In 1839 - British brig "Catherine," 199 tons, Captain ___ Willie, departed Calcutta, departed from Saugor 6 May 1839 for Singapore, 6 Jun 1839 in Singapore (cargo opium, etc.) , and departed Singapore 14 June 1839 for Penang. 1840-1845 - British clipper brig "Kitty," 199 tons, Captain John Willie, agent Boustead & Co., places arrived at and departed from: Saugor, Singapore, China (?Hong Kong), Calcutta, Kedgeree, Penang, Macao, Rangoon, Moulmein. It looks like the brig Kitty might be an Opium Clipper. Please, was the Captain of the brig Catherine - John Willie - as can't find him in 1839? This is probably crazy, but I am wondering if the "brig Catherine," and the "brig Kitty" could possibly be the same ship, but had a name change (Kitty being a nickname of Catherine) to avoid confusion between the other British brig Catherine. Is there a list of Opium Clippers? .., 1839, 1840, ... - British brig Catherine, 125 tons, Captains Lee & Felix, agent Chinese, places arrived and departed from: Malacca, Penang, etc. Thank you, Celia

Lubbock (“The Opium Clippers”) describes the clipper brig KITTY (Captain Willie) as an opium craft but does not mention a CATHERINE. -----Original Message----- From: Celia Summers Sent: Wednesday, 4 September 2013 3:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [MAR] Opium Clippers In 1839 - British brig "Catherine," 199 tons, Captain ___ Willie, departed Calcutta, departed from Saugor 6 May 1839 for Singapore, 6 Jun 1839 in Singapore (cargo opium, etc.) , and departed Singapore 14 June 1839 for Penang. 1840-1845 - British clipper brig "Kitty," 199 tons, Captain John Willie, agent Boustead & Co., places arrived at and departed from: Saugor, Singapore, China (?Hong Kong), Calcutta, Kedgeree, Penang, Macao, Rangoon, Moulmein. It looks like the brig Kitty might be an Opium Clipper. Please, was the Captain of the brig Catherine - John Willie - as can't find him in 1839? This is probably crazy, but I am wondering if the "brig Catherine," and the "brig Kitty" could possibly be the same ship, but had a name change (Kitty being a nickname of Catherine) to avoid confusion between the other British brig Catherine. Is there a list of Opium Clippers? .., 1839, 1840, ... - British brig Catherine, 125 tons, Captains Lee & Felix, agent Chinese, places arrived and departed from: Malacca, Penang, etc. Thank you, Celia

Thank you Peter for confirming that the brig KITTY was an opium clipper, & looking for the brig CATHERINE. Wow, it is turning into quite the story. The family lore said he sailed between India and Bristol, but it looks like he sailed around Asia. Just found on FIBIS that the Captain of the CATHERINE was a J. Willie, so I think this just might be him, even if they were two different ships. Gratefully, Celia On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 3:20 PM, Peter Beeston <[email protected]> wrote: > Lubbock (“The Opium Clippers”) describes the clipper brig KITTY (Captain > Willie) as an opium craft but does not mention a CATHERINE. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Celia Summers > Sent: Wednesday, 4 September 2013 3:23 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MAR] Opium Clippers > > In 1839 - British brig "Catherine," 199 tons, Captain ___ Willie, > departed Calcutta, departed from Saugor 6 May 1839 for Singapore, 6 Jun > 1839 in Singapore (cargo opium, etc.) , and departed Singapore 14 June 1839 > for Penang. > > 1840-1845 - British clipper brig "Kitty," 199 tons, Captain John Willie, > agent Boustead & Co., places arrived at and departed from: Saugor, > Singapore, China (?Hong Kong), Calcutta, Kedgeree, Penang, Macao, Rangoon, > Moulmein. It looks like the brig Kitty might be an Opium Clipper. > > Please, was the Captain of the brig Catherine - John Willie - as can't find > him in 1839? This is probably crazy, but I am wondering if the "brig > Catherine," and the "brig Kitty" could possibly be the same ship, but had a > name change (Kitty being a nickname of Catherine) to avoid confusion > between the other British brig Catherine. Is there a list of Opium > Clippers? > > .., 1839, 1840, ... - British brig Catherine, 125 tons, Captains Lee & > Felix, agent Chinese, places arrived and departed from: Malacca, Penang, > etc. > > Thank you, > Celia > > > > ------------------------------- > 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