Ships Robert Hutchinson owned or had shares in from approximate dates were: 1851 Glory; 1853 Ivanhoe; 1855 Atlantic; 1857 Newport; 1864 Earl Bathurst; 1864 Argo; 1864 Ravensworth; 1867 Fanny; 1867 Penelope; 1867 Solon; 1867 Zior; 1868 Astley; 1870 Markwell; 1871 Abbotts Reading; 1873 Catherine Roberts; 1873 Ipswich; 1874 Williams; 1874 Malvina.
Other shareholders were: John Dennis; Thomas Hogarth; Joseph Peacock; Joseph Pearson; Nesswell Lowther; Matthew Boyes; John Furness; William Young; Michael Pennock Lund.
Family Histories of Shareholders:
John Dennis was born at Thorne, Yorkshire on 1st October 1815 to parents John (chaise driver) and Mary (nee Threader) Dennis. John started out as an apprentice aboard ship in May of 1829 in the coasting trade working his way up to a seaman, mate and gaining his master’s certificate in 1851 (C.N. 38528). He was master of the Ivanhoe on voyages between 1853 and 1855 and the Glory between May 1850 and 1859. Already a widower himself he married a widow, Ellen Russell, at Whitby on 1st June 1843. In 1851 the couple were living at Scarborough Street, West Hartlepool with John listed as a shipbroker. Ellen died aged 44 on 23 January 1862. John was then married at Hull on 4 February 1864 to Mrs Anne Remmington. By 1881 John had retired from shipbroking and the couple were living at Eskdaleside.
John died at Sleights, Eskdaleside on 12th April 1883 leaving effects of £515 17s. 6d. His widow, Ann, died aged 69 at Sleights on 25th June 1886.
Ships John had shares in from approximate dates were: 1851 Glory; 1853 Ivanhoe; 1855 Atlantic; 1862 Ava; 1864 Argo; 1865 M. Racer.
Other shareholders were: Robert Hutchinson; Thomas Hogarth; Joseph Peacock; William Young
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Joseph Peacock was born on 22 November 1818 at Whitby. On the1841 census he is living with Jane Peacock who may be his grandmother as she is aged 70. Joseph married Dorothy Featherstone on 9th April 1846 at Stockton-on-Tees. In 1851 the couple were living at York Place, Hartlepool and by 1861 at Exeter Street, Stranton. In 1871 the family was living at Alma Place, West Hartlepool with Joseph away at sea. The couple had five children during their marriage. Joseph went to sea as an apprentice in December 1840 and worked his way up to master (C.N. 8472). On 3 April 1881 he was master on the brig Lucy (Official No. 11855) moored at Woolwich.
In the National Probate Register of October 1890 Joseph is described as living at Seaton Carew and working as a grocer so he must have retired from the sea sometime after 1881. He died aged 72 on 31 July 1890 leaving effects of £212.
Headstone inscription in Holy Trinity Churchyard at Seaton Carew.
'Dorothy wife of Joseph Peacock Master Mariner born 15 April 1820 died 15 July 1888 & above Joseph of Seaton Carew born 22 November 1818 died 31 July 1890 also Aina Emma their daughter born 15 October 1855 died 17 March 1923 also Emma their daughter died at Middlesbrough 24 August 1854 aged 5 also Susannah their daughter died at West Hartlepool 16 December 1934 aged 75 years.'
Joseph was master and had part shares in the following Hartlepool registered ships from approximate dates: 1858 Atlantic (master from 1858 to 1865); 1867 Solon (master from 1870 to 1873); 1873 Ipswich (master from 1873 to 1876); 1878 Earl of Sunderland (master in 1880).
Other shareholders were: John Dennis; Robert Hutchinson; William Young.
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Matthew Boyes was born in May 1821 at Whitby to Ann (nee Dawson) and Matthew Boyes. He went to sea as an apprentice in about 1838 and worked his way up to ship master. Matthew married Elizabeth Farndale on 11th November 1844 at Stockton-on-Tees and in 1851 the couple were living at Yarm. In 1861 Matthew was master of the Ellen of Whitby and his wife was living with their daughter at Milton Road, West Hartlepool. In 1871 the couple were living with their daughter, Dinah (now Hough), at 6 Milton Street/Road, West Hartlepool. By 1891 Matthew was retired and living with his daughter and her family at 1 Milton Street, West Hartlepool.
