Register of Deceased Seamen

Extracts from Register of Deceased Seamen relating to Ireland 1888

Extracted from the Registers of Deceased Seamen held in the special collections archive of the Mitchell Library in Glasgow.

This list is presented in date order but you can sort the table - ascending or descending - by any column by clicking on the relevant header.

Surname First Name Age Rank Birth Place Last Known Abode Date of Death Cause Place Ship Port Comments
Dee Edmund 45 Mate Waterford   02/01/1888 Suffocation Glasgow Louis Montgomery Charlotte Town PEI  
Hardy Wm 24 3rd Eng. Armagh   16/01/1888 Consumption Riga SS Blackhead Belfast  
McCambridge A 34 AB Glenarm   18/01/1888 Drowned Glasgow SS Glen Gelder Aberdeen  
O'Neill Chas. 33 Fireman Co. Down   08/01/1888 Drowned Sheep Is. Milford SS Mary E Wadham Barrow wreck
Cullen James 16 Boy Ireland   24/01/1888 Drowned at sea Christiana Dublin  
Hernin Thos. 22 AB Dundalk   27/01/1888 Accident Liverpool SS Vancouver Liverpool  
Kayes John 34 Seaman Ireland   15/01/1888 Drowned   Ranavola Belfast  
Lawton M 54 AB Queenstown   03/01/1888 Drowned   St Olaves St John NB  
Pendergast Edwd 35 Fireman Waterford   19/07/1888 Drowned Fenit SS Tredegar Cardiff  
Sheehan Michael 30 Fisherman Ireland   12/02/1888 Drowned Kilchee Bay F. Ajax Limerick  
Sheehan Patrick 28 Fisherman Ireland   12/02/1888 Drowned Kilchee Bay F. Ajax Limerick  
Spencer F. W 41 Cook Belfast   24/01/1888 General decline at sea County of Caithness Glasgow  
Brady P 23 Fireman Armagh   09/01/1888 Skull fracture St. Christopher SS Moruca Glasgow  
Cain Patrick 27 Steward Longford   01/01/1888 Exposure at sea SS Maud Whitby also included in 1887
Dunn D 28 2nd Mate Dublin   30/01/1888 Drowned Washington Terr. Abercorn Glasgow wreck
Hearty Simon 24 AB Dundalk   23/02/1888 Meningitis at sea SS Vancouver Liverpool  
McCormick James 38 AB Ireland   05/01/1888 Fall from aloft at sea Larnica Windsor NS  
O'Brien David 27   Youghal   31/01/1888 Drowned Bristol Channel Albert Youghal  
Roney Daniel 45 Mate Ardglass   14/02/1888 Drowned R. Mersey Ann Summer Lancaster wreck
Wilson Adam 28 Cook Dundalk   30/01/1888 Drowned Washington Terr. Abercorn Glasgow wreck
Bannon Geo. 28 Boatswain Waterford   11/03/1888 Drowned off Lundy SS City of Exeter Exeter wreck
Beaumont Foxton Hy. 19 Apprentice Waterford   08/03/1888 Drowned English Channel City of Corinth Glasgow wreck
Brien John 44 Master Sligo   13/03/1888 Drowned Luce Bay SS Galgorm Castle Belfast wreck
Burns Michael 44 Fireman Roscommon   19/03/1888 General debility at sea SS Africa London  
Burns Thos. 37 AB Arklow   05/02/1888 Drowned Buenos Aires Aeronaut Yarmouth NS  
Carey Thos. 43 AB Belfast   08/03/1888 Drowned English Channel City of Corinth Glasgow wreck
Connor James 56 Master Wicklow   08/03/1888 Drowned St Catherina Scotia Ayr  
Dorruim John 30 AB Belfast   30/03/1888 Drowned Ibraila SS Eddlethorpe Hartlepool  
Doyle J 25 AB Kingstown   28/03/1888 Drowned at sea SS Highfield Liverpool  
Doyle Michael 29 AB Wexford   28/03/1888 Accident Newport, Mon. Petrel Wexford  
