Mon 1 Apr 1850
Entries made on 1st April 1850 into Tonnage Book D1180/4/22
Entries copied into Tonnage Book 22 from other account books.
Amount carried* = 29879 tons
Total income* = £1839 1s 7d
* Including entries for Biddle & Bishop account entered on 30th March.
Total to Bristol Road = 288 tons
Total to Eastington = 1290 tons
Total to Stonehouse = 618 tons
Total to Ryeford = 1589 tons
Total to Ebley = 648 tons
Total to Dudbridge = 2702 tons
Total to Lodgemore = 5049 tons
Total to Wallbridge = 980 tons
Total to Stroud = 595 tons
Total to Bowbridge = 1232 tons
Total to Brimscombe = 713 tons
Total to Birmingham = 256 tons
Total to Gloucester = 3744 tons.
The main cargoes were:
Total of Lydney Coal = 9257 tons
Total of Bullo Coal = 7004 tons
Total of West Midlands Coal = 1660 tons
Total of South Wales Coal = 1071 tons
Total of Wheat = 4457 tons
Total of Flour** = 3511 tons
** Flour from wheat brought up the canal could be returned free of charge.
Searchable version:
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/file/250/1850-accounts-tonnage-entries/
The following searchable versions are available for the entries from 1st April 1850:
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/file/248/1850-accounts-cargoes/
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/file/247/1850-accounts-destinations/
Details of who owned which boats in 1850 and the voyages they made is available at:
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/file/253/march-1850-boat-owners/
The spreadsheets are available at:
https://stroudwaterhistory.org.uk/file/246/march-1850-tonnage-spreadsheets/
