19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

Fig. 20: 3D image of Ellen Sutton figurehead created during PhD research (courtesy of Ellen McCarthy and the Newport Museum of Art, Wales).

ELLEN SUTTON

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Prince Edward Island 1868

181t; Brigantine

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

George Sutton Jr

Foreign and coastal trade

1868 – 74 Edward Walsh b.1846 (Cork) 1874/1876 – 8 Gerald L Walsh b.1844 (Cork)* 1878 – 89 George Walsh b.1856 (Cork) 1883 – 4 James Coleman b.1837 (Cork)* 1884 – 7 Randel McCarthy b.1834 (Kinsale)* 1873 Robert Twohig b.1844 (Cork) 1875 – 6 George Walsh b.1856 (Cork) 1880 Joseph Walsh b.1858 (Cork) 1884 – 6 James Cooney b.1849 (Crosshaven) 1873 – 5 George Walsh b.1856 (Cork) 1877 Nathaniel Sutton b.1855 (Cork) 1878 Joseph Walsh b.1858 (Cork) 1892 – 3 Patrick Madden b.1860 (Cork)*

Mate:

Seaman:

Apprentice:

1870 – 3 George Walsh b.1856 (Cork) 1876 Joseph Walsh b.1858 (Cork)

Fate of ship:

The Ellen Sutton , named after George Sutton Jr’s wife, was decommissioned in 1894. Her figurehead was acquired by a member of the Newport Harbour Commissioners and donated to the Newport Museum (Section 3: Fig.7).

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