The Duke of Marlborough – Falmouth Packet Ship
From the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth, England, we have received new information about the...
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Category: Stories 2
The Britomart Story: 1834 Arrival; Voyage Home 1836-1839 to England (why?); a tumultuous return – The Viveash Diary Accounts
[A MAJOR UPDATE OF OUR CAPTAIN McDONALD STORY IS TO BE POSTED SOON – COMPLIMENTS OF OUR NEW RESEARCHER COLLEAGUE, MARJORIE WINTER, OF THE JBW/EDWIN WILSON ARM THE UPDATE GREATLY EXPANDS OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE CAPTAIN’S...
Read MoreA Matter of Coincidence – Captain William McDonald, and Agnes
One of our links, to the seafaring McDonalds is one with a colorful and eventful background. The story of William McDonald and his spouse Agnes Smith is told under the ‘Stories 2′ Mainpage Section, with some further information...
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Captain William MacDonald – Mariner/Adventurer
The Seafaring MacDonalds: The MacDonald name has been used as a middle name down the John Bowman...
Read MoreCaptain McDonald – Ships and Adventures
The Terceira Blockade: Captain McDonald was certainly an adventurer in his exploits at sea. His death notice makes reference to his having participated in the blockade of Terceira (Azores) involving British forces during the so...
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