Flynn John 26 AB Kinsale   08/03/1888 Drowned at sea Java Aberdeen wreck
Foley Peter 26 Fireman Sligo   13/03/1888 Drowned Luce Bay SS Galgorm Castle Belfast wreck
Gartland Thos. 41 Fireman Newry   17/04/1888 Drowned at sea SS Favonian Liverpool  
Gillen Michael 26 Cook Sligo   13/03/1888 Drowned Luce Bay SS Galgorm Castle Belfast wreck
Goodwin Thos. 41 AB Co. Down   08/03/1888 Drowned English Channel City of Corinth Glasgow wreck
Hart H 30 AB Queenstown   08/03/1888 Drowned at sea Java Aberdeen wreck
Harvey Jas 36 Cook Drogheda   08/03/1888 Drowned English Channel City of Corinth Glasgow wreck
Heaney Pat. 28 AB Dublin   24/03/1888 Drowned at sea SS Sheikh Liverpool  
Henderson Wm 50 AB Dublin   22/03/1888 Drowned at sea Elgin Dublin  
McCarthy John 48 Fireman Ireland   15/03/1888 Burnt by steam at sea SS Lahu Germany  
McNamara Thos. 26 AB Cork   10/04/1888 Suffocation Middlesborough SS Sirocco Liverpool  
Moorhead Arthur 19 AB Glenarm   13/03/1888 Drowned at sea Ossuna    
Mulligan M 34 AB Dungarvon   08/03/1888 Drowned at sea Java Aberdeen wreck
Murphy John 42 Engineer Dublin   13/03/1888 Drowned Luce Bay SS Galgorm Castle Belfast wreck
Nolan J 21 AB Baltimore, Cork   08/03/1888 Drowned at sea Java Aberdeen wreck
O'Neil Andrew 42 Boatswain Ireland   15/04/1888 Muscular strain   SS Syphnx Liverpool  
Roberts A C 23 3rd Mate Wexford   19/02/1888   Buenos Aires SS Teutonia Newcastle discharged from ship before demise
Sullivan Jeremiah 25 Fireman Cork   27/03/1888 Drowned at sea SS Caerau Newport  
Tooey Edwd 27 Fireman Roscommon   13/03/1888 Drowned Luce Bay SS Galgorm Castle Belfast wreck
Tracey Sam 51 Mate Sligo   13/03/1888 Drowned Luce Bay SS Galgorm Castle Belfast wreck
Tumulty S 19 OS Belfast   13/03/1888 Drowned at sea Ossuna    
Waddell Robt 55 Mate Portaferry   16/02/1888 Fall from aloft Maryport Betty Belfast  
Walsh Michael 40   Ireland   27/03/1888 Drowned Errishannar St. Columbia Galway  
Wilson Hy. Matt 19 Apprentice Blagden   08/03/1888 Drowned English Channel City of Corinth Glasgow wreck
Archer Nicholas 17 Fisherman Bray   14/02/1888 Drowned off Bray F. Joseph Dublin wreck
Dunn Jos. 35 AB Dublin   01/01/1888 Chronic Diarrhoea Rangoon Khersonese London sometime in 1888
Houston A 48 Fireman Londonderry   29/04/1888 Drowned at sea SS Blackwatch Cardiff  
McGill John 20   Islandmagee   14/04/1888 Fall from aloft Galway Bay Volant Belfast  
McGowan G 28 Fireman Donegal   24/03/1888   at sea SS Burnley Glasgow  
Martin Michael 21 AB Ireland   18/05/1888 Drowned   SS Simon Liverpool  
Mulligan John 19 Fisherman Bray   14/02/1888 Drowned off Bray F. Joseph Dublin wreck
Smith Wm 40 Fireman Armagh   29/04/1888   Falmouth SS Ada London  
Stokes Patrick 21 Seaman Wicklow   01/05/1888 Drowned at sea Edward Whitely Runcorn  
Wisnom Saml 54 Master Carrickfergus   07/03/1888 Heart Disease Swansea Aurora Belfast  
Campbell R 30 Sail maker Belfast   21/02/1888 Consumption   Star of Denmark Belfast  
Connelly Peter 31 Fireman Co. Down   21/05/1888 Drowned at sea SS Aurania Liverpool  
Eastham James 35 Fireman Belfast   02/03/1888 Inflammation of the lungs at sea SS Australian Liverpool  
