Edward Hairby
1829–99
Mariner. Second mate, 1851; first mate, 1857; master 1862. Captain, and later commodore, of Lamport and Holt steamships, 1868–99.
Sources
England & Wales, national probate calendar (index of wills and administrations), 1858–1966, 1973–95 (Ancestry.com, accessed 15 November 2016)
England, select births and christenings, 1538–1975 (Ancestry.com, accessed 15 November 2016)
Rio News, 21 February 1899, p. 7
UK and Ireland, masters and mates certificates, 1850–1927 (Ancestry.com, accessed 15 November 2016)
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