A Cumberland Endeavour Sample
The story of Hine Brothers of Maryport, a shipping company founded and run by Wilfrid and Alfred Hine in the la er half of the nineteenth century. This book links the milestones in the company’s development to the important events in the lives of the brothers and their wider family; to the ships and the exploits of their captains and crews; and to Maryport itself, through the Victorian era un l just before the Great War.
The story of Hine Brothers of Maryport, a shipping company founded and run by Wilfrid and Alfred Hine in the la er half of the nineteenth century. This book links the milestones in the company’s development to the important events in the lives of the brothers and their wider family; to the ships and the exploits of their captains and crews; and to Maryport itself, through the Victorian era un l just before the Great War.
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Dedication<br />
FREDA GRAHAM<br />
1939 - 2002<br />
This book is dedicated to Freda Graham, who undertook a large part of the background research, particularly<br />
in respect of Lloyd's Registers of Shipping, where her conscientious, accurate and intelligent work enabled<br />
us to produce reliable and informative data about the Hine Bros. fleet. She also worked indefatigably through<br />
the archives of the various local newspapers held in microfiche storage in London and produced<br />
comprehensive notes and references to the relevant events of the time. These would arrive accompanied<br />
by humorous and insightful comments, backed up by her knowledge of the subject and of Cumbrian<br />
attitudes and people, and were a joy to read. From a Maryport family herself, and with connections to Hine<br />
Bros. (her grandfather was an engineer on one of the steamers), Freda was an enthusiastic colleague and<br />
a skilled researcher. I am sorry she did not live to see this book: I hope she would have been proud of it.<br />
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