19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

ALEXANDRINA VICTORIA

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type

Cork 1838

125/116t; Brigantine

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Brown&C, Abraham Sutton, Edward Walsh

Coastal and foreign trade

1838 – 45 George Sutton b.1804 (Clonakilty)# 1845 – 7 Jeremiah Walsh b.1815 (Dungarvan, Waterford) 1847 – 53 Robert Sutton b.1826/9 (Kinsale) 1867 Michael Driscoll b.1835 (Clonakilty)* 1867 – 70 Timothy Cummins b.1835 (Kinsale)* 1878 George Walsh b.1856 (Cork) 1879 – 80 Nathaniel Sutton b.1855 (Cork) 1845 Henry Carty b.1823 (Cork)# 1847 – 8 Timothy Hart b.1817 (Clonakilty) 1850 – 1 Nathaniel Sutton b.1832/5 (Kinsale/Cork) 1854 –5 James O’Brien b.1806 (Dungarvan) 1868 Andrew Barry b.1834 (Courtmacsherry)* 1849 – 50 Nathaniel Sutton b.1832/5 (Kinsale/Cork) 1848 – 50 John Sutton b.1832/34 (Kinsale) 1842 – 5 Robert Sutton b.1832 (Courtmacsherry) 1846 – 9 Nathaniel Sutton b.1832/5 (Cork) Made a voyage from Cork to Porthcawl in September 1880, was laid up there until February 1881 and was then sold to foreigners (IMNCL). Portugal and Mediterranean trade with Captains George and Robert Sutton. The Suttons purchased a few of their ships from the Browns of Passage West and this ship is a probable product of their Yard. Captain George Sutton was one of five master mariner brothers from Clonakilty (Nathaniel, Thomas, George, Abraham and William Sutton). Captain Jeremiah Walsh was a son-in-law of Captain Nathaniel Sutton (b.1794, Clonakilty) and Captain George Walsh was Jeremiah’s third master mariner son. Jeremiah was a brother - in-law to Captain Robert Sutton (b.1826/29) and Mate (future Captain) Nathaniel Sutton. Captain Nathaniel (b. 1855, Cork) was a son of Captain Robert Sutton (b.1826/29). The latter was described in the Nov 1853 Clare Journal as the Captain of Alexandrina Victoria on the occasion of his marriage to Maryanne Sexton of Kilrush (Appendix 6: Breach of Contract relating to their daughter). Robert died in Octobe r 1861 and the iconic new St Patrick’s

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