Westward Cork Migration by Sail 1815-1860 by John Sutton

PART I CALENDAR OF CORK EMIGRANT SHIP SAILINGS 1815-60

in the blood of seven fellow creatures under circumstances so horrible as the above represents. — Limerick Chronicle At the Cork Assizes, on the 4th of August, Captain William Stewart of the Mary Russell , who it may be remembered, killed seven persons on board of his brig, when on its homeward voyage, was tried for the murder of one of the individuals, Captain Raynes. After a trial which lasted upwards of eight hours, the Jury retired, and in an hour and a half returned into Court with a verdict of ‘Guilty, but we consider him to have been in an insane state of mind at the time’ On their verdict being read, the Court would not receive it and directed the Jury to rectify it. Without retiring from the box, they then gave in a verdict of ‘Not Guilty, having committed the act when labouring under mental derangement’. The boy Rickards, who had assisted Captain Stewart, and had been confined in Bridewell, was then ordered to be discharged. Captain Stewart was previously thought to be a kindly and considerate man. He was previously master of Sir James Kempt in 1821, 1822 and 1823 carrying emigrants from Cork to Quebec and on Albion in 1824. 1829 A-LIST

Ship

Captain

Cork Dep

Arrival.

Voyage Emigrants

Source

TRIO

Thompson

20 Mar

New York

passengers 18 settlers 85 settlers 18 settlers 172 settlers 103 settlers 200 settlers 102 settlers 65 settlers 9 settlers passengers

1 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8 2 8

VOLUNTEER CHAMPLAIN

A Patterson 11 Apr Sam Hughes 14 Apr

Quebec 19 May Quebec 19 May Quebec 19 May Quebec 30 May Quebec 23 Jun Quebec 16 Jul Quebec 1 Aug 1829 Quebec 24 Aug Quebec 12 Sep

ALBION HEROINE

Abel Isaacs

5 Apr

Robert Hall 25 Apr

JANE

Thompson

12 May

BARBADOES

Thomas Lee 30 May

MAGNIFICANT William Tooker

8 Jun

2 8 9

HIBERNIA

T Mahony T Gorman Patterson

27 Jun 15 Aug 11 Aug

2 8 2 8 1 8

AGNES

TRIO

New York

B-LIST Good Intent

– of Cork arrived at Quebec from Youghal 22 May with 83 settlers. --of London sailed to Quebec from Cork 16 Aug 18 with passengers

Hannah

RELATED NEWS and EVENTS * Granicus of Cork - Cannibalism. Death of Passengers and Crew

Granicus departed Quebec for Cork 29 Oct 1828 and failed to arrive. The wreck was discovered after the winter on Anticosti Island near the Gulf of St Lawrence in May 1829. Crew and passenger remains were discovered at an emergency provision post. Clear evidence of extensive cannibalism. No survivors. * Welland Canal Completed The Welland Canal, started 1824 and opened 1829 , provided Canada independent ocean access to Lake Erie, 325 feet above Lake Ontario. The Canal would provide New York’s Erie Canal with major competition.