Did You Know #12?

Did you know that research does not always produce accurate information? As reported in the Ship’s Log, a recent visitor was Hamish Russell, the great grandson of one of the owners of the company that built Falls of Clyde. Hamish purchased a copy of Bob Krauss’ book on the history of the ship and discovered an error. The name of his ancestor who was running the shipyard, Russell & Co., at the time Falls was built was Joseph Russell and not John Scott Russell as reported in the book. Hamish related that Russell & Co. was founded in 1874 by Joseph Russell, Anderson Rodger, and William Lithgow. Joseph was the senior partner having invested £5,000. Always nice to find a personal detail like this.