There was more than one Hannah . Crew placement was made based on dates, tonnage and family associations, while Daniel Twohig and Denis Driscoll gave the ship number (Reg: 8354). These families would all have known each other. Captain John Twohig (b.1804, Kinsale) has 1806 as his birth year on a BT112 report, but 1804 on a UK M&M report; he was the father of Mate Daniel Twohig b.1834. Captains John Dempsey (b.1809, Kinsale) and William Dempsey (b.1809, Kinsale) had a one month’s difference in birthdates and were therefore likely to have been cousins (UK M&M). Captain Thomas Long was likely to have been the Captain T Long in Lloyd’s. Captain John Stamp sailed extensively on ships out of Kinsale and, after his lengthy service on Hannah, would captain Royal Standard 1865 – 70. Captain Robert Fowler was documented as the Captain of Hosford’s Hannah , by his certificate number (Cert: 8353) on IMNCL. Seaman and future Captain, Denis Driscoll would marry Anne Sutton (b.1857, Cork), daughter of Captain Robert Sutton (b.1826/29, Kinsale), in 1880 (see Amaranth ). Seaman William Sutton clearly by dates, sailed on this Kinsale-associated vessel and did not serve on the Sutton family’s Hannah . *IMNCL; #UK Nat Arch BT120/5 BT112; CLIP; Lloyd’s; UK M&M; Sutton Family History.
References:
HANNAH
Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:
Newfoundland 1843
108t; Brigantine
Home port:
Cork
Owner: Activity: Master:
Sutton & C
Coastal trade
1848 – 50 Denis Reardon b.1816 (Cork) c.1849 Florence McCarthy b.1823 (Ring, Clonakilty) 1850 – 1 William Barry b.1810 (Passage West) 1852 – 3 John Sutton b.1832/34 (Kinsale)
Mate:
1853 John Driscoll b.1830 (Clonakilty)
Fate of ship:
Unknown.
Additional information:
This ship took part in coastal trade recorded by Reardon and Barry. This Sutton brigantine, in contrast to the Hosford schooner, is not documented on CLIP either for or after 1858 (service terminated).
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