19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

4. CATALOGUE OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY SAILING SHIPS AND THEIR CREWS

Fig. 11: Rob Roy, Troubadour, Victor, Jonadab and Queen Victoria , outward bound from Youghal Harbour (Photo courtesy of Andrew Kelly). ABEONA

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Nova Scotia, 1838

137t; Brig

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Capt&Co

Coastal and foreign trade

1837 – 47 James Attridge b.1805 (Castletownsend) 1847 Jeremiah Chard b.1800 (Castletownsend) 1841 – 2 Richard Atteridge b.1820 (Castletownsend) An emigrant ship during the Famine. Arrival at St John, New Brunswick, 6 July 1847. Thirty-seven days out from Cork with seventy-three passengers, under Captain Attridge. There was one death on board (Appendix: Emigrant ships) Abeona was the Roman goddess of outward-bound journeys. Captain James Attridge provided dates that are hard to contest, since he was the owner of this vessel. He and his mate presented slightly different name spellings but were undoubtedly related. Subsequently, from 1848 – 55, James Attridge became the respected master of the 408t Quebec- built emigrant barque, Jeanie Johnston , of Tralee. This vessel carried over 2000 Irish passengers across the Atlantic without

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