19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

with Captain McNamarra’s dates, which was reasonable for coastal trade.

Captain Patrick McNamarra would next move to the Isabella of Cork. He was not, by birthdate, a twin of Captain William McNamarra (b.1819, Crosshaven).

References:

Lloyd’s; UK M&M.

SUSAN

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Ayr 1814

168t; Barque

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Scott&Co

Foreign trade

1842 – 51 William Best b.1809 (Crosshaven) 1848-9 John Stirling b.1813 (Ayr) 1849 – 50 Griffith Owen b.1824 (Bornmouth) 1851 – 4 Thomas Meredith b.1798 (Chelsea)

Mate:

1847 – 8 Robert Sunderson Malone b.1823 (Queenstown) 1848 William Martin b.1808 (Cork)

Fate of ship:

Unknown.

Additional information:

Captain Stirling documented trade with Virginia. Mate Sunderson (Sanderson in other records) Malone documented trade with the United States. Captain William Best apprenticed on Pallas and was a prior captain of Ellen Drinan of Cork. Captain Thomas Meredith captained other Scott ships in transatlantic trade: Orleans and Pero and had a Queenstown address in the 1850s.

References:

Lloyd’s; UK M&M.

SUTCLIFFE

P1ace and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Richibucto, Newfoundland 1849

206t; Brig

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Harley&C

Coastal and foreign trade

1856 Jeremiah Creamer b.1828 (Kinsale) c.1858 – 60 John Griffiths b.1830 (St Dogmells) 1859 – 62 William Charles Johns b.1834 (Cork)* 1857 Michael Keane b.1824 (Cork) 1860 – 2/63 Denis Driscoll b.1838 (Kinsale, Cork) 1864 George Harrington b.1840 (Crosshaven)*

Mate:

293

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