Matthew died on 23rd May 1893 leaving effects of £30. His widow, Elizabeth, died aged 65 in January 1889.
Ships Matthew had shares in from approximate dates were: 1857 Tweed of Whitby (master 1857 to 1859); 1858 Newport (master 1858 to 1860); 1880 Primrose.
Other shareholders were: John Ripley (Whitby); Robert Hutchinson.
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Nesswell Lowther was born on 24th February 1829 at Loftus to parents Elizabeth (nee Pennock) and George Lowther. He married Tamar Clark in 1855 at Stockton-on-Tees and the couple lived at 9 York Street, West Hartlepool until their deaths. Nesswell was a master mariner certificate no. 82250. He had sailed on Whitby ships and then Hartlepool ships. He was master of the Biferous when she was wrecked in April 1861 and was then master of the Ivanhoe from 1862 until 1870.
Nesswell died aged 64 at West Hartlepool on 23rd March 1893 leaving effects of £411. His widow, Tamar, died aged 78 in August 1908.
Ships Nesswell had shares in from approximate dates were: 1860 Biferous; 1864 Ivanhoe;
Other shareholders were: Henry, John and Thomas Braine (Greenwich); Robert Hutchinson.
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Thomas Hogarth was born on 25th October 1825 at Whitby. He married Ann Jefferson in 1851 at Whitby. Thomas began his working life as an apprentice on the Alpha of Whitby in 1838. He received his mate’s certificate no. 61576 in 1854. By 1861 Thomas was living at York Street, Hartlepool with his wife and four children. In 1873 the family were living at 19 Frederick Street, Hartlepool.
Thomas was master of the Glory in 1859 and master and part owner of the Argo when he died on 18th November 1873 at Rouen, France leaving effects of under £200.
Robert Hutchinson was also part owner of the Argo.
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John Furness was born in 1837 at West Hartlepool to parents Averill Easter (nee Wilson) and John Furness. He married Anne Peacock on 22nd May 1859 at Lynn Street, West Hartlepool and the couple resided at The Laurels, Rift House Farm, West Hartlepool. In the 1881 census John was described as a cattle dealer. He was one of the first importers of cattle from the Continent and U.S.A and was the brother of Sir Christopher Furness M.P. of Hartlepool.
John died aged 65 on 4th June 1902 leaving effects of £5,470.
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Michael Pennock Lund was born in July 1836 at Whitby to parents Dorothy Pennock (Elliott) and John Lund. Michael married Georgina Metcalf in 1860 at Hartlepool. He was mate on the Hartlepool vessels John Buddle in 1856 and the Endeavour in 1857. He was also mate on various Whitby vessels before obtaining his master’s certificate no. 14794 in 1861. At that time he and his wife were living at No. 1. near the gas works at West Hartlepool. By 1881 the couple were living at Reed Street Hartlepool with their six children.
Michael died aged 63 at London on 17 April 1900. His widow, Georgina died at West Hartlepool in 1940.
Argo 1848-1879
Whitby: completed as Sarah: Official No. 522: Code Letters HDFS: wood schooner; 143g; 75.4 x 22.5 x 12.1; some repairs 1858.
Owners: 1848-50 Leversedge, Selby-renamed Argo; 1857 Thomas & Harriet Colton, Thomas Nicholson, William Standering, Edward Swain & John Townsend, Goole; 1864 John Dennis (of Sleights, Yorks), Thomas Hogarth & Robert Hutchinson, West Hartlepool.
Masters: 1848-54 Nicholson; 1854-56 T Richardson; 1857-64 T Nicholson; 1864-65 J Moore; 1872 Thomas Hogarth.
Voyages: 1854 Shields for France.
On a voyage from Hartlepool for London with a cargo of 59 tons of chalk ballast & a crew of five during a strong gale Argo sprang a leak & foundered four miles off Filey Brigg in 54.13N/00.16.15W on 28 December 1879. The crew left in the ship’s boats & landed at Filey. The vessel had been in a collision off Blackwall Point & had proceeded to sea in an unsafe condition.
More detail »Astley 1839-1880
Blakeney, Norfolk: Official No. 26916: Code Letters PNDJ: wood brig; 206t; 89.5 x 23.9 x 14.4.
