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 >