Catholic Church in the United Kingdom was not yet a reality, particularly in Ireland, where the Protestant Ascendancy was still in full force. The Treaty of Union of 1707, like the Act of Settlement, had stated that no "Papist" could succeed to the throne. Restrictions on the civil rights of Catholics only began to change with the passing of the Papists Act 1778, which allowed them to own property, inherit land and join the British Army, although even this measure resulted in the backlash of the Gordon Riots of 1780, showing the depth of continuing anti-Catholic feeling. After 1790, a new mood emerged as thousands of
Kingston (1780 ship) changed to James Young. The "Register of Shipping" for 1818 showed "Kingston"s master changing from J. Topplen to Young, and her trade from London−Southern Fishery to London−Quebec. "Kingston" was last listed in 1819. "Lloyd's Register" and the "Register of Shipping" both showed her master as J.Young, her owner as Gibbon, and her trade as London–Quebec. Notes Citations References [[Category:1780 ships]] [[Category:Age of Sail merchant ships of England]] [[Category:Whaling ships]] Kingston (1780 ship) Kingston was launched at Bristol in 1780 as a West Indiaman. From 1798 she made ten voyages as a whaler. She then briefly sailed between England and Quebec,