William Sherret born 1823 Fettercairn. Mariner & possibly Captain?

[BoBo]

Hi
I wonder if you amazing people can help me solve a little mystery which I am at a loss how to do!

William Sherret born in 1823(possibly 1822?) in Fettercairn.  Parents William Sherret and Isobella Stephen who on the 1841 census lived in Crechiburn, Fettercairn & by 1851 William (the father) was a farmer of 90 acres employing 4 labourers of Mains of Glenfarquhor, Fordoun.

William the son by 1841 wasn't living with his family and I suspect was a Mariner.  In 1849 he married Mary Ann Jones in Whitechapel, London quite a way away from his original home! On the 1851 census Mary Ann was living with her in-laws so I believe William was at sea at the time. The next mention of William was in 1858 in an obituary stating that he died in Auckland, New Zealand on the 5th August of that year.  It states he was the Captain of the Barque Queen at that time.

I know that barque is another term for clipper but I haven't found any mention of Barque Queen or any incident regarding William Sherret and his death. Also wondered what he was taking to New Zealand at the time.  Was Mary Ann with him? Did they settle in New Zealand?

Can anyone tell me anything about William's career?  Was he a captain and what happened in 1858?  Also what happened to Mary Ann - her father was Edward Jones and on the marriage certificate I cannot be certain if he was a Lawyer or Sawyer?

Many thanks

[minniehaha]

Hello,

Some snippets about the captain and the schooner, 'Queen'.........


https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers?snippet=true&query=sherret&start_date=01-01-1858&end_date=31-12-1858

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18580410.2.2.2?end_date=31-12-1859&items_per_page=10&page=2&phrase=2&query=+sherret&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1853

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18580213.2.21.2?end_date=31-12-1859&items_per_page=10&page=6&phrase=2&query=+sherret&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1853

He was the captain of a number of other schooners also. See 'Papers past'.......

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers


Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Birth of a son in 1858:

1858/2996   Sherret   William Alexander   Mary Ann   William

His death:

1864/10637   Sherret   William Alexander   6Y

[I have not found a death for either William or wife Mary Ann in New Zealand]


Minniehaha.

[ShaunJ]

Linking to previous thread to avoid further duplication of research:
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=831937

[minniehaha]

Thanks for that link ShaunJ.

Cemetery details:

According to the late 1950's tombstone transcriptions Donald Sutherland died 15 August 1885 aged 75 years and Donald Alexander Sutherland died 6 January 1886 aged 16 months. The New Zealand Herald of 29\6\1889 has Mary Sutherland died 28 June 1889, wife of the late Donald Sutherland, aged 57 years and buried 30 June 1889 in Symonds Street Cemetery.
Subjects   Sutherland, Donald, d.1885; Sutherland, Donald Alexander, d.1886; Sutherland, Mary, d.1889
Symonds Street Cemetery

     Notes: The (Variable Quality) Photographs at Auckland City Libraries of the TOMBSTONE in the Presbyterian section at S 13 (Auckland City Libraries Negative Nos 0861\7, 41321\G\15,16) have "Sacred to the memory of Donald Sutherland died 15th August 1885 aged 75 years, also Donald Alexander Sutherland died 6th January 1886 aged 16 months, not lost but gone before".


Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Link to the actual 1858 death notice [which took some finding!]......

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZ18580807.2.11?end_date=31-08-1858&items_per_page=10&query=william&snippet=true&start_date=01-08-1858&title=NZ


Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Probated will of Donald Alexander Sutherland:

https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=9395212&digital=yes


Minniehaha.

[minniehaha]

Re the link @ reply #3 above. On that link @ reply #4, there are two marriages listed for Donald Alexander Sutherland.

I believe there was a third, very short-lived marriage:

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19270812.2.143?end_date=31-12-1927&phrase=2&query=donald+alexander+sutherland&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1927

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19260909.2.26.1?end_date=31-12-1950&items_per_page=10&phrase=2&query=donald+alexander+sutherland&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1926


https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTR19270825.2.43.4?end_date=31-12-1927&phrase=2&query=donald+alexander+sutherland&snippet=true&start_date=01-01-1927

Also the Australian newspapers- with photographs:


https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199288833?searchTerm=%22marjorie%20sutherland%22&searchLimits=exactPhrase=marjorie+sutherland|||anyWords|||notWords|||requestHandler|||dateFrom=1926-01-01|||dateTo=1927-12-31|||sortby

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/199290729?searchTerm=%22marjorie%20sutherland%22&searchLimits=exactPhrase=marjorie+sutherland|||anyWords|||notWords|||requestHandler|||dateFrom=1926-01-01|||dateTo=1927-12-31|||sortby



https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=16699920

https://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=6694909


[NOTE: pages 16, 17 & 19 of the probated will for Donald Alexander Sutherland above at reply #6.]


Minniehaha.

[mckha489]

http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=PREV_RECORD&XC=/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll&BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandcity.govt.nz%2Fdbtw-wpd%2Fheritageimages%2Findex.htm&TN=heritageimages&SN=AUTO1602&SE=907&RN=1&MR=20&TR=0&TX=1000&ES=0&CS=1&XP=&RF=HIOReport&EF=&DF=HIORecord&RL=0&EL=0&DL=0&NP=2&ID=&MF=WPEngMsg.ini&MQ=&TI=0&DT=&ST=0&IR=0&NR=0&NB=0&SV=0&SS=1&BG=&FG=&QS=index&OEX=ISO-8859-1&OEH=ISO-8859-1

for interest - view across Auckland harbour in 1864 from Smales point. Likely character in foreground