# Event Details

- **Event Name**: “Founder of Steam Trawling” – the records of Richard Irvin and Sons Limited
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 12:30 pm – Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 01:15 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Talk by Kim Smith, Archivist at Aberdeen City and Shire Archives.

Richard Irvin & Sons Limited were a company of trawler owners and fish sellers founded in North Shields, with business sites across the North East of Scotland including Aberdeen and Peterhead. The company’s creator, Richard Irvin, was described as the “Founder of Steam Trawling”. In this talk our Archivist will take a closer look at this man, his family, and some of the records included in the collection held by Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire Archives.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/aberdeen/founder-of-steam-trawling-the-records-of-richard-irvin-and-sons-limited/200030514760928
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Aberdeen
- **state**: SC
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Aberdeen Maritime Museum
- **lat**: 57.14634949889
- **long**: -2.0944942939849
- **full address**: Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Aberdeen, United Kingdom

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is  Founder of Steam Trawling  - the records of Richard Irvin and Sons Limited being held?
  - **A:** Founder of Steam Trawling  - the records of Richard Irvin and Sons Limited takes place on Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 12:30 pm to Wed, 21 Oct, 2026 at 01:15 pm at Aberdeen Maritime Museum, Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
- **Q**: Who is organizing  Founder of Steam Trawling  - the records of Richard Irvin and Sons Limited?
  - **A:** Founder of Steam Trawling  - the records of Richard Irvin and Sons Limited is organized by Aberdeen Archives, Gallery & Museums.
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