19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

Additional information:

This ship was trading with North America and St John New Brunswick in the 1840s and 1850s.

Captain William Barry would next be Master of Sutton’s Hannah .

Mate (future Captain) Robert Sutton (b.1832) was the oldest of the three master mariner sons of Captain George Sutton b.1804 (Clonakilty). Seaman (future Captain) Robert Francis Reynolds was the oldest of three master mariner brothers of Captain Nicholas Reynolds (b.1822, Cork), a son-in-law of Captain George Sutton (see Clytha ) Seaman (future Captain) Robert Sutton (b.1826/9) was the oldest of the three master mariner sons of Captain Nathaniel Sutton (b.1794, Clonakilty).

References:

CLIP; Lloyd’s; UK M&M; Sutton Family History.

GARLAND

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Syra 1848 332t; Brig

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Seymore

Foreign trade

1850 – 1 William Garde b.1803 (Near Cloyne) 1851 – 4 James Roche b.1819 (Cove) 1855 William Garde b.1803 (Near Cloyne)

Mate:

1850 – 1/1854 – 5 John Bible Jackson b.1826 (Queenstown)

Fate:

Unknown.

Additional information:

The Seymours of Cork included Nicholas George Seymour 1820 – 85, principal of the Seymour Shipping Agency and William Deane Seymour 1813 – 86, agent for the Inman Steamship Company, who founded the Queenstown Yacht Club and whose yacht La Traviata beat the famous yacht America on adjusted time at the Queenstown Regatta, 28 June 1861 (see Urania and Appendix 6: America ). Captain James Roche documented East Indies trade in 1851. While records indicate four years of service on Garland , a UK M&M record has him the Master of Seymour’s barque Mozambique in 1853.

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