| Name |
Thomas Corlett |
| Birth |
Bef 13 Feb 1859 |
Lezayre, Isle of Man  |
| Baptism |
13 Feb 1859 |
Sandy Road, Lezayre, Isle of Man [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
3 Apr 1881 |
on board vessel "Queen" 102, Andreas, Isle of Man [2] |
- Fisherman at Kinsale Mackerel Fishing
CORLETT Thos, 22, Fisherman, IOM, on board "Queen"
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| Census |
5 Apr 1891 |
1 Marsden Street, Ramsey, Isle of Man [3] |
- CORLETT Thomas, Head, M, 32, Sea Mairner, employed, Ramsey
CORLETT Mary A, Wife, M, 30, Andreas
CORLETT John T, Son, S, 1, Andreas
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| Death |
15 Feb 1896 |
on board the "Fayaway", Laxey, Isle of Man [4] |
| Cause: Drowning at Sea; Stumbled over bawser in the dark and fell overboard, and was not seen aga |
- CORLETT Thomas,
Master of "Fayaway" aged 38
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| Newspaper |
19 Feb 1896 |
"Mona's Herald", Douglas, Isle of Man [5] |
- LAXEY and DISTRICT
DROWNING FATALITY
Early on Saturday morning, an unfortunate accident occurred off the port, which resulted in the drowning of a young man named Thomas Corlett, aged about thirty years, and a native of Ramsey. Corlett was captain of the smack "Fayaway" of Ramsey. Cowley owner, which, after landing a general cargo of salt, flour etc, for the Equitable Co-operative Society, left Laxey about midnight on Friday with a cargo of sand, bound for Liverpool. The wind being light, the "Fayaway" was taken in tow by the SS "Turtle" also bound for Liverpool with sand, but when about nine miles off the land the rope parted, and the steamer proceeded on her way. According to the statement of his companion, who is also named Corlett, the skipper, in going aft to steer, slipped over the bulwarks, which is very low, but he succeeded in getting hold of his guernsey and pulling him on board. Almost immediately he went over again and sank. Being left single-handed, the other was unable to lower a boat or take any steps to rescue him. He succeeded in putting the vessel about and was making for Laxey, whien he was passed by another inward bound vessel which carried the sad tidings to Laxey, and two men named Skillicorn and Cowley put off in a small boat to the "Fayaway", the latter boarding her and helping to take her to Ramsey. The unfortunate man leaves a wife and two children to mourn his loss.
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| Newspaper |
22 Feb 1896 |
"Isle of Man Times", Isle of Man [6] |
- Drowning of a Manx Skipper.
A very sad accident occurred on Friday night on board the ketch "Fayaway", of Ramsey, owned by Mr R Cowley, JP. It appears that the "Fayaway" left Laxey for Liverpool on Friday at about half an hour after midnight, in tow of the small steamer "Turtle", of Glasgow. There were on board the ketch the master, Thomas Corlett and Henry Radcliffe. The night was calm, though dark, and there was no wind. About two o'clock, when the two vessels were about seven or eight miles out of Laxey, the tow rope suddenly parted, and the Turtle proceeded to Liverpool. This was the last time the skipper, Thomas Corlett, was seen, as Radcliffe saw him pulling in the broken tow rope, and shortly afterwards missed him; and on looking for him, was unable to discover any trace of him on board. He had not heard any splash or cry, and it was only after a thorough search that he made sure that Corlett must have gone overboard. He shouted and looked about overboard, but could find no sign of the skipper; and as the vessel was making no way, there being no wind, there can be little doubt that he is drowned. It is thought that the boom, swinging over, must have struck Corlett and stunned him, and that he must have been knocked overboard unconscious. Nothing has yet been heard of the body. Corlett was an Andreas man, hailing from the Lhen Moar, where his relatives reside. He leaves a widow and one child. Radcliffe, who was on board the "Fayaway," has had another similar experience in his life before, as his brother was knocked overboard and drowned a few years ago, off the Point of Ayre in just the same way.
Our Lexey correspondent adds: Radcliffe turned the boat round after the discovery, and sailed back again to Laxey bay. Two Laxey fishermen, Edward Cowley and James Skillicorn, who were fishing in the bay, approached the smack, and the sad fate of the Captain was made known to them by the old man Radcliffe. Cowley went on board the vessel, and took her to Ramsey on Saturday morning.
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| AAA Last Date |
2 Feb 2023 |
| Person ID |
I704 |
Ailsa and Bill Family Histories |
| Family |
Mary Ann Kneale, b. 1861, Andreas, Andreas, Isle of Man d. 4 Jan 1928, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Age 67 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Jul 1889 |
Andreas, Andreas, Isle of Man [7, 8, 9, 10] |
- Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of hte Established Church, by licence.
Thomas Corlett,
Full age, Bachelor, Mairner,
Res: Andreas.
Father William Corlett, Farmer
Mary Ann Kneale,
Full age, Spinster,
Res: Andreas.
Father Thomas Kneale, Farmer
Thomas signed, Mary Ann, her X Mark
In the presence of William Cowley and Isabella Corlett
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| Number of Children |
1 Child |
| Children |
| + | 1. John Thomas Corlett, b. 1889, Andreas, Andreas, Isle of Man