Account of Douglas, Isle of Man, 1811 — description of the town, harbour, population, and social customs · Revestment 1765

Name: Account of Douglas, Isle of Man, 1811 — description of the town, harbour, population, and social customs
Description: Chapter 9 from an 1811 account of Isle of Man, providing a detailed contemporary description of Douglas—the island's largest town by population. Covers the harbour (noted as the best dry harbour in the Irish Channel), infrastructure (the newly-built pier costing £22,000), population (5,000–6,000 inhabitants), amenities, religious buildings, postal service, and social customs. Includes observations on the Duke of Atholl's residences and property holdings post-Revestment.
Date: 1811
Place: Whitehaven; Douglas; Castletown; Peel; Ramsey; Isle of Man; Liverpool; Wales
Related To: James Murray, 2nd Duke of Atholl; John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl
Type: Financial Data
Collection: Crown Administration
Type: Published Reference Work
Date Created: 1811
Language: English