19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

Additional information:

This ship engaged in North American trade under Captains Edmond McCarthy and Robert Warner. Captain Robert Warner earned his Master Certificate in January 1871. Captain John Spillane also served on Pearl , Planter and Pallas ; the latter was wrecked en route from Cork to Quebec 30 Oct 1856.

References:

*IMNCL; CLIP; Lloyd’s; UK M&M.

HANTS

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Fulton, Durham 1845

277t; Brig

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

John Stirling, Queenstown/Fotheringham

Coastal and foreign trade

1867 – 8 James McCabe b.1834 (Queenstown) 1873 Robert Davey b.1821 (Horwood, Devon) 1867 – 8 Thomas Murphy b.1830 (Passage West) 1873 John Horrigan b.1842 (Passage West)

Mate:

Fate of ship:

Moved from the port of Whitby to Cork in 1865 (Lloyd’s). Moved to Port of London in 1874. Documented in trade to the Bristol Channel, Brest and the Elbe River in early years. Transatlantic trade in 1873. Mate John Horrigan has his service documented in UK M&M papers. IMNCL papers incorrectly gave his birthdate as 1853. He earned his Master Certificate in 1873.

Additional information:

References:

*IMNCL; CLIP; Ll oyd’s; UK M&M.

HARRIET

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Prince Edward Island 1864

142t; Brig

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

A Sutton

Foreign trader

1865 – 6 John Bease b.1835 (Clonakilty)* 1866 – 7 Edmond McCarthy b.1826 (Dungarvan) 1865 Jeremiah Malony b.1841 (Cork) 1865 – 6 John Driscoll b.1839 (Clonakilty)* 1867 Thomas McCarthy b.1845 (Cork)

Mate:

Fate of ship:

On the 28 October 1867 the Harriet was wrecked at Core Sands, twenty-eight miles north of Cape Lookout on the coast of North Carolina. North Carolina, with its treacherous

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