I think these were just three ships ie Ellis, Hope and Belfast. Perhaps the second name is the Captain of each. This is going by Ship News in The TImes. Judy On 5 Jun 2006, at 22:09, Andy Sutton wrote: > Gores Annals of Liverpool for 1799 records the following event: > > > > "12 November 1799, A dreadful hurricane. The Ellis, Souter, > stranded in Bootle Bay: The Hope, Chirmseck, Belfast and McRoberts > that sailed in the morning were totally lost, and all on board > perished. New buildings were blown down ands several houses > unroofed and many chimneys fell." > > > > Does anyone have anymore information about this event? > > > > Andrew Sutton > > www.andysutton.co.uk > > > ==== BIRKENHEAD Mailing List ==== > Our list Web site with links useful for Wirral genealogy > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~liverpool/BIRKENHEAD- > WIRRAL.html > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >