Daniel Bider Tyne shipbuilder

Daniel Bider was born in South Shields in 1813 and began shipbuilding at North Shields in 1838. He then seemed to move to East Jarrow and had built more than 30 steam vessels by 1848. He married Mary and lived in Longbenton in 1847. He later began building ships in North Shields again. He became insolvent in 1848 and spent some years dealing with creditors and bankrupcy hearings. See below for some court records.
He built a further vessel at North Shields in 1854. He died in 1883.

There are some vessels also showing as built at South Shields, but this is probably a boundary error and should be East Jarrow.

KEY BELOW: D / H / P --- D = basic dimensions shown; H = history given; P = photograph(s) included.

The following is a list of tugs built by Daniel Bider:

Yd No	Year	Tug Name	D / H / P
	1838	Hotspur	D / H
	1840	Water Witch	D / H
	1841	Don	D / H
	1841	Sampson	D / H
	1842	Powerful	D / H
	1843	Admiral	D / H
	1843	Messenger	D / H
	1843	Powerful	D / H
	1843	Vigilant	D / H
	1843	William and Mary	D / H
	1844	Haswell	D / H
	1845	Christina Sinclair	D / H
	1845	Lass O'Gowrie	D / H
	1845	Venus	D / H
	1846	Hero	D / H
	1846	Punch	D / H
	1846	Queen	D / H
	1847	Ann & Jane	D / H
	1847	Emperor	D / H
	1847	Judith	D / H / P
	1847	Lion	D / H
	1847	Martello	D / H
	1847	Vesta	D / H
	1847	Welcome	D / H
	1848	Haswell	D / H
	1848	Transit	D / H
	1854	Sultan	D / H
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Thanks to Kevin Blair for providing the above biographical information.

Financial Problems:

The Newcastle Courant, Friday, June 23, 1848

The Newcastle Courant, Friday, May 3, 1850

The London Gazette 25th January 1856

The London Gazette 22th February 1856