19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

SARAH JANE

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Truro, Nova Scotia 1838

80t; Schooner Cork, Youghal

Home port:

Owner: Activity: Master:

Sam Rooke, John Prendergast, James Prendergast

Coastal trade

1863 – 7 James Prendergast b.1838 (Youghal)* 1869 John Shields b.1834 (Youghal)*

Fate of ship:

Unknown.

Additional information:

Trade ports included Youghal, Cardiff, Kinsale, Barnstaple, Waterford and Newport. The Prendergasts owned this vessel until 1885. Captain James Prendergast had a namesake, Captain James Prendergast (b.1845/49, Youghal), who died 5 February 1881 when the Charles of Youghal went missing and all the crew were lost.

References:

*IMNCL; CLIP.

SARSFIELD

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Nova Scotia 1847 136t; Brigantine

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

A Sutton, R Sutton, Joshua Williams

Coastal trade

1850 Thomas Meredith b.1798 (Chelsea, Middlesex) 1850 – 5 Robert Sutton b.1832 (Courtmacsherry) 1855 – 61 Florence McCarthy b.1823 (Ballincoursey, Clonakilty) 1863 – 8 Robert Jeffers b.1838 (Courtmacsherry) 1868 – 9 Denis Farrasy b.1831 (Clonakilty) 1872 John Murphy b.1850 (Cork)* 1872 – 3 Daniel Looney b.1839 (Cork)* 1890 Andrew McDonnell b.1842 (Crossshaven)* 1847 – 8 Maurice Neil b.1822 (Clonakilty) 1849 – 51 John Driscoll b.1830 (Clonakilty) 1864 – 7 John Jeffers b.1845 (Courtmacsherry) 1865 Peter Williams b.1827 (Amlwch, Wales)* 1868 – 9 Laurence Donovan b.1837 (Clonakilty) 1877 James Best b.1831 (Crosshaven)* 1848 – 9 Timothy Bease b.1831 (Clonakilty) 1851 – 2 Robert Francis Reynolds b.1832 (Passage West)

Mate:

Seaman:

1852 – 4 Robert Sutton b.1836 (Cork) 1860 – 1 Robert Twohig b.1844 (Cork) 1860 Robert Jeffers b.1844 (Kinsale)

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