19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

Master:

1849 – 62 Thomas Holman b.1810 (Bideford) 1863 – 70 John Cadigan b.1816 (Passage West) 1870 Peter Gibbons b.1835 (Dungarvan)*

Fate of ship:

The Dungarvan owned Annette was nearing Youghal on 17 December 1905. She was carrying a cargo of coal. The severity of the storm was such that the lifeboat was considerably damaged in the rescue attempt. Two of the crew lost their lives, namely, Captain Maurice Kirby of Dungarvan and Jack Smith of Youghal (Irish & Kelly). This ship undertook foreign and coastal trade as recorded by Captain Holman. This schooner (Reg: 13985) remained largely a Cork coaster until purchased by Peter Gibbons of Dungarvan and moved to the Port of Waterford c.1870. Captain Peter Gibbons was doubtless related to Captain John Gibbons (b.1823, Dungarvan), who married Catherine, the daughter of Captain Thomas Sutton (b.1897/98, Clonakilty). Catherine Gibbons died several months later and is buried with her grandparents in Lislee Cemetery, Clonakilty. Captain John Cadigan would have been the Captain J Caddigan in Lloyd’s. *IMNCL; CLIP; Lloyd’s; UK M&M; Sutton Family History; Irish & Kelly, Two centuries of tall ships in Waterford.

Additional information:

References:

APOLLO

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Cowes 1822 80t; Schooner

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master: Seaman:

Deaves&C

Coaster

1836 – 41 William Hannington b.1789 (Emsworth) #2139

1835 James Donohue b.1815 (Cork) #6056 1835 William Haggerty b.1816 (Cove) #2147 1835 Jeremiah Hally b.1816 (Cork) #2148 1835 James Twohig b.1815 (Cork) #7922 1836 James Allen b.1816 (Kinsale) # 1991

Apprentice: Fate of ship:

1839 – 41 William Shea b.1824 (Cork)

Unknown.

Additional information:

Lloyd’s indicates other Apollos around this time.

The Deaves were influential Cork Quaker merchants and shipowners. Two of the Deaves, Reuben Harvey Deaves, 1793- 1852 and Thomas Harvey Deaves were sons of Ebenezer

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