.6.1845 - crew saved.               62 = Liverpool

Many thanks for the various replies with information and advice. I not yet worked out my next trip to Kew but will report on return what details, if any, has survived and found.
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Re: Shipping - can you name this port?
« Reply #28 on: Saturday 04 March 17 15:49 GMT (UK) »
I made it to TNA,Kew and searched BT98/250 (Dumfries Ships Names M-Z 1835-1844) and eventually found the bundle with "W" names and amongst them several CL&A for Waterville variously described as "of Dumfries", "of Wigton" and "of Wigtown".
Waterville (of Dumfries), Master James Mills, voyage London>Barbadoes>Liverpool 19.4.1843 - 27.12.1843.
McArthur joined the ship on 6.8.1843 in St.Domingo and left on 19.10.1843 in Antwerp.

As for my original query ?
No mention of Garlieston or Gorleston or any combination of these letters !!!
Can I thank all who responded to my query for your input.
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Re: Shipping - can you name this port?
« Reply #29 on: Saturday 04 March 17 19:03 GMT (UK) »
I just wonder if Garlieston counts as being part of the "Port of Wigtown" as Wigtown itself doesn't appear to have much of a harbour whereas Garlieston - which I visited a few years back - does.

I mention this because the "Port of Lancaster" includes Glasson Dock, four miles away and the only place where trade is carried out these days - Lasncaster itself too silted up.
Skelcey (Skelsey Skelcy Skeley Shelsey Kelcy Skelcher) - Warks, Yorks, Lancs <br />Hancox - Warks<br />Green - Warks<br />Draper - Warks<br />Lynes - Warks<br />Hudson - Warks<br />Morris - Denbs Mont Salop <br />Davies - Cheshire, North Wales<br />Fellowes - Cheshire, Denbighshire<br />Owens - Cheshire/North Wales<br />Hicks - Cornwall<br />Lloyd and Jones (Mont)<br />Rhys/Rees (Mont)

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Re: Shipping - can you name this port?
« Reply #30 on: Saturday 04 March 17 21:37 GMT (UK) »
Silting up is/was a big problem in Cumbrian ports.

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