19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

References:

# UK Nat Arch BT112, BT120; Lloyd’s; UK M&M; O’Mahony, Maritime Gateway to Cork ; O’Riordan, Portraiture of Cork Harbour Commissioners.

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Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Dartmouth 1821 90t; Schooner

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

J Reed

Coastal trade

1840 – 8 Willliams 1843 – 50 John Reeves Randall b.1820 (Dartmouth, Devon) 1851 J Maser 1852 – 4 J Main 1855 – 8 Thomas Lewis b.1821 (St Davids, Pembroke)

1859 – 74 Watkin Richards b.1826 (Cardigan)* 1869 Thomas Crebbin b.1834 (Isle of Man)*

Mate:

1869 William Mahony b.1844 (Cork)*

Seaman:

1869 Thomas Richards b.1852 (St Dogmells)*

Fate of ship:

Laid up in 1876 (IMNCL).

Additional information:

The early captains were also likely to have been Welsh. The ship remained on CLIP until 1876.

Captain Thomas Lewis was likely to have been Lloyd’s Captain T Lewis, who was well documented on another Reed coaster, the Chepstow . Captain Watkin Richards was also documented as born in St Dogmells, which is a mile downstream from Cardigan. Apprentice Thomas Richards was probably a son of Captain Watkin Richards.

References:

*IMNCL; CLIP; Lloyd’s; UK M&M.

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