Introduction to the Dickey Letters
When clearing out Amaret Bates (Dickey) Reynolds’ home after her death on February 7, 1989, we came across a collection of old letters. These letters were in a tin trunk…
Ships Thomas Waters Sr. Served or Sailed On
Scroll left to right if needed to see the complete chart information... NAME OF SHIP TYPE OF SHIP VOYAGE DATES LOCATION(S) NOTES/MORE INFO HMS Regulus 44-gun fifth rate Roebuck class two-decker converted…
Children of Thomas Sr. & Elizabeth Waters
Children of Thomas Waters, Sr. & Elizabeth Waters. All known dates and ages of death are noted. Jane Waters - born December 18, 1815 at Rochdale. Died October 2, 1817 at Rochdale and buried in Balm Chapel Yard Rochdale. Age…
About Ships, The Navy Marines, & Importance of Maritime Navigation to the Victorian Economy
Until the advent of air transport and the creation of the Channel Tunnel in 1994, marine transport was the only way of reaching the British Isles. For this reason, maritime trade…
Illegitimacy in England -1600s-1800s
In 16th and 17th centuries the birth of an illegitimate child was an unusual event. Such events became commoner in the 17th century, still more common in the 18th, and…
Siblings of Elizabeth (Butterworth) Waters
A list of the 8 children of Joseph Butterworth of Rochdale, the brothers and sisters of Elizabeth, in order from oldest to youngest. For more details, you can read this report done in 2021 by Familydiggers.com. …
Thomas Sr. on Money & Economics
Thomas and Elizabeth were continually concerned with monetary issues until he reached his later status and raised pay levels. Therefore, we read a great deal in his letters over the…
Thomas Waters Sr. & Maidstone – Freeing Slaves
For three years, Lieutenant Thomas Waters Sr. worked aboard H.M.S. Maidstone, 42 guns, bearing Commodore Bullins Broad Pendant, against the Slaver’s Coast of Guinea, West Africa. From January 7, 1824…
Voyage of Barque Fawn, 1840
The information below comes from the records of the New Bedford Whaling Museum. It provides information specific to the 1840 voyage of the whaling ship Barque Fawn. Thomas Waters Jr.…
Harvest Excursions
Harvest season on the Canadian Prairies at the turn of the 20th century was a momentous time of year. Much depended on the timely and thorough getting off of the…
The End of the Age of Sail
On November 17, 1869, a momentous world event occurs that will begin the quick downward spiral of the Great Age of Sail: the opening to navigation of the Suez Canal.…
Children of Benjamin Waters & Barbara (Bake) Waters
Unless otherwise noted, dates come from handwritten list by Thomas Waters, Sr. All known dates and ages of death are noted. When their first child is born, Ben is 33 and Barbara…