William & Elizabeth

William & Elizabeth is a ship.

William & Elizabeth was a merchant ship that traded between London and Nevis in the Leeward Isles under captain T. Hart. She was majority owned by Lane & Co. She was built in 1770 on the River Thames and had a tonnage of 330 with three decks and a draught of 16 feet when loaded. Damages were repaired in 1785 and thorough repairs made in 1787. When surveyed for the Lloyds Register in October 1790 she was rated second best in class for hull and best in class for equipment. There are at least three other ships with the same name active at the time with different masters: Goodwin, Honeyman and Wood. The William and Elizabeth captained by Goodwin was wrecked off the coast of Grand Cayman on 8 Feb 1794 in a disaster known as the Wreck of Ten Sail.

Timeline

1796

: William Blackbrough★ died here^a1,n1.
William Blackbrough Occupation recorded as mate and carpenter here^a1.

Research Notes

Voyages from Lloyds List (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10oU-gjUIg99qOm_PzjunsYqaaK41sQgvo8AsCEBmZpA/edit#gid=0)

Lloyds List Date Date Port Arrived From Sailed For Notes
7 Oct 1788 New York Nevis
10 Aug 1790 Jamaica London
4 Mar 1791 Plymouth Jamaica
8 Mar 1791 Plymouth London
15 Mar 1791 Gravesend Jamaica
29 Nov 1791 Gravesend Nevis
6 Dec 1791 Portsmouth Antigua
16 Dec 1791 Downs Nevis
3 Aug 1792 Dover Nevis
7 Aug 1792 Gravesend Nevis
27 Nov 1792 Gravesend Nevis
30 Nov 1792 Deal Nevis
5 Feb 1793 Nevis London With Perseverence, Cross
6 Aug 1793 Deal Nevis With Perseverence, Cross
9 Aug 1793 Gravesend Nevis With Perseverence, Cross
24 Dec 1793 Deal Nevis
4 Apr 1794 Barbadoes London
22 Apr 1794 Nevis London With Perseverence, Cross
1 Jul 1794 Plymouth Nevis
4 Jul 1793 3 Jul 1793 Gravesend Nevis
28 Nov 1794 27 Nov 1793 Gravesend Nevis
15 May 1795 Barbadoes London
6 Oct 1795 Off Portsmouth Nevis
13 Oct 1795 11 Oct 1795 Gravesend Nevis
16 Feb 1796 12 Feb 1796 Gravesend Nevis
10 May 1796 Nevis London With Perseverence, Cross
13 May 1796 Nevis London With Perseverence, Cross
30 Aug 1796 Deal Nevis With Perseverence, Cross
6 Sep 1796 Gravesend Nevis
6 Jan 1797 5 Jan 1797 Gravesend Nevis
13 Jun 1797 Nevis London
11 Jul 1797 Portsmouth Nevis With Mariner, Cross
18 Jul 1797 Gravesend Nevis With Mariner, Cross
7 Nov 1797 Gravesend Nevis With Mariner, Cross
16 Feb 1798 Barbadoes London

Citations and Notes

General Notes

n1:William most likely died in 1796. The William and Elizabeth departed Gravesend on 12 Feb 1796 and arrived 10 May 1796, returning to Gravesend on 6 Sep 1796. The following voyage departed on the 5 Jan 1797 but did not arrive in Nevis until 13 Jun. In Frances' petition to Trinity House she stated that her youngest child was 2 years old. This is probably John who was born 18 May 1794, so for him to be 2 at the time of the petition it must have been made before 18 May 1797. Since there was no way to send a message back to London while at sea, William's death canot have occured during the 1797 voyage.

Trinity House Petitions 1787-1854

a1:Petition by Frances Blackborough, 1797, Series 1, Book 11 (more details...)