Many sailings. Sunderland was a major port for the shipping of coal to probably all the ports on the east coast of England, and the Thames. Stan On 10 February 2010 13:50, Judy Jeffrey <judy@aboutappearance.co.uk> wrote: > Hello List, > > > > Does anyone know if there were regular sailings between Sunderland and any > ports in Kent please around the 1820's. If so did the ships stop off at any > other ports on the way? > > > > I have an ancestor who was a sailor/ mariner who married in Sunderland. > > His name was James Hammond. He married Ann Reay in Sunderland in 1823. I > cannot find a birth for him. > > > > They had 2 children born in Sunderland. > > James born 1823 > > Abraham born 1825 > > > > He must have died between 1825 when their last son was born and 1833 when > she got married again. I can find no death. I presume he may have died at > sea or an accident at another port. > > > > Another family historian has come to the conclusion that he was born around > the Rochester area of Kent. I am wondering if there was any connection > between ports around there and Sunderland for him to have come up to the > North East. > > Her father was a Master Mariner so there is a connection to the sea. > > > > I am at a loss with him, especially as sailors are hard to trace before > 1835. Any ideas welcomed. > > > > Judy > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-DUR-SUNDERLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Between 1827 and 1829, 107 ships from Sunderland were lost, and between 1833 and 1835, 124 went down. These losses were from a total of about 600 ships belonging to the port. Being a seaman was much more dangerous than being a miner, especially in the early years of the nineteenth century, when the overloading of ships was common. Stan