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• Ship Links!
  • P.E.I. Ship Arrivals / Departures Database - Mid 1700's to 1860's!

  • Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada - New CD published by the Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland!

  • Shipwrecks of P.E.I.

• Mariners
  • Captain Peter Simon Murchison, 1866 - 1919 - The story of a Captain who's family received more than his share of members lost to the sea.

  • "A Mariner's Tale" - from John F. O'Hanlon

  • Island Men Drowned Fishing off Gloucester, Ma. - by Bob Pierce!

  • Master Mariners Who Have Gone Forth From Grand Old Belfast, P.E.I. - This District has produced more deep water Captains than any other section of Prince Edward Island!

• Miscellaneous Ship Articles
  • Crossing the Atlantic Sixty Years Ago, 1899 - A newspaper article on Voyages taken by Ellen (Veale) Norton.

  • Journal written by the second son of P.E.I.'s Capt. William Cooper, William Jr. The subject is his Journey from London, England to New Orleans, USA on board the "UXINE", Capt. Livingston

  • Rescue from the Ice - the 1881 Rescue of the Passengers of the "SS. Northern Light"

  • Petition of A. Birnie regarding the Vessel Princess Of Wales

  • The Wreck of the Schooner "Sally"

  • P.E.I.'s Ice Boats - Their crews, passengers, and a poem by Phillip Farrell, a survivor of one of the most memorable journeys!

  • P.E.I. Ships Plying New Zealand Waters!

  • The Brig Ellen Forrestal and Barque Alfred - Eric Shaw's Histories!

  • Intercolonial Railway Steamship connections in the Maritimes, 1907!

  • In 1843, Frederick Peter Norton set sail from P.E.I. aboard the Brig "William", and returned to the Island in in April 1844. These are the Journals of Frederick Peter Norton's Voyage!

  • The "Yankee" Gale of 1851 - The Island's greatest Marine natural disaster!

  • The White Star "Adriatic" - White Star Adriatic list, 1918 - Not a P.E.I. list, but I thought it should be shared - it is the vessel that my grandfather returned on from his R.V.N.R. service in WW I, then he travelled by train back to Canada!

• Shipbuilding

• Shipping Notes, Disasters, Shipbuilding, Newspapers of the 1800's

• Progress of Shipbuilding on P.E.I., 1856

• List of Vessels Built for and by William Richards, Bideford, P. E. Island.
  • New Vessels Lists:
    
    • "List of New Vessels Built in P.E.I., 1823"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1825"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1826"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1827"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1828"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1829"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1830"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1831"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1832"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1833"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1834"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1835"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1836"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1837"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1838"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1839"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1840"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1841"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1843"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1844"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1845"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1846"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1847"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1848"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1849"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1850"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1851"
      
    • "1851 PEI Ships Sold in Nfld"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1852", also tonnage bounties paid.
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1853"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1854"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1855"
      
    • "1855 Nfld ships: From The Examiner, February 25, 1856"
      
    • "List of new vessels registered at Prince Edward Island, 1856"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1857"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1858"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1859"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1860"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1861"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1862"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1863"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1864"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1865"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1866"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1867"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1868"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1869"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1870"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1872"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered at Prince Edward Island, 1873"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1874"
      
    • "Ships in Ch'town Port, 1875"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1876"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in P.E.I., 1877"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1878"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1879"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1881"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1882"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1883"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1884"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1885"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1887"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1890"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1892"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1893"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1894"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1895"
      
    • "List of New Vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1898"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1900"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1901"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1904"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1905"
      
    • "List of new vessels Registered in Charlottetown, 1906"

  • "Christopher's Folly" - The Story of the building of the Schooner Clara May!

  • Shipbuilding in King's County - An Article from the Examiner, 1864.

  • Vessels Built and Building in Prince County - from the Summerside Progress, Sep 17 1865.

  • Shipyards of Summerside - from the Summerside Progress, July 23 1866.

• Ship's Terminology - Glossary of terms found on shipping documents.

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• Prince Edward Island Passenger Lists!
  "The Glenaladale Settlers 1772 - 1997"
  In May of 1772, under Captain John MacDonald, the Brig "Alexander" departed Greenock, Scotland bound for Prince Edward Island, carrying 210 passengers. The 225th Anniversary of their landing was celebrated July 17-19th, 1997. An event celebrating the landing of the "Alexander" passengers, known as the Glenaladale Settlers, included genealogy sessions, lectures, a ceildh, garden party, and a dinner/dance.

