PART III CATALOGUE OF CORK-BASED EMIGRANT SHIPS 1815-60
SALLY Place and date built: Tonnage/ Vessel type:
Cork 1837
117t Schooner
Cork
Home port:
Brown & C
Owner: Activity: Master:
Emigrant years: 1847
1847 John Twohig b.1804 (Kinsale)
Mate: Seaman: Fate of ship:
Voyaged to St John NB
Captain John Twohig was the master from 1844-55. He came from a family of mariners and Robert Twohig b.1809 (Kinsale) had been a prior captain of this vessel. Here again in 1847 was a very small transatlantic emigrant vessel. Daniel Twohig b.1834 (Cork) was onboard as an apprentice – he lost his Mate Certificate in 1859 in Brazil and earned his Master Certificate in 1865.
Additional information:
Lloyds, UK M&M, Shipslist
References:
Fig. 83.
John Twohig - Particulars of Service
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