Part of The Acorn Archive

Hearts of Oak

 

Roach Mariners

ROACH MARINERS INDEX

Under construction

JACOB ROACH

born St Ives, Cornwall, 1827

Master’s Certificate of Service Nr 52547 issued Cardiff 18 Jul 1851

 

1851-56 Not known

1856-58 FERONIA

voyage and service not identified

1859-62 Master – CLARA - ON 24039

Coasting trade - Holland, Belgium, France

1862 Mate -  GEM - ON 3966

6th October 1862 : Depart Liverpool to Azores; Arrived Liverpool 10th December 1862.

1863-66 Master - GEM - ON 3966

9th January 1863 Depart Liverpool to Mediterranean; Arrived Liverpool 11th June 1863.

24th July 1863 Depart Cardiff to Syra; Arrived London 20th January 1864.

GEM - ON 3966 Brigantine owned by Jacob Roach and George Morton;

Registered 29th April 1864; St Ives Nr 6; built Barnstaple 1842. Sold off to George Morton 1866.

4th June 1864 Depart Cardiff to Alexandria; Arrived Hull 21st November 1864.

17th January 1865 Depart Fowey to Mediterranean; Arrived Cork from Genoa 8th July 1865.

26th August 1865 Depart Cardiff to Bari; Arrived Liverpool 6th February 1866.

1866-67 Master - RHEA SYLVIA – ON 16090 (Ship rig; 881grt; Registered Bristol)

7th April 1866 Depart Swansea to Quebec; Arrived Swansea 31st July 1866.

21st August 1866 Depart Cardiff to New York; Arrive Liverpool 31st January 1867.

30th April 1867 Depart Liverpool for Cardiff.

19th May 1867 Depart Cardiff to Cape de Verdes

15th June 1867 Arrived St Vincent, Cape de Verdes.

28th July 1867 Depart St Vincent to Quebec.

3rd September 1867 Vessel Rhea Sylvia Lost on Sable Island

1867-68 Master – ERA – ON 28066

1867 Depart Messina to London; Arrive London 21st February 1868.

18th April 1868 Depart London to Berbice; Arrive London 9th September 1868.

1868-72 Master - BELL HILL – ON 29998

9th November 1868 Depart Liverpool to Valparaiso; Arrive Liverpool 31st August 1869.

10th November 1869 Depart Liverpool to Valparaiso; Arrive Liverpool from San Francisco 6th January 1871 .

6th March 1871 Depart Liverpool to Valparaiso; Arrive Liverpool 19th November 1871.

15th January 1872 Depart Liverpool to Arica; Arrive Liverpool 13th February 1873.

1873-74 Master - CLARA MANNING -  ON 29403

(The Clara Manning was Registered at Falmouth : Brigantine 97 x 23 x 12.5ft; 132grt)

18th December 1873 Depart Falmouth to Santander; Arrive Falmouth 14th January 1874.

23rd January 1874 Depart Falmouth to Santander; Arrive Falmouth 11th March 1874.

1874-76 Master - KNIGHT COMPANION -  ON 52845

4th April 1874 Depart Liverpool to Bombay; Arrive Dundee 12th April 1875.

20th July 1875 Depart Liverpool to Bombay; Arrive Liverpool 18th November 1876.

1876-77 Master -  RICHARD TREVITHICK - ON 72487

18th December 1876 to 6th January 1877; Coasting.

10th January 1877 Depart St Ives to Mediterranean.

1877-79 Master -  MARY ANN HOLMAN – ON 21777

4th March 1877 Depart Swansea to South America; Arrive London 9th October 1877.

13th November 1877 Depart London to East Indies; Arrive London 1st September 1879.

1880-81 Master – WARWICK - ON 50165

17th March 1880 Depart London to Australia; Arrive Fleetwood 12th March 1881.

 

He was probably Christened James Roach.

There were few James Roach of St Ives,

but only one born about 1827,

and that was the son of Thomas and Mary Roach (married 10th August 1817)

It would appear that James Roach was one of 11 siblings.

James was born 4th August 1826.

Thomas Roach died 1852.

 

Under construction – more may be added to this page

Sources

The National Archives - BT124/8

The Guildhall Library - Lloyds Captains Registers 18567/12 & 24

Lloyd’s Lists

Shipping Registers, St Ives

 

Thanks to Ed Roach for the information provided

 

Raymond Forward