Owners: 1839 Blakeney; Arthur Capon Watling, London; October 1843 Matthew Aisbitt & John Watt, South Shields; March 1849 Matthew Aisbitt (died November 1861) South Shields; May 1864 Thomas William Pearson (Adelaide Street) West Hartlepool; 1868 Robert Hutchison, R Stamp, John Furness & Son, West Hartlepool; 1875 Christopher Furness & Co, West Hartlepool.
Masters: 1843 John Button; 1844 Robert Wood; 1846 William Smith; 1848 William Ross; William Gardner; 1849 George Bambrough; 1849 Andrew Hunter; 1850-52 William Gardner; 1865 Charlton; 1867 George Harrison; 1880 G Bryson.
On a voyage from Gluckstadt for West Hartlepool in ballast & with a crew of seven Astley was stranded & totally wrecked near Cullercoats in a severe storm on 28 October 1880. The crew were rescued by the Life Brigade of the port using life-saving apparatus.
More detail »Atlantic 1797-1866
Flensburg, Denmark: previously Hercules: Official No. 7828: Code Letters JVNS: wood brig; 190g; 83.1 x 24.0 x 14.9; 5 March 1859 billet head removed.
Owners: Leith; by 1855 Joseph Pearson (sailmaker) West Hartlepool; November 1855 John Dennis, Joseph Peacock & Robert Hutchinson, West Hartlepool; 1858 Joseph Pearson (sailmaker) Joseph Pearson & Robert Hutchinson, West Hartlepool.
Masters: 1858-65 Joseph Peacock; 1866 Hume.
On a voyage from Hamburg for West Hartlepool in ballast, Atlanticfoundered in the North Sea on 15 September 1866. The crew were picked up by a schooner & landed at Lowestoft.
More detail »Catherine Roberts 1857-1880 sold foreign
Prince Edward Island: Official No. 39264: Code Letters SNML: birch, beech, spruce, pine, jupiter & maple wood brig felt sheathed in zinc; keel 19; 259g; 108.7 x 24.6 x 14.9; some repairs 1863.
Owners: 1857 DJ Roberts, Prince Edward Island; 1857-70 Henry Whitburn, Falmouth; by 1873 Robert Hutchinson, West Hartlepool; sold September 1875 for £340; 1877 WJ Hockins, West Hartlepool; 1880 Russia.
Masters: 1857-62 Whitburn; 1863-65 J Clemens (b. 1811 Cornwall); 1865 Tusker; 1866-70 Josiah Clemens; 1880 George Levitt (b. 1849 Robin Hood’s Bay).
1860 insured with Hartlepool Mutual Marine Association for £400-value £900.
More detail »Earl Bathurst 1828-1866
Sunderland: Official No. 23113: Code Letters NQGT: one deck with beams; two masts; carvel built wood brig; 237g; 84.6 x 25.8 x 15.8.
Owners: Robert Smith, London; Samuel Smith, Elizabeth Hick, Thomas Newman, William Smith, Scarborough; 1853-60 George Smith, Edmund Stevenson (3 Regent Place, Hartlepool) & Joseph William Finley (Whitby) Hartlepool; by 1864 Robert Hutchinson, West Hartlepool; by 1867 Edmund Stevenson, Hartlepool
Masters: 1830-32 R Smith; David Thomas; 1853-1866 Edmund Stevenson (Victoria Place) Hartlepool; 1860 Jones; 1864-66 Stevenson.
Voyages: 27 January 1860 she went ashore at Robin Hood’s Bay. She was got off in February & towed to harbour.
On a voyage from Hartlepool for Swinemunde & Riga with a cargo of coal Earl Bathurst drove ashore & was wrecked near Fahluda in the Gulf of Finland on 3 November 1866. No lives lost.
More detail »Fanny 1850-1869
James Peake, Prince Edward Island: Official No. 16760: Code Letters MCTH: juniper, birch & ash wood brig; 280t.
Owners: 1850 J Peak, Prince Edward Island; by 1857-64 J Peak, Plymouth; by 1867 Robert Hutchinson (Scarborough Street) West Hartlepool.
Masters: 1851-55 McLean; 1856-57 Care; 1867 Pennock; 1867-69 Lund.