  For additional information on the Glenaladale Settlers contact:

  P.E.I. Scottish Settlers Historical Society,
  P.O. Box 2162,
  Charlottetown, PEI,
  C1E 8B0.
  Phone: (902)-569-2333 and (902)-894-9885
  The following 4 vessels, the Alexander, Jane, Lucy, and British Queen were all associated with the migration of Scots Catholics from Clanranald's Estates!
  • The Brig Alexander - The passenger list of the Brig Alexander and the Glenaladale Settlers of 1772

  • The "Jane" - The passenger list of the ship "Jane" departed Drimindarach, July 12, 1790 - Capt. Fisher!

  • The "Lucy" - The passenger list of the ship "Lucy" sailed with the "Jane" in 1790 - Capt. Robertson!

  • The "British Queen" - The passenger list of the ship "British Queen" compiled by Kristen McKay Willard!

• More Passenger Lists!
  • The "Falmouth" - The passenger list of the ship "Falmouth" - 1770
    • The Rev. Drummond's Journal - Journal of the voyage of the Falmouth and the months following!

  • The "Annabella" - A partial surname list of the passengers of the ship "Annabella" - 1770

  • The "Elizabeth" - A partial passenger list reconstruction of the ship "Elizabeth" - 1775

  • The Lovely Nelly - Passage to the Isle of St. John, 1774

  • The Lovely Nelly - Passage to the Isle of St. John, 1775

  • The "Lively" - The passenger list of the ship "Lively" - 1775

  • The Brigs "Queen of Greenock", and "Mally" - Not passenger lists, but a notice of their arrival from "The Royal Gazette", 1791, and of the passenger's settlement in Grand River West!

  • Selkirk's Polly - The Passengers of the "Polly", 1803, a reconstruction.

  • Selkirk's Dykes - The Passengers of the "Dykes", 1803, a reconstruction.

  • The "Rambler" - The passenger list of the ship "Rambler" - 1806

  • The "Elizabeth and Ann" - The passenger list of the ship "Elizabeth and Ann" - 1806

  • The "Clarendon" - The passenger list of the ship "Clarendon" - 1808

  • The Belisarius" Compiled List of the Belisarius - 1811

  • The "Valiant" - The passenger list of the Brigantine "Valiant" - 1817

  • The "Curlew" and "Jane" - The passenger lists of the Ships "Curlew" and "Jane" - 1818

  • The "Alexander" - The passenger list of the ship "Alexander", a reconstruction, - 1820

  • The "Saint Lawrence" - Passenger list of the "St. Lawrence", Tobermory to Ship Harbour, N.S., 1828 - not a P.E.I. list, but one upon which settlers bound for P.E.I. may have arrived.

  • The "Mary Kennedy" - A partial passenger list reconstruction of the ship "Mary Kennedy" - 1829
    The following lists, compiled by Kristen McKay Willard, are on Morgan Robertson's Pictou Roots Page!

    The Spencer - 1806

    The Humphreys - 1806

    Isle of Skye - 1806

    The Edinburgh list, originally compiled by Harold A. Ralston, is now on Rootsweb!

  • Passenger list of the Edinburgh

  • Passenger List for the " Schooner Dolphin ". This is the vessel that brought those bound for P.E.I. on the "Lulan" to P.E.I. from Pictou - 1848!

  • Newspaper Report and Partial Passenger listing - Passengers on the Carthaginian, Britain, 1910 to N. S. for P.E.I.

  • Newspaper Report and Partial Passenger listing - Passengers on the S. S. Mongolian, Britain, 1910 to N. S. for P.E.I.

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    In 1849 a group of PEI men, lured by the Gold Rush in California, formed a company to purchase and sail a ship to California. The ship was the Fanny and sailed from Charlottetown harbour, Nov. 12, 1849.

  • The Brig Fanny - The passenger list of the Brig Fanny
    
  • The Voyage of the "Fanny"
    
  • John Huddart Norton's Journey
    
  • More information from the newspapers of the time.... The California Association!

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  • "The Brigantine Packett", Another Vessel to California in 1849 - - passenger list and data

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    In the mid 1800's, Farmland on P.E.I. was getting hard to obtain, due to the huge acreages held by the tenant landlords. As a result, many young families began looking for a life elsewhere. An offer of free land by New Zealand, lured many.

