Maritime record MWX1954 - Margaret and Ann
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Summary
Schooner, 1835
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
`We had on Sunday last one of the most violent gales witnessed for a long time, which blew a perfect hurricane. It is feared several vessels had suffered on the coast and West Bay. The schooner MARGARET AND ANN has gone to pieces and all lost. The beach west of Portland is strewed with wreck, articles of furniture, broken pieces, parcels of goods etc. Five bodies have been recovered on the north side, and doubtless more will wash in. (1)(4) 26-OCT:- MARGARET ANN from Cardigan, wrecked near Weymouth. (3) Weymouth 27-OCT-1835, The vessel wrecked in West Bay yesterday is the MARGARET ANN from Cardigan. Some bank pikes marked MP have come ashore.(5) Lives Lost: All Date of Loss Qualifier: A Additional sources cited in United Kingdom Shipwreck Index: DCC 29 10 1835(Thu)(R); D CRO John Thomas Elliotts Diary
The building date for this vessel is an estimate based on an average age at wrecking of twenty years. This average is derived from those vessels wrecked on the Dorset coast whose age at wrecking is known.
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SWX5030 Index: Larn, Richard. 1992. United Kingdom shipwreck index. Extracted 23 November 1992.
- <2> SWX5343 Article in serial: 1976. Dorset magazine : the county magazine 58. Vol 58. p24.
- <3> SWX5773 Monograph: 1836. Parliamentary papers 1836, Select Committee on Shipwreck, 1835.. Vol 17.. p319(699).
- <4> SWX4541 Monograph: Larn, R, and Larn, B. 1995. Shipwreck index of the British Isles, volume 1 : Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset Section 6, Dorset (AJ) Vol 1.
- <5> SWX8434 Serial: 1745 onwards. Lloyds list. 30-OCT-1835, No 7103.
- <6> SWX8707 Digital archive: Le Pard, G. 1995-2003. Dorset Coast Forum Maritime Archaeological Database. Shipwreck 577.
- <7> SDO14012 Monograph: Cumming, E. 2014. The Portland Shipwreck and Maritime Incident Directory.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 60500 79880 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY67NW |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 9 000 0374
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 67 NW 51
Record last edited
Jun 19 2015 12:30PM