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Busy

O.N. 13139

1836

First registered Fowey No 38 of 1836

34 tons. Charles Coombe Master.
Built within the port in the present year, as certified by William Pearse Banks the Builder on 12 July 1836.
Thomas Tribley Tide surveyor certified that the vessel had :
1 deck, 1 mast, length 42ft2/10ths, beam 14ft5/10ths, depth of hold 7ft8/10ths
Sloop rigged, running bowsprit, square sterned, carvel built, no galleries, no figure head.
Registered 12th July 1836

LIST OF OWNERS 1836
NAME OCCUPATION RESIDENCE SHARES

William Pearse Banks Shipbuilder St. Austle 2

Anthony Luke Merchant St. Austle 10

Philip Wheeler Merchant St. Austle 2

Joseph Pedlar Grocer St. Austle 8

John Wheeler Merchant St. Austle 2

John Hoskins Ironmonger St. Austle 4

John Watts Druggist St. Austle 4

Robert Lakes Gentleman St. Austle 4

Samuel Roberts Yeoman St. Austle 2

Thomas Levers Cooper St. Austle 4

Hannah Maria Bradhurst Widow St. Austle 2

Charles Coombe Mariner St. Austle 4

John Treveale Yeoman Luxillian 2

Joseph Treveale Yeoman Luxillian 2

Richard Grose Tinner Luxillian 2

John Mills Carkeet Fowey Merchant 2

John Luke Plymouth Merchant 8

1837

Fowey 4 Feb 1837 Charles Coombe transferred 2/64 shares unto Anthony Luke of St.Austell, Merchant.

Re-registered Busy No 5 of 1837
1 deck, 1 mast, 51.0ft L, 14.8ft B, 7.4ft D, sloop rigged, running bowsprit, square sterned, carvel built, No galleries, no figure head.

1841

Change of Master, Fowey 7 Sept 1841 Henry Rundle.

1842

**VOYAGES 1842**
FROM	SAILED	TO	ARRIVED	LLOYD'S LIST		REMARKS
	DATE		DATE	DATE	COL
Port Talbot	Jan 10	Rouen	Feb 5	Feb 9	4	PRO BT98/262
Rouen		Portsmouth	Feb 28	Mar 1	3	PRO BT98/262. Mainsail split
Portsmouth		Fowey	Mar 7	Mar 12	3
Fowey		Holyhead	Mar 18	Mar 19	4
Holyhead		Liverpool	Mar 23	Mar 24	4	PRO BT98/262
Fowey		Rouen	May 30	Jun 3	8

CREW 1842 [PRO BT98/262]
NAME AGE BORN CAPACITY LAST SHIP

Henry Rundle 29 Penryn Master Mount Charles

William Polglass 26 Charlestown Mate Boconnoc

R.Heuuw? 26 Looe Seaman

William Roberts 16 Charlestown Seaman

1843

Rouen March 13th Arrived Busy, Rundle from Swansea. [LL 1843 Mar 17/6]
No crew lists or accounts of voyages were found in PRO BT98/263.

1844

**VOYAGES 1844**
FROM	SAILED	TO	ARRIVED	LLOYD'S LIST		REMARKS
	DATE		DATE	DATE	COL
Plymouth	11 July	Liverpool				PRO BT98/262
Liverpool	24 August	Charlestown				PRO BT98/262
Charlestown	31 August	Newport				PRO BT98/262
Newport	8 Sept	Charlestown				PRO BT98/262
Charlestown	13 Sept	Whitehaven				PRO BT98/262
Whitehaven	10 Oct	Cardiff				PRO BT98/262
Cardiff	17 Oct	Charlestown				PRO BT98/262
Fowey		Dartmouth	11 Nov	Nov 12	3	Note [1]

Note 1:
Dartmouth 11th Busy Rundle arrived from Fowey for Antwerp - towed in, having lost mast, sails and rigging, during a heavy squall yesterday morning, off Salcombe.

CREW 1844 [PRO BT98/262]
NAME AGE BORN CAPACITY

Henry Rundle 31 Master

James Hare 33 St.Austell Mate

John Wery 22 St.Mewan Seaman

1845

**VOYAGES 1845**
FROM	SAILED	TO	ARRIVED	LLOYD'S LIST		REMARKS
	DATE		DATE	DATE	COL
Portsmouth	Jan 22	Antwerp	Jan 26	Jan 23, 29		SSW 22nd
Antwerp		Kingstown	Apr 12	Apr 14	6	WNW 12th
Liverpool		Angle Milford	Jun 3	Jun 7	2	Loss of bulwarks
Rotterdam		Plymouth	Jul 23	Jul 24	2	E 23rd

1846

**VOYAGES 1846**
FROM	SAILED	TO	ARRIVED	LLOYD'S LIST		REMARKS
	DATE		DATE	DATE	COL
Newport		Ramsgate	Jan 27	Jan 28	1	W to WNW 27th. Note 1
Antwerp		Margate	Dec 31	Jan 1st	7	Note 2

Note 1. Ramsgate 27th, Arrived Busy, Randle from Newport for Shoreham - reported to be leaking.
Note 2. Margate 31st Dec - Busy, Rundle, from Antwerp to Belfast, got ashore on Margate Sand, was assisted off, and is now in the Roads.

1847

**VOYAGES 1847**
FROM	SAILED	TO	ARRIVED	LLOYD'S LIST		REMARKS
	DATE		DATE	DATE	COL
Charlestown		Swansea				RCG Feb 19th
Swansea		Padstow	Feb 23rd	Feb 25th	8	Sank. Note 1

Note 1. Padstow 23rd Feb. The smack Busy, Randall, of Fowey, from Swansea to Charlestown, in entering the harbour this morning missed stays, drove on the rocks at Stepper Point, and sank; Crew saved.

Padstow 3rd Mar 1847. The Busy, Randall, from Swansea to Charlestown, which went on the rocks at Stepper Point 23rd ult. has been raised and brought into the harbour. [LL 1847 Mar 6/6]

West Briton Friday March 5th 1847 SHIPWRECK - On Tuesday week, the smack "Busy", Rundell, of and for Charlestown, from Swansea, working into Padstow harbour, missed stays, and went on shore on Stepper Point, where she soon afterwards sunk; crew saved.

Re-registered at Padstow 23rd July 1847 [PRO BT107/312]
Busy of Padstow No 15 of 1847 owners Richard and John Thompson. Master John Thompson. 29th July 1847.
Re- registered Padstow No 18 of 1847. [PRO BT107/312]
12 local owners. Master Nicholas Hocken, with 16 shares.
Official Number 13139

1851

Master, William James 6 Sept 1851 [From 1847 certificate]

1852

Master, George Pappin 21 Aug 1852 [From 1847 certificate]

1854

Master, Nicholas Hocken 24th Jan 1854 [From 1847 certificate]

1855

Master, William Trembeth 29 Oct 1855 [From 1847 certificate]

1856

Master, Nicholas Hocken 3 .3. 1856 41444 [From 1847 certificate]

1859

Master, John Crocker 5.8.1859 [From 1847 certificate]
Lost 25/10/59. [Endorsed on 1847 certificate]
From the "West Briton" Friday November 4th 1859 Port Isaac. On October 25th, at 10.30pm., in a heavy gale at N.W., the "Busy", Crocker, of Newquay, with coals, from Newport for Pentewan, ran for Port Isaac. It being low water with a heavy sea at the time, the vessel was a long way out. By the paiseworthy exertions of the inhabitants, in their boats, and at a great risk of their lives, with the assistance of the coast-guard, after a length of time the crew were saved. The vessel as the tide flowed beat into high water, and was much damaged.

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