Immigrant Ships
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Barque Amanda

It is with deep regret that we record this day the wreck of this fine vessel, the property of our fellow citizen, George Williams, Esq., attended with the loss of Forty-one lives.

She left this port on the 22d of August last with emigrants, and was driven ashore off Metis[-sur-Mer], on the 26th of September, and totally lost. The greater portion of the crew and passengers took to the boats, which soon swamped, and all were lost; the captain, some of the crew and passengers, who were left on the wreck, were saved. The following we take from the Quebec Mercury, of October 5:-

Shipwreck of the Barque Amanda - Forty-one lives lost - In the Gazette of Friday last, we informed our readers that Captain Bucanan, of the ship Scotland, had seen off Metis a ship on shore, which, to all appearances was a total wreck. Yesterday morning the subjoined melancholy confirmation of that recent report was received in a letter, by Messrs. W. Price, and Co., of this city, from which we have been favoured with the following extract:-

"Metis, 29th September, 1841.

"I have to inform you of the loss of the barque Amanda, Captain Davis, from Limerick, which came ashore at Little Metis Point, at five o'clock, on the 26th instant - She had forty passengers and a crew of eighteen*. The captain, two seamen, and two apprentices were amongst those saved."

A.C. Buchanan, Esq., Emigrant Agent, has kindly favoured us with the
following list of passengers and crew:-

List of the passengers and crew of the barque Amanda, Solomon Davis, master, bound for Quebec, cleared on the 17th August, and sailed on the 22d August, from Limerick:

  Passengers Saved. 
 
 1  James O'Neill, of the County of Clare; 
 2  Catherine O'Neill, of the County of Clare; 
 3  Patrick Hanlon, county Kerry; 
 4  Timothy Murphy, of county of Limerick; 
 5  Michael Hall, of county of Limerick; 
 6  Maurice Hall, of county of Limerick; 
 7  Philip Sarsfield, of county of Limerick; 
 8  James Nevill, of county of Limerick; 
 9  Margaret Molony, of county of Limerick; 
10  Anne O'Neill, of the county of Cork. 

Total passengers saved- 10. 
 
   Passengers Lost. 
 
11 Stephen Rennals, county of Clare; 
12 James Slattery, of Limerick; 
13 Patrk. Clancy, of Limerick; 
14 Anne Murray, of Limerick; 
15 Mary Hall (aged 6), of Limerick; 
16 J. Hinchey, of Limerick; 
17 Margaret Hinchey, of Limerick; 
18 Maria Hinchey, of Limerick; 
19 John Hinchey, of Limerick; 
20 Frederick Harden, of Limerick; 
21 Daniel Carney, of Limerick; 
22 Margaret Carney, of Limerick; 
23 James Carney, of Limerick; 
24 Mary Carney, of Limerick; 
25 Daniel Carney, of Limerick; 
26 Jeremiah Conners, of Limerick; 
27 Catherine Eustace, of Limerick; 
28 John O'Brien, county of Clare 
29 Michael O'Brien, county of Clare; 
30 Mary Cummins, of the county of Galway; 
31 Bridget Cummins, of the county of Galway; 
32 Anne Cummins, of the county of Galway; 
33 Catherine Cummins, of the county of Galway;
34 Michael Cummins, of the county of Galway; 
35 Julia Crawley, of Clare;
36 Patrick O'Neill, of Clare; 
37 Thomas Kennedy, of Dingle.  
 
*Male adults lost 11.- Female adults lost 12.- Total Adults 23.- 
Children Lost 6. Total passengers lost -29. 
 
    Crew Saved. 
 
 1  Solomon Davis, master; 
 2  Edward Roundy, second mate; 
 3  Timothy Behane, seaman; 
 4  Patrick O'Brien, apprentice; 
 5  Charles Donnelly, apprentice.
- Total crew saved, 5. 
 
     Crew lost. 
 
 6  Patrick Blake, 1st mate; 
 7  James M'Inerney, carpenter; 
 8  Michael Hegarty, cook; 
 9  John Fahy, steward; 
10  David Keeffe, sea-men; 
11  John Harper, sea-men; 
12  John Graham, sea-men; 
13  Thomas Allan, sea-men; 
14  Patrick Shannon, sea-men; 
15  Thomas Harte, sea-men; 
16  John Hynes, sea-men; 
17  James Cusack,  apprentice; 
18  Francis Johnson, apprentice.
- Total crew lost, 12. 

Transcriber's Notes:
*  According to this list, there were 37 passengers and 18 crew.
*  These totals of passengers lost do not match with the list given.

Correspondence 03/21/2004 captain Davis
I believe Solomon Davis is my ancestor. Here is a brief summary of his 
descendents.

Solomon Davis, Captain Amanda born in Province of Quebec
son Solomon Davis, b 1826, Quebec
Married Susan Ames from Sudbury Massachusetts
Settled in Holland VT. 
Daughter Henrietta Davis, b 1850
married Albert Hall, Holland, Orleans, Vt.
Henrietta died 1887 in Vt Asylum, Burlington, Vt
son Leslie J. Hall, b Vt
married May Budd
son Leslie C Hall (My Grandfather)born 1899 NYC, moved to Sudbury, 
Massachusetts 1942. died 1962

Still looking for Solomon Senior's family. Will update when found. 
Subito

Limerick Standard Newspaper 1 November 1841

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