Cay, Joseph Fothergill

Birth Name Cay, Joseph Fothergill
Gender male
Age at Death 27 years, 5 months, 11 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Baptism 14 Jun 1835 St Hilda’s Parish Church, South Shields, Co. Durham Baptism of Joseph Fothergill Cay  
Birth 1835 South Shields, Co. Durham Birth of Joseph Fothergill Cay  
Census 6 Jun 1841 Waterloo Place, Monkwearmouth Shore, Sunderland, Co. Durham 1841 Census - Mary Fothergill Cay with three children  
Census (Child) 30 Mar 1851 South Back of East Dundas Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Co. Durham 1851 Census - Mary Fothergill Cay, widow, seamstress and three children  
Census 7 Apr 1861 125 Victor Street, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Co. Durham 1861 Census - Joseph F Cay and wife Isabella  
Note

1861 Census - Joseph F Cay and wife Isabella where living on the same street as his mother

Occupation 1 Apr 1862 Sunderland, Co. Durham Occupation of Joseph Fothergill Cay - mate  
Death 12 Jun 1862 At sea Death of Joseph Fothergill Cay  
Note

Death of Joseph Fothergill Cay - [AI GENERATED]

The sailing vessel Elizabeth, built in 1856 and owned by W. Legender of Sunderland, was not lost in the open ocean, but rather wrecked off the coast of France in the summer of 1862.

The Recorded Loss of the Elizabeth
Historical registries show that the ship met its end on 13 June 1862. [1]

* The Incident: The vessel was caught and wrecked during a heavy gale. [1]
* The Location: It ran aground on the Point of Coubre (Pointe de la Coubre), a hazardous headland near Royan at the mouth of the Gironde Estuary in southwestern France.
* The Voyage: The Elizabeth was travelling from Bordeaux to New York and was sailing "in ballast" (carrying no commercial cargo, only weighted material for stability). [1, 2]

Ship Specifications & Origins
According to data maintained on the [Sunderland Ships History Database](https://sunderlandships.com/view.php?a1PageSize=75&a1Page=122&ref=158052&vessel=ELIZABETH+), the ship had the following profile:

 

* Type: Sailing Vessel
* Builder: Michael Byers & Co. (Sunderland)
* Built: 1856
* Owner: W. Legender

 

[1] [https://sunderlandships.com](https://sunderlandships.com/view.php?a1PageSize=75&a1Page=122&ref=158052&vessel=ELIZABETH+)
[2] [https://www.youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e8GFDlHxLk)

 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Cay, John Cooperabout 1808Sep 1843
Mother Fothergill, Mary Jane28 Feb 1808
    Sister     Cay, Mary 1831
         Cay, Joseph Fothergill 1835 12 Jun 1862
    Sister     Cay, Bessie about Oct 1837 about Oct 1919
    Sister     Cay, Jane 1843 8 Sep 1914

Families

Family of Cay, Joseph Fothergill and Legender, Isabella
Married Wife Legender, Isabella ( * 1837 + Jun 1913 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage Apr 1861 Sunderland, Co. Durham Marriage of Joseph Fothergill Cay and Isabella Legender  

Notes

Note

Joseph Fothergill Cay - although the baptism record says "of South Shields" later early census would note his place of birth place as Monkwearmouth; his mate's certificate says "South Shields" and the 1861 census where he is the head of the family says "South Shields"