Mermaid reports from the 1800s

4 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.

We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.

1. 

   Mermaid · Caithness, Alba / Scotland · 1809

   Caithness, Alba / Scotland1 independent source

   Witness reports that two servant girls and a boy saw something in the water which they decided must be a mermaid.

2. 

   Mermaid · Kernow / Cornwall, England · 1809

   Kernow / Cornwall, England1 independent source

   Witness reports that schoolmaster William Monro saw a mermaid resembling the one seen in 1809 combing her brown locks on a rock.

3. 

   Mermaid · United Kingdom · 1809

   United Kingdom1 independent source

   Four individuals of unquestionable veracity observed a mermaid at Sandside for an hour and a half without alarm.

4. 

   Mermaid · Washington, District of Columbia · 1809

   Washington, District of Columbia1 independent source

   Witness reports that a woman and her cousin saw a mermaid in 1809 with a plump face, greenish hair, and webbed hands.