Author Topic: Treasure Ship Tragedy - The Royal Charter (Read 29260 times)

alfiesmail · « **Reply #18 on:** Saturday 22 May 10 23:39 BST (UK) »

My g-g- granfarther was the customs officer or "tide waiter" who was the recieving officer for items washed ashore from the royal charter, He rode over every day from Beaumaris with his daughter on the back of a white horse. He lived in green terrace Beaumaris, the little cottage behind the jail
He was a Pritchard. My mother remembers playing "shop" with the records when she was a little girl in WWI

justmej · « **Reply #19 on:** Sunday 23 May 10 23:22 BST (UK) »

alfiesmail

How interesting to hear about your gg.grandfather's involvement in the Royal Charter disaster.

Did you see the link that hiraeth put on reply #4? It gives information about the tragedy. I noticed that one of the seaman saved was a George Pritchard. No family connection with yours?

Oh, and welcome to RootChat!

justmej

Hunter51 · « **Reply #20 on:** Monday 16 August 10 16:36 BST (UK) »

Hi justmej

I am trying to trace my GGgrandfather who was a mining engineer and went to Australia I think he might have been on the Royal Charter do you have a list of passengers his name was Benjamin Carr.

Thanks Alan...

IRT · « **Reply #21 on:** Monday 16 August 10 18:05 BST (UK) »

Hello Hunter51

There's no Benjamin Carr in the Royal Charter listings for the 5 voyages she made to and from Melbourne between 1856 and 1859. However, a John Watkin Carr, aged 33, arrived on her first voyage in April 1856. The indexes of early passenger lists to and from Victorian ports (usually Melbourne) can be searched online on the Public Record Office Victoria website: www.prov.vic.gov.au/indexes

-- IRT

Hunter51 · « **Reply #22 on:** Monday 16 August 10 20:09 BST (UK) »

Thanks for your time justmej.

Alan...

justmej · « **Reply #23 on:** Monday 16 August 10 20:25 BST (UK) »

Hello Alan

This link, also given by hiareth on reply #4, gives more information about the Royal Charter and also includes a passenger list of those on board at the time of the tragedy...

http://www.old-merseytimes.co.uk/ROYALCHARTER.html

justmej

millymcb · « **Reply #24 on:** Tuesday 17 August 10 00:31 BST (UK) »

Did you see Who Do You Think You Are this week with Monty Don? ne of his ancestors was killed in the Royal Charter shipwreck off Anglesey...

Milly

Hunter51 · « **Reply #25 on:** Tuesday 17 August 10 06:17 BST (UK) »

Yes Milly that's why I was asking because I can not find any trace of Benjamin Carr after he was in Australia and his wife is a widow back in Gateshead so I thought he might have been on the Royal Charter but will have to keep searching.

Thanks All..

Alan...

martin42

Hello,
I have just come upon this website and I am wondering if you are related to William Richard Pritchard born Penrhoslligwy about 1811.he was a
stonemason and married Jane Jones born about 1814.
I am also related to Dic Evans via his grandmotherMargaret Pritchard.
Martin 42

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