http://www.math.mun.ca/~dapike/family_history/
George Tito, merchant who worked out of Poole and Southampton.
and from Agnes Ayre’s Newfoundland Names
Pike and Green – some notes:
Long a commercial centre, early West Country merchants seemed to have taken a great interest in Carbonear and Pike and Green were busily employed in their Water Street premises as early as the 1750s. ……… the early Pike and Green establishment ownership, followed by George and James Kemp in 1790 and still later by Slade and Elson.
The records for the 1750s and 1760s were checked carefully and spot checks were made following this period……….. the 250-ton Escape in 1763 for Pike & Green;
Saturday 18 Apr: 1761 Sharp & Thompson – sent Eburnes bill
for £20 on Pike & Green. Payable at Fuller & Welshs.
Thompson Letterbook 1760- 64 Poole
Monday 22 Feb 1762 Sharp & Thompson
Wm Fernell ab. his Sons
Pike & Green two ships siez’d at Alicant & their Cargo’s
they have anor viz the Swift Capt Rider siez’d there, the latter
was taken by a large French Privateer & ransom’d for 3000 Guineas
& after not knowg it was war with Spain put into Alicant and there siez’d
not insured on this last Ship. Pike & Green Value ye 3 Ships at £12000 including their Cargo’s.
Monday 6 Xber 1762 fine wear wind NEy
Sharp & Thompson that W.Turner had bought
Pike & Greens 70 Tons of Oil at 34 & I thot he
wou’d by J Lesters 90 Tons – the 10 Tons he bot of
P Joliff is now on board J Hyde consign’d to
Jacob Wauke in London. Hyde has in 155 SS:
some think Turner buys now for a Foreign Market
either France or Bilboa. – send J. Potter 1: 1: – for Annet
Saml Nicholson Croydon that I would write him again after the 21st instant
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