Temple shipbuilders


Temple shipbuilders was a family business in North East England during the late eighteenth century and the early nineteenth century.

Simon Temple, the Elder

Simon Temple was born in Crayke, North Yorkshire. By 1780 he was advertising himself as a shipwright in South Shields.

Simon Temple, the Younger

Simon Temple also born in Crayke opened a shipbuilding yard in Thrift Street, South Shields, and established a colliery in Jarrow.

William Smoult Temple

Was a shipbuilder at Jarrow.

Ships

Merchant vessels