From Thomas Waters Sr. to his son John Waters (August 21, 1840)
[Thomas Waters, R.M., to his son, John] Addressed to Mr John Waters, 15 Paterson Street, Commercial Road East, London Birmingham 21 Aug.1840 My Dear Son, John, It afforded me much…
From Thomas Waters Jr. to his brother John Waters (November 12, 1842)
[Thomas Waters to his brother John Waters] [from a transcript] VIII Barque Fawn . Woahoo [Oahu] 12th Nov. 1842 Dear Brother I was much pleased when…
From John Waters to his mother Elizabeth Waters (August 5, 1844)
[John Waters to his mother, Elizabeth Waters née Butterworth] Addressed to Mrs Capt Waters, King Street, Woolwich Postdated AU 5 1844 5th 8 Mo/44 Wapping Dear Mamma. I was pleased…
From John Waters to his mother Elizabeth Waters (July 19, 1845)
[John Waters to his mother, Elizabeth Waters Née Butterworth] Addressed to Capt Eliz Waters, Surhiton Hill, near Kingston on Thames Surry Postdated 21 JY 1845 19th 7 Mo. 1845 Wellfield…
From Thomas Waters Jr. to his brother John Waters (September 27, 1846)
[Thomas Waters to his brother John] [from a transcript] XIX and XX Gipsey. Port of New York 27th Sept. 1846 My Dear Brother John Hoping with…
From John Waters to his brother Thomas Waters Jr. (November 23, 1846)
Surbiton Hill, Kingston, Surrey. Nov. 23, 1846. Dear Brother Thomas, I hope it hasn't been from want of affection, that I have so long neglected to write to one who…
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…
Crew Agreement of Governor Tilley (1875)
An 1875 Crew Agreement of a ship that John Waters (son of Thomas Jr & Amy Waters) served on, Governor Tilley. John is listed on line 20 as an Ordinary…
John & Thomas Waters (1880s)
Thomas Jr. & Amy Waters’ sons Thomas and John, who had both been born at sea. The image is undated, and as it is the only adult image of them,…
Images of Governor Tilley & Its Crew
Images of the Governor Tilley and its crew. It's not clear whether John Waters is in this image, but he doesn't appear to be. He served on the ship at…
Handwritten Poem About John Waters
Hand-written transcription of an elegiac poem written by an unnamed friend of John Waters after his death in 1847. Found in the Waters Family Scrapbook. P. 53. See also P.…
S.S. Archimedes (1839)
S.S. Archimedes, fitted with Mr. F.P. Smith’s Patent Screw Propeller on her trip from Gravesend to Portsmouth. May 14, 1839. John Waters was building ships at the time in Portsmouth,…