Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Travelling Extraordinary 1835: Mr. Hood of Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone

2019-10-20 Thread Len Swindley via CoTyroneList
So that makes you a Ten Pound Pom, Gordon? There are three possibilities which Mr Hood travelled to Glasgow on business; Andrew, Nathaniel & Samuel all listed as shopkeepers in the Householders in Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone 1833-4 https://cotyroneireland.com/tithe/newtownstewart.html Regards,

Re: [CoTyroneMailingList] Travelling Extraordinary 1835: Mr. Hood of Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone

2019-10-20 Thread Gordon Wilkinson via CoTyroneList
Quite a feat. In similar vein: when we sailed to Oz in 1948 it took 4 weeks. Recently a friend mentioned a cruise from here to Southampton which took 7 weeks! (Mind you, the cruise ship went via the Cape of Good Hope and not the Suez Canal as we did.) On 21/10/2019 10:39 am, Len Swindley via C

[CoTyroneMailingList] Travelling Extraordinary 1835: Mr. Hood of Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone

2019-10-20 Thread Len Swindley via CoTyroneList
Hello Listers, Have extracted the following surprising report from 1835: December 8 1835; Londonderry Journal Travelling Extraordinary: MR. HOOD, of Newtownstewart, left home for Glasgow, on Thursday morning, the 26th ult., and sailed per the “St. Columb” (from Londonderry); transacted business