The Barlow

[Scotgerbud]

My great grandparents (Beaton and MacAulay), left Lewis for Canada in 1851 on the barque "Barlow,' commanded by a Capt Fraser. I have tried for several years to learn more about the Barlow and have found almost nothing. If anyone has any suggestions where I might find such information, I would greatlly appreciate their assistance. Thanks much!

[Currie]

Hello Scotgerbud, and Welcome to TalkingScot.

What sort of information are you looking for?

The Barlow is on Lloyd’s Register of British and Foreign Shipping for 1850.
http://books.google.com.au/books?id=V0c ... AJ&pg=PT48

Barlow, Barque; Master, P. Fraser; Tons, 436; Built, St. Johns, 1834; Owner, Ferguson; Port belonging to, Glasgow.

The codes to various modifications are at the front of the book.

In Lloyd’s 1852 the Master is Farquharson, the Owner is Hudson, and the Port is Sunderland. http://archive.org/stream/lloydsregiste ... 8/mode/2up

In the Daily News (London), Tuesday, May 25, 1852, there’s a report.
“Barlow, Farquharson, of Sunderland, which was on shore on the coast of Porto Rico, about March 13, has become a wreck, and been sold at Naguabo; materials saved and sold here.—St. Thomas’s, May 5.”

Hope that’s useful,
Alan

[Currie]

A bit more,

It seems the Barlow left Stornaway on July 23. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=VaR ... 22&f=false

I couldn’t find anything in the newspapers about that particular voyage. Perhaps because it was a direct voyage from Stornaway was the reason it missed the attention of the big city papers. There’s a story in the Glasgow Herald, Friday, June 6, 1851, about a group from the Matheson estate that emigrated via the Clyde. (towards bottom of page) http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5U ... %2C3988125

All the best,
Alan

[Scotgerbud]

Alan,

Thank you so much for the information pertaining to the Barlow. I knew very little about it other than the captain's name and some indications that it was built in one of the Canadian maritime provinces. I will dig into the web sites you referenced and gleen everything I can. It should be interesting in what I learn pertaining to the timing of my great-grandparents departure date and location of their departure from Lewis. In talking with some distant MacAulay relatives on Lewis and based on a couple paragraphs in the 1851 diary of John Munro MacKenzie, indications are that the Barlow left Loch Roag on saturday, 21 June 1851 and sailed to Quebec City.

Again, thank you for your help. More pieces of the puzzle are coming together!
Cheers,
Bud

[AndrewP]

Hi Bud,

Some more reading (or maybe it is what you had already read):

http://www.ceuig.com/archives/740
http://www.ceuig.com/archives/747
http://www.ceuig.com/archives/253
http://www.ceuig.com/archives/539
http://www.ceuig.com/history/emigration ... nt-voyages

http://www.scotstocanada.com/new_page_5.htm

... and a couple of maps. One showing the location of East Loch Roag (Loch Ròg an Ear) to Stornoway (Steòrnabhagh), and the other shwing the locality of East Loch Roag (Loch Ròg an Ear) and Tolstadh Chaolis.
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/idld.srf?x= ... 39685&lm=0
https://www.streetmap.co.uk/idld.srf?x= ... 38425&lm=0

All the best,

AndrewP

[Scotgerbud]

Andrew,

Thank you for your response and information. Several of the attachments you sent were from the 1851 diary of John Munro Mackenzie, as I'm sure you already knew. I purchased a copy of it via the internet a couple years ago and have read it several times...each time learning something new.

The maps will be quite helpful. Again thanks!

Cheers,
Bud