Fanny left Soderhamn on 19 August 1869 bound for West Hartlepool with a cargo of iron & deals & a crew of eight & was abandoned in a sinking state in the North Sea about 10 miles off St Abb’s Head on 10 September 1869. The crew were picked up by the Dutch schooner Persa on 10 September & landed at Leith. The Persa had taken Fanny in tow but had to abandon the vessel. The master of the Persa, Gerend Jan Luder,was later awarded a telescope for his humanity & kindness to the crew of Fanny.
More detail »Robert Hutchinson was born in 1821 at Eldon, Durham. He married Susanna Alderson in September 1845 at Darlington. In 1851 the couple were living at Middlesbrough with Robert listed as a butcher employing one apprentice. By 1861 the couple had moved to 16 Lynn Street, West Hartlepool and by 1871 they were living at Tower Street, West Hartlepool. It appears that the couple did not have any children.
Robert died aged 54 on 28th February 1875 at West Hartlepool leaving effects of under £3,000.
Ships Robert owned or had shares in from approximate dates were: 1851 Glory; 1853 Ivanhoe; 1855 Atlantic; 1857 Newport; 1864 Earl Bathurst; 1864 Argo; 1864 Ravensworth; 1867 Fanny; 1867 Penelope; 1867 Solon; 1867 Zior; 1868 Astley; 1870 Markwell; 1871 Abbotts Reading; 1873 Catherine Roberts; 1873 Ipswich; 1874 Williams; 1874 Malvina.
Other shareholders were: John Dennis; Thomas Hogarth; Joseph Peacock; Joseph Pearson; Nesswell Lowther; Matthew Boyes; John Furness; William Young
Under his will land at Elwick was sold at auction. His ships and shares of ships were also auctioned.
Northern Echo – Thursday 12 August 1875:
SALES BY PUBLIC AUCTION. Elwick, in the Parish of Hart, in the County of Durham - Valuable Freehold Farm for Sale.
TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, by Messrs MERRYWEATHER AND SON (by order of the Trustees under the Will of the late Robert Hutchinson, deceased), at the Royal Hotel, West Hartlepool, on THURSDAY, August the 12th, 1875, at Two for Three o’Clock in the Afternoon precisely, in the following Lots, and subject to Conditions of Sale to be then read:-
Lot 1.- All that valuable FREEHOLD FARM and LANDS, situate in the township of Elwick, in the parish of Hart, comprising the Farmhouse, Outbuildings, Yard, Garden, and Promises, and the several Closes of excellent Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land held therewith, the whole containing together l02a. 8r. 4p., or thereabouts, and was late in the occupation of Robert Hutchinson, deceased. The Minerals will be sold with the Farm.
Lot 2.-All that FREEHOLD DWELLING-HOUSE, and the Garden adjoining thereto, situated at Elwick aforesaid, and now or late in the occupation of Mr Martin. Elwick is situated about three miles from the important town of West Hartlepool. The Farm lies in a ring fence, and is rendered very valuable from the fact of the land having been recently drained by the late owner at a considerable expense, and also from its close contiguity to the coal district, coal mines being worked within a short distance from it. Altogether, a very desirable investment is offered to the public. The Tenants will show the property, and further information may be had, and a Plan of the Estate seen, upon application to Dr. JAMES ATKINSON, JOHN FURNESS, Jun., the Trustees; to the AUCTIONEERS; or, to HIGSON SIMPSON, Solicitor, - West Hartlepool.
Northern Echo - Friday 17 September 1875:
‘SALE OF SHIPPING PROPERTY AT WEST HARTLEPOOL.-Yesterday afternoon, there was an unreserved sale of collier-ships, and shares of ships, the property of the late Mr Robert Hutchinson, shipowner, by Mr Richard Merryweather, auctioneer, at the offices of Messrs Lister, Baumann, and Co., West Hartlepool. The auctioneer reserved the right to start at an upset price fixed by the owner's trustees; and the results were as follows:-The Catherine Roberts, 250 tons register -upset price £250, sold for £340. Half of the brig Malvina, 186 tons register-started at £100, was purchased by the owner of the other half for £150. One quarter of the brig Astly, 205 tons register-first bid, £75- knocked down at £120. Half of the brigantine Argo, 124 tons register- first bid, £100 (by the owner of the other half), sold, after a spirited bidding, at £220. Half of the collier-brig Williams, 184 register tons-started at £100, there being no advance, was knocked down at that amount to the brother of the other owner, Mr T. Furness. Twenty-four sixty-fourths of the brig Solon, 165 tons register-first bid £75, knocked down at £125. The great feeling among the shipowners and ship- masters present at the sale was that the present is a favourable time for the purchase of wooden ships. The Plimsoll agitation has had the effect of withholding investors, and thus cheapening this class of property, although practical men and small capitalists, conversant with shipping affairs, experience no depreciation either in intrinsic or in productive value.’