Hooke Richard 49 AB Waterford   06/06/1888 Drowned at sea SS Euclid Liverpool  
McGlinchy Wm 47 AB Belfast   04/06/1888 Drowned Irish Sea Henry Gilbert Belfast  
McHenry John 58 AB Limerick   05/01/1888 Dropsy Negapatam Scottish Glens Liverpool  
McIntyre Daniel 24   Waterford   11/02/1888 Fall from aloft at sea Governor Wilmot St John NB  
Napier R 22 3rd Mate Downpatrick   31/05/1888 Drowned at sea Star of Germany Belfast  
O'Flynn M 24 2nd Eng Ireland   29/02/1888 Smallpox at sea SS Eslington Cardiff  
Ouzman Wm   Pilot Queenstown   24/04/1888 Dropsy   Assel Ayr  
Rodgers Wm 24 Sail maker Belfast   20/02/1888 Drowned at sea Star of Russia Belfast  
Bailie David 54 Master Belfast   01/04/1888 Murdered at sea Dovenby Hall Liverpool  
Campbell Robt 34 Carpenter Belfast   24/04/1888   Brisbane County of Forfar Belfast  
Carroll Dennis 42 4th Mate Wexford   02/02/1888 Diarrhoea Liverpool SS Toronto Liverpool  
Dugan James 43 AB Belfast   30/06/1888 Accident Bayonne, New Jersey Governor Wilmot St John NB Jammed b'ween wire rope & hawser
Feeley John 31 Carpenter Leitrim   20/06/1888 Consumption Amsterdam SS Restitution Liverpool  
Ferguson John 50 Mate Dundalk   25/01/1888 Smallpox Hong Kong SS Killarney Dublin  
Hurley Philip 37 Steward Dublin   11/07/1888 Apoplexy at sea SS Merton Hall    
Kavanagh Patrick 55 AB Wicklow   25/05/1888 Heart Disease Garston St. Kevin Dublin  
Keeffe M 40 Sail maker Ireland   21/05/1888 Heat Apoplexy   Columba Liverpool  
MacAlister Saml 25 AB Carrickfergus   25/06/1888 Drowned Ayr Agenoria Liverpool  
McGinty Arthur 27 Trimmer Ireland   28/06/1888 Apoplexy   SS Britannic Liverpool  
McMurty John 34 Boatswain Islandmagee   10/06/1888 Drowned St. Domingo SS Lismore Belfast wreck
Mearns Jas. C 27 4th Eng Belfast   10/06/1888 Drowned St. Domingo SS Lismore Belfast wreck
Sheridan   26 Ass. Eng. Londonderry   05/06/1888 Acute congestion of lungs Portsmouth SS Dundonald Glasgow  
Small Wm 48 Master Co. Down   15/01/1888 Drowned Workington Maud Belfast  
Haughey Owen 19 AB Dundalk   11/03/1888 Fall from aloft Troon Daniel Yorke Dundalk  
Carroll Henry 18 Trimmer Ireland Belfast 25/07/1888 Drowned Barrow SS Manxman Barrow accidentally thrown from wheel in paddle box
Brown Wm 43   Wexford   03/06/1888 Apoplexy at sea SS Syphnx Liverpool  
Classon P 33 AB Ireland Wellington 24/07/1888 Cholera   SS Tekapo Dunedin  
Dawson Robt 20 OS Belfast   20/07/1888 Fall from aloft Seaham Harbour Dagmar Faversham  
Flood Jas 21 OS Dublin Drogheda 13/06/1888 Fell o/board 48°40' N 8°40'W Epsilon   whilst drawing water
Gannon Patk 48 Fireman Galway Liverpool 28/04/1888 Heart Disease & Consumption 35°N 13°W SS Clement Liverpool  
Loughlin Thos. 21 Mate Youghal Youghal 03/08/1888 Fell o/board 4ml SW/W Troon Citizen Youghal Knocked o/b by main gaff
McIntyre Daniel 24 AB Waterford New York 11/02/1888 Fell from mizzen top at sea SS Sybil London  
McKeown James 23 AB Co. Down   29/03/1888 Killed Belfast Graving Dock SS No. 3 (Dredge Hopper)   Killed by the fall of iron bucket
