The Dundee Shipping Lists
1834 Dundee Shipping Companies - Information from the Dundee Directories
(SOURCE – DUNDEE DIRECTORY 1834)
DUNDEE, PERTH & LONDON SHIPPING CO.
Office and warehouses – Shore.
| DUNDEE DIRECTORS: | ||
| John Alison | George Duncan | Andrew Low |
| William Boyack | Peter Duncan | David Martin |
| James Chalmers | John Gray | Robert Millar |
| PERTH DIRECTORS: | ||
| George Gray | Robert Ross | John Ross, jun. |
| Thomas Matthew and James Nicoll, Managers | ||
| AGENTS | |
| London – | Mrs Elizabeth Hore, Hore’s Wharf, upward cargoes |
| Colman & Jolland, Downe’s Wharf, downward cargoes | |
| Glasgow – | John Crichton, Buchanan Street |
| Leith - | David Smith, Dock Gates |
| Perth - | Matthew and Garie, Canal Street |
VESSELS IN THE LONDON TRADE
Steam-Ships
Dundee, 280 horse –power; John Wishart, commander; Thomas Ewing, sailing-master
Perth, 280 horse-power; John Spink, commander; James Kidd, sailing-master
These two splendid steam-ships are the largest in the kingdom; and will commence plying betwixt Dundee and London early in the ensuing spring. They have very roomy holds for goods; capacious, airy and elegant cabins; and are fitted up very conveniently for the conveyance of horses, carriages, live-stock etc. – Dundee and the surrounding district will thus possess facilities of communication with the metropolis equal if not superior to any place in Britain.
| SMACKS | ||
| Sovereign | 200 tons | Simmers |
| London | 158 tons | Abbot |
| Dundee | 152 tons | McGregor |
| Glasgow | 144 tons | Martin |
| Courier | 170 tons | Mills |
| Elbe | 139 tons | Lowson |
| Perth | 136 tons | Taylor |
| Olive | 120 tons | Caithness |
| Union | 112 tons | Anderson |
| One of these smacks sails from Dundee, and one from London, every Wednesday and Saturday night. | ||
| VESSELS IN THE GLASGOW TRADE | ||
| Anna | 86 tons | Maclean |
| Rose | 87 tons | Turnbull |
| Jane | 85 tons | Gowans |
| Forth | 82 tons | Simpson |
| Tid | 80 tons | Caithness |
| Mary | 74 tons | Spalding |
| These vessels carry goods for Liverpool to be forwarded from Glasgow by the steamers; one of them sails from Dundee generally every Wednesday and Saturday night. | ||
| VESSELS IN THE LEITH TRADE | ||
| Star | 70 tons | Phillips |
| Gipsey | 65 tons | Kincaid |
| Dame | 64 tons | Bell |
| Fishers | 42 tons | Milne |
| One of these vessels sails from Dundee, and one from Leith, every Wednesday and Saturday night. | ||
| VESSELS IN THE PERTH TRADE | ||
| Lark | 62 tons | Duthie |
| Tay | 62 tons | Crabb |
| Swan | 61 tons | Smith |
Sir William Wallace, steam tug – 34 horse-power
The lighters, towed by the Sir William Wallace, keep up a communication betwixt Dundee and Perth several times a week. They carry goods to and from the Company’s regular London, Glasgow, and Leith traders, generally within a few hours of their time of sailing and arrival; and thus afford to Perth a facility of intercourse with these places which could not be attained by a direct trade with sail-vessels -----the river navigation being, without the aid of steam, very uncertain, and generally tedious.
HULL SHIPPING COMPANY.
Office 19 Castle Street
ROBERT CHRISTIE, Manager
| DIRECTORS | ||
| John Calman | Robert Davidson | Alex. Lawson |
| George Duncan | David Keith | David Martin |
| Peter Duncan | Andrew Low | George Milln |
| Agents | ||
| Hull – John Thomson & Co | Perth – Alexander Matthew | |
| Humber | 116 tons | Buist |
| Fame | 105 tons | Benvie |
| Tay | 92 tons | Glenday |
One of these vessels sails from Dundee every Monday, and from Hull every Thursday.
