Donna: There's a whole chapter on "Shipwrights" as carpenters were then called, but the only ones mentioned by name are those who were considered as being "Masters"....those skilled in a certain aspect of shipbuilding. There are several pictures of the entire crew who built a certain vessel, consisting of perhaps 50-60 shipwrights. But I'm sure you couldn't pick your 3rd gr-grandfather out of any of them. Interesting to read, however, was that the average wage for a shipwright was $1.25-$1.50 per day, depending on their skill level. Times sure have changed in that respect! BILL -------------------------------------------------------------- Bill, My 3rd gr-grandfather, John Craven(also have seen Crevan and Craton on Census images), was a skilled ship's carpenter in Mystic from about 1845-1860. Would you let me know if there is any mention of him? Donna in NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Waterhouse" <wm.r.waterhouse@mailstation.com> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 5:01 PM Subject: Re:[RIGENWEB] The Voyage of the Bark "Emigrant" (part 5 of 5 > Great story, Beth...Thanks for publishing it. Living in Mystic, I know > there are many, many similar stories, both told & untold. I have the > book "Mystic Built" by Wm. Peterson, & published by Mystic Seaport > which has the listing, & some tales, of the over 1400 ships built at > Mystic, including many of the great 'whalers, between the years > 1784-1919. I will gladly do lookups from it should anyone have the need. > Bill Waterhouse > Mystic, CT > < wm.r.waterhouse@mailstation.com > > -END- > -------------------------------------------------------------- > continued from part 4. > > "There was now no doubt but what the 'Emigrant' had finally located fertile whaling grounds. Hardly a day passed without at least one whale being sighted, and sometimes as many as half a dozen. They were all sperm whales, however, and were much more difficult to capture than the common variety known as 'right' whales. In the second week of September, the 'Emigrant' log relates the unusual capture of five handsome specimens. Such good fortune was short-lived, for the next successful encounter was not recorded until some three months later, on December 5, 1845. >