Hopefully Alex, someone else on the list has been given some clues as to where to look for their ancestors information. I find the book in question interesting for another of my ancestors John and Isabella McArthur who came to Tasmania or Van Diemans land as it was then on the "Broomielaw" she left the Clyde on her maiden voyage 15th December 1856 and arrived in Launceston Tasmania 31 March 1857. I was quite an evenful trip with man overboard a storm which caused the mast to topple, a birth and a child death . The good thing about this ship was that on the day she arrived the passengers sent a letter to the local newspapers the Examiner, thanking the ships Captain for getting them safely to tasmania against all odds. It was a good letter, I was able to put nto my family history records. Sad though, I cannot, not can anyone else find a print or phot of her. I have actually been to this Quebec ZPort in 1998 and looked fo myself thechap behind the counter looked into his book of ships and found her entry obutno photograph. Isnt it always the way, you do not need something until you have been acome back.. I could have made these enquiries for the family about the Colombo whilst there if it was bing researched at the time. Edie ----- Original Message ----- From: "alex borgogno" <alex442@virgilio.it> To: <mariners-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:54 PM Subject: [MAR] Colombo/Budget/Bridget > Most of us have checked now and then the Canadian site, and had the > opportunity to notice that Eileen Marcil is often quoted as the > referential source for data offered on many Quebec's vessels, which should > be proof enough of the research done by her and the great consideration > for it. > Up at this moment what we have, Marcil tells that this vessel was > contracted in 1860 to be named Bridget, and was completed by 1861. It > would shade some light if it was possible to learn who was the first > contracted buyer. It may seem that the sale did not succeed, since we see > the vessel calling at New York as the Budget. > At this pont the vessel arrives at Liverpool, as Budget (?), and it is > registered as Colombo, the clerk registers the former name as the Bridget, > this may be because some document indicated the name the vessel was first > launched as Bridget. And this could be the only explanation I can thing > of. > However other documentations indicate the name as Budget, so we are two > documentations to three. > The Bengal book, confirms that the vessel was lost and the obvious date. > An entry from the Glasgow Herald ties (finally), the name of Evans as > master of the lost Colombo, but gives exactly what the Lloyd's List > gives:- ship Colombo, no news. > So I think that more data can be found for this vessel, to help out with > the dilemma Bridget/Budget, and our friend Edie. > What I find very interesting, is that so many members of the List have > taken the time to come up with a contribution to this Forum. This surley > reflects the great spirit of this community which is helping others, and > sharing our data with others. I am surly proud to be a member of such > community. > Much Alohas and Mahalo Nui Loa to everyone > Alex > > ------------------------------- > 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