McSherry Edwd 62 Master Killough   17/01/1888 Haemorrhage of lungs Maryport Gartsherrie Maryport  
Mates Michael 40 Mate Ireland Dublin 09/04/1888 Immersion Hosp. Bristol Arab Dublin  
Nellaney Danl 26 Trimmer Sligo 310 Wellington St., Glasgow 24/07/1888 Drowned 31°48'N 31°30'E SS City of Canterbury Glasgow  
O'Flynn Maurice 24 2nd Eng Ireland Lorrah, Ireland 29/02/1888 Smallpox off Algiers SS Eslington    
Quick Wm 27 Fireman Ireland Cork 21/08/1888 Drowned Middlesborough SS Bellini London  
Reynolds Albert 26 Seaman Ireland Liverpool 04/02/1888 Heart Disease   Gilcruix Liverpool  
Rock John 31 Fireman Belfast 65 Athol St., Liverpool 16/07/1888 Parotitis & meningitis Hosp. Said SS Cuba Liverpool  
Rothwell John Owen 20 Apprentice Earlstown   20/01/1888 Drowned 37°10'N 22°6'W Mangalore Liverpool Fell o/b from aloft
Sheehan Patk 40 Fireman Cork Pontyglassadur St., Swansea 11/07/1888 Sunstroke Leghorn SS Cornucoppia Sunderland  
Alexander John 28 AB Glenarm Belfast 06/09/1888 Killed Antwerp SS Rosalind Chester Accidentally killed on railway
Brown Wm 45 Fireman Wexford   03/06/1888 Heart Apoplexy 6°0'S 27°0'W SS Syphnx Liverpool (see 96 Eddie)***********
Donald Rbt 27 Carpenter Carrickfergus Green St., Carrickfergus 13/07/1888 Drowned Pt. Willinga S. Aust. Star of Greece Belfast wreck
Driscoll Geo. 34 Cook Kinsale   04/08/1888 Hepatitis & Dysentery Hosp. Said SS Malek London  
Hilfirty James 27 Fireman Dublin   04/04/1888 Sunstroke Sulina SS Knight Templar North Shields  
Johnson J W 29   Ireland Calcutta 01/09/1888 Heart Disease 37°N 30°E "Dacca" British Isles Liverpool  
McCabe P 54 AB Dublin 19 Grey St., Liverpool 12/08/1888 Bilious Remittent Fever 9°28'N 15° 20'W SS Teneriffe Glasgow  
Malloy John 21 AB Dublin Dublin 22/05/1888 Drowned at sea SS Sherborough Glasgow  
McNeill Sam 18 Seaman Belfast   20/09/1888 Drowned River Mersey Velocity Leith Fell o/b
Morgan James 20 AB Dundalk   24/04/1888 Killed General Terminus Glasgow Siloam Dundee Run over by railway engine 02.30
Mountain John 48 AB Dungarvon   30/08/1888 Drowned Irish Sea Eugenie Barrow wreck
Muir Rob   Stowaway     13/07/1888 Drowned Pt. Willinga, S. Aust. Star of Greece Belfast wreck
Nelson Charles 22 AB Dublin   08/08/1888 Drowned Delaware Bay Recovery Windsor NS  
O'Hara Arthur 38 Fireman Ireland Armagh 21/08/1888 Chronic hepatitis Quarantine Hosp. R. Mississippi SS Texan Liverpool  
Pender Tho 22 OS Waterford   30/08/1888 Drowned Irish Sea Eugenie Barrow wreck
Rowlyn John   Stowaway     13/07/1888 Drowned Pt. Willinga, S. Aust. Star of Greece Belfast aka McVicar wreck
Sheridan Thomas 50 Fireman Londonderry   16/08/1888 Heart Disease 9°8' S 34°27' W SS Strabo Liverpool  
Waugh W R 23 2nd Mate Donaghadee Belfast 13/07/1888 Drowned Pt. Willinga, S. Aust. Star of Greece Belfast wreck
Bramold John 36 Fireman Newry Poole 29/09/1888 Drowned Poole SS Broderick Castle Poole fell off quay at night
Cromie Francis   Fireman Killeavy Killeavy 19/07/1888 Run over by a van Jersey SS Bay Fisher Barrow  
Finlay John 31 AB Dublin   13/10/1888 Injury at sea Greenwich Hospital SS Romulus Sunderland Injured with waves breaking on board North Sea
