AIMWELL

Date1816

Object NameSNOW

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 85' x breadth 25.10' x depth 16.9'
gross tonnage 232 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002856

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: unknown

Fate: wrecked in Bathurst harbour, New Brunswick, May 1834

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Snow rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts with standing bowsprit, square sterned, carvel built.

Owners:
29/03/1825: Re-registered previous registration of 27 March 1823 delivered and cancelled. Subscribing owners:
Donaldson Rose, shipbuilder, 14 shares; Alexander Mortimer, baker, 2 shares; John Morrison, shipmaster, 6 shares.
Other owners owning balance of shares 42 shares
24/11/1829: Donaldson Rose transfered 2 shares shares to William Garrow, advocate, Trustee of the sequestrated estate of Peter Davidson.
21/06/1831: Bill of Sale Alexander Morrison, shipmaster, Aberdeen transferred 2 shares shares to Donaldson Rose, merchant, Aberdeen.
05/03/1833: Transfer by Donaldson Rose, shipbuilder & others 42 shares to various.
(Aberdeen Register of Ships (Aberdeen City Archives) 1825 no. 29)

Voyages (from Lloyd's):
1822-22: Leith - America
1823-24: Liverpool - "Mrmc" (presumed to be Miramichi, New Brunswick)
1825-31: Dundee

General History:
Master John Morrison was "perfectly acquainted with the American trade for many years" and who commanded the ship intermittently between 1816 and 1832.
Between 1816 and 1832 the AIMWELL made many crossings under John Morrison to Halifax and Quebec from Thurso and Aberdeen taking many settlers/immigrants to Canada including their apparel and possessions.
(Lucille H. Campey (2002), "'Fast Sailing and Copper-Bottomed': Aberdeen Sailing Ships and the Emigrant Scots they carried to Canada 1774-1855" (Natural Heritage Books, Toronto), pp. 27, 41, 52)

09/07/1834:
" Aberdeen, July 5 - The AIMWELL, Morrison, was driven on shore the latter end of May, in coming out of Bathurst harbour, and not expected to be got off."
(True Sun (London))