ship lost at sea

[skingers2]

Thanks Michael,
I do love your little snippets. Have now discovered my man was also on a ship called Hero in 1877/78 but not the one owned by the Wilsons of Hull.Have you got anything on that?

Another contact I have found is a website that deals with wrecks...
www.wrecksite.eu
they have lots of information to share!
Ros

[Michael Dixon]

Ros,

In the "Dictionary of Tyne Sailing Ships" there are 5 ships called Hero, one called " Heroine" and one called " Hero of the Nile"

Five Heros were in tonnage 189, 231, 28, 192 and 598
Heoine was 375 and H of the N was 207...... but I could not identify " yours"

Another snippet on "The James Montgomery"...
not dated but before Oct 1879....

" On passage to Barcelona bosun was washed overboard.. 32 yr old Christopher Dixon of 176 Stephenson St, North Shields. "

" 23 Oct 1879 - no details- register was closed " converted to hulk" "

James Montgomery was built in Sunderland in 1854- by George Worthy.



Michael

[skingers2]

Thanks for those Michael, my dad is so pleased when I pass on these snippets.... perhaps I can send more info on the Hero when I find out something from Tyne and Wear archives as they have copies of the crew list!
I think that the age of sail was so romantic but in reality I'm sure it was a very hard life for those at sea and those left behind.
Ros

[2zpool]

It is really sad to look at any burial register of a parish that had a coast line.  Nearly every page has an unknown body to bury found drown and washed up on shore, many noted possibly from some ship or another.

Janis

[jilfran]

My 2G Grandfather, Robert Wilson, was Master of the Cordelia. According to family records, they were bound for Valparaiso, Chile, which doesn't agree with other messages here which are probably more accurate. They were 'spoken'by a passing ship while rounding Cape Horn, but were never heard of again. There is a gravestone in Preston Cemetery apparently.   This was a double tragedy for the Wilson family. William Wilson was killed in the Hartley mine disaster in 1862, aged 12.  I realise this is probably old hat by now, but have not been on this site for a long time.  If anyone is looking for this Wilson family, would be pleased to help if I can.

[skingers2]

Thanks Jilfran
Have sent you a pm.
This is my family too!

[Duvessa]

Hi I read your posts as I am searching for my family also mariners and wondered if anybody could help.

I am searching for my GGGrandfather John Farrell born liverpool 1839 and was a mariner
in 1871 he is living in Sunderland and is married to Elizabeth from Sligo in Ireland
their children are Peter born Durham city also a mariner but if his date of birth is correct on the census and he is 16 it would have put his parents as being 14 and 15 when he was born.
The younger son John born in Sunderland as are his 2 sisters.  John Junior married in 1889 and his marriage certificate records his father John as deceased and a Master Mariner.  So he must have died sometime between the 1871 census and 1889 when his son married.
They lived at Bishopwearmoth in 1871.

My father remembers a story passed down that he had worked on a coal ship and was a master sailing from whitley bay to Ireland and he married the inn keepers daughter.  He though that her surname was Marshall.  He actually married elizabeth from Sligo, but I dont know her surname.
There may be some truth in the coal ship.  I have searched all sorts of sites and cannot find either John Farrell Master mariner or Peter Farrell.  If anybody could help I would be really grateful

Bernadette

[skingers2]

Hi Bernadette,
I don't wish to discourage you but I searched for my master mariner for a long time. It took ages to find his master certificate but if you can access the records office(National Archives) at Kew they are really helpful. There are lists of masters Lloyds Captains register and you may be lucky enough to find your captain in there .....I think you might be able to access some details on line . You could also check on the Mariners site I'll check on their web address and let you know as it's on my old computer at home.
But dont get disheartened as you'll probably find him in the end. Many of the ships logs and records are in the Maritime Museum in Newfoundland. They are helpful but  research costs.
Hope that's herlpful
Ros

[WolfieSmith]

From the Register of Deaths at Sea :

Ship - Cordelia, Official No. - 26981, Missing since 21-9-1878, Robt Wilson, Sex Male, Age - 54, Rank - Master, Born - Seaton Sluice, Last Abode - 8 Russel St., N. Shields, Cause of death - supposed drowned.
Another 14 crew listed, four from Finland, three Germans, two Swedes, youngest a boy aged 13.

Can't see a suitable John Farrell in the Register, so probably didn't die at sea.

Alan.