Gray Patrick 25 Seaman Ireland   21/10/1888 Inflammation of the lungs at sea SS Earl of Erne Dundalk passenger
Henry James 36 Trimmer Armagh Cardiff 26/09/1888 Heat Apoplexy   SS Strathearn Glasgow  
Hill Edward 20 AB Belfast 58 Ulsterville Ave., Belfast 01/10/1888 Drowned at sea Norman Maitland NS fell overboard
McGowan G 28 Fireman Donegal Glasgow 24/03/1888 Drowned at sea SS Burnley Glasgow  
McMenamy John 28 2nd Mate Belfast   04/07/1888 Pericarditis acute St Thomas SS Lismore Belfast & Paralysis cordis
McShane Peter 33 Fireman Carlingford Liverpool 26/06/1888   36°56' S 8°57' W SS Stentor Liverpool  
Maguire Charles 26 Seaman Ireland Liverpool 18/09/1888 Chronic dysentery   Seafarer Liverpool  
O'Sullivan I D 43 Steward Cork 5 Kennet Rd., Paddington 20/08/1888 Heart Disease at sea SS Ancona Greenock  
Russell James 48 Mate Bangor 13 Abyssinia St., Liverpool 16/09/1888 Stabbed on ship Balmoral Liverpool  
Sunnerton Thompson 21 AB Belfast   26/05/1888 Drowned 36° 5' S 22° 0' E Cooleen Belfast washed overboard
Walsh Daniel 25 AB Queenstown   22/09/1888 Drowned 43° 58' N 41°20' W Thomas Hilyard St John NB washed overboard
Blacker E. J. L. 34 Surgeon Ireland Dublin 24/09/1888 Bright's Disease New Jersey SS Tower Hill Liverpool  
Callanan Michael 49 Cook Ireland Liverpool 28/08/1888 Dysentery Bussorah Hospital SS Marlborough London  
Campbell Samuel 34 Master Co. Down Downpatrick 08/11/1888 Drowned Dublin SS Fairhead Belfast fell into river while embarking
Cain John 44 AB Cork   07/11/1888 Drowned ESE of Lizard SS Nantes Glasgow wreck
Doyle John 29 Fireman Wexford 30 Warren St., Liverpool 21/11/1888 Accidental killing Liverpool SS Michigan Liverpool before joining ship
English John 24 AB Belfast   08/07/1888 Palsy   Lord Downshire Belfast  
Grear Alex 25 AB Belfast 41 York St., Belfast 31/03/1888 Drowned at sea Trevelyan Southampton or 130 Broomielaw, Glasgow /// vessel missing
Innes Patrick 39 AB Wexford Library Banks North Shields 04/11/1888 Drowned English Channel SS Saxmundam London wreck
Johnston Rob. M 21 2nd Mate Belfast 135 Agnes St., Belfast 10/01/1888 Drowned at sea Borzone Chatham NB vessel missing
King James 21 AB Ireland Penarth 25/03/1888 Drowned 34° 53' N 16°25' W Onesta Liverpool fell from aloft and overboard
Loughlin Martin 22 AB Dublin   07/11/1888 Drowned ESE of Lizard SS Nantes Glasgow wreck
Loughlin David 26 AB Dublin Liverpool 07/11/1888 Drowned ESE of Lizard SS Nantes Glasgow wreck
McAllister Alex 60 Boatswain Belfast Belfast 13/08/1888 Fell into lower hold 55° 10' N 9° 30' W Thornhill Cork  
McDaid Henry 53 Fireman Londonderry   01/09/1888 Drowned 40 ml off Cape St. Vincent SS Hughenden West Hartlepool wreck
McMullin Wm 34 Master Larne Belfast 14/06/1888 Yellow Fever Rio de Janeiro Hosp. Sarah Falmouth  
Murray John 42 AB Portaferry Portaferry 12/11/1888     SS Fairhead    
Murray John 30 Fireman Waterford   06/10/1888 Dysentery Calcutta SS Bombay London  
Mustell Fred   Fireman Waterford   07/11/1888 Drowned ESE of Lizard SS Nantes Glasgow wreck
