Mate William Shee (b. 1849, Cork) would earn his Master Certificate (12797) in 1874. He had been confused with Mate William Shea (b. 1851, Cork; Cert: 16118) in an IMNCL record. UK M&M records clearly indicate William Shea serving on the Elisha Thayer at that time.
References:
*IMNCL; CLIP; Lloyd’s; UK M&M.
LAPLATA
Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:
Unknown
187t; Unknown
Home port:
Cork
Owner: Activity: Master: Seaman:
Unknown Unknown
1839 – 42 Thomas Walsh b.1817 (Dungarvan) 1841 – 2 Nicholas Young b.1809 (Dungarven) 1839 – 43 Phillip Gough b.1822 (Dungarvan)
Apprentice: Fate of ship:
Unknown.
Additional information:
Unusually sparse data here,
Captain Thomas Walsh, as previously noted, was a brother of Captain Jeremiah Walsh (b.1815, Dungarvan) who married Catherine Sutton, the daughter of Captain Nathaniel Sutton (b.1794, Clonakilty). Seaman Nicholas Young was Mate on Sutton’s Girl I Love 1842 – 3, became Master of Princess Royal of Cork 1849 – 50 and obtained his Master Certificate at the Port of Liverpool in 1850.
References:
UK M&M
LARK
Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:
Unknown
82t; Unknown
Home port:
Clonakilty
Owner: Activity: Master: Seaman:
Murray
Unknown Unknown
1831 – 2 Timothy Hart b.1817 (Clonakilty) 1841 – 2 Maurice Neill b.1822 (Clonakilty) 1839 – 41 Thomas Murray b.1828 (Clonakilty)
Apprentice: Fate of ship:
Unknown.
Additional information:
Possibly built, like the Catherine , on Deasy’s Quay in Clonakilty; an exception was the Murray Thomas and Anne,
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