  • Off to a New Land!
    
  • Passengers of the "Prince Edward"
    
  • Diary of Angus Stewart's Voyage aboard the Prince Edward to New Zealand
    
  • The Journey and Passengers of the "Pakeha"

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• Ships PEI to Boston and other ports in the Maritimes to PEI.
  • Steamship Excursions to Boston - an old advertising poster!

  • Passengers to/from Boston:
    • Passengers on Boston Passages, 1859
    • Passengers of the Steamship Carroll and Worcester, Charlottetown to Boston 1875
    • Passengers of the Steamship Carroll and Worcester, Charlottetown to Boston 1879
    • Passengers of the Steamship Carroll and Worcester, Charlottetown to Boston 1880
    • Passengers of the Steamship Carroll and Worcester, Charlottetown to Boston 1881
    • Passengers of the Steamship Carroll and Worcester, Charlottetown to Boston 1882
    • Passengers on Boston Passages, 1884
    • Passengers of the Steamship Carroll and Worcester, Charlottetown to Boston 1892
    • Passengers of the Steamship Olivette, Charlottetown to Boston, 1895

  • Passengers From Other Maritime Ports:
    • Passengers Arriving from Other Ports in the Maritimes, Royal Gazette, Examiner, and other papers.

    • Passengers on the Northern Light from Pictou - found in the Daily Examiner!

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• Ships arriving in PEI from Customs Records.

  Extracts from Records Group 9, PAPEI, Collector of Customs Inward:
  

  • [1790] | [1791] | [1792] | [1793] | [1794]
    [1795] | [1796] | [1797] | [1798] | [1799]
    [1800] | [1801] | [1802] | [1803] | [1804]
    [1805] | [1806] | [1807] | [1808] | [1809]
    [1810] | [1811] | [1812] | [1813] | [1814]
    [1815] | [1816] | [*1817] | [1818] |[1819]
    [1820] | [1821] | [1822] | [1823] | [1824]
    [1825] | [1826] | [*1827] | [*1828] | [*1829]

    There is a gap in the Customs Inward from 5 July, 1809-12 Oct., 1819. These, and the years 1827, 1828 , also lost, will be covered using Arrival Reports from the Prince Edward Island Register and P.E.I. Gazette.

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• Ships departing PEI from Customs Records.

  Extracts from Records Group 9, PAPEI, Collector of Customs Outward:
  

  • [1802] | [1803] | [1804] | [1805] | [1806]
    [1807] | [1808] | [1809] | [1810] | [1811]
    [1812] | [1813] | [1814] | [1815] | [1816]
    [1817] | [1818] | [1819] [1820] | [1821]
    [1822] | [1823] | [1824] | [1825] | [1826]
    [*1827] | [*1828] | [1829] | [1830] | [1831]
    

    Surviving Outward Records begin in 1802. Those years with coloured links are currently available. * For the years 1827, 1828 - Customs Records have been lost, and this period will be covered using Arrival Reports from the Prince Edward Island Register!

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• Ships and Passenger Resources!
  • Cunard Line - Cunard Home Page!

  • The Ship Information Database
    An On Line database of information on ships that sailed Canadian waters, designed by the Nova Scotia Museum, and developed by the Federal Archaeology Office. This database contains information about the Vessels, Masters, owners, and builders, and details on the type of vessel, size, tonnage, etc., and registration. There are no passenger lists on the site.

• Suggested Reading for those interested in Island Ships and Shipping:
  • "Launched from Prince Edward Island - A Pictorial Review of Sail", by Nicolas deJong and Marven E. Moore, published 1981, ISBN softcover 0-920434-18-5. This publication contains photos of Island built vessels, and details of the type of ship, and size, and about their builders and owners. This book does not include passenger or crew listings, but is a fantastic reference for those interested in the vessels themselves. Unfortunately according to the latest listing from PEIMHF, this book is now sold out, but you may find a used copy in bookstores.

  • "The Lovely Nellie(y)" arrived 1775 "The Island Magazine" Number 1 Fall/ Winter 1976 more in "The Island Magazine" Number 2 Spring/Summer 1977.

  • "The Jane" Sailed from Drimindarach 12 July 1790 "The Island Magazine" Number 1 Fall/Winter 1976

  • "The Lucy" Sailed from Drimindarach, 1790 "The Island Magazine" Number 1 Fall/ Winter 1976

  • "The Rambler" 1806 "The Island Magazine" Number 2 Spring/Summer 1977.

