Hi Mike, ... so here they are: Sun, 24 September 1793. Poole, Sept. 22. Sailed - Unity, Morson, for London. True Briton, 1 June 1797. Poole, May 31. Entered Outwards, Unity, Geo. Morson. Sun, 9 August 1797. Poole, Aug. 8. Entered Inwards, Unity, Geo. Morson. True Briton, 5 October 1797. Poole. Entered Outwards, Oct. 4. Unity, George Morson. True Briton, 25 October 1797. Ship News. Poole, Oct. 22. Arrived, Unity, Morson, from London. True Briton, 4 November 1797. Poole, Nov. 2. Sailed. Unity, Morson, for London. True Briton, 14 November 1797. Portsmouth. Cleared Out, Unity, Geo. Morson. True Briton, 29 March 1798. Southampton. Cleared Out March 18. Unity, George Morson. True Briton, 4 September 1798. Portsmouth Sept. 1. Cleared Outwards - Unity, George Morson. Sun andTrue Briton, 12 January 1799. Dover Jan. 11. Cleared Outwards, Unity, George Morson. Albion and Evening Advertiser, 14 June 1800. Poole, June 13. Sailed - Unity, Morson, for London. Then there are the few for John Morson and Atlas: True Briton, 3 January 1797. Ship News. Poole, Dec. 30. Atlas, Morson, for Rochester. True Briton, 15 August 1797. Cleared Outwards, August 14. Portsmouth. Atlas, John Morson. True Briton, 30 January 1798. Entered Inwards, Jan. 29. Poole - Atlas, John Morson. Finally, I found two accounts of the wrecks of sloops named Unity, and curiously both were in 1824, the last year in which I could find Morson's name linked with the vessel. Whether either of these were the Unity of George Morson one simply can't tell, because the master's name is never mentioned, but note there were at least nine listed in Lloyd's Register for that year. All were sloops named Unity, and there were presumably a number of others just pottering locally around the coast. Whatever, he seems to have have survived! The Bury and Norwich Post, Wednesday 26 May 1824. On Saturday night se'nnight the Unity sloop, bound to London with whiskey, was wrecked on the sands between Overstrand and Syderstrand, near Cromer. Her distress was observed, and a Beckhithe boat, manned by the fishermen ... succeeded in rescuing the crew, consisting of three men and two boys. ... The vessel went to pieces in a very short time after the crew were saved, and the wreck was driven, at high tide, close under the cliff. A great quantity of the cargo was saved, and taken to Mundesley ... . (seems to remind me of a certain Ealing comedy!) The Bury and Norwich Post, 1 December 1824. Dreadful Storm. ... The Fox revenue cruiser, with two of her crew, the sloop Unity, a small vessel (name unknown) and a schooner from Malaga to Hamburgh, were totally lost off Bridport; crews saved, except one man. Whether either of these was Morson's Unity is anyone's guess, but these may come in useful. Kind regards, PK ________________________________ From: Mike Morson <m.morson@ntlworld.com> To: Peter Klein <klein84@btinternet.com> Cc: Mariners-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, 23 June, 2011 10:54:29 Subject: RE: [MAR] George Morson 1762-1841-MARINER  Hi Peter, I would indeed like the 18th century references if possible. George's brother John Morson was a fisherman/Oyster Dredgerman around that time but was a Grocer by 1802. Their father John Morson 1728-1807 was also a fisherman/Dredgerman but he sold his 60 tons fishing smack in 1788, so i would think that the references in the 1790's would have been for his son. Many thanks for the Insurance tips & archives refs, which are helping to fill in the details. Regards Mike Morson -----Original Message----- >From: Peter Klein [mailto:klein84@btinternet.com] >Sent: 23 June 2011 10:12 >To: Mike Morson >Cc: Mariners-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [MAR] George Morson 1762-1841-MARINER > > >Hello Mike, > > >I do have a note of the late 18th-century references (if you would like to >have them), but they did not specify any cargoes, which is always of >interest. Morson was usually sailing from Poole during the 1790s, but also >Portsmouth, Southampton, and Dover. I did notice another Morson, John, who >was master of the Atlas., but no apparent mention after 1798 He also sailed >from Poole and Portsmouth, and Rochester was given as a destination. A >brother perhaps? Another Morson in Rochester was Anthony, an attorney, who >was frequently involved with bankruptcy proceedings. > > >Neither Unity nor Atlas are listed in Lloyd's Registers of Shipping, >indicating that they were probably owned by their masters or a family >business, sailing around the British coast and carrying cargoes that they >bought at the point of loading and then resold at their destination. This >would not have required insurance, they not carrying other people's goods, so >the owner/master would have borne total loss had this occurred. > > >The subject of shipkeepers has been covered in the "Mariner archives", so it >would be well worth checking what has been said there. > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search > > >Kind regards, > > >PK > > ________________________________ From: Mike Morson <m.morson@ntlworld.com> >To: Peter Klein <klein84@btinternet.com> >Cc: Mariners-L@rootsweb.com >Sent: Thursday, 23 June, 2011 9:37:48 >Subject: RE: [MAR] George Morson 1762-1841-MARINER > > >Thanks Peter, > >I do have occasional use of the 18th/19th century Newspaper site, so will >recheck as the name MORSON can also be printed as MOSSON or MAWSON. > >I also have noted in a Lloyds Register of shipping listing that "Benjamin >Vehn" was described as the "SHIPKEEPER" of the UNITY and he became a >Greenwich Pensioner having served between 1793 -1825. He also was born in the >Medway Area. Any thoughts on whether there are likely to be any additional >sources of information relative to the "UNITY" or B. Vehn as a >"SHIPKEEPER". > >Regards >Mike Morson >-----Original Message----- >>From: Peter Klein [mailto:klein84@btinternet.com] >>Sent: 21 June 2011 23:00 >>To: Mike Morson >>Cc: Mariners-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [MAR] George Morson 1762-1841-MARINER >> >> >>Hello Mike, >> >> >>Have you looked at the 18th/19th-century newspaper reports? I have access >>to these, if you think they might be of interest. For instance, the >>following eight occur during the early 19th-century, not that they are all >>that informative: >> >> >>Ipswich Journal, 30 March 1811 - Ipswich March 30. Sailed, Unity, Morson, >>for Rochester, with corn. >>Royal Cornish Gazette, 4 April 1812 - Penzance. Sailed. Unity, Morson, for >>Rochester. >>The Bury and Norwich Post, 26 November 1817 - Wisbech, Nov. 24. Sailed. >>Unity, Morson. >>The Bury and Norwich Post, 23 December 1818 - Lynn, Dec. 21. Arrived. >>Unity, Morson, from Newcastle, with pease. >>The Bury and Norwich Post, 8 December 1819 - Wisbech, Dec. 6. Sailed. >>Unity, Morson, for London. >>The Bury and Norwich Post, 15 October 1823 - Yarmouth, Oct. 13. Arrived. >>Unity, Morson, from Colchester, with stones. >>The Bury and Norwich Post, 21 January 1824 - Yarmouth, Jan. 19. Unity. >>Morson, from Poole, with pipe-clay. >>The Bury and Norwich Post, 28 January 1824 - Yarmouth, Jan. 26. Sailed. >>Unity, Morson. >> >> >>Let me know if you think those from the 18th-century might be of interest, >>although perhaps you already have them? >> >> >>Regards, >> >> >>PK >> >> ________________________________ From: Mike Morson <m.morson@ntlworld.com> >>To: Marinerslist <MARINERS@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Tuesday, 21 June, 2011 18:25:04 >>Subject: [MAR] George Morson 1762-1841-MARINER >> >>Hi All, >> >>One of my ancestors George Morson lived in Rochester/Chatham in Kent. I >>have >>come across various records of a George Morson being the Captain of a >>SLOOP >>called the "UNITY" between 1793-1826 operating between various south of >>England Ports including Rochester,Dover, & London in "Lloyds List Marine >>News 1740-1837" index. >> >>Could any reader offer suggestions as to any other records i could look at >>in my research. >> >>Many Thanks >> >>Mike Morson >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in >>the subject and the body of the message >>