Anne, The Parton boats are from Parton village which is about a mile north of Whitehaven. Mel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne" <docwras@yahoo.co.uk> To: <ENG-CUL-COPELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 11:43 AM Subject: [CUL-COP] Herrings in Whitehaven > In case anyone has fishing ancestors in Whitehaven, this snippet from > the Lancaster Gazette dated 28 June 1828 may be of interest: > > > "Herrings have begun to make their appearance off Whitehaven. A few > were taken by the Parton boats last week which took a ready market at > 3d. per fish." > > > I wondered if the Parton boats were owned by people of that name or if > they are a type of boat? The snippet doesn't say.