Black Middens, Halliday (Holiday)

1814 wreck of English cargo vessel which stranded on the Black Middens on entering Shields from Riga and/or St. Petersburg, bound to Plymouth. Laden with iron, timber, and deals, she was a wooden sailing vessel. `The HALLIDAY, Snowden, from Riga to Plymouth, was on shore on Wednesday, on the Black Middens, and it was feared would be wrecked.' (1)

`The HOLIDAY, Snowdon, from Petersburg, with a cargo of iron and deals, is on shore on the rocks, at South Shields.' (3)

`The HALLIDAY, Robt. Snowdon, of Liverpool, bound to Plymouth, and the CORNWALLIS... both from St. Petersburg, with iron, timber, deals, etc., are wrecked at Shields. The cargoes partly saved.' (4)

Master: Snowden (1)(2); Snowdon (3); Robert Snowdon (4)