Captain John Gibbons (b.1823) became the son-in-law of Captain Thomas Sutton (b.1797/98) on marrying his daughter, Catherine Sutton, on 20 Feb 1849 at St Pats, Cork. Unfortunately, Catherine [Sutton] Gibbons would die in September of that same year (see Asiatic ). #UK Nat Arch BT98/616; Lloyd’s; UK M&M; Parish records : St Pat rick’s, Cork city ; Sutton Family History; Bourke, Shipwrecks of the Irish Coast.
References:
ISADORE
Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:
New Brunswick 1836
147t; Snow
Home port:
Cork
Owner: Activity: Master:
Brown & C
Coastal and foreign trade
1840 John Small b.1783 (Cork) ** 1845 John Dunbar b.1793 (Dublin) 1845 – 6 Thomas Walsh b.1817 (Dungarvan) 1839 – 40 John Leonard b.1815 (Kinsale) 1844 Philip Gough b.1822 (Dungarvan) 1838 John McDonald b.1806 (Crosshaven)#2302 1837 John Donovan b.1807 (Kinsale)#5692 1845 Henry Heagerty b.1829 (Clonakilty)
Mate:
Seaman:
Apprentice: Fate of ship:
Unknown.
Additional information:
Voyaged to Russia in 1840. North American trade was recorded by Captain Walsh and Mate Leonard.
Captain John Small was likely to have been the Captain J Small in Lloyd’ s (see also the Kingston ).
Captain Thomas Walsh who was a brother of Captain Jeremiah Walsh, the son-in law of Captain Nathaniel Sutton (b.1794, Clonakilty), was previously captain of James Carmichael in 1842 (three years after Captain Thomas Sutton b.1797/98). He was also godfather, on 21 Jul 1842 at St Pat’s Cork, to Abraham George Sutton (b.1842, Cork), the son of Captain George Sutton (b.1804, Clonakilty). #UK Nat Arch BT112, BT120, **BT112/65; Lloyd’s; UK M&M; Sutton Family History.
References:
ISLAND QUEEN
Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:
Waterford 1862 149t; Brigantine
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