INDUSTRY
1800s |
Private Signals of the Merchants at Belize |
The Honduras Almanac 1829 lists 26 Commercial Houses of Belize and presents signals (or flags) for 21 of these businesses. The signals were likely flown on their vessels and possibly places of business. There are no flags for the following merchants, but they did own vessels.
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SIGNAL FLAG NAME
Jn. W. Wright. at the Main. Jas. & Geo Hyde & Co. Tho. Pickstock & Co. Wm. Usher. Wm. Maskall. Geo. Home. Armstrong & Lewis. Woodburn, Noro & Co. Geo. Runnals. Ml. Bennett. Wm. Gentle. Jas. McDonald. Campbell , Young & Co. M. W. Bowen. F. Valpy & Co. Cha. Evans. Angus & Co. Wm. Walsh. Hulse & Coffin. Geo. Gibson Tho. Blockley & Co. |
MERCHANT
G. D. Adolphus John Waldron Wright James & George Hyde Thomas Pickstock William Usher William Maskall George Home Armstrong & Lewis Woodburn & Noro George Runnals Marshal Bennett William Gentle Jason McDonald Campbell Young M W Bowen Francis Valpy Charles Evans G. F. Angus William Walsh Hulse & Coffin George Gibson Thomas Blockley |
VESSEL (tonnage - men)
Brig Eliza 111 - 12 Sloop France 8 - 3 Brig John Inglis 113 - 13 Sch Leander 6 - 3 Sch Pembroke 7 - 3 Sch Martha 40 - 6 & Sloop Friendship 14 - 4 Sch Eclipse 12 - 4 Cutter Challenger 16 - 3 Sch Duke Manchester 81 - 12 & Sch Perseverance 130, 12 & Sch Providence 8 - 3 Eagle 95 - 9 Sch Amelia 6 - 2 Sloop True Blu 23 - 6 Sloop Richard 12 - 4 Sch May-flower 60 - 10 |
PILOTS
By the early 1800s pilots were employed by incoming and outgoing vessels to safely navigate the treacherous reefs. The pilots were stationed at Half Moon Caye, English Caye, and Mauger Caye. Many of the pilot's surnames from this time period are still involved in the shipping industry today.
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PILOTS
Joseph Abraham Thomas Bates Peter Derixson Toby Edwards William Gill Murray Hamilton John Locke William Longsworth Philip Meighan James Tucker James Pratt Benjamin Vernon Joseph Vernon Thomas Vernon John Young William Young |
BOATS
Waunee Sound Catherine Post Boy Euphrosyne (Greek for mirth, or euphoria or cheerfulness) Wellington Three Sisters Aurora Pearl Diamond |
BRIG
Sailing vessel with two square-rigged masts. "Lady Washington Commencement Bay2" by photo by User:Miso Beno - photo from Wikimedia Commons. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lady_Washington_Commencement_Bay2.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Lady_Washington_Commencement_Bay2.jpg
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SCHOONER
Type of sailing vessel with fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts, the foremast being no taller than the rear mast(s). "Regina Maris" by Lukas Riebling, Username Luke1ace - Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Regina_Maris.JPG#mediaviewer/File:Regina_Maris.JPG
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SLOOP
A sail boat with a single mast and a fore-and-aft rig. "Royal Navy - Bermuda Sloop2" by John Lynn (British, active early 19th century) - Unknown. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Navy_-_Bermuda_Sloop2.jpeg#mediaviewer/File:Royal_Navy_-_Bermuda_Sloop2.jpeg
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