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examine papers relating to seamen apprentices, where under refBT156/46 it was found that Edward Youd when aged 17 wasbound apprentice to Cummins and Co of Bristol on 4th August1877 for a period of four years.A register of effects of sailors that died at sea is indexed underref BT 150/20 f 32. It was found that Edward was drowned at aplace called Rozel on 3 Mar 1880. This information had beensent to the Board of Trade with a note to the effect that hisaccount was in credit to the sum of £11-16s-3d.Lloyd's List was the next source to be consulted and three entriessummarised below were found, all emanating from Cherbourg:4/5 Mar 1880 A British barque out of Bristol foundered afterstriking a rock at Rozel. Crew supposed drowned. The barquewas the Edward P Bouverie with a cargo of sugar.9 Mar 1880 The Edward P Bouverie (Captain Evans) fromSamarang and Lisbon previously reported wrecked 21 miles SWof this port. Dismasted and disabled prior to stranding, fourbodies and thousands of empty baskets and many bundles ofrattan have come ashore.3 Apr 1880 The wreck had been sold and nothing of the cargosaved.More information was found about the events leading to thewreck in the abstract of returns of Sea Casualties made to theBoard of Trade 1879-1883. These showed that on 3 March 1880the Edward P Bouverie of 941 tons and A1 at Lloyds was carryinga cargo of sugar to Havre from Samarang in Java when she wasdriven ashore by a force 6 wind from ENE at Rozel Point. Thecrew of 19 lost their lives.14
To obtain more background information it was decided to lookat newspaper reports and by consulting Palmers Index to theTimes newspaper two letters were found that had beenpublished concerning the wreck.The first of these from Mr H P Vereker the British Consul inCherbourg was dated 23 March 1880. In it he stated that all 19bodies had been recovered and after religious ceremonies hadbeen decently buried in his presence in the cemetery atSurtainville. Identification and indications had been taken fromthe bodies before they had been buried in marked and individualgraves.The second letter was dated 3 April 1880. It was from Cumminsand Co of Bristol who expressed their thanks to Mr Vereker forhis work at Surtainville.It is assumed from these documents that when the Edward PBouverie entered the English Channel to sail to Havre theweather conditions were such that the Captain could not fix hisposition and he was unable to round the Cherbourg Peninsula.He would have been driven south west by the prevailing winds torun aground on Rock Rozel opposite Jersey where all 19members of the crew were drowned.CorrespondenceThe first issue generated a lot of comment. Now that we havecorrespondents a space will be allocated in each issue for letters,questions and answers. We welcome letters on anythingpertaining to Local History. If you require a written answer pleaseenclose a self addressed stamped envelope.15
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