ALEXANDER

Date1813

Object NameBRIG

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionsdepth 14'
gross tonnage: 213 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002888

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: unknown

Fate: unknown, last in Lloyd's 1838 (A372) with a hand written note "Lost" on the Lloyd's Heritage Foundation/internet archive copy.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Brig rigged, 1 deck with beams.

Owners:
1813-29: Thompson
1830: G. Wilkins
1835-38: R. Watson, registered at Sunderland

Masters:
1813-22: Master T. Cumin
1822-29: Master J. Booth
1829-33: Master J. Robinson
1835-38: Master J. Mann

Voyages (Lloyd's underwriters):
1813-15: London - West Indies
1816: London - Honduras
1818-22: London - Montreal
1823: Belfast - St. John's, Newfoundland
1824-25: Dublin - Quebec
1826: Leith - Charleston
1827-29: Dundee - New Brunswick
1830-33: Dartmouth - Murmansk
1835-38: Sunderland - London

General History:
10/01/1816:
Brig ALEXANDER, Cumming master, arrived Aberdeen from Pictou (Nova Scotia) after passage of about 4 weeks.
(Aberdeen Journal)

02/06/1819:
Exposed to public sale 2 June within New Inn, Aberdeen, from sequestered estate of Saunders & Mellis 1/16 of brig ALEXANDER, 213 tons register.
(Aberdeen Journal) [Repeated 23/02/1820, 08/11/1820 Upset price £125; 21/03/1821, Upset price £100; 14/04/1821, Upset price £85]

18/04/1821:
Capt. Cumming, of brig ALEXANDER, bound for St. John's, New Brunswick, died on board his vessel at Stromness 30 March after short but severe illness.
(Aberdeen Journal)

20/02/1822:
For sale by public roup in Lemon Tree 27 Feb. by creditors of Hugh Gordon, Aberdeen, 1/16 of brig ALEXANDER, 213 tons register, upset price £85.
(Aberdeen Journal)

15/05/1822:
Brig ALEXANDER, Booth master, of Aberdeen, for St. John's, New Brunswick, put back to Loch Foyle, near Derry on 1 May, having on 25th April been taken in lat. 54.16, long. 18 with a violent gale of wind from N.W., with hail, rain and heavy sea. As vessel laid to under close reefed main topsail, brig was struck by a dreadful sea, which threw her on her beam ends. Two successive waves swept away boats, bulwarks, cook-house, stanchions and everything on deck. Passengers' berths and great part of their provisions were destroyed. Many of passengers (of which there were 140 aboard) broke out into acts of insubordination, so that it became necessary to return with the vessel, some of the emigrants proving to be of the most base and profligate character.
(Aberdeen Journal)

19/11/1823:
For sale by public roup 16 Dec., 1/16 of brig ALEXANDER.
(Aberdeen Journal)

31/12/1823:
For sale 10 Jan. entire cargo of brig ALEXANDER, Capt. Booth, from Miramichi (New Brunswick) - red and yellow pine and hardwood of excellent quality.
(Aberdeen Journal)