Myers Hugh 19 OS Belfast   13/07/1888 Fell from aloft   Lord Downshire Belfast  
Moxfield Charles 54 AB New York 9 E Houston St., NY 31/03/1888 Drowned at sea Trevelyan Southampton vessel missing
O'Keefe Michael 40 Sail maker Ireland Liverpool 21/05/1888 Heat Apoplexy Calcutta Columba Liverpool  
Roberts Frank 31 AB Lougharne   16/05/1888 Drowned   Melanesia Liverpool vessel missing
Sheehan Edward 24 AB Queenstown Cardiff 10/09/1888 Drowned   Romsdal Glasgow capsized punt
Sullivan John 28 AB Ireland Castletownsend 18/04/1888 Drowned R. Scheldt Reaper Truro  
Barnes John 21 AB Belfast   07/04/1888 Drowned Tierra del Fuego Glenmore Liverpool wreck
Bartley David 25 Cook Belfast   07/04/1888 Drowned Tierra del Fuego Glenmore Liverpool wreck
Beattie Wm 22 AB Belfast   07/04/1888 Drowned Tierra del Fuego Glenmore Liverpool wreck
Bowden T or S 27 AB   Liverpool 03/10/1888 Fell from aloft 58° 45' S 64° 00' W Star of Russia Belfast whilst climbing down
Colvin Michael 40 Seaman Arklow   15/12/1888 Fell into hold Dublin SS Monica Dublin  
Connelly Joseph 20 AB Ireland Skerries 16/11/1888 Drowned Orme's Head Village Belle Dublin  
Courtney Thomas   AB Belfast Park Cottage, Sydenham 02/07/1888 Drowned at sea Renfrewshire Glasgow vessel missing
Cummins Matthew 37 Master Wexford 4 Royal Buildings, Uddingston 02/07/1888 Drowned at sea Renfrewshire Glasgow vessel missing
Davey Hugh 58 Mate Carrickfergus 62 Carrick St., Glasgow 09/11/1888 Consumption Funchal Hosp. Valez Sarsfield Glasgow  
Finlay James 60 Master Comber Broughty Ferry 05/12/1888 Apoplexy Broughty Ferry Duncairn Liverpool  
Fleming Wm 20 AB Belfast   07/04/1888 Drowned Tierra del Fuego Glenmore Liverpool wreck
Holland Thomas 48 AB Belfast Cardiff 18/10/1888 Dropsy   Childwall Liverpool  
Kean Thomas 56 Fisherman Co. Dublin Rush, Co. Dublin 03/12/1888 Drowned 2mls NE Kish Twin Sisters Dublin capsized boat
Keys James 41   Ireland   09/09/1888 Dysentery at sea Brixham Brixham  
Leonard Patrick 58 Fisherman Co. Dublin Rush, Co. Dublin 03/12/1888 Drowned 2mls NE Kish Twin Sisters Dublin capsized boat
Lindsay James 39 Seaman Ireland 54 Lemon St., Liverpool 10/02/1888 Drowned   Aleppo Glasgow  
McBride John 30 1st Mate Belfast   02/12/1888 Drowned Laroque, R. Gironde St. Patrick St John NB return to ship boat capsized
McCracken Wm 17 OS Belfast   07/04/1888 Drowned Tierra del Fuego Glenmore Liverpool wreck
McDowell Joseph 27 Fireman Londonderry 66 Aspinall St., Liverpool 03/12/1888 Drowned Calcutta SS City of Bombay Glasgow  
McFerran Robt. 18 Cabin boy Carrickfergus   07/04/1888 Drowned Tierra del Fuego Glenmore Liverpool wreck
McGivern Robt. 46 Fireman Belfast Goole 08/12/1888 Drowned 53° 47' N 4° 30' E SS Altona Goole stumbled over deck cargo & fell into sea
Madden Henry 49 AB Belfast   27/05/1888 Heart Disease 38° 23' S 4° 39'W Fairlie Liverpool  
Mills Geo. Roger 19 Apprentice Dublin 4 Merrin Rd., Dublin 02/07/1888 Drowned at sea Renfrewshire Glasgow vessel missing
O'Hara Rob 46 Carpenter Dublin Liverpool 24/11/1888 Drowned off the Smalls SS Thebes Liverpool washed overboard in heavy seas
