Mary & May

Official Number
43878
Mary and May photo, courtesy of Alan Lockett

The Mary & May was the fifth schooner built by William and Richard Ashburner at Barrow-in-Furness. She was launched in April 1862 and in her early years she participated in the Spanish ore trade during the summer, whilst confining herself to the coasting trade during winter. Her first master was Capt.John Thomas.

In February 1872 the Mary & May was taking a cargo of pig iron from Barrow to Llanelli when she struck between two rocks at St.Ann's Head, Milford Haven. All the crew survived and the cargo was salvaged, but Lloyds' List reported that "..everything is gone except the bare hull, and that is much damaged and without decks."


Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Mary & May
1862
97
82.0
20.3 
10.4 
2 
Female 
Elliptic 
9 years A1 

Sources :

  1. "The Ashburner Schooners" by Tim Latham (Ready Rhino, 1991), ISBN 0-95-16792-0-1.
  2. Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1863-4: Mary & May, schooner, 97 tons, built by Ashburner at Barrow in February 1862, belonging to the port of Barrow, owned by Roper & Co., master Capt.J.Thomas.
  3. Mercantile Navy List 1867: Mary and May, 98 tons, official number 43878, registered at Lancaster, owned by Thomas Roper, of Newland, Ulverstone.
  4. Loss reported in Lloyd's List, 17th February 1872.