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EDWARD FREEMAN ROACH
Edward Freeman Roach at Plymouth 1890
Edward
Freeman Roach, born St Ives, Cornwall, 1863; died 1904
Second
Mate’s Certificate No. 012057 issued Plymouth, 4th Oct 1882
First Mate’s
Certificate No. 012057 issued Plymouth, 31st Jan 1884
Master’s
Certificate No. 012057 issued Plymouth, 26th May 1886
Master
E F Roach 67 Bangor Road, Cardiff
Ed
Roach writes : It is said that he had recurrring bouts of Malaria which may
have taken its toll.
He
signed off the brig VALDIVIA 23rd September 1881 and on again 25th
April 1882.
Between
those dates he was "On shore in Old Calabar" presumably put ashore
with illness,
and
picked up when the ship called on her next voyage.
The
VALDIVIA seemed to be in the West Africa trade more or less continuously.
His
brother, Henry, was lost in her on Voyage on VALDIVIA from Old Calabar for
Falmouth in 1883
1882 Mate - VALDIVIA – ON 7042
1882/3 Mate – VESTA – ON 62650
Voyages mainly to and from
Cardiff
1884 2nd Mate – TITIAN – ON 63581
1884 1st Mate - CARBIS BAY – ON 85255 (?)
1884 2nd Mate - TREKIEVE
1885-6 1st Mate – LIZZIE - ON 72126 (?) [Could be ON 22436 (?)]
1886 2nd Mate – TRENEGLOS – ON 91342
1887 1st Mate - TRENEGLOS
1888/9 2nd Mate – TRELYON – ON 81674
27th February
1888 Mediterranean, Black Sea
3rd May 1888 Mediterranean, Black Sea
11th July 1888
Mediterranean, Black Sea
24th September
1888 Foreign
1st December
1888 Foreign
28th February
1889 Foreign
7th May 1889 Mediterranean, Black Sea
1889/90 Mate – TREVORRIAN – ON 91348
16th July
1889 Mediterranean, Black Sea
17th September
1889 Mediterranean, Black Sea
18th December
1889 Mediterranean, Black Sea
21st March
1890 West Coast of Africa
10th June
1890 Mediterranean, Black Sea
16th September
1890 Mediterranean, Black Sea
16th
December 1890 East Indies, Burma, Mauritius, Red Sea.
1891/93 Mate – TREWELLARD - ON 91347
28th September
1891 North America
2nd December 1891 East Indies, Burma, Mauritius, Red Sea
16th April 1892 East Indies, Burma, Mauritius, Red Sea
9th August 1892
Mediterranean, Black Sea
4th November 1892
Mediterranean, Black Sea
31st January 1893
Mediterranean, Black Sea
9th March 1893
Mediterranean, Black Sea
5th June 1893
Mediterranean, Black Sea
20th August 1893
Mediterranean, Black Sea
2nd November 1893
Mediterranean, Black Sea
28th December
1893 Mediterranean, Black Sea
1894/98 Master – TREVEAN – ON 91343
29th March 1894
Mediterranean, Black Sea
15th June 1894
Mediterranean, Black Sea
21st August 1894
Mediterranean, Black Sea
5th November 1894
Mediterranean, Black Sea
25th January 1895
Mediterranean, Black Sea
19th April 1895 Mediterranean, Black Sea
28th June 1895
Mediterranean, Black Sea
7th September
1895 Mediterranean, Black Sea
20th November
1895 Cardiff to Bari, Poti (South
Russia), Rotterdam, Barry
31st January 1896
Barry, Constantinople, Kustendjie, Hull
9th April 1896
Hull, Barry, Sharpness, Constantinople, River Danube, Galatz, Cardiff
15th June 1896 Cardiff,
Constantinople, River Danube, Sulina, Antwerp, Cardiff
18th August 1896
Cardiff, Smyrna, River Danube, Braila, Rotterdam, Newport
21st October 1896
Newport, Smyrna, Novorossick, Arrive Cardiff 13th December 1896
22nd December
1896 Mediterranean, Black Sea
15th March 1897
Mediterranean, Black Sea
18th May 1897 Mediterranean, Black Sea
16th August 1897
Mediterranean, Black Sea
29th October 1897
Mediterranean, Black Sea
22nd January 1898
Mediterranean, Black Sea
1898/99 Master – TRELAWNY – ON
2nd April 1898
Mediterranean, Black Sea
15th June 1898
Mediterranean, Black Sea
19th August 1898
Mediterranean, Black Sea
27th October 1898
Mediterranean, Black Sea
7th January 1899
Mediterranean, Black Sea
7th April 1899
Mediterranean, Black Sea
14th June 1899
Mediterranean, Black Sea
19th August 1899
Mediterranean, Black Sea
1899-1904 Master – Trekieve – ON 104676
1899-1902 Voyages to Brazil, River Plate;
Mediterranean, Black Sea; West Coast of Africa.
