John Mitchell [Captain HMS WARWICK]; 2 December, 1708
A List of Masters, Names of Fishing Ships, with the State of their Fishery at Ferryland, 1708
Great Britain, PRO, Colonial Office, CO 194/4 (78iii), c. 257v- 260, see 258.
CNS microfilm. Transcribed by P.E. Pope.
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Extract from "A List of Masters, Names of Fishing Ships, with the State of their Fishery in Newfoundland, 1708"
[Caplin Bay and other southern harbours were not listed separately and may have been included here]
Commanders | Ships' Names | Home Port | Burthen [Tons] | Men | Guns | Boats | Train Vats | Fish [Quintals] | Train Oil [Tons] | Destination |
William King, admiral | EXCHANGE GALLY | Bideford | 60 | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1500 | 9 | Bideford |
John Try, vice admiral | OWL FRIGATE | Bristol | 150 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1500 | 9 | Virginia |
Robert Brooks | BETTY | Bideford | 70 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1500 | 9 | abroad |
John Strange | DIAMOND | Bideford | 100 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1250 | 7 | abroad |
John Harris | BIDEFORD MERCHANT | Bideford | 130 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1750 | 10 | abroad |
Humphrey Bryant | LAMB | Bideford | 120 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1750 | 10 | abroad |
John Darver | MARY | Ilfracombe | 90 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1250 | 7 | abroad |
George Stephens | PEARL PINK | Barnstaple | 60 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1000 | 6 | abroad | |
Nicholas Barnes | FORTUNE | Barnstaple | 40 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 1250 | 7 | Barnstaple | |
James Jameson | HOUBLON GALLY | London | 140 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 750 | 4 | Leghorn [Livorno, Italy] |
William Carter | MOODY GALLY | Topsham | 150 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 600 | 4 | Lisbon |
Abraham Passmore | ELIZABETH AND MARY | Topsham | 90 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 450 | 4 | abroad |
George Blackmore | [?] | Topsham | 100 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 450 | 4 | abroad |
Henry Land | MARY | Topsham | 60 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 300 | 3 | abroad | |
Robert Holmes | BRIGANTINE BEGINNING | Salem, New England | 70 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 300 | 3 | New England |
Samuel Cade | ANN FLYBOAT | London | 200 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1000 | 6 3/4 | abroad |