Shipwrecks

[janwhin]

These old newspapers didn't hold back: Newcastle Courant 15 March 1755,

"The Caroline, Parker, from London for this port (Newcastle), with merchant goods, value upwards of £3000 rode at anchor off Amble Pans till within two hours of the storm's abating, at seven o'clock on Sunday morning, when her cable parted, and then drove over the rocks: By the great assiduity of Mr John and Mr Edward Cook, of Togston, and Mr Taylor, of Amble, most of the goods were saved without damage. Actions like these are worthy every gentleman, as they derive true honour from themselves, and we hope to see the late Act put in rigorous execution, for securing the distressed from the rapacious maw of these devouring cannibals, who came down in flocks in the hope of plunder." (That'll be you and me folks )
The same article deals with a brig carrying allum from Whitby to London, ashore near Warkworth and a Pink, carrying coal from Sunderland to London, breaking up near Amble, all perished.

Can't see why these boats were around Amble, unless a storm had forced them north?

[janwhin]

And here are some of those cannibals being given appropriate sentences

Newcastle Courant 26 July 1755:
"At the last General Quarter Sessions of the Peace for Northumberland, at Hexham, Robert Matthews, of Amble, fisherman, was tried and convicted of stealing and taking away goods stranded and cast on shore on the Northumberland Coast, contrary to the Act of Parliament lately made, and was sentenced to be committed to the House of Correction, and kept at hard labour for three months, and to be publicly whipped three times thro Morpeth Town on Wednesday, the Market day, each whipping to be at the end of each month. John Falcus and George Thompson were charged with the like offence, but having made satisfaction to Mr John Jobson, master and mariner, for the goods by them so unlawfully taken, the said Mr Jobson did not proceed any further in the prosecution against them."

[janwhin]

Yet more wrecks:
Newcastle Courant 25 March 1786:

"A small brig called the Betsey and Nelly, said to belong to Mr Smith of Sunderland, is on shore at Amble Sands, but expected to be got off the next Spring Tides. People all saved;
The Betsey of Sunderland, said to belong to Mr Hay, of that place, is on shore to the north of Warkworth, and expected to be got off again:
Another small vessel, supposed to belong to Mr Dodd of Sunderland, drove to pieces, near the Betsey, and all perished."

[Coquet]

Is there anything just a little further back from that 1st one - that is early December 1754, that might match with the Warkworth register burials of 9/12/1754?

Thomas Ball, Serjeant, Thomas Watt, barber and Elizabeth Clark from a shipwreck at Bondicar. Of Dundee.


spelling of Bondicar might be a problem in a search, Bondi-carr, Bondicarr Bondi-car?

[Coquet]

for securing the distressed from the rapacious maw of these devouring cannibals, who came down in flocks in the hope of plunder

That quite a description of us gentle Amble folk.... Hey.. maybe it was that lot from Warkworth ?

[Coquet]

Janwhin, just noticed your post in the other thread regarding 'Find my past' getting access to the newspaper archive- whoopee doo that means me!

[Coquet]

Originally Posted by Coquet

Is there anything just a little further back from that 1st one - that is early December 1754, that might match with the Warkworth register burials of 9/12/1754?

Thomas Ball, Serjeant, Thomas Watt, barber and Elizabeth Clark from a shipwreck at Bondicar. Of Dundee.


spelling of Bondicar might be a problem in a search, Bondi-carr, Bondicarr Bondi-car?

Derby Mercury 31/1/1755-27/2/1755
Country News
Newcastle Jan. 25
Fifteen men are committed to Morpeth Jail, to take their trials at the next Assizes, for plundering, and stealing diverse goods wreck'd and cast ashore from the ship owner's Goodwill, John Jobson master, on Bondicar rocks, on the 9th December Last

[Coquet]

This looks like the same event as your second post.