Hi all By a stroke of very good fortune I have come into the news that my g.g.grandfather George ANDERSON who was a sugar planter in Demerara was also the owner, or co owner at least of a ship called the Isabella during the period 1831/32 to 1840? possibly longer I know not Plying between England and Demerara at least I have found some voyages in the papers in 1834 & 1835 master was TAIT (I am told Thomas TAIT) Apparently Thomas TAIT died at sea off Guiana in 1835 And in 1837 & 1838 with a master DUNNING A long shot but wondered if anyone could add to that very sparse knowledge I am unsure if George ANDERSON owned the ship in his own name or more likely as George ANDERSON and Company (London and Glasgow) Partners were George ANDERSON, Alexander, Thomas & Robert SMITH and possibly John HAYLOCK -- Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

Sorry that I can't be of help -- especially b/c I am trying to research a Thomas Peironnet/Pieronnet who was also an English ship captain with holdings in Demerara, but left there around 1818. I've looked a little at records in Demerara and Guiana, and found that there was little to go on. On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi all > > By a stroke of very good fortune I have come into the news that my > g.g.grandfather George ANDERSON who was a sugar planter in Demerara was > also the owner, or co owner at least of a ship called the Isabella > during the period 1831/32 to 1840? possibly longer I know not > > Plying between England and Demerara at least > > I have found some voyages in the papers in 1834 & 1835 master was TAIT > (I am told Thomas TAIT) > > Apparently Thomas TAIT died at sea off Guiana in 1835 > > And in 1837 & 1838 with a master DUNNING > > A long shot but wondered if anyone could add to that very sparse knowledge > > I am unsure if George ANDERSON owned the ship in his own name or more > likely as George ANDERSON and Company (London and Glasgow) > > Partners were George ANDERSON, Alexander, Thomas & Robert SMITH and > possibly John HAYLOCK > > -- > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Small addition I think I have found the Isabella in 1836 with master M'CASKELL and then CAMPBELL also to and from Demerara Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 10/11/2013 21:04, Nivard Ovington wrote: > Hi all > > By a stroke of very good fortune I have come into the news that my > g.g.grandfather George ANDERSON who was a sugar planter in Demerara was > also the owner, or co owner at least of a ship called the Isabella > during the period 1831/32 to 1840? possibly longer I know not > > Plying between England and Demerara at least > > I have found some voyages in the papers in 1834 & 1835 master was TAIT > (I am told Thomas TAIT) > > Apparently Thomas TAIT died at sea off Guiana in 1835 > > And in 1837 & 1838 with a master DUNNING > > A long shot but wondered if anyone could add to that very sparse knowledge > > I am unsure if George ANDERSON owned the ship in his own name or more > likely as George ANDERSON and Company (London and Glasgow) > > Partners were George ANDERSON, Alexander, Thomas & Robert SMITH and > possibly John HAYLOCK >