O'Neill James 24 AB Antrim Fairhaven 02/07/1888 Drowned at sea Renfrewshire Glasgow vessel missing
Reilly Ben 23 AB Londonderry 32 Alma St., Londonderry 02/07/1888 Drowned at sea Renfrewshire Glasgow vessel missing
Toomey Pat 44 Fireman Wicklow   01/12/1888 Drowned Wilmington SS Helmsley West Hartlepool fell overboard whilst returning to ship at night
Troy Edward 21 AB Cork   02/02/1888 Drowned at sea Oithona Liverpool vessel missing
Vaughan Edward 48 Fisherman Ireland Stillman St., Plymouth 27/11/1888 Drowned Plymouth Sound     boat capsized in a gale
Walpole James 21   Cork Whitegate, Cork 05/12/1888 Drowned off Eddystone Hannah   fell o/b from gallant yard
West Wm. Hy 23 AB Louth   08/07/1888 Drowned San Jose de Norte Rescue London fell from boat returning at night
Arthurs James 43 Master Islandmagee   21/12/1888 Drowned Credden Bay, Waterford Etta Belfast wreck
Becker Fred. Wm 18 Apprentice Ireland Cork 01/12/1888 Drowned   Araby Maid Leith fell from aloft and overboard
Campbell James 46 Engineer Belfast Liverpool 02/01/1888 Drowned Garston Dock SS Cambria Llanelli fell off pier head at night
Clarke Michael 35 Stowaway Ireland Port Natal 02/03/1888 Drowned Port Augusta Mersey London fell off gangway whilst embarking
Cogan Maurice 44 Master Cork Passage West 30/11/1888 Drowned Goodwin Sands Fred Thomson Cork wreck
Comyns J.C. 46 1st Engineer Dublin   09/12/1888 Heart Disease Maryport SS West Cumberland Maryport  
Cronican James 38 AB Waterford Dungarvon, Waterford 26/12/1888 General debility 49° 47' N 10° 30'W SS Osmanli Liverpool  
Hayes Thomas 48 Cook Cork Passage West 30/11/1888 Drowned Goodwin Sands Fred Thomson Cork wreck
Hoggan Patrick 22 AB Wicklow Sailors Home Cardiff 22/12/1888 Drowned 42° 40' N 29° 37'W SS Bellcairn West Hartlepool fell overboard
Kearon Rob 39 Master Arklow 3 Trinity Terrace, Limerick 12/11/1888 Drowned at sea Hannibal Dublin vessel missing
Kearon Thom 18 Mate Arklow 3 Trinity Terrace, Limerick 12/11/1888 Drowned at sea Hannibal Dublin vessel missing
Cromarty Wm 59 AB Orkney   12/11/1888 Drowned at sea Hannibal Dublin vessel missing
Keelan Thom 19 Trimmer Dublin Dublin 27/12/1888 Drowned Belfast SS Lady Eglinton Dublin fell into dock whilst disembarking
Kirk Sam 25 2nd Mate Dublin 70 Burleigh Rd., Liverpool 13/02/1888 Drowned 34° 44' N 20° 52' W Elvira Liverpool  
Lish Rob 33 AB Queenstown   11/12/1888 Phthsis Malta Irrawaddy Glasgow  
Little Thomas 25 Seaman Ireland   25/12/1888 Accidental drowning   SS North Britain London  
Madden Daniel   Mate Corkl   30/11/1888 Drowned Goodwin Sands Fred Thomson Cork wreck
Murphy Patrick 34 Sail maker Queenstown Penarth 15/02/1888 Drowned 40° 8'N 16° 21' W Falconhurst London  
Murray Thomas 30 Mate Dungarvon   17/11/1888 Heart Disease Cork Peri Liverpool  
Mackin Lawrence 34 Fireman Londonderry Newport 30/12/1888 Fell into hold Seville SS Baines Hawkins Newcastle winch ropes slipped
Robinson Oswald 20 OS Ireland Passage West, Cork 31/10/1888 Fell from aloft 29° 48' S 27° 17'W John Gill Pictou NS  
Skelton John 32 AB Arklow   12/11/1888 Drowned at sea Hannibal Dublin vessel missing
