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Betsey

Hob Uid: 880222
Location :
Isles Of Scilly
Isles Of Scilly
Grid Ref : SV8904097000
Summary : ENGLISH BRIG, 1787
More information : `The DOWSON, Best, from Leverpool; and the BETSEY, Williams, from Chester are both lost at Scilly, the people saved.' (1)(2)(5)

`...struck and carried on for a short distance, finally sinking between Bartholomew and Perconger.' (4)

Source (3) gives date of loss as 24-DEC-1786.

Source (5) spells the vessel's name as BETSY.

This vessel is one of five vessels reported in source (2), which tallies with the following account in source (6):
`Capt. Campbel, from Belfast, says there was five vessels lost at Scilly in the late gale.'

Master: William Williams

Date of Loss Qualifier: A

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Source details : 04-JAN-1788, No.1948
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Source Number : 5
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Source details : Section 3, Isles of Scilly (AD)
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Source details : 08-JAN-1788, No.1949
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Monument Types:
Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date :
Monument End Date : 1787
Monument Start Date : 1787
Monument Type : Cargo Vessel, Brig
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SV 80 NE 96
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