There are a number of fishing boats of various types mentioned on Person Pages where the person may have been owner, skipper or crew member. Information may include photographs, census entries and newspaper articles. This index gives you the opportunity to locate this information from the name of the boat.
Lady Seafield laying the memorial stone at the newly constructed
Portknockie Harbour on 25 April 1890
Under each boat is a list of associated people with links, where appropriate, to their Person Pages. Whole crews are given where known.
| Amiable | Registration: BF 1533 | Scaffie fishing boat |
| William Mair "Shanker" | ||
| William Thomson | ||
| David Falconer | ||
| Alexander Sievewright |
| Annie | Registration not yet known | Fishing boat |
| John Slater | Skipper | |
| James Slater | ||
| Robert Slater | ||
| William Pirie | ||
| George Currie | ||
| Alexander Wood | ||
| George Goodbrand | ||
| William Goodbrand |
| Beathwood | Registration: A442 | Steam Trawler |
| George Wood | Skipper | |
| William Findlay | Fisherman | |
| William George Findlay | Cook | |
| Alexander Gardiner Mair | Mate | |
| Alexander Gardiner Mair (Jnr) | Deckhand | |
| John Milne | Second Engineer | |
| Alexander Pirie | Deckhand | |
| James Nichol Ruddiman | Chief Engineer |
| Boy Andrew | Registration: BF 592 | Steam Drifter |
| In 1936, the 'Boy Andrew' was the first winner of the Prunier Trophy with a catch of 231 cran of herring. | ||
| William Mair "Shavie" | Skipper / Co-owner | |
| Andrew Mair "Shavie" | Co-owner | |
| Joseph Mair "Shavie" | Co-owner |
| Celosia | Registration: BF 1056 | Steam Drifter |
| William Pirie "Buxer" | Co-owner | |
| John Wood "Post" | Co-owner | |
| John Pirie Mair "Shavie" | Fisherman |
| Challenger | Registration not yet known | Zulu fishing boat (launched 1884) |
| James Mair "Slater" | Owner |
| Challenger | Registration: BF 194 | Zulu fishing boat (launched 1886) |
| James Mair | Master / Owner | |
| James Mair | Second Hand | |
| Alexander Mair | Fisherman | |
| George Mair | Fisherman | |
| Alexander Mair | Fisherman | |
| Alexander Mair | Fisherman | |
| William Wood | Fisherman |
The Zulu fishing boat 'Challenger' BF 194
| Daisy | Registration: BF 1067 | Fishing boat |
| John Innes | Fisherman | |
| George Innes | Fisherman | |
| William Innes | Fisherman | |
| Joseph Innes | Fisherman |
| Defiance | Registration: BF 460 | Zulu fishing boat |
| John Wood "King" | Skipper and part-owner |
| Eglantine | Registration: BF 860 | Steam Drifter |
| John Mair "Shavie" | Co-owner | |
| Alexander Mair "Shavie" | Co-owner and Skipper |
| Evangeline | Registration: BF 1952 | Zulu fishing boat |
| (Hover your pointer over the photo below to identify the Evangeline.) | ||
| David Wood "King" | Skipper | |
| John Wood "King" | ||
| Alexander Mair "Shavie" | ||
| James Mair "Shanker" | ||
| William Mair "Shanker" | ||
| Joseph Mair "Bobbin" | ||
| Alexander Mair "Bobbin" | ||
| George Findlay | ||
| (See also Alexander Mair "Saucy") |
Zulu fishing boats in Portknockie Harbour (pre 1905)
| Fisher Lad | Registration: BF 204 | Steam Drifter |
| William Pirie "Buxer" | Co-owner | |
| James Pirie "Buxer" | Co-owner |
| Helen Ann | Registration: BF 657 | Sail fishing boat |
| Alexander Pirie "Skipper" | Owner / Skipper | |
| Alexander Pirie "Skipper" | Fisherman | |
| James Pirie "Skipper" | Fisherman |
| James | Fishing boat |
| James Wood "Peter" | Fisherman | |
| George Mair "Laird" | Fisherman | |
| Ann Mair "Laird" |
| King Fisher | Registration: BF 720 | Zulu fishing boat |
| John Pirie "Buxer" | Fisherman master / Owner | |
| Alexander Pirie "Buxer" | Fisherman | |
| John Wood "Royal" | Fisherman | |
| Robert Grant | Fisherman | |
