19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

Mate (future Captain) Patrick Richard Hayes documented foreign and coastal trade.

References:

CLIP; Lloyd’s; UK M&M.

MAID OF ERIN

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Youghal 1844 101t; Schooner

Home port:

Youghal

Owner: Activity: Master:

Walsh&C, Barry&Co

Coastal and foreign trade

1845 – 7 E Walsh 1849 – 55 John Mathias b.1824 (Cardigan) 1848 – 9 John Mathias b.1824 (Cardigan)

Mate:

Fate of ship:

Unknown.

Additional information:

Captain Mathias documents a Cork to Lisbon voyage. Captain John Mathias was listed as J Mathews in Lloyd’s. His Master Certificate number was 44.460 in 1851, becoming 75.788 on renewal of his Certificate, which was stolen from the E liza O’Keeffe in 1871. The Registration Number 109.000 clearly links both sets of papers. It is well worth while reading his letter of 1871, in which he declines on principle to swear an oath, but instead makes a declaration, relative to his lost papers and in accordance with a then recent Act of Parliament. Perhaps a man of deep religious convictions. He lived in Ballinacurra, adjacent to Midleton.

References:

Lloyd’s; UK M&M.

MANGERTON

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Cork 1837

158t; Schooner

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Harvey&

Foreign trade: Russia

1837 – 41 Benjamin Hughes b.1784 (At sea, Milford)#14460

Mate:

1837 – 9 Josiah Hughes b.1818 (Youghal) 1841 – 2 John McGrath b.1822 (Youghal) 1839 William Treahy b.1816 (Youghal)#8591 1837 Philip McDaniel b.1818 (Youghal) 1837 – 41 John McGrath b.1822 (Youghal)

Seaman:

Apprentice:

Fate of ship:

Wrecked on Copinsay, Orkney Islands, 24 September 1841. Her crew survived. She was on a voyage from St Petersburg, Russia to Cork (List of Shipwrecks - Wiki). Despite John McGrath’s service dates 1841– 2, Mangerton disappeared

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