Mate John Hefferen was previously mate on Abraham Sutton’s Parilla.
Mate (future Captain) Nathaniel Sutton (b.1855, Cork) was a son of Captain Robert Sutton (b.1826/29, Kinsale) and grandson of Captain Nathaniel Sutton (b.1794, Clonakilty). Mate John Foley previously captain on Abraham Sutton’s Iris in 1872, was listed as boatswain on George Sutton in 1883; he also unfortunately went down with the ship. Mate John Veale while only briefly on this ship, is listed to document another generation of that Dungarvan mariner family. Seaman Timothy Deasy spent his adult life as an AB on this ship and also died in 1883. Seaman John Driscoll likewise drowned in 1883. CLIP; IMNCL; Lloyd’s; UK M&M; UK Nat Arch BT157 (Registered Deaths at Sea) and BT159/7; 1884 Calendar of Wills and Administrations; Sutton Family History; Anderson, Sailing ships of Ireland.
References:
GEORGE & HENRY
Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:
Passage West 1834
114t; Schooner
Home port:
Cork
Owner:
Bloom&C, Brown&C, John Flahaven, Timothy McCarthy of Clonakilty
Activity: Master:
Coastal trade
1834 – 5 Jeremiah Chard b.1800 (Castletownsend) 1836 – 9 John Keohan b.1814 (Kinsale) 1836 – 9 Thomas Malony b.1812 (Courtmacsherry)#6434 1842 – 62 John Flahavan b.1820 (Clonakilty) 1854 – 9 Daniel Driscoll b.1816 (Kinsale) 1854 – 64 Thomas Malony b.1812 (Courtmacsherry)
Seaman:
1835 John Allen b.1817 (Cork)#1993 1835 Patrick Allen b.1810 (Cork)#1994 1836 – 8 Daniel Flaven b.1818 (Rostellan) 1847 – 8 Timothy Bease b.1831 (Clonakilty)
Apprentice:
Fate of ship:
Unknown.
Additional information:
Captain Jeremiah Chard served his apprenticeship on Revenue Cutters on the Irish Station. A unique introduction to the Merchant Navy.
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