Edith (Schooner, 1851)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Bronte, Ontario (Hamilton)
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head
Builder Name:: William Ashman
Ownership Notes:: Kerr, T. C., (1852); Browne, M. W., (1854); Palamateer, Z., (1855); Parmantier, (1860-1863); Norman, R. A., (1863-1864); Abercrombie, William, (1863); Langmuire, J., (1864); Dallmadge, (1866); Norman, (1866); Cameron, George P., (1869-1879);
Yeomans, Horance, (1876);
Master(s):: Wilson, George, (1852); English, (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Hamilton 5-10-1852
May 10, 1852: Port: Hamilton Number: 20 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: (Vessel Lost Previous to 1882)

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Edith (1851- )
Nationality:: Canada (1851- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/6/1854, Presque Isle, Lake Ontario, ashore, (wheat), sank and raised;
2. 11/9/1855, Niagara River, sprang a leak, sank, (stone), raised;*
3. 5/00/1860, off Genesee River, Lake Ontario, lost her mainmast in a squall, refitted, $150 loss;
4. 7/00/1870, collision, (Propeller, Bristol), sank;

Notes

General notes:: *It was found that holes had been bored in the bottom of the hull to collect insurance;
1854, she was valued at $750; 1860, she was valued at $2,000; 1871, she was just listed with no valued given; 1879, she was listed as "not insurable";
Sources:: 1. Enrollment: Hamilton, Ontario;
2. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1854, 1856, 1864, 1869;
3. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1876, 1878, 1879;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
6. John Poole's notes;

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