19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

which was built in Ring (Appendix 6: Deasys). No Lloyd’s record or further ship information.

Seaman Timothy Hart described the Lark to be from Clonakilty. He would later be Mate on Sutton’s Alexandrina Victoria and Herbert 1847 – 50, Garland 1854 – 8 and Ocean and Charles 1865 – 8. He obtained his Mate Certificate in 1867. Seaman (future Captain) Maurice Neill describes Lark as a 97t. vess el and he would subsequently serve on Murray’s schooner Catherine . Apprentice (future Captain) Thomas Murray refers to his service on the Lark of the Sea ; probably this same vessel. UK M&M; Kingston, Darrara and Ring; Neblett, Civil War yacht ; Sutton, ‘Two mariner families’.

References:

LAURISTON

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Barnstaple 1840

155t; Brig

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Gould&C

Coastal and foreign trade

1840 – 1 James Roche b.1819 (Cove) 1845 – 6 Francis Raynes b.1820 (Cork) 1848 – 52 John Sedgewick Savery b.1817 (Cork)

Mate:

1843 – 4 William Martin b.1808 (Cork) 1844 William Gore b.1820 (Belfast) 1846 John Healy b.1822 (Cork) 1841 Henry Raynes b.1829 (Cork)

Apprentice: Fate of ship:

Moved to the port of Beaumaris , Wales in 1855 (Lloyd’s). This ship sailed on Jamaica and West Indies routes and traded with Vera Cruz in late 1840s. Barnstaple is located in North Devon. The Goulds were active in the Cork corn and butter trade as Messrs. John Gould & Co (Appendix 6: Butter Trade). John Gould 1794-52 was a Magistrate, a Cork City Councillor and a Cork Harbour Commissioner, Mercantile/City Council 1834 – 42/1842 –52 (O’Riordan). Captain James Roche became a first time Master here in West Indies trade. Captain Francis Raynes also had his first experience here as Master on Lauriston .

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