whaling
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Arctic whaling: Tay, 1874
Delving into a document This is a Seaman’s Allotment Note issued at Dundee on 28 April 1874. My 2 x great grandfather William Taylor CLARK (1819-1902) was in his mid fifties, but still working as a harpooner, travelling to the Davis Straits off the west coast of Greenland in pursuit of whales. The Allotment note Continue reading
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Blenheim of Hull – Part 3
The story so far Part 1 recounted how an inherited drawing set me on the trail of my whaling ancestor Thomas CLARK and his capture by the French in 1806. https://wordpress.com/post/myancestors.blog/199 In Part 2 I explained why English sailors were being held by the French and delved into a contemporary account of conditions in the Continue reading
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Blenheim of Hull – Part 2
The story so far In Part 1 https://wordpress.com/post/myancestors.blog/199 I explained how through an inherited pen and ink sketch dated 1806 I was able to ascertain that my 4 x great grandfather Thomas CLARK was on board the Hull whaler, Blenheim, when she was captured by a French frigate and all the men were taken as Continue reading
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Blenheim of Hull – Part 1
In my first post [https://myancestors.blog/2023/09/04/hello-world/] I mentioned that I’d inherited a small pen and ink sketch dated 1806, showing a British whaling ship being captured and burned by a French frigate. The drawing The drawing measures about 6 x 8 inches. It’s in good condition, apart from its missing top left corner. The words at Continue reading
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