>I would be grateful if someone could give me any information on a ship > named the 'Prospect' on the Tyne in about 1798 (from the Dictionary of > Sailing Ships by 'Keys'?) > It should have been owned by George Fothergill and perhaps also another > ship named 'William' about the same time with the same owner > Finally, the 'Pelican' owned by George Cram dates not known but probably > early 1800s > Many thanks Mike Fairless Dear Mike, The Dictionary of Tyne Sailing Ships by Richard E Keys covers 1830 to 1930. So it does not cover the years you want. John Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne little.blobby2@btinternet.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~littleblobby/ http://www.freewebs.com/littleblobby/ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.715 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2554 - Release Date: 12/09/09 07:32:00

John Many thanks for that Mike Fairless -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of John Gallon Sent: 09 December 2009 14:46 To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NMB] Ship on the Tyne >I would be grateful if someone could give me any information on a ship >named the 'Prospect' on the Tyne in about 1798 (from the Dictionary of >Sailing Ships by 'Keys'?) It should have been owned by George >Fothergill and perhaps also another ship named 'William' about the >same time with the same owner Finally, the 'Pelican' owned by George >Cram dates not known but probably early 1800s Many thanks Mike >Fairless Dear Mike, The Dictionary of Tyne Sailing Ships by Richard E Keys covers 1830 to 1930. So it does not cover the years you want. John Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne little.blobby2@btinternet.com http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~littleblobby/ http://www.freewebs.com/littleblobby/ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.715 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2554 - Release Date: 12/09/09 07:32:00 The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message