From O’Connor & Co to Thomas Waters’ wife, Amaret Waters (June 22, 1871)
[O'Connor & Co to Thomas Waters' wife] [from a transcript by Thomas Waters' wife in 1871] Callao. 22 June 1871 Dear Madam With regret we have to inform you of…
From Amaret Waters to her sister in law Jane Waters (August 11, 1871)
[From Captain Thomas Waters' widow to his sister in Hook, Surrey] [from a transcript] August 11th 1871 Digby, nova Scotia My Dear Jane I have just this moment received your…
From Lizzie Waters to her aunt Jane Waters (August 23, 1871)
[Thomas Waters' daughter to her aunt Jane at Hook, Surrey] [original: envelope missing] August 23rd 1871 Digby. N.Scotia. Dear Aunt Jane The Mate was here to day and the…
From Amaret Waters to her mother-in-law Elizabeth Waters (September 8, 1871)
[Thomas Waters' widow to her mother-in -law in Hook, Surrey] [original:no envelope] Digby Nova Scotia Sept 8th 1871 My Dear Mother I received your letter with one also from…
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…
Painting of the Bethiah Jewitt
Painting of Thomas Waters Jr.s' ship, the Bethiah Jewitt. This painting is currently in the possession of Margaret Hewson, granddaughter of Geoff Hewson, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. It came to…
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.…
Thomas Waters, Jr. (circa 1860s)
Earliest image of Thomas Waters Jr. Likely in his late 30s-early 30s. (1860s.) See also Page 223 of By Sea, By Land.
Elizabeth (Butterworth) Waters’ 50th Anniversary Ring
This 50th anniversary ring was given to Elizabeth (Butterworth) Waters by her son, Thomas Waters Jr. in 1864. Rosemary (Hewson) Cowan has the ring today.
Example of 3-Way Handwriting – Thomas Waters Jr. Letter
This letter shows an example of the three-way handwriting used to economize on paper, which was in short supply and expensive. Black is horizontal, red is vertical, and blue is…
Amaret (Dakin)Waters & Four Children (1861)
Thomas Waters Jr.'s wife and children. L to R: Amy (Dakin) Waters surrounded by four of their children. L to R: Amy, Thomas Jr., baby John, Alice. 1861. See also…
Building Plans for Barque Fawn
Blueprints for the design of Barque Fawn, the whaling ship that Thomas Waters Jr. apprenticed on in 1840. A former Navy ship, it was modified from this Cormorant class 16-gun…