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Ann Sanderson - a general history

Official No. 6992; Code Letters JRDC.

Owners: 1852 Thomas Sanderson, John Barton & Co, Hartlepool; 1867 Peter Wheelan (San Francisco) Sydney, New South Wales.

Masters: 1852-53 Anthony Howell; 1853-1862 John Barton; December 1861 George Sanderson; 1863-64 Tozer; 1864-65 John Maxwell Doble; 1866 John Barton; 1866 George Sanderson; 1867 William Cotter; 1867 John Barton; July 1867 Carroll; 1876-85 W Johns.

Voyages: August 1852 from Hartlepool for Alexandria; 1854 Hartlepool for the Mediterranean; September 1856 Falmouth for New Ross; 8 March 1861 arrived Sydney from Hartlepool via London & Adelaide; 1 April 1862 arrived Sydney from Adelaide; 1863 arrived at Tamaki, New Zealand from Newcastle, New South Wales. She had left with 134 head of cattle but had lost 34 during bad weather; September1866 she was thought to have foundered during a hurricane but had escaped with damage; 27 October 1866 arrived San Francisco from Yokohama; January 1867 she was sold at California for £2,060; April 1867 left Sydney for San Francisco with five passengers; 5 March 1867 arrived Sydney from San Francisco.

Ann Sanderson was condemned in 1890.


Crew March 1861:

Barton, John, master, British

Berry, David, able seaman, 41, British

Brown, Henry, able seaman, 25, Hamburg

Hayward, John, able seaman, 22, British

Hepburn, Alexander, able seaman, 24, British

Hickmore, Thomas, cook/steward, 32, British

Kelly, George, carpenter, 26, British

McGee, Robert, seaman, 32, British

Smith, Charles, able seaman, 24, German

Tozer, William, mate, 31, British

Passengers March 1861:

Jones, John, miner

Jones, Mrs

Sanderson, George, gentleman

Crew September 1861:

Barton, John, master

Britton, Frances, able seaman, 38

Burt, James, able seaman, 21

Dozer, William, mate, 31

Jensen, Peter, 21, Denmark

Johnson, John, Sweden

Kelly, George, carpenter, 26

McDonald, David, cook/steward, 20

Mynahan, James, able seaman, 29

Clarke, Mrs (passenger)

Sanderson, George, merchant (passenger)

Crew April 1862:

Barton, John, master

Lekis, Robert, able seaman, 24, Prussia

Moore, John, able seaman, 27, British

Reid, John, able seaman, 23, British

Shaw, John, able seaman, 45, British

Smith, Richard, able seaman, 28, USA

Tozer, William, mate, 31, British

Van Brenkelen, L, cook/steward, 25, Holland

White, William, able seaman, 22, Hamburg

Passengers April 1862:

Fleming

Mr & Mrs Gill & 2 children

Miller, F

Sanderson, George, merchant

Crew April 1864:

Doble, John Maxwell, master

Hall, Thomas, able seaman, British

Lee, David, able seaman, 43, British

McDonald, able seaman, 29, British

Neuman, David, able seaman, 25, British

Rose, Robert N, able seaman, 24, British

Russell, William, cook/steward, 22, British

Saleta, Antonio, able seaman, 35, French

Williamson, William, mate, 45, British

Passenger April 1864:

Doble, Mrs (master’s wife)

Crew March 1867:

Brennan, William, able seaman, 28, Isle of Man

Cotter, William, master

Grant, Charles WM, able seaman, 45, Wisconsin

Johnson, James, able seaman, 24, New York

Jones, John, able seaman, 23, Wales

Jones, John, mate, 27, Berlin

Stephens, Charles, able seaman, 29, Sweden

Stewart, John Thomas, cook, 40, Rhode Island

Thompson, John, able seaman, 23, Sweden

Passengers March 1867:

Cotter, Mrs (master’s wife)

Whelan, P, & son

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