More detail »Ipswich 1845-1876
Ipswich: Official No. 24324: Code Letters NWHM: one deck; three masts; wood barque sheathed in yellow metal; 235g; 102.0 x 23.5 x 14.7; some repairs 1855, 1856 & 1862; repairs to damage 1864.
Owners: 1848 Bichard & Co, Jersey; 1861 George (died September 1869) & Matthew Wilkinson, Hartlepool; 1869 Matthew Wilkinson, Hartlepool; January 1873 Robert Hutchinson & Joseph Peacock (Alma Place) West Hartlepool
Masters: 1848 G Shire; 1850-56 P Asplet; 1857-60 Langlois; 1861-62 F Musgrove; 1862-65 S Cloke; 1865 H Hicks; 1866-72 Readhead; 1873-76 Joseph Peacock.
Voyages: 1850 London for Jersey; 1862 Hartlepool for the Mediterranean; 9 February 1870 stranded in the Roads at Grimsby. A member of the crew, Adolph Mannkern of Riga, was lost overboard.
On a voyage from Hartlepool for Bremerhaven with a cargo of coal Ipswich stranded at Baltrum in the North Sea on 3 March 1876. By 6 March 1876 she had entirely disappeared. Crew saved.
More detail »Ivanhoe 1837-1872
Goole: Official No. 5099: Code Letters JGFV: one deck; two masts; wood brig; 177g; 85.4 x 21.6 x 12.2; figurehead; lengthened 1845; lengthened 1845; some repairs 1850; figurehead removed December 1858; lengthened & repairs to damage 1859; some repairs 1850, 1858 & 1860; repairs to damage 1860 & 1866.
Owners: Wilson & Co, Hull; 1853 John Dennis (County of York) & Robert Hutchison (butcher, Middlesbrough), Stockton-on-Tees; March 1859 Robert Hutchinson, Hartlepool; May 1864 Robert Hutchinson & Nesswell Lowther (master mariner), Hartlepool; September 1871 Robert Hutchinson & Joseph Pearson, Hartlepool; February 1872 Robert Hutchinson, Hartlepool.
Masters: 1848 Fairburn; 1852-53 W Scoffield; 1853-55 John Dennis; 1855 Peck; 1858 F Hamlyn; 1857 J Thompson; 1859-62 Brackenbury; 1862-70 Lowther; 1870 Charles Payne; 1871-72 Lowther; 1872 G Lines.
Voyages: 1853 Whitby coaster; 1857-1872 Hartlepool coaster.
Ivanhoe sailed from Amble on 6 December 1872 bound for Rotterdam with a cargo of coal & a crew of six & disappeared. She was posted as missing by Lloyds in February 1873.
More detail »Malvina 1825-1879
Hythe, Southampton: Official No. 5173: Code Letters JGNT: wood brig; 186g; 83.10 x 22.8 x 14.8.
Owners: by 1858-65 John & William Clark (West Hartlepool) Whitby; by 1867-73 John Clark (Scarborough St, West Hartlepool) Whitby; by 1874 Robert Hutchinson (West Hartlepool) Whitby; 1876 James Harrison & C Furness (West Hartlepool) Whitby.
Masters: 1865 John Clark; 1879 David Hart.
On a voyage from Guernsey with a cargo of stone Malvina became leaky & was run ashore on Southsea Beach on 20 August 1879 where she became a wreck. No lives lost.
More detail »Markwell 1853-1874
Gaspe, Gulf of St Lawrence: Official No. 33631: Code Letters RGDB: wood barque; 270g; 111.1 x 24.9 x 15.5; part yellow metal fastened; sheathed with union metal.
