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Tay Whale Fishing Company (Digitised Microfilm)
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Microfilm Reel 1. 1845-1920

Reel of microfilm containing a notebook containing miscellaneous notes and calculations relating to the seal and whale fishing industry 1873-1909; aMinute book, Tay Whale Fishing Company, 1845-1861; a Minute book, Tay Whale Fishing Company, 1879-1920; two Certificates of discharge in favour of George Kinnes, which includes personal particulars, names of ships and places of discharge with character references, 1873 and 1905; and paper read to the French Society of Broughty Ferry. 'Some ideas and information on the whale fishing in the Arctic Seas'. Signed [N.S. Crondace]. 1885.

Microfilm Reel 2. 1791-1922

Reel of microfilm containing Book of annual whaling summaries which includes lists of ships operating in the Greenland and Davis Strait's Fisheries, lists of cargo brought back by individual ships and lists of ships lost 1791-1911; Book of press cuttings reporting the success of the Dundee sea and whale fishing fleet, which includes details of individual voyages, sizes of catch, deaths of crew members 1875-1879; a Minute book of the whaling ship 'Intrepid', 1865-1866, which includes reports of the success of Dundee whaling ships with lists of captains for each ship, sailing dates and details of cargo 1859-1894; a book of miscellaneous newspaper cuttings relating to the seal and whale fishing industry with descriptions of some voyages; and manuscript notes, mainly of dates of ships arriving and departing. [MS] 1880-1922.

Notebook (Microfilm)

Microfilm of a notebook containing miscellaneous notes and calculations relating to the seal and whale fishing industry. Includes notes for engineers, details of provisions for individual ships, insurance values for each ship with names of insurance companies, notes for tax returns, profit and loss figures, list of applicants for post of ship's surgeon.

Tay Whale Fishing Company (Digitised Microfilm)

  • MS 59
  • Collection
  • 1791-1922
Microfilm copies of the records in the possession of Robert Kinnes & Sons Ltd, Shipping and Forwarding Agents, Dundee, for period 1845-1920, and 1791-1922. Scans of the microfilm are available for viewing in the Archives.

Robert Kinnes & Sons Ltd