  • "The Humphreys" 1806 "The Island Magazine" Number 2 Spring/Summer 1977.

  • "The Clarendon" 1808 "The Island Magazine" Number 3 Fall/Winter 1977.

  • "The Elizabeth and Ann" 1806 "The Island Magazine" Number 3 Fall/Winter 1977.

  • "The Spencer" 1806 "The Island Magazine" Number 3 Fall/Winter 1977.

  • "The Brig Lulan" 1848 "The Island Magazine" Number 3 Fall/Winter 1977.

  • "The Isle of Skye" 1806 "The Island Magazine" Number 3 Fall/Winter 1977.

  • "The Lively" 1775 "The Island Magazine" Number 3 Fall/Winter 1977.

  • "The Voyage of the Fanny" "The Island Magazine" Number 4 Spring/Summer 1978.

  • "The Fallmouth Passengers" 1770 "The Island Magazine" Number 10 Fall/Winter 1981.

  • "The Alexander" 1772 "The Island Magazine" Number 29 Spring/Summer 1991.

  • "Emmigrants on the Edinburgh" 1771 "The Island Magazine" Number 39 Spring/Summer 1996.

• Ship Arrivals, Shipwreck and other Shipping Resources
  • A list of Ship Arrivals, and where they sailed from is in the "Island Magazine, page 36-41, Number 16 Fall/Winter 1984, more in Number 17 Summer 1985, page 32 - 37, more in Number 18, Fall/Winter 1985 page 29 - 35, more in Number 26, Fall/Winter 1989 page 35. - 40. Again in Number 27, Spring/Summer 1990, page 38 - 41.

  • "The Wreck of the Phoenix" "The Island Magazine" Number 20 Fall/Winter 1986 pg 9 - 12.

  • "The Voyage of the Minto" 1915-1916 "The Island Magazine" Number 23 Spring/Summer 1988 pg 3 - 8.

  • "The Survivor, Wreck and Salvage of the Turret Bell" 1906 "The Island Magazine" Number 24 Fall/Winter 1988, pg 11 - 13.

  • "Shipwreck and Sojourn, An Extract from the Journal of Thomas Howard Harker", 1854 "The Island Magazine" Spring/Summer 1989, pg 15 - 19.

  • "The Loss of the Welcome" 1883 "The Island Magazine" Fall/Winter 1990, page 21 - 24.

  • "The Last Survivor - The Brig Sela" June 1859 - 1919 "The Island Magazine" Fall/Winter 1991 pg 9 - 11.

  • "The SS Prince Edward - Islanders and the Age of Steam" "The Island Magazine" Fall/Winter 1991 pg 12 - 14.

  • "The Faith, the August Gale, and the Coming of the Railway" "The Island Magazine" Fall/Winter 1992, pg 29 - 32.

  • "James Peake, the Master of Beaconsfield, Part One (Shipowner)" "The Island Magazine" Spring/Summer 1993 pg. 3 - 9.

  • "The Prince Edward Settlers" "The Island Magazine" Number 19 Spring/Summer 1986 pg. 33 - 37.

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  "The Yankee Gale" "The Island Magazine" Fall/Winter 1995 pg 17 - 25.

  Article by Dr. Edward MacDonald. "On Friday, the 3rd of October 1851, a violent storm hit a fleet of 200 to 500 sailing ships, mostly from New England, that were fishing for mackerel along the North shore of Prince Edward Island. Before the storm had abated, on the 5th of October, 74 to 80 sailing vessels had been driven ashore, or had been destroyed at sea, with a loss of between 150 to 160 lives. This storm is remembered as the "Yankee Gale", as most of the vessels lost were American."

  See also our "Yankee Gale Article"!

  - Synopsis by John Gallant

  "The Island Magazine" mentioned above is a publication of the Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation. The magazine should be found in most Provincial, State, University, and Federal Libraries, and most back issues are still available through the PEIMHF. Subscriptions are available, $21.00 Canada (including GST), $25.00 USA, and $30.00 Overseas. They also have available a large assortment of books on P.E.I. history and genealogy.

  Email PEIMHF

  They may be written to at:

  Prince Edward Island Museum and Heritage Foundation,
  2 Kent Street,
  Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island,
  Canada, C1A 1M6.