19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

Naval Stores). During the rest of the year, she traded to Portugal regularly….’ (Anderson).

Captain Nicholas Reynolds was succeeded as Master of Reward by his brother Captain Benjamin Vincent Reynolds and later by his son Captain Robert Reynolds. CLIP documents the ownership of Reward passing in 1876 from George Sutton (b.1804) of Wellington Rd. to his son, Abraham George Sutton (b.1842, Cork) (see Marco Polo for additional history). That ownership change was more likely a change in active management.

CLIP documents this ship until 1880.

References:

*IMNCL; CLIP; Lloyd’s; UK M&M; Sutton Family History; Anderson, Sailing Ships of Ireland.

RICHARD N PARKER

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Cork 1839 170t; Brig

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Lawrence, Brown&C

Coastal and foreign trade

1841 – 4 Richard Jameson Belcher b.1810 (Tyrone) 1842 – 6 James Laughlin b.1811 (Tintern, Wexford) 1846 William Lelean b.1818 (Plymouth) 1846 – 8 James Guest b.1809 (Crosshaven) 1848 – 50 Arthur Herbert b.1812 (Cork) 1839 Thomas Somerville Parker b.1811 (Passage West) 1843 – 4 John Coughlin b.1807 (Cork) 1845 – 7 William Cole b.1817 (Bona Vista, Newfoundland)

Mate:

Apprentice: Fate of ship:

1843 – 7 Lawrence Barry b.1829 (Passage West)

This ship (Reg. 2446) moved to the Port of London in the 1850s (CLIP). This ship traded between Cork and Cuba in early years but carried out coastal trade with Captain Lelain. It sailed from Cork to New York under Captain Herbert. Richard Neville Parker 1774 – 1832 for whom this ship was named lived at Waterview , Passage West and had an Attorney office at 4 South Mall, Cork. He was Mayor of Cork 1826 – 7.

Additional information:

Captain Richard Jameson Belcher did not precisely document his five years of service. Captain Arthur Herbert, who spent

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