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Main Subject Details

Reference No.:
  SB002716
Main Heading:
  NATURAL DISASTERS
Sub Heading:
  STORMS
Place:
  STOTFIELD & NORTH SEA
Date:
  1806
Name/Description:
  STOTFIELD DISASTER
More Details:
  LOSS OF COMPLETE FLEET AND 21 MEN FROM STOTFIELD ON 25 DECEMBER LEAVING 17 WIDOWS, 47 ORPHANED CHILDREN AND 2 OLD MEN IN THE VILLAGE.

Other Records of Interest Details

Category
Reference
Description
PEOPLE
NM202673
 JOHN YOUNG -
SUBJECT
SB014321
 STOTFIELD DISASTER MARITIME NORTH SEA -

Newspaper Articles

Newspaper
Description
 Date
 Page/Column
AJ
report of storm
07/01/1807
44
AJ
loss of three boats from Stotfield
14/01/1807
4/3
AJ
details of disaster
28/01/1807
4/4
AJ
collection for relief of widows & families
25/02/1807
4/4
AJ
collection at all Aberdeen churches
04/03/1807
4/4
AJ
details of collections
11/03/1807
4/4
AJ
contribution from Society of White Fishers in Stonehaven
25/03/1807
4/4
AJ
collections
08/04/1807
4/5
AJ
donations
22/04/1807
4/4
FG
prophecy of disaster by "Dummy" Bain
08/09/1846
3/1-2
COURANT
details of disaster
23/07/1868
6/3
COURANT
story of the disaster
02/09/1932
5/3-5
COURANT
story of the disaster
02/09/1932
8/1
NS
description of disaster, names of drowned seamen & rededication of memorial
03/09/1932
8/1-2
NS
death of Alexander Edwards, last surviving descendant of drowned fishermen
04/02/1933
5/4
NS
play about disaster
13/03/1987
5/2-8
NS
play about disaster
13/03/1987
5/7-6

Miscellaneous Articles

Date
Description
Miscellaneous
1830
"The fishers of Stotfield a tale founded on fact" contained in "The Elgin literary magazine" p131-141 - L 805
1882
description of disaster in "Memorials of Stotfield and Lossiemouth" by James Scott - LMisc45
1888
"The fishers of Stotfield. A true tale of second sight, its science, and its lessons" contained in "A century of wit and wisdom in North-Eastern Scotland and the highlands" p41-43 by William Ross Mackenzie - LMisc902
1932
"The black Christmas of 1806" contained in "Northern Scot Christmas number" p16 - L 079
1975
details of disaster of fund for dependants in "The parish of Drainie and Lossiemouth" p75-85 by Agnes Keith - L 941.223 LOS
1992
details of crew of Stotfield boats lost at sea - LMisc45
2002
Article: "The Stofield Disaster: Christmas Day, Thursday 25th December 1806: The Loss of Fishermen of Stotfield", by Bruce Bishop - LMisc45
c. 2007
compact disc "St Gerardine Primary School presents the Stotfield disaster" by Anne Osbon - L 941.223
c. 1890
description of disaster by James Scott - LMisc45