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Jacob Lohden was in parnership with E. Cory in the company of Cory and Lohden. When the partnership was dissolved in 1881 Jacob continued business as J. Lohden & Co.  Between 1881 and 1894 the company owned ten ships and had branches in Hartlepool, Newcastle-on-Tyne and Leith.

Family History:

Jacob Lohden was born at Horneburg, Germany in 1837 and moved to Hartlepool in 1858. He began work at the firm of Anthony Harris & Co. coal exporters. Jacob became a naturalised British subject and married Mary Paxton on 13 October 1864 at Norham-on-Tweed, Northumberland. By 1871 he and his family were living at Cambridge Terrace, Stranton, by 1881 Station Lane, Seaton Carew and by 1891 Middleton St George.

Jacob was a member of the Seaton Carew Local Board and when Seaton was amalgamated with West Hartlepool he became a member of that Board. He was a member of the Hartlepool Port and Harbour Commisioners, chairman of the Small Damage Club and a director of The Neptune Marine Insurance Company.

Jacob died at Norham-on-Tweed in February 1893 at the age of 56 leaving assets of £8,120. He was interred at Holy Trinity Churchyard, Seaton Carew.

Launched & completed November 1871: Official No. 58791: Code Letters LBKV.

Owners: 1871 Robert Harrowing, Whitby; 1883 J. Lohden & Co, West Hartlepool; 1885 Neptun Bergnings och Dykeri Bolaget, Stockholm; renamed- Zeus; 1889 August Leffler & Son, Gotheburg; 1890 Angfartygs A/B Erato, Gothenburg; 1894 Angfartygs A/B Viking, Gothenburg; 1899 Angfartygs A/B Ella, Gothenburg; 1910 Angfartygs A/B Enar, Gothenburg; 1916 Rederi A/B Tonnage, Stockholm; 1916 A/B Brodrene Lofgren, Gefle; renamed BO; 1916 Rederi A/B Uman, Stockholm; 1917 Rederi A/B Baltic-France, Gothenburg; 1917 Fornyade Angfartygs A/B Viking, Gothenburg.

Masters: 1872-74 Brockett; 1880-81 J Cornforth; 1882 J Seymour; 1884 R Mossman.