I was going to say that there were a large number of ships called "Prince Albert", which is not surprising, after his marriage to Queen Victoria. Shipping movements are shown in "The Times" digital archive, and the 19th Century newspapers on line, but, as expected, a search on Prince Albert brings up numerous articles on the real Prince. Just to add that steam ships were fueled by coal, not wood, and the Prince Albert I mentioned would not likely to have been an ocean going vessel. Stan On 3 May 2011 06:55, Mme_N_Carmichael <mme_n_carmichael@yahoo.ca> wrote: > Hello Mary, > > I see two Sunderland deaths in the newspapers which may be yours: > > 21 Sept. 1839, Jane Dove, 44, wife of Isaac Dove, master mariner and > 20 Feb. 1846, Sarah Dove, 73, relict of Isaac Dove, mariner > > But I didn't see where PRINCE ALBERT was headed in August 1844. > > There are 15 vessels named PRINCE ALBERT in 1844 edition of Lloyd's Register of Shipping, so she may not be the steamer that Stan has mentioned. > > A great many volumes of Lloyd's are searchable online and you can find links to them here: > http://www.maritimearchives.co.uk/lloyds-register.html > > You can search through an indexed database of extracts from Lloyd's List (twice weekly merchant shipping newspaper) 1740-1837 here: > http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/lloydslist/ > > Even better, that newspaper is digitized and searchable up to 1826. The 1969 reprint by Kress Publishing of Lloyd's List for the late 18th and early 19th century has been digitized and made available for free at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000549597 > > Lloyd's list is an invaluable aid, particularly when you are trying to locate particular details on a ship's voyage or captains career. It was published twice weekly, and was the authoritative source on all matters of shipping movements and intelligence. > > Regards, > Adi