| George Wood "Royal" | Fisherman | |
| John Pirie "Buxer" | Fisherman | |
| John Wood "Royal" | Fisherman | |
| William Wood | Cook |
| Kingfisher | Registration: BF 2073 | Zulu fishing boat |
| John Pirie "Buxer" | Co-owner | |
| Alexander Pirie "Buxer" | Co-owner |
| Ladysmith | Registration: BF 1528 | Steam Drifter |
| John Wood "Johns" | Co-owner / Skipper | |
| William George Wood "Johns" | Co-owner / Second Hand | |
| Alexander Buchan | Engineman | |
| James Wood "Johns" | Engineman | |
| Andrew Smith McRuvie | Trimmer | |
| Stuart Duncan | Deckhand | |
| Donald MacKay | Deckhand | |
| William Mair "Slater" | Deckhand | |
| John Thomson | Deckhand |
| Lively | Registration: BF 262 | Steam Drifter |
| William Mair "Shavie Watt" | Co-owner | |
| John Wood | Co-owner | |
| W. Pirie | Co-owner |
| Maggie King | Registration: BF 236 | Zulu fishing boat |
| Alexander Wood "King" | Skipper | |
| Alexander Pirie "Buxer" | ||
| William Pirie "Johns" | ||
| James McIntosh | ||
| John McIntosh | Owner |
| Orphir Land | Registration: BF 131 | Steam Drifter |
| William Pirie "Buxer" | Co-owner | |
| James Pirie "Buxer" | Co-owner |
| Overfall | Registration: BF 590 | Steam Drifter |
| John Mair "Shavie" | Owner |
| Palestine | Registration: BF 1991 | Zulu fishing boat (launched 1897) |
| William Mair "Bobbin" | Co-owner / Skipper | |
| David Mair "Bobbin" | ||
| George Mair "Pim" | ||
| Arthur Mair "Pim" | ||
| George Mair "King" Junior | ||
| David Mair "Shanker" | ||
| David Mair "Big" | ||
| David Falconer |
| Plantin | Registration: BF 453 | Steam Drifter |
| John Wood | Co-owner / Skipper | |
| Alexander Mair | Co-owner | |
| James Wood | Probably Second Hand | |
| George William Innes | Engineman | |
| John Wood | Engineman | |
| William Wood | Trimmer / Cook | |
| Reuben Eyre Hunter | Trimmer | |
| John Norman Burgess | Deckhand | |
| Peter McFarlane Gibson | Deckhand | |
| George Craik Guthrie | Deckhand | |
| George Leiper | Deckhand |
| Polly | Registration: BF 1684 | Fishing boat |
| John Innes "Jockey" | Skipper | |
| John Innes | ||
| Andrew Wood "Reid" | ||
| Alexander Wood "Reid" | ||
| John Wood "Reid" | Owner |
| Provider | Registration not yet known | Motor fishing boat |
| William Pirie |
| Sickle | Registration: BF 353 | Seine-net motor boat |
| John Alexander Slater | Skipper and co-owner | |
| John Bruce Slater | ||
| William Slater | Engineer | |
| Alexander Mair | Deckhand and co-owner |
| Sincere | Registration: BF 152 | Steam Drifter |
| William Pirie "Buxer" | Owner |
| Tenpence | Registration: BF 1207 | Sail fishing boat |
| James Mair "Shavie" | Skipper | |
| William Mair "Shavie" | ||
| James Mair "Shavie" | ||
| James Wood "Park" | ||
| Alexander Wood "Royal" | ||
| George Wood "Royal" | ||
| John Sclater "Hasser" | ||
| James Wood "Post" | ||
| George Pirie "Dod" |
| Topaz | Registration: BF 1822 | Zulu fishing boat (launched 1895) |
| George Mair "Campbell" | Skipper | |
| Alexander Mair "Shavie" | ||
| Joseph Mair "Shavie" |
| Trident | Registration: BF 1049 | Steam Drifter |
| John Pirie | Co-owner | |
| William Pirie | Co-owner | |
| Alexander Pirie | Co-owner |
Steam Drifter 'Trident' BF 1049 at Great Yarmouth with Alexander Pirie standing at the bow
| True Vine | Registration: BF 198 | Steam Drifter |
| William Pirie "Buxer" | Co-owner | |
| James Pirie "Buxer" | Co-owner |
| Vigilant | Sail fishing boat |
| George Pirie "Dodle" | Skipper | |
| John Wood "Deacon" | ||
| James Mair "Bids" | ||
| John Mair "Bids" | ||
| James Mair "Pundlar" | ||
| John Mair | ||
| John Innes | ||
| William Mair "Howdie" | ||
| William Wood "Post" |
| Zodiac | Registration: BF 846 | Steam Drifter (wood) |
| John Anderson | Owner | |
| William George Anderson |