19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

MARY JANE

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Nova Scotia 1832

63t; Schooner

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Tomkins, Jeremiah Sullivan, Michael Driscoll

Coastal and foreign trade

1841-2 Cornelius Casey b.1810 (Kinsale)#1565 1841 – 5 John Stoakes b.1810 (Newchurch, Kent) 1846 – 51 T Murray 1863 Denis Farasy b.1831 (Clonakilty)* 1864 Michael Morrissy b.1811 (Dungarvan)* 1867 – 9 Michael Driscoll b.1835/36 (Clonakilty)* 1870 Michael Driscoll b.1803 (Clonakilty)* 1863/68 Michael Driscoll b.1803 (Clonakilty)* 1864 Michael Morrissy b.1838/42 (Clonakilty) 1838 – 9 Daniel Dempsey b.1816 (Kinsale)

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Fate of ship:

The Mary Jane sprang a leak and was beached in Ballycotton Bay, 20 May 1843. Her crew were rescued. She was re-floated 28 May and taken into Cork (List of Shipwrecks - Wiki). In 1874 the 63t schooner, Mary Jane , carrying coal, was wrecked on the bar at Rosscarbery. She was possibly salvaged. This vessel (Reg: 8476) was owned by Sullivan and Driscoll, both of Clonakilty, and then Hayes of Rosscarbery. Another Mary Jane (Reg: 8394) was active and sailing out of Youghal at this time. Captain C Casey in Lloyd’s was probably Cornelius Casey who captained the Bee (Reg: 29/30) of Cork. Captain John Stoakes documented foreign trade in 1840s. Captain Denis Farasy also sailed on Sutton ships (see mariner list). I suspect she was salvaged since CLIP documents her ownership by Michael Driscoll of Clonakilty until 1885. *IMNCL ; Lloyd’s; UK M&M; www.irishwrecksonline.net.

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MARY MACKLIN

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Passage West 1841

73t; Schooner

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Hennessy

Coastal trade

1839 – 46 John Spillane b.1819 (Crosshaven) 1845 G Peters 1846 – 9 Michael Spillane b.1827 (Crosshaven)

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