Alan, Does this book list owners and manufacturers of ships in the Sunderland area? I've been trying to locate more information on John CHRISTIE b. 1788, Sunderland and died Dec. 1858, Sunderland. He is noted as a Pawnbroker, Gentleman and Shipowner. An interesting combination. The Sunderland Library has been helpful in locating his birth and marriage in the Corder Manuscripts but nothing specifically relating to a ship. Regards, Susan Enns.

Hi Susan, "Where Ships are Born" is a history of Shipbuilding on the River Wear and not about ship owners. Just to say that in the 1851 Directory there are 349 Shipowners listed in Sunderland, and in Christie's 1858 Shipping Register there are 38 pages listing the ships registered in Sunderland and their owners. Stan Mapstone On 30 September 2010 23:18, Susan Enns <bellenns@rogers.com> wrote: > Alan, > Does this book list owners and manufacturers of ships in the > Sunderland area? > > I've been trying to locate more information on John CHRISTIE b. 1788, > Sunderland and died Dec. 1858, Sunderland. He is noted as a > Pawnbroker, Gentleman and Shipowner. An interesting combination. > The Sunderland Library has been helpful in locating his birth and > marriage in the Corder Manuscripts but nothing specifically relating > to a ship. > Regards, > Susan Enns. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Susan, I can find no listing for John Christie as a ship owner, or pawnbroker in the Sunderland Directories, nor can I find him in the 1841 and 1851 Sunderland censuses. Stan Mapstone On 1 October 2010 08:47, Stan Mapstone <stanmapstone@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Susan, > > "Where Ships are Born" is a history of Shipbuilding on the River Wear and > not about ship owners. Just to say that in the 1851 Directory there are 349 > Shipowners listed in Sunderland, and in Christie's 1858 Shipping Register > there are 38 pages listing the ships registered in Sunderland and their > owners. > > Stan Mapstone > > > On 30 September 2010 23:18, Susan Enns <bellenns@rogers.com> wrote: > >> Alan, >> Does this book list owners and manufacturers of ships in the >> Sunderland area? >> >> I've been trying to locate more information on John CHRISTIE b. 1788, >> Sunderland and died Dec. 1858, Sunderland. He is noted as a >> Pawnbroker, Gentleman and Shipowner. An interesting combination. >> The Sunderland Library has been helpful in locating his birth and >> marriage in the Corder Manuscripts but nothing specifically relating >> to a ship. >> Regards, >> Susan Enns. >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >