Great site Bryan, I only wish I had found my allusive ancestors John & William McGhee both of whom were seamen. Jeanette Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Richards" <bryanrichards@btinternet.com> To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 11:54 PM Subject: Richard Cotter > New to the list > I am trying to establish the parents of Richard Cotter. He entered the > British Royal Navy at the Cove Cork Ireland in 1796. > > He served from 1797 to 1803 onboard HMS Cerberus which around that time > was > based at Cork. > The records in 1800 show "When from" as born Cloyne and his age 20. > Allotment records showed he had wages paid to Mrs Ann Cotter of Bantry Bay > the last entry was in 1803. > In 1806 Richard Cotter married Ellen Young in Savoy Strand in London and > had > 8 children > I can only find on the IGI a marriage in Cork 1895 of an Ann Smith b.1774 > to a Richard Cotter b.1770 > Richard Cotter became a purser and died in 1834. In 1828 he wrote a book > Sketches of Bermuda, > or Somer's Isles printed by Effingham Wilson London. His son Pownall > Pellew > Cotter was acting > master of HMS Terror 1837-184, the expedition leader Sir James CLarke > Ross > named part of > Victoria Land Antarctica as Cape Cotter in his honour, but lately they > have > declared that there > is no prominent cape, but named the nearby coast line as Cotter Cliffs. > > I am assuming that Ann Cotter nee Smith must have died and Ellen his > second > wife, > unless I have the wrong Richard Cotter. on the IGI. > > Any information would be graefully appreciated. > > Regards > Bryan Richards > N.B. I have over 28,000 rentries for mariners indexed on on my website > many are of Irish origin www.swanseamariners.org.uk > > > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb in data acquisition > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >