It can't hurt at all, and I shall. Great idea Thank you Brian Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Rhynehart" <brianr@cyberone.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [HC] Ships built in 1850 > Denise, > Better hour today, back from being Dad's Taxi, call from oldest child (40) > when I hung up earlier to get taken to the doctor. > > I do not know what the Canadians did about registration etc. If they had > something like Lloyds; then a year of building, a location and the > builders > name may allow a search of the registers. Can't hurt to check out this > line > of reasoning. > > Brian > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Denise" <denisem@powerup.com.au> > To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 11:36 PM > Subject: Re: [HC] Ships built in 1850 > > >> Brian hi so late at night >> >> No. >> Not to my knowledge. >> >> It was built by a subject of ours (Canadian/Americans) about 1850 in Nova >> Scotia. The descendants and I have been in touch with many, have tried >> to >> find details of this ship. Letters written in 1850 exist but the author >> didn't bother to name the ship which had just been launched. They know > most >> likely where it was built, have been to the museum there (which is > presently >> shut for 9 months winter) and no luck. I was hoping a website may just >> throw his name and the ship at me! (g) >> >> This guy then lived in Beechworth nowhere near the sea, so built >> furniture >> and coffins. >> Thanks for the idea >> Denise