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Roach Mariners

ROACH MARINERS INDEX

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HENRY ROACH junior

Henry Roach, born St Ives, Cornwall, 1850; died 1883

Only Mate’s Certificate No. 92365 issued Bristol, 30th March 1870

Master’s Certificate No. 92365 issued Bristol, 14th Jan 1873

1870 Mate – MARIA – ON 49985

Voyages include New York and Trieste

6^th June 1871 Depart Glasgow to Naples

13^th Sep 1871 Depart Glasgow to Bilboa to Swansea

15^th December 1871 Depart St Ives to Mediterranean; Arrive Liverpool 18^th May1872 from Naples

1872 Mate – IXIA – ON 65302 (?)

15^th June 1872 Depart Bristol to Faro; Arrive Liverpool 10^th July 1872 from Oporto

11^th July 1872 Depart Liverpool for Oporto.

1873 Mate – SENSATION – ON 47891

17^th February 1873 Depart Liverpool to Madeira, and British North America.

Arrive London 13^th October 1873 from Madeira

1874 Master - QUEEN OF THE CHASE – ON 13049 [ Ship may have been named QUEEN OF THE SOUTH]

1874 Depart to Mediterranean, via France & Spain; Arrive Liverpool 25^th May 1874 from Naples

8^th June 1874 Depart Liverpool for Newfoundland; Arrive Glasgow 11^th March 1875

1875 First Mate – GWENDOLINE – ON 62743

4^th August 1875 Depart Newport to Ensenada; via Gulf, Brazil to Pacific Coast

Arrive Liverpool 12^th June 1876

1876 First Mate – MABEL – ON 69336 (?)

19^th August 1876 Depart Cardiff to West Indies; Arrive Bristol 28^th July 1877

1877-79 Master – GWENDOLINE – ON 62743

6^th September 1877 Depart Bristol to South Pacific; Arrive Liverpool 7^th July 1878

22^nd July 1878 Depart Liverpool to British North America; Arrive Liverpool 9^th September 1879

1880-83 Master – VALDIVIA – ON 7042 (Barque, Registered Bristol)

1880-1881 Voyages include West Coast of Africa, Bristol, Hamburg, Dunkirk

1882

13^th January Sailed Kingroad for Hamburg

19^th January Passed The Lizard going east

1^st February Arrived Cuxhaven from Bristol

25^th February Sailed Hamburg

3^rd March Sailed Cuxhaven

16^th March Passed Dover going west

20^th March Passed Prawle Point

26^th April In port Fresco

28^th May In port, Old Calabar, West Africa

17^th July Arrived Falmouth with palm oils and ebony

20^th July Sailed Falmouth for Rotterdam

21^st July Passed Dungeness going east

22^nd July Arrived Helvoet

7^th August Cleared Rotterdam for Bristol

15^th August Arrived Bristol

31^st August Sailed Kingroad for West Coast of Africa

5^th November In port Old Calabar

1883

2^nd January Arrived Falmouth with palm oil and ebony

8^th January Sailed Falmouth for Dunkirk

11^th January Arrived Dunkirk

31^st January Sailed Dunkirk for Liverpool

3^rd February Reported from Portland: Barque Valdivia of Bristol has put in with pumps choked

9^th February Sailed Portland for Bristol

21^st February Arrived Bristol

10^th March Sailed Bristol for Africa

10^th May Sailed Old Calabar

26^th May In port, Cameroons

1^st June Sailed Cameroons

23^rd July Passed Dungeness heading east

24^th July Arrived Nieuwe Waterweg

6^th August Cleared Rotterdam for Hamburg

25^th August Sailed Hamburg for Old Calabar

5^th September Passed Dover going west

10^th September Arrived Falmouth to re-ship crew

13^th September Sailed Falmouth

12^th November In port, Old Calabar

Lloyds List - 17 Apr 1884 - Missing Vessels

The Valdivia of Bristol, Master Roach, ON7042

Sailed from Old Calabar for Falmouth with palm nut kernels on or before 26th November last,

and has not since been heard of.

Lloyds List - 28 May 1884 - Wreck report from Youghall, 27 May

Ship’s lifeboat marked “Valdivia Bristol” was picked up this morning, 30 miles SSW of Ballycotton,

by fishing cutter St Patrick of Arklow.

Under construction – more may be added to this page

Sources

The National Archives - BT122/63

The Guildhall Library - Lloyds Captains Registers 18567/12, 24 and 39

Lloyd’s Lists

Shipping Registers, St Ives

Thanks to Ed Roach for the information provided

Raymond Forward