Owners: 1854 La Boutillier & Co (merchants) Jersey; 1865 Gosset & Robin, Jersey; 1868 Hans J Monk, Jersey; August 1870 Robert Hutchinson, West Hartlepool.
Masters: 1865 Pirouet; 1871-74 Long.
On a voyage from West Hartlepool for Pillau with a cargo of coal Markwell foundered at Lingby near the Skaw at Robsnout off the coast of Jutland on 23 March 1874. No lives lost.
Northern Echo, Friday, March 27th, 1874:
A WEST HARTLEPOOL BARQUE ASHORE. A telegram received by Mr Robert Hutchinson, the owner, yesterday morning, informs him that the West Hartlepool barque Markwell had gone ashore close to the Skaw, at Robsnout, on the coast of Jutland. The crew escaped, but the vessel is expected to become a wreck.
Newport 1838-1860
Middlesbrough: Official No. 6249: Code Letters JNBP: one deck; two masts; wood schooner; 151g; new keelson 1847; some repairs 1842, 1857 & 1859; new keelson & some repairs 1847.
Owners: 1839-1854 William Simpson (Leven Bridge) George Thompson Lawson, Robert & Martha Simpson (Newport) Thomas Newson & Richard Brown (Middlesbrough) Stockton-on-Tees; 1857 Robert Hutchinson, Hartlepool; May 1858 Robert Hutchinson & Matthew Boyes, Hartlepool.
Masters: 1839-50 G Lawson; 1853 George Thompson Lawson; 1858-60 Matthew Boyes.
Voyages: 1839-40 Stockton-on-Tees for London; 1841 Liverpool for Messina; 1842-46 Stockton-on-Tees for Palermo; 1848-50 Stockton-on-Tees for Hamburg.
Newport struck on the Bourn, Baen Santa on 17 November 1860. Crew were saved by the schooner Deux Celines & landed at Caen.
More detail »Joseph Pearson was born on 10 June 1799 at Whitby. He married Mary Sunley on 6th September 1823 at Whitby. In 1851 the couple were living with their son, George and daughter, Mary Ann at Market Place, Middlesbrough and by the late 1850s at Scarborough Street, West Hartlepool. Joseph became a master mariner certificate no. 45234 and was recorded as being a shipowner.
Ships Joseph owned and had shares in from approximate dates were: 1854 Ann (master 1854 to 1860); 1855 Atlantic; 1861 Doris (master1861 to 1863); 1861 Linton (master 1868 to 1869); 1864 Isabella Scott (master 1863 to 1868); 1871 Ivanhoe;
Other shareholders were: Nesswell Lowther; Robert Hutchinson; Henry Taylor; John & J Bedlington.
Joseph died aged 81 on 28th July 1880 at West Hartlepool leaving effects of under £100. Mary, his wife died in 1876.
Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail - Wednesday 28 July 1880.
An old inhabitant of West Hartlepool has passed to his rest. Mr Joseph Pearson, who was well-known to almost everybody in the town died this morning at the advanced age of 82 years. A town which has come into existence within the memory of men who have yet scarcely attained to middle age, does not possess the old associations which appertain to a community of some antiquity. A special interest, however, attaches to men who have been amongst the earlier settlers in a new town. They have seen the development from rural to urban form, and, in most cases their fortunes have been guided those of the place of their adoption. Mr Pearson was born in Whitby in that momentous year 1798, when England was heroically struggling to gain the maritime supremacy which she now possesses. Mr Pearson’s occupation was that of a mariner. Eventually he became the owner of several wooden ships, one of which he himself commanded. His vessel was amongst the first to trade to the infant port of West Hartlepool. Nearly thirty years ago, retiring from an active life, he settled in West Hartlepool, and devoted himself to works of benevolence. Of late years especially, he spent his time in visiting the sick. Sailors’ widows and orphans found in him a warm friend. He looked upon them as his peculiar charge, and has lightened the lot of many a bereaved one by his hearty and Christian sympathy, the little dole which he ever ready to offer. By religious persuasion Mr Pearson was a Wesleyan, one of the old type, and took an active part in the proceedings of that body. Until within a week of his death he was perfectly hale and strong, and beyond the grizzling effect of time upon his hair there was nothing to indicate his great age. His death, happening in the course of nature, and after the expiration of the full limit allotted to humanity, cannot be expected arouse the poignant grief which must be displayed when a man is snatched away in his prime. At the same time so well was his life spent, and so unceasing were his efforts for the good of his fellow creatures, that his death will be regarded with universal regret.
