Information kindly provided by Eileen Bird
On the morning of 21ST April 1890 The SS BRANKELOW sank off the coast of Cornwall at Gunwallowe Bay. The Captain of the vessel at that time was David STEWART. Jut before sailing from Cardiff a close friend and collleague William SIMPSON died suddenly at the Imperial Hotel Cardiff. David Stewart registered his friends death then put to sea in Cardiff. A board of trade enquiry was held. It was stated that the ship's compasses had been tampered with, but David STEWART was held responsible together with the first and sceond mate. It was said that some of the crew were drunk and the Captain was below at the time of the accident
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF CREW MEMBERS AT THE TIME OF THE SINKING NO LIVES WHERE LOST.
AB=Able Bodied Seaman
DAVID STEWART Captain 40 born Stonehaven
JOHN DELARGY Ist Mate 46 born Belfast
JAMES MACARTHY 2nd Mate 38 born Kingston
IGNARZIE JACLUNO Carpenter 45 born Malta
ARTHUR APPLETON Steward 32 born London
WILLIAM CAVE 2nd Steward 15 born Liverpool
HARRY GARNHAM Cook 28 born Liverpool
JOHN GREEN B'son 29 born Liverpool
ANTONIO LORENZO AB 28 born Naples
COT YOHANSSON AB 21 born Gothenburg
OLIE OLSON AB 41 born Norway
JACOB LARSON AB 22
SPEARO ARISTATIOUS AB born Naples
NICHOLAS DENIA AB 31 Born Marseilles
JOHN ORFANS AB 23
CONSTATINE ARISTOFILUS 31 AB
PETER REED 1st Engineer 42 born Whitehaven
EDMUND G IBOOTON 2nd Engineer 26 born West Bromwich
THOMAS J HUGHES 25 born London
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WILLIAM KEARNEY 32 born Liverpool
JOSEPH ???? 28 born Bilboa
C ARLIN 20 born Malta
JOHN CASSEL 32 born Spain
ANTONIO CARIEGAL 26 born Spain
MANUEL MARTINEZ 26 born Spain
MANULL ONTABILLA36 born Spain
JOSE ELLVAREZ 32 born Spain
EUSEBIO OLIVAES 35 born Spain
WILLIAM EMERY Engine ? 16 born Bristol
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