Frederick Stonard

Official Number 28008

The Frederick Stonard was a schooner built in July 1861, and was probably one of the six vessels built for the Stonard family by E.J. Schollick at Canal Foot, Ulverston (see Alfred Stonard and Edward Stonard).

The Frederick Stonard has been reported wrecked on several occasions (see Sources 3 and 4). According to the Pembrokeshire Wrecks website she was  stranded at Stack Rock, Milford, on 10th August 1880. However, she reappeared in time for the April 1881 Census. The Frederick Stonard was berthed at Ilfracombe and her crew were listed as follows:
 

ROBINSON	George	m	49	Amlwch, Anglesey	Master
JONES	Richard	m	31	Amlwch, Anglesey	Mate
McFERSON	Adam	u	32	Leith, Scot.	AB
ROBINSON	Evan	u	17	Amlwch, Anglesey	OS
ROBINSON	John	u	15	Amlwch, Anglesey	OS

The Frederick Stonard foundered in a NNW Force 10 in St. George's Channel, 40 miles SW of the Smalls on the 26th October 1890. She was bound from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to Ballinacurra with a cargo of coal and bricks, under the command of Capt. E.Robinson, and with a crew of five.
 

Name	Year Built	Net Tons	Length (feet)	Breadth (feet)	Depth (feet)	Masts	Figurehead	Stern	Lloyd's Classn.
Frederick Stonard	1861	123	85.5	21.4	11.2	2

Sources :

1. 1881 Census Ilfracombe
2. Lloyds Register of Shipping 1877 (builder named as Schollick, owner as T. Morgan & Co., master as Capt. T.Jones)
3. According to Pete Sandbach's notes from the Lancaster Shipping Register, the "Fred Stonard" was sold to Thomas Morgan of Cardiff in 1870. Abandoned at sea Nov. 1870 (??).
4. Pembrokeshire Wrecks website
5. Loss info (1890)  from "Shipwreck Index of the British Isles" Vol.5 by R & B Larn (pub.2000): names owner as T.Morgan of Anglesey.