Description
Cipolwg ar fuddsoddiad canol y 19eg ganrif mewn llongau yn Aberystwyth, porthladd ‘llai’ amlwg o ran tunelledd ei fflyd gofrestredig. Gyda diffyg bancio lleol, daeth cyfranddaliadau mewn llongau yn fath o arian cyfred masnachadwy. Hefyd yn edrych ar yr hyn y gall haneswyr teulu ddod o hyd iddo mewn cofrestri llongau.A look at mid-19th-century investment in shipping in Aberystwyth, a prominent ‘lesser’ port in terms of the tonnage of its registered fleet. With a lack of local banking, shares in shipping became a kind of tradeable currency. Also looks at what family historians can find in shipping registers.
