19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

Fig. 34 : John Twohig’s service record includes the Patriot of Courtmacsherry (Image copyright and kind permission to reproduce: ancestry.com). PEARL

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Cork 1849

70t; Schooner

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Hennessey, Lef’re&

Foreign trade

1846 – 52 Thomas Edward Sargent b.1812 (Hastings) 1849 – 50 William Kirwin b.1822 (Waterford) 1851 – 2 John Spillane b.1819 (Crosshaven) 1851 – 4 Sergeant 1856 David Carroll b.1827 (Dungarvan) 1850 – 1 Thomas Christy b.1832 (Monkstown) 1849 – 50 Richard Noonan b.1831 (Waterford)

Mate:

Seaman:

Fate of ship:

Unknown

Additional information:

Captain Thomas Edward Sargent would next captain Pim’s 538t barque Eliza Keith for two decades.

Captain William Kirwin was the Captain Kerwin named in Lloyd’s. On his UK M&M shipping papers he states that he signs his name as ‘ Kerwan ’ .

References:

Lloyd’s; UK M&M.

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