Hello Louisa, Thge XANTIPPE was a 972 ton four masted barque, built 1893 at Belfast for Montgomerie & Workman and was registered in Belfast. In 1895 she disappeared at sea with all hands. For a guide to records of deaths at sea, see http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/UKDeathsAtSea.html regards Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "Louisa Gummer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 7:22 PM Subject: [TSL] XANTIPPE, from San Jose de Guatemala to Vancouver Island December 1895 > > Can anyone help me with any information on The Xantippe? I have a > letter written from the ship in July 1895. According to a small > reference in passing in the London Times in 1896 (the only reference to > the ship i can find in their online archive) it was lost at sea in > December 1895 on the way to Vancouver Island, and was posted as > "missing" and crew lost on June 10th 1896 at Lloyds. Can anyone point > me to where I might find the Lloyds references, or any final crew lists > as I would like to know if the letter writer (William James ROSSITER) > was presumed to be one of those crew missing, but I am not sure where to > go. > > Many thanks > > > > > ------------------------------- > visit TheShipsList Website > http://www.theshipslist.com/ > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.7/1632 - Release Date: 25/08/2008 > 07:05 > > >