19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

Deaves and Sarah Harvey and they went into a business in 1822: ‘which concentrated on timber imports from the Baltic and Canada, and by return emigrant traffic from Cork City to Canada. They bought and sold ships. They had investments in the St George Steam Packet Co. and other shipping companies. In 1848 these Deaves brothers went bankrupt’ (O’Riordan). The brothers were quite young when they died. Thomas was just 51 years, Reuben 59 years. Other members of the family were merchant mariners (see Barbadoes , Pomona and Thomas Hanford). Apprentice William Shea would earn his Master Certificate in 1859. #UK Nat Arch BT120 and 112; UK M&M; Lloyd’ s; O’Riordan, Portraiture of Cork Harbour Commissioners .

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APOLLO

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Bridlington 1813

109t; Brig

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Wright&

Coastal trade

1835 – 40 Samuel Mason b.1774 (Passage West)#6435 1837 John Mason b.1812 (Passage West)#6436 1836 John Mason b.1812 (Passage West)#6436 1835 John Mason b.1812 (Passage West)#6436

Mate:

Seaman:

Fate of ship: References:

Moved to Port of Tenby in 1841. Lloyd’s, UK Nat Arch BT112 .

ARGONAUT

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

St Martin, New Brunswick 1836

94t; Schooner

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Hill&Co

Coastal trade

1843 – 4 David Crotty b. 1810 (Strabally, Waterford) 1845 – 8 T. Hayes 1855 Daniel Driscoll b.1816 (Kinsale) 1854 – 55 Florence McCarthy b. 1823 (Ballincoursy) 1856 Timothy Bease b.1831 (Clonakilty)

Mate:

1845 – 6 Michael Barry b.1811 (Cork) 1847 – 8 John Foley b.1820 (Dungarvan) 1837 – 8 Michael Whelan b. 1822 (Bristol)

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