There are a number of fishing boats of various types mentioned on Person Pages where the person may have been owner, skipper or crew member. Information may include photographs, census entries and newspaper articles. This index gives you the opportunity to locate this information from the name of the boat.

Zulu fishing boats in Portknockie Harbour
Zulu fishing boats in Portknockie Harbour (pre 1905)

Under each boat is a list of associated people with links, where appropriate, to their Person Pages. Whole crews are given where known.



Beathwood Registration: A442 Steam Trawler
George Wood Skipper
William Findlay Fisherman
William George Findlay Cook
Alexander Gardiner Mair Mate
Alexander Gardiner Mair (Jnr) Deckhand
John Milne Second Engineer
Alexander Pirie Deckhand
James Nichol Ruddiman Chief Engineer

Boy Andrew Registration: BF 592 Steam Drifter
Joseph Mair "Shavie" Owner

Challenger Registration not yet known Zulu fishing boat (launched 1884)
James Mair "Slater" Owner

Challenger Registration not yet known Zulu fishing boat (launched 1886)
James Mair Master / Owner
James Mair 2nd hand
Alexander Mair Fisherman
George Mair Fisherman
Alexander Mair Fisherman
Alexander Mair Fisherman
William Wood Fisherman

Eglantine Registration: BF 860 Steam Drifter
John Mair "Shavie" Co-owner
Alexander Mair "Shavie" Co-owner and Skipper

Evangeline Registration: BF 1952 Zulu fishing boat
  (Hover your pointer over the photo above to identify the Evangeline.)
David Wood "King" Skipper
John Wood "King"
Alexander Mair "Shavie"
James Mair "Shanker"
William Mair "Shanker"
Joseph Mair "Bobbin"
Alexander Mair "Bobbin"
George Findlay
(See also Alexander Mair "Saucy")

Fisher Lad Registration: BF 204 Steam Drifter
William Pirie "Buxer" Co-owner
James Pirie "Buxer" Co-owner

King Fisher Registration: BF 720 Zulu fishing boat
John Pirie "Buxer" Fisherman master / Owner
Alexander Pirie "Buxer" Fisherman
John Wood "Royal" Fisherman
Robert Grant Fisherman
George Wood "Royal" Fisherman
John Pirie "Buxer" Fisherman
John Wood "Royal" Fisherman
William Wood Cook

Kingfisher Registration: BF 2073 Zulu fishing boat
John Pirie "Buxer" Co-owner
Alexander Pirie "Buxer" Co-owner

Maggie King Registration: none Zulu fishing boat
Alexander Wood "King" Skipper
Alexander Pirie "Buxer"
William Pirie "John"
James McIntosh
John McIntosh Owner

Orphir Land Registration: BF 131 Steam Drifter
William Pirie "Buxer" Co-owner
James Pirie "Buxer" Co-owner


Overfall Registration: BF 590 Steam Drifter
John Mair "Shavie" Owner

Provider Registration not yet known Motor fishing boat
William Pirie

Sickle Registration not yet known  Seine-net motor boat
John Alexander Slater Skipper and co-owner
John Bruce Slater  
William Slater Engineer
Alexander Mair Deckhand and co-owner

Sincere Registration: BF 152 Steam Drifter
William Pirie "Buxer" Owner

Tenpence Registration: none Sail fishing boat
James Mair "Shavie" Skipper
William Mair "Shavie"
James Mair "Shavie"
James Wood "Park"
Alexander Wood "Royal"
George Wood "Royal"
John Sclater "Hasser"
James Wood "Post"
George Pirie "Dod"

Trident Registration: BF 1049 Steam Drifter
John Pirie Co-owner
William Pirie Co-owner
Alexander Pirie Co-owner

True Vine Registration: BF 198 Steam Drifter
William Pirie "Buxer" Co-owner
James Pirie "Buxer" Co-owner