looking for info on the ship sarawak

[Albert Etherington]

Hi
Can any one tell me anything about a sailing ship the SARAWAK around 1860/75 please, she sailed between Liverpool and Canada around that time,
the information is for a very distant cousin of mine, she said that her great great grandfather Hugh Jeffreys(could be Jeffries?) sailed on on this ship, and he and eight other seamen drowned from this ship. Hugh was born in 1833 in Antrim Ireland but lived in Liverpool England, the date of his death that my cousin found was 13 December 1872, she could not find out anything else like, did the whole ship go down? and if so where? I know this is a bit sketchy, but this info I am getting is coming from via USA to Wales (snail mail) then to me, I assume the cousin in the USA is very old and does not have a PC
Any help would be greatly appreciated by my cousin,thanks

AL Etherington-----------Canada

[gray_marian]

Hi Albert, this may be of interest all I have found so far:

Hugh Jeffreys born Belfast aged 36 on the Ionia [ Reg in Glasgow] Liverpool 16/2/1870 AB.
Wages £3.00 per month, £1.00 advance, no Allotment. Balance of payment on discharge in
Liverpool 17/4/1870 £3.15s. Official Number:17496 Reference Number:387CRE/440


Name: Hugh Jeffrys
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1838
Birth Place: Belfast
Event Date: 11 Jul 1868
Port of Registry: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Ship Name: Virginia
Official Number: 45170
Reference Number: 387CRE/837

Was he married? Marriage cert showing but surname is Jeffry & Jeffrey and four in Scotland. Don't be concerned abt birth year, Ancestry is usually askew a few years either way

Sorry Albert above is all I could locate. There is "The Sarawak Steamship Company" but that was formed in 1875. Hopefully some of the chaps will be successful on the ship front

[Hugh]

Hello Al,
You are right there is not much out there on this ship. Hugh Jeffreys aged 39, date of death 13.12.1872 - drowned. The ship was SARAWAK official number 35200 and the captain was William Leask - the voyage was to N America and the ship was lost. As there is not much out there about the ship I cannot see any detail of survivors.

Regards
Hugh

[gray_marian]

Might this be it?

SARAWAK, SJ, ship, 1096 tons, 182.0 x 37.0 x 22.0. Built
1857, St. John, N.B. Vaughan Fleet. Medium model. Taken from Full text of "Record of Canadian shipping : a list of square ...
https://archive.org/stream/.../recor...0wall_djvu.txt

No 248 RECORD OF CANADIAN SHIPPING

Albert, On this siteWatt Library Newspaper Index - Ships - Inverclyde Council
. states "Sarawak details" However went through the list nothing mentioned. Will try calling or locating an email address tomorrow if you wish.

[Doc Vernon]

Does not open for me however have found that site Marian
Cheers

https://archive.org/stream/recordofc...0wall_djvu.txt

SARAWAK, SJ, ship, 1096 tons, 182.0 x 37.0 x 22.0. Built
1857, St. John, N.B. Vaughan Fleet. Medium model.

[Doc Vernon]

Marian
That is one great site and has so many things to look at, i have actually Downloaded a PDF File on that particular Book,it has so much in it! Sadly though no Pic of the Sarawak,but many other old Ships of that era!
Thank you
Have bookmaked in my Favourites!
Cheers

SCapture Sample.JPGample of just one of many in that PDF

[Doc Vernon]

Might this be it?



However went through the list nothing mentioned. Will try calling or locating an email address tomorrow if you wish.

Marian
I think that mention of Sarawak points only to this in that section
Cheers

ALINE 1875 Blackwood & Gordon,
Paisley & Port Glasgow
iron screw steamer ‘Aline’ for Royah Brooke of
Sarawak - details.
Greenock Telegraph /
Greenock Advertiser
24.08.1875 page 3


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[gray_marian]

Thanks for the number Doc will ring them tomorrow. Thought I would go cross eyed going through that list........And if you use any ships from that site for the quiz I'll find them

[Doc Vernon]

Yes indeed Marian
Would not post a Quiz with any of those. LOL
Cheers

[gray_marian]

Doc & Albert see below,
LEASK, William 1840-1872 Skaling/Card Cemetery, Hants County, Nova Scotia [NS]
- See more at: http://geneofun.on.ca/names/ns/searc....Vigsf9t1.dpuf
Have sent an email requesting any info on the Captain [which Hugh provided] and how they came by it. Might lead to something. Fingers crossed