19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

Activity: Master:

Foreign trader

1841 – 2 T Moran 1842 Thomas Somerville Parker b. 1811 (Passage West) 1842 – 4 Richardson 1844 was her last year in Lloyd’s Register. The ship was wrecked 9 August 1844, on West Maraguanna Reef on a voyage from Jamaica to London. All on board were rescued (List of Shipwrecks - Wiki). William Large of Cork would meet a similar fate in the West Indies one decade later.

Fate of ship:

Additional information:

This ship sailed on the Cork to Trinidad route. (See also the William Large ).

Captain Thomas Somerville Parker would next captain C aledonia in coastal trade 1845 – 8.

References:

Lloyd’s; UK M&M.

CERES

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Dundee 1814

350t; Brig

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Bickerton &

Foreign trader

1822 – 5 William Bowman b. 1789 (Deal, Kent) 1825 J Stevans

Fate of ship:

Unknown.

Additional information:

This ship sailed on the Cork to Jamaica route.

George Bickerton was a Ship Broker and Managing Director of George Bickerton & Sons Shipping Agency , Lapps Island and Warrens Place.

Described as a Snow by Lloyd’s, but later as a Brig by Captain Bowman (altered rigging).

Captain William Bowman (b.1789) mastered multiple Cork ships, resided in Passage West and would be the first captain to use the new Brown Passage West Dry Dock in 1833 (see Dominica ). Lloyd’s; UK M&M; O’Riordan, Portraiture of Cork Harbour Commissioners.

References:

CHAMPLAIN

Place and date built:

Quebec 1826