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BurdenBuiltShipowner or operator Dimensions
2,256 gross 1861 at Glasgow by Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. Allan Line, Liverpool, England 322.5ft x 33.9ft 
 Year Departure ArrivalRemarks
 1861  Aug. 8, launched as the Saint AndrewAtlantic Journey ID 888
 1873  Rebuilt, lengthened to 322.5ft, new tonnage: 2,256 gross, new compound engines by J. & J. Thomson - renamed WaldensianAtlantic Journey ID 889
 1874  Glasgow  Apr. 14  Quebec  May 10 Belfast - Londonderry (Moville)Transatlantc ID
 1874  Glasgow  June 09  Quebec  June 22 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1874  Glasgow  July 28  Quebec  Aug. 11 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1874  Glasgow  Sept. 08  Quebec  Sept. 20 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1874  Glasgow  Oct. 20  Quebec  Nov. 03 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Glasgow  Apr. 27  Quebec  May 14 Belfast - Liverpool 1875-04-29 - MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1875  Glasgow  June 15  Quebec  July 02 BelfastTransatlantc ID
 1875  Glasgow  Aug. 04  Quebec  Aug. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Glasgow  Sept. 14  Quebec  Sept. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1875  Glasgow  Oct. 30  Quebec  Nov. 12 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Glasgow  Apr. 26  Quebec  May 14 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Glasgow  June 14  Quebec  June 29 Transatlantc ID
 1876  Glasgow  July 25  Quebec  Aug. 08 Liverpool 1876-07-27Transatlantc ID
 1876  Glasgow  Sept. 05  Quebec  Sept. 18 Liverpool 1876-09-06Transatlantc ID
 1876  Glasgow  Oct. 18  Quebec  Oct. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Liverpool  Apr. 25  Quebec  May 07 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Glasgow  June 06  Quebec  June 19 Transatlantc ID
 1877  Glasgow  July 18    July 31 Arrival Port of Point LevisTransatlantc ID
 1877  Glasgow  Oct. 12  Quebec  Oct. 24 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Glasgow  Apr. 30  Quebec  May 13 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Glasgow  June 05  Quebec  June 16 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Glasgow  July 21  Quebec  Aug. 01 Transatlantc ID
 1878  Glasgow  Aug. 29  Quebec  Sept. 14 HalifaxTransatlantc ID
 1878  Glasgow  Oct. 10  Quebec  Oct. 25 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Glasgow  Apr. 16  Quebec  Apr. 29 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Glasgow  May 29  Quebec  June 09 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Glasgow  July 10  Quebec  July 19 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Glasgow  Aug. 21  Quebec  Aug. 30 Transatlantc ID
 1879  Glasgow  Sept. 27  Quebec  Oct. 10 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Glasgow  May 05  Quebec  May 18 Liverpool 1880-05-06 - Point Levis. Also reported arrival 1880-05-19Transatlantc ID
 1880  Glasgow  June 12  Quebec  June 24 Transatlantc ID
 1880  Glasgow  July 24  Quebec  Aug. 03 Point LevisTransatlantc ID
 1880  Glasgow  Sept. 11  Quebec  Sept. 22 MontrealTransatlantc ID
 1880  Glasgow  Oct. 15  Quebec  Oct. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1881  Glasgow  Feb. 11  Halifax  Feb. 21 Estimated arrival dateTransatlantc ID
 1881  Glasgow  Aug. 19  Halifax  Aug. 29 Boston. Estimated arrival dateTransatlantc ID
 1881  Glasgow  Nov. 02  Quebec  Nov. 14 Transatlantc ID
 1882  Glasgow  Mar. 22  Halifax  Apr. 07 LondonderryTransatlantc ID
 1882  Glasgow     Halifax  July 15 Departure date and arrival date is not given. By QueenstownTransatlantc ID
 1882  Glasgow     Halifax  Aug. 28 St. Johns - BostonTransatlantc ID
 1882  Glasgow     Halifax  Oct. 04 Arrival date is not givenTransatlantc ID
 1884  Glasgow     Halifax  Feb. 15 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Glasgow     Halifax  Apr. 11 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Glasgow  May 14  Quebec  May 29 QueenstownTransatlantc ID
 1884  Glasgow  June 27  Quebec  July 11 Transatlantc ID
 1884  Glasgow     Halifax  Aug. 27 Transatlantc ID
 1888  Re-engined with new triple-expansion engines by D. & W. Henderson, GlasgowAtlantic Journey ID 891
 1889  Glasgow  May 25  Halifax  June 08 Transatlantc ID
 1891  Glasgow  Apr. 16  Halifax  May 02 Transatlantc ID
 1893       New York  Sept. 20 Allan & State LineTransatlantc ID
 1903  Broken up in GenoaAtlantic Journey ID 892
The information listed above is not the complete record of the ship. The information was collected from a multitude of sources, and new information will be added as it emerges

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