NEWCASTLE SHIPPING COMPANY.
Office west side of Greenmarket
ALEXANDER RENTOUL, Manager
Joseph Shield, agent at Newcastle.
| Antaeus | 84 tons | Sime |
| Tyne | 68 tons | Banks |
| Briton | 75 tons | Barron |
| One of these vessels is dispatched weekly from Dundee and Newcastle. | ||
NEW NEWCASTLE SHIPPING COMPANY
Office foot of St. Andrew’s Street.
DAVID MYLES , Manager.
| Union | 72 tons | Findlay |
| Eclipse | 72 tons | Walker |
DUNDEE AND ABERDEEN TRADE
JOHN KENNEDY, Owner and Manager
Office – Exchange Buildings
Guthries |
57 tons | Cramond |
| Juno | 44 tons | Chapman |
| ANDREW ROBERTSON, Manager | ||
| Office – North side Wet Dock | ||
| Marquis of Huntly | 54 tons | Fletcher |
DUNDEE AND LIVERPOOL TRADE
Edward |
66 tons | Tosh |
| Myrtle | 58 tons | Tosh |
| CHARLES TOSH, jun. Manager | ||
| Catherines | 76 tons | White |
| Origen | 72 tons | White |
| Stormont | 65 tons | White |
| WILLIAM ADAM, Manager | ||
DUNDEE AND KIRKALDY TRADE
ANDERSON & CATHCART, Managers
| Keltie | 43 tons | Scott |
| Prompt | 40 tons | Cameron |
DUNDEE AND LEVEN TRADE
| Helen & Jean | 37 tons | Gourlay |
DUNDEE AND NEWBURGH TRADE
Twice a week.
| Fife Packet | 40 tons | Pitkethly |
TAY STEAM-PACKET COMPANY
JAMES CATANACH, Manager
| Hero | 32 horse-power | Tosh |
| Atholl | 32 horse-power | ? |
One of these packets plys daily between Dundee and Perth, leaving Dundee about three hours before high water, and Perth a little before the time of high water there, which is fully an hour after high water at Dundee. By referring to the tide-table, therefore, the hours of sailing from the respective places may be easily ascertained.
WHALE FISHING COMPANIES
| DUNDEE WHALE FISHING COMPANY | ||
| Office Seagate | ||
| PAT. SMITH & WALTER NEWALL, Managers | ||
| Alexander | 325 tons | Thoms |
| Horn | 370 tons | Stevenson |
| TAY WHALE FISHING COMPANY | ||
| Office Seagate | ||
| JOHN HUME, Manager | ||
| Advice | 325 tons | Deuchars |
| Princess Charlotte | 360 tons | Adamson |
| UNION WHALE FISHING COMPANY | ||
| Office Seagate | ||
| PATRICK CAMERON,Manager | ||
| Ebor | 278 tons | Cameron |
| Thomas | 356 tons | Thoms |
| DOROTHY WHALE FISHING COMPANY | ||
| Office Seagate | ||
| JAMES LAW, Manager | ||
| Dorothy | 370 tons | Davidson |
| Friendship | 305 tons | Davidson |
| NEW WHALE FISHING COMPANY | ||
| Office Seagate | ||
| JAMES SOOT, Manager | ||
| Heroine | 387 tons | Welch |
ADAMSON’S REPAIRING SLIP – SEAGATE
This slip is on the same principle as Morton’s patent slip, the purchase being attached to the cradle on which the vessels rest; and it is the only one in Scotland that has the benefit of a steam- engine. Vessels requiring repair are drawn from the water by means of the engine, which is of five horse power, in the most expeditious manner - little more than an hour being required for the purpose.
With thanks to Linda Nicoll for compiling this list.
Iain D. McIntosh, 2022