19th Century Cork Sutton Mariners, Sailing Ships and Crews

Fig. 16: Captain William Sutton’s Master’s Certificate (Image copyright and kind permission to reproduce. Ancestry.com).

CHARLES

Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:

Prince Edward Island 1854

300t; Barque

Home port:

Cork

Owner: Activity: Master:

Sutton & C

Coastal and foreign trade

1855 – 60 William Sutton b.1814 (Ring, Clonakilty) 1862 George Nathaniel Sutton b.1842 (Cork) 1862 – 8 Florence McCarthy b.1823 (Ring, Clonakilty) 1866 – 8 Denis Farasy b.1831 (Clonakilty) 1869 William Shea b.1824 (Cork) 1856 Robert Sutton b.1836 (Cork) 1857 – 8/60 John Bease b.1830 (Clonakilty) 1861 – 2 George Nathaniel Sutton b.1842 (Cork)

Mate:

1863 John Donovan b.1823 (Clonakilty) 1866 – 8 Timothy Hart b.1817 (Clonakilty)

Fate of ship:

The last captain listed, Captain William Shea, stated that the Charles foundered at sea in 1869. Relevant to this event was the demise of the Mary Macklin , which also foundered. This was one of the Suttons’ larger vessels. Captain William Sutton and Mate (future Captain) Robert Sutton were father and son on this Sutton ship.

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