Stewart George 33 AB Co. Down Liverpool 28/12/1888 Pneumonia bronchitis 42° 40' N 61°40'W SS Germanic Liverpool  
Tyrell John 17 Cook Arklow   12/11/1888 Drowned at sea Hannibal Dublin vessel missing
Unknown   30 Stowaway Ireland   08/12/1888 Killed during collision Barking Reach, R. Thames SS Recepta London  
Carroll Patrick 22 AB Wexford Liverpool 05/12/1888 Acute pththsis Buenos Aires SS Hesperides Liverpool  
Doyle James 26 Donkeyman Belfast 87 Brook St., Birkenhead 06/12/1888 Drowned Egersund SS Hartlepool West Hartlepool wreck
Gray Patrick 32 Fireman Limerick 34 Milford St., Liverpool 24/12/1888 Drowned off Welsh coast SS Gulf of Guayaquil Greenock collision of vessel
Hale George 45 AB Dublin Rotterdam 29/12/1888 Drowned 50° 41'N 0° 30'E Veronica St John NB fell overboard
McGhee Daniel 64 Mussel fisherman Ireland Blackbull Close, Port Glasgow 07/02/1888 Drowned R. Clyde   Greenock boat swamped
Matthews Michael 42 AB Galway Liverpool 13/08/1888 Drowned Columbia river Dunboyne Dublin fell overboard
Minch (Dunn) Patrick 26 AB Dublin Rotterdam 12/12/1888 Drowned 47° 40'N 11° 30'W Granville Belle Annapolis NS fell overboard
O'Neill Robert   Fireman Co. Antrim 5 Candia St., Liverpool 24/12/1888 Drowned off Welsh coast SS Gulf of Guayaquil Greenock collision of vessel
Regan Michael 25 AB Kinsale Kinsale 06/12/1888 Drowned Egersund SS Hartlepool West Hartlepool wreck
Rooney Henry Wm 16 Apprentice Dublin   14/11/1888 Drowned Valparasio Kirkmichael Liverpool whilst scraping ship side
Skelton Patrick 35 Mussel fisherman Ireland   07/02/1888 Drowned R.Clyde   Greenock boat swamped
Farley Stephen 22 AB Kinsale   28/07/1888 Drowned 48° S 61°W Tweedsdale Glasgow fell from aloft
Kelly James 28 AB Limerick   22/09/1888 Heart Disease Calcutta Bracadale Glasgow  
McGiggan Alexander 26 AB Co. Antrim Antwerp 27/12/1888 Drowned 46° N 20°W Nimbus Windsor NS fell overboard
McLernon Patrick 40 1st Mate Islandmagee   1888 ?   Sydney Hospital Sea bird    
Millar Joseph 22 Sail maker Belfast   25/11/1888 Drowned 27° 7'N 64° 10'W Curlew Belfast fell overboard
Rogan James 18 Boy Bangor   31/08/1888 Fell from aloft 53° 47'S 76° 43'W Bebington Belfast  
Carter John 40 AB Dublin 2 Windmill St., Limerick 28/03/1888 Drowned Mintio Bar British Princess Port Glasgow stranded vessel
Brady John 39 AB Dublin 5 Susses St., Poplar, London 20/10/1888 Drowned at sea Bay of Cadiz London vessel missing
Ellis Wm 48 Master Arklow 75 Nixons Buildings, Dublin 09/11/1888 Injuries whilst stranded Cahore Point Margaret Johnston Dublin  
Galgey Henry 26 2nd Mate Passage E. Waterford Sailors Home Cardiff 04/12/1888 Fell from deck to lighter Iquique Beemah Liverpool  
Murphy Patrick   Seaman Belfast   01/12/1888 Drowned Valencia Clio Wasa (Russia) vessel missing
Collins P   AB Queenstown   16/11/1888 Drowned at sea Natal Aberdeen vessel missing
Mooney James 20 Fisherman Ballintra, Arranmore   22/08/1888 Drowned Aileen Rocks Vine Sligo stranded vessel
O'Donnell Jack 26 Fisherman Affont, Arranmore   22/08/1888 Drowned Aileen Rocks Vine Sligo stranded vessel

 

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