The British bark TAM O' SHANTER, 270 tons, was built at Workington in 1836. The annual volume of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1848/49 states that her master at that time was "Marienbg", she was owned by "Fisher & S", she was registered at Liverpool, last surveyed at Liverpool, and her destined voyage was to Sydney. This is the only reference to a voyage to Australia made by this vessel: she was normally employed in the North American, Caribbean, or South American trade. She last appears in the annual volume of Lloyd's Register for 1859/60, A.Thomas, master, belonging to "Longton &", registered at Liverpool, last surveyed at Galway, no destined voyage given. Lloyd's Register does not give an indication of her fate, but 23 years is close to the average expected lifespan of a long-distance wooden sailing trading vessel of the mid-19th century.