1903
1 January Passed Prawle point from
Antwerp for Cardiff
10 January Sailed Barry for Las Palmas
18 January Arrived Las Palmas
25 February Arrived Monte Video
1 March Arrived Bahia Blanca
16 March Sailed Bahia Blanca for
Rotterdam
13 April Arrived and Sailed Las
Palmas
22 April Passed Dover going east
22 April Arrived Nieuwe Waterweg
2 May Passed Dover going west
4 May Arrived off Barry Island from Rotterdam
4 May Arrived Barry
9 May Sailed Barry for Port Said
14 May Passed Sagres
24 May Arrived Port Said
5 June Arrived Dardanelles
8 June Arrived Theodosia
9 June Sailed Theodosia
10 June Arrived Kertch from Black
Sea and Sailed same day for Sea of Azof
11 June Arrived Taganrog
26 June Arrived Kertch
29 June Passed Dardanelles
8 July Passed Oitavos
13 July Passed Beachy Bead
13 July Passed Dungeness
14 July Arrived Rotterdam
21 July Sailed Nieuwe Waterweg for
Cardiff
23 July Passed The Lizard
24 July Arrived Barry
1 August Sailed Barry for Alexandria
7 August Passed Gibraltar going east
16 August Arrived Alexandria
28 August Sailed Alexandria for
Constantinople
1 September Passed Dardanelles
4 September Arrived Theodosia
5 September Arrived Theodosia
6 September Arrived Kertch
14 September Arrived Taganrog
22 September Arrived Novorossick
27 September Passed Dardanelles
5 October Passed Gibraltar going west
6 October Passed Sagres
11 October Passed St Catherine’s Point
12 October Arrived Nieuwe Waterweg
21 October Sailed Nieuwe Waterweg
23 October Passed Dungeness going west and
signalled “Have been in collision”
24 October
Reported in London: “A collision occurred in the Channel yesterday
between the steamer Trekieve of St Ives
and a barque. The sailing
ship was extensively damaged and was eventually picked up by a tug and towed to
Dover. The steamer proceeded
westward.”
25 October Arrived off Barry Island
26 October
Reported at Barry: TREKIEVE,
arrived at Barry from Rotterdam, reports having been run into
when at anchor off Dungeness by the sailing ship SILVERHOW.
Former vessel has port bow stove in;
latter proceeded, damaged,
extent not known.
1904
5 February Sailed Barry for Taranto
20 February Arrived Taranto
4 March Passed Dardanelles for
Constantinople
5 March Arrived Constantinople
7 March Arrived Sulina
23 March Sailed Sulina for London
24 March Arrive Constantinople
28 March Arrive Malta
Edward Freeman Roach of 30
Bangor Street Cardiff, Master Mariner, died 10th April 1904, at Malta.
He died of typhus, and is
buried on Malta.
The Mate, William Gayer Michell, was made Master to complete the
voyage home to London & Cardiff.
Edward Freeman
Roach in 1903, at Cardiff
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There
is a fitting memorial stone to him on Malta
http://website.lineone.net/~sbgraphics/Tabindex.htm
Under construction – more may be
added to this page
Sources
The
National Archives - BT122/81; BT99/1928
The
Guildhall Library - Lloyds Captains Registers 18567/54, 69, 84
Lloyd’s
Lists
Shipping
Registers, St Ives
Thanks to Ed Roach for the information and photographs provided
Raymond Forward