Eyemouth Disaster around 1880

[jsmalin]

I am looking for information on the great fishing disaster of the 1800's, (the Eyemouth), this occured in the north sea. My wife is from Mussellburgh, and her relatives are the Cairds of Fisherow. Her Great Grandfather was on the ship at the time of the disasterous sinking during a storm. If anybody has any information, please send me an e-mail.

[Celyn]

Well, I don't think you provided an e-mail address. Never mind.

From http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/BEW/Eyemouth/

History
The Eyemouth Fishing Disaster occurred on 14th October 1881. 189 fishermen were killed, of these 129 were from Eyemouth, 24 from Burnmouth, 15 from Newhaven, 11 from Cove, 7 from Musselburgh, and 3 from Coldingham Shore (figures from Rev. McIver's book). For a detailed account see Rev. McIver's book about the town and the disaster of 1881 (see the Bibliography section for details) which includes a description of the disaster and also the names and ages of all the men lost at sea that day.

See An old-time fishing town: Eyemouth: its history, romance and tragedy with an Account of the East Coast disaster, 14th October, 1881 by Rev. Daniel McIver, published at Greenock in 1906.

I don't know how easy it would be to obtain the book though.


And here is a song about it too.
eyemouthsong