More detail »Penelope 1849-1878
Sunderland: Official No. 19433: Code Letters MRWK: wood barque felt sheathed in yellow metal; 303g; 96.0 x 26.0 x 16.7; new deck 1853; some repairs 1853 & 1856; new keelson & some repairs 1862, 1865 & 1867 felt sheathed in zinc in 1865.
Owners: 1849 Ellis & Co, Plymouth; 1857 J Beynon & Co, Newport; 1859 T Benyon & Co, Newport; 1867 Robert Hutchinson, John Furness (Rift House) & Michael Pennock Lund, West Hartlepool.
Masters: 1851-54 Scadden; 1855-56 Samuel Nicholas Hicks Clyma (C.N. 11074 London 1854); 1857 Howells; 1859-62 W Perry; 1863-64 J Thomas; 1865 J Clay; 1866 Hall; 1867-69 Marwood Smith; 1869 Charles Payne; 1870-77 Marwood Smith (C.N. 10568 Leith 1854); 1878 Booth; 1880-83 Marwood Smith.
Insured with Hartlepool Mutual Marine Association.
28 October 1869 the master & crew of Penelope saved four men from the fishing cutter Makrell which foundered off the Borkum Reef in the North Sea. The Bremen Senate presented a gold watch to the master, Charles Payne, & £1 5s to each of the crew for their gallantry in saving the lives of the men.
Crew October 1869;
Anderson, Charles
Bartlam, William, mate
Harrison, Joseph
Hunter, Robert
Mackay, George
Payne, Charles, master
Ona voyage from Gefle to Hartlepool with a cargo of timber & a crew of nine Penelope was abandoned 12 miles ESE of Tynemouth after a collision with the West Hartlepool steamer Celeste on 2 November 1878. Three tugs set out from the Wear in search of the vessel. The crew were landed at Sunderland in a Shields pilot coble.
More detail »Ravensworth 1845-1869
Sunderland: Official No. 541: Code Letters HDJB: wood snow; 208g; repairs to damage 1847.
Owners: 1845 W Hardy, Sunderland; 1853 Samuel Estill Clark, Robin Hood’s Bay, Whitby; 1864 Robert Hutchinson, West Hartlepool; by 1867 Alfred Brackenbury, West Hartlepool.
Masters: 1848-52 W Jackson; 1853 Sampson Estill Clark; 1864 Alfred Brackenbury.
Voyages: 1848-52 Sunderland for London.
On a voyage from Hartlepool for Riga with a cargo of timber & a crew of six during a violent storm Ravensworth went ashore on 22 October 1869 on the west of the Blakeney harbour way, went onto her beam ends & was totally wrecked. The cargo was saved & the crew were rescued by the Blakeney lifeboat Brightwell.
More detail »Solon 1849-1876
Sunderland: Official No. 22413: Code Letters NLJD: one deck; two masts; oak & elm wood snow; 177g; 80.4 x 24.2 x 13.2; repairs to damage 1851; figurehead removed 8 November 1862.
Owners: 1849 Nicholas Smirk, Sunderland; 1851 Benjamin Granger (Robin Hood’s Bay) George Falkingbridge, John Christopher & Matthew Young, Barnard & Ralph Hodgson, Whitby; 1861 Sherington Foster, Hartlepool; 1867 Robert Hutchinson, William Young & Joseph Peacock, West Hartlepool; 1875 John & Christopher Furness & Co, West Hartlepool.
Masters: 1850 T Liddle; 1851-57 Benjamin Granger; 1865 Spence; 1870-72 Joseph Peacock; 1876 J Ashton.
On a voyage from London for West Hartlepool in ballast & with a crew of six Solon was wrecked at Saltfleet, Lincolnshire during an ENE Force 9 gale on 14 April 1876. No lives lost.
More detail »Williams 1812-1882
Blyth: Official No. 2678: Code Letters HQDM: wood snow; 184g; 83.1 x 25.0 x 13.6.
Owners: 1812 William Sheraton, Edward Storey, George Jury, William Straughan & William Smith, Blyth; 1822 Joseph & Francis Kain, London; 1824 Hamilton McGarry, London; 1833 Holt, Walker & Co, Newcastle-on-Tyne; 1834 John Botherby, Darlington; 1835 Richard Mitcalf, Sunderland; 1835 John Hutchinson, Sunderland; 1835 Ralph Hutchinson, Sunderland; 1862 Andrew Spence (master mariner) & John Thompson (Pendleton) West Hartlepool; 1868 John Thompson, George Grant & Andrew Spence, West Hartlepool; 1868 Andrew Spence (Scarborough Street) & George Grant, West Hartlepool; 1874 Robert Hutchinson, John Furness & Co, West Hartlepool; September 1875 sold for £100 to T. Furness; 1875 John & Christopher Furness, West Hartlepool.
Masters: 1819-20 William Smith; 1833 George Hunter; 1834 Daniel Dixon; 1837 Forster; 1864-65 Andrew Spence; 1880-81 James Banks.
Williams was broken up in 1882.
Crew 1881;
Banford, Samuel, mate, 44, Colchester
Banks, James, master, 44, Caistor
Clum, H, 52, Sulva
Harding, Frederick, seaman, 16, London
Johnston, Henry, mate, 30, Pool
Longhurst, J, seaman, 18, Sussex
Maynard, William, cook, 26, Sherham
Mayne, James T, seaman, 18, Dover
Moalton, Mark, seaman, 19, Newhedge
Phillips, Alfred, able seaman, 21 London
Reed, Arthur, apprentice, 20, indentured at London 17 June 1877
Urlieson, John, apprentice, 17, indentured at Hartlepool 17 June 1880
Crew 1881;
Banks, James, 44, master, Caistor
Browen, George, seaman, 17, London
Crowley, Cornelius, able seaman, 37, Sark
Gilbert, Robert, seaman, 17, London
Goodall, H, ordinary seaman, 18, London
Johnston, Henry, mate, 30, Pool
Payne, Edward, able seaman, 54
Pearson, John, able seaman, 26
Robert, John, seaman, 19, London
Slaughter, William, able seaman, 58, Shields
Spence, George, seaman, 17, Edinburgh
Stowe, John, seaman, 26, London
Thilleson, John, apprentice, indentured Hartlepool 17 June 1879
Witingler, Benjamin, mate, 78, Whitby
More detail »Zior 1829-1867
Sunderland: Official No. 5165: Code Letters JGNH: one deck with beams; two masts; square rigged; square stern; carvel built wood snow; 230g; 84.9 x 23.3 x 13.0.
Owners: 1829 Parker & Co, Sunderland; 1841 John Pace (Hartlepool) & Edward Backhouse (Darlington) Hartlepool; 1843 William George Jackson (Hartlepool) & Robert Henry Jackson (Yarm) Hartlepool; 1852 Luke & George Blumer, Hartlepool; April 1855-58 John Owen, Henry Price & Hannah Wratton (widow) Hartlepool; 1867 Robert Hutchinson (butcher) Lynn St. West Hartlepool.
Masters: 1829 Cranston; 1831-33 J Scott; 1836-37 D Toft; 1841 George Cornforth; 1841 G Foster; 1843 R Hall; 1845 John Naylor; 1846 R Hall; March 1848 George Cornforth; February 1849-51 James Garrick; 1851 Cornforth; January 1852 Robert Hall; 1852 Thomas McCarthy; June 1853-54 Robert Whincop; January 1855 Richard Leng; 1855-65 Henry Price; 1867 Francis.
Voyages: 1833 Hull for the Humber; August 1836 sailed from Quebec with a crew of 10 bound for Tralee; 28 December 1838 On a voyage from Hartlepool she struck on Newcombe Sand & was assisted into Hull leaky; 1841 Hartlepool to Rochester; 1847 Hartlepool to the Baltic; 18 November 1860 On a voyage from Sunderland for London with a cargo of coal while riding in the Cockle Gat during a northerly gale was run into by the Yarmouth fishing smack Two Friends. The damage caused her to strike on Scroby Sand & become leaky.
On a voyage from Hartlepool for Fecamp, France with a cargo of coal Zior was totally wrecked behind the west jetty at Fecamp on 1 January 1867. One life lost. The vessel was insured in local clubs.
Life lost January 1867;
Clarke, R, cabin boy, 16, London.
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