Western Maid

Official Number 49800

The Western Maid was a schooner built in April 1870 at Peel, Isle of Man. She was owned by Henry Graves and others from 1885 to 1895 and was registered at Peel. Her master during this period was Capt.Thomas Corkill.

At the time of the 1881 Census the Western Maid was in port at the Isle of Man (see Source 5), and had a crew of seven.

The Western Maid , from London for Port Talbot, foundered after collision with an unknown steamer off Trevose Head on the 25th November 1897. The crew abandoned the sinking vessel, were picked up and eventually landed at St.Ives.
 

Name	Year Built	Gross Tons	Length (feet)	Breadth (feet)	Depth (feet)	Masts	Figurehead	Stern	Lloyd's Classn.
Western Maid	1870	144	91.0	22.0	12.2	2

Sources :

1. Record of American and Foreign Shipping, 1885
2. Record of American and Foreign Shipping, 1890
3. Record of American and Foreign Shipping, 1895
4. The 1890 account book of the Western Maid is held at the Manx National Heritage Library.
5. Ships in Port 1881
6. Some Crew Lists are available at the Manx Museum - see http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/famhist/v11n1.htm
7. Loss reported in the Liverpool Mercury newspaper, 27th November 1897, page 5, and in the Plymouth & Cornish Advertiser, 26th Nov.1897.