Emily Burnyeat

Official Number 44222

The Emily Burnyeat was a brigantine, built in 1862 (the same year as the Sarah Burnyeat) at Berwick by AB Gowan & Son.  She was registered at Whitehaven. In 1865 she was owned by William Burnyeat, butcher, of Whitehaven, and was commanded by Capt.Brewster.

The Emily Burnyeat, described as a brigantine, was fired at by Carlist gun batteries as she entered the port of Guetaria, north Spain, in November 1875. She was struck three times in her mainsail, once in her boat and once in the rigging, and was damaged by shell fragments. There were no casualties and she was assisted into port by representatives of the Spanish government (see Sources 3 and 4).

At the 1881 Census the Emily Burnyeat was at Whitehaven, with a crew from Arklow, Ireland, under the command of Capt.William Gregory (see Source 5).
 

Sources :

1. Berwick Shipyard - Build List 1841-1878 - names owner as Burnyeat, and describes the vessel as a schooner.
2. Clayton's Register of Shipping, 1865 - described as a schooner, 128 tons.
3. The Guardian newspaper, 16th Nov.1875, page 8; 17th Nov.1875, pages 5 and 8.
4. The Times newspaper, Tues., 16th Nov.1875, page 3; 17th Nov.1875, page 5.
5. Census details from Ships in port in Cumberland 1881.
6. There is a painting of the Emily Burnyeat at the Beacon museum, Whitehaven. The vessel is rigged as a brigantine.