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Official Number
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Official Number
20486 |
The William Stonard was a two-masted schooner built at Ulverston in 1858. She was probably one of the six vessels built for the Stonard family by EJ Schollick at Canal Foot (see Alfred Stonard). She participated in the Spanish ore trade in her early years (see Carrie Bell). In 1877 she was listed as a Fleetwood vessel in Lloyds Register, owned by J.Wignall and commanded by Capt.J.Latham.
The William Stonard was berthed at Thornton-le-Fylde at
the time of the 1881 census, and her crew were listed as follows:
| John Latham | M | 39 | Tarleton, Lancashire, England | Master |
| Henry Fisher | U | 41 | Freckleton, Lancashire, England | Mate |
| Henry Byers | M | 33 | London, United States | A.B.Seaman |
| John Latham | U | 23 | Tarleton, Lancashire, England | A.B.Seaman |
The William Stonard was lost near Puffin Island, Co.Kerry,
Ireland on the 6th October 1889, and wreckage was washed ashore at Ballinaskelligs
Bay eight days later. The schooner had carried a coal cargo to Caherciveen
pier from Cardiff a few days previously. The five crew aboard the schooner
were all drowned.
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