During the 1880's the Barque "Adonis" was beached on Tybee Sands at the mouth of the Savannah River, Georgia USA does anyone know from whom I should discover details of her loss. She 'was built about 1865 at Montrose in Scotland and named "Woolhampton" and throughout the 1860's & 1870's she was operated by a number of owners, including Benjamin Greene in the Sugar trade between London and St Kitts, the master in charge of her was Robert Henry Laws (1828-1891), my great-grandfather. At the 1871 census The "Woolhampton" as she then was, I found in Gourock harbour but no sign either on the ship or in the town of the crew other than the Carpenter Joseph S Laws (I still have a few of his tools) and the ships cook, I believe there was a sugar refinery there which would account for the ship but not her missing crew. During 1873 she had a voyage from London to Mauritius and return, and each year between 1874 to 1881 she voyaged between London and St Kitts, but during 1882 had been sold to a Norwegian company and renames "Adonis", and loss as above. Henry LAWS (1800-1880), & his son Robert Henry (1828-1891) who both had a long career at sea, as master I guess both were at sea from about the age of six or so if not earlier there were other sons & relatives at sea during the following years. 1833 - 38 H LAWS, Master of Barque "Blanche" owners Shepherd & Co; London - St.Kitts Master Henry LAWS 1838 - 39 H Laws, Master of Brig "William Fulcher" owners Pochley & Co; - London - Nevis 1839 - 40 H Laws, Master of Barque "Benjamin Greene" owners Blythe & Greene; - West Indies 1842 - 43 H Laws, Master of Brig "William Fulcher" owners Pochley & Co; London - West Indies 1843 - 50 H Laws, Master of Barque "Benjamin Greene" owners Blythe & Greene; London -West Indies 1851 - 52 H Laws, Master of Barque "Nautilus" R H Laws Mate, owners Blythe & Greene; London -West Indies 1852 - 53 R H Laws Master of Barque "Catherine Green" owners Blythe & Greene; London - West Indies 1853 - 61 R H Laws Master of Barque "St Michael" 39958 owners Blythe & Greene; London -West Indies & Africa 1861 - 64 R H Laws Master of Barque "Devonshire" 24844 owners Blythe & Greene; London - West Indies 1854 - 64 H Laws Master of Barque "Nautilus" owners Blythe & Greene; London - West Indies 1864 - 68 R H Laws Master of Barque "Nautilus" owners Blythe & Greene; London - France, Portugal, Spain & West Indies 1864 - 65 R H Laws Master of Barque "Devonshire" owners Blythe & Greene; London - West Indies 1865 - 74 Master of Barque "Nautilus" owners Blythe & Greene; London - West Indies 1873 - 74 R H Laws Master of Barque "Woolhampton" owners Blythe & Co; London - Mauritius 1875 - 80 H Laws Master of Barque "Nautilus" owners W Binney; London - West Indies 1876 - 77 R H Laws Master of Barque "Woolhampton" owners Blythe Greene & Co; London - St Kitts 1878 - 80 R H Laws Master of Barque "Woolhampton" owners J Swindell; London - St Kitts 1881 - 82 R H Laws Master of Barque "Woolhampton" owners N C Sendall; London - St Kitts I'd love to see some photographs of any of these ships, There is an old oil-painting of the Woolhampton off the Needles signed by Tudjay, in the possession of my cousin Nicholas Laws (the celebrated film director hanging I guess, in his home in South Africa. John P Laws Registrar LAWS FAMILY REGISTER

John wrote :- >an old oil-painting in the possession of my cousin Nicholas Laws (the >celebrated film director hanging I guess, in his home in South Africa. I sincerely hope there's a missing closing bracket in there somewhere? :-) Regards Gordon From: "John P Laws" <johnplaws@f2s.com> To: "'Mariners'" <mariners@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 5:11 PM Subject: [MAR] Barque "Adonis" beached on Tybee Sands GA >I'd love to see some photographs of any of these ships, There is an old >oil-painting of the Woolhampton off the Needles signed by Tudjay, in the >possession of my cousin Nicholas Laws (the celebrated film director >hanging >I guess, in his home in South Africa. >John P Laws >Registrar >LAWS FAMILY REGISTER