Hello John,
Erm ... that newspaper article says "The Transfer, of Scarborough,
late Goodser" which suggests that Goodsir was *not* the master on that voyage and the paper didn't know who was.
Erm again ... newspapers then as now weren't entirely accurate. Anchor, chain and longboat were picked up and TRANSFER is
supposed to have been lost. But was she really or did she eventually come ashore and be repaired and back into business, but not registered with Lloyd's any longer?
The queer thing is, you see, that there is a Record of Service on Ancestry for a Thomas Goodsir, born 27 April, 1804 at Abbotshall, Fife and he says that he was an apprentice on TRANSFER from March 1824 to November 1828.
Have you looked at the merchant seamen records on Ancestry and FindMyPast? You can get Ancestry free at many public libraries. They have the Masters and Mates database. (Tip: Be sure to use the scroll arrows both backward and forward from the initial hit to be sure of getting all the pages in his file. There are three images for that Thomas Goodsir.)
But even better for your time period are the merchant seamen records at FindMyPast especially if your Thomas was still at sea 1835-1836 because FindMyPast has National Archives file BT 120 which amounts to a census of seamen. If your man is in that file, you'll get a vessel name, his rank aboard and a specific date. It would be worth your while to buy a few credits there.
Here is a link to online volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping:
http://www.maritimearchives.co.uk/lloyds-register.htmlThey are searchable. There is a column for Masters' names and Goodsir is just short enough to fit the alloted space. There is also a column for Owners' names, but Cornwall will probably be truncated to Crnwll. Have a look at the 1824 volume, where you know he is listed, first, to get an understanding of the format, then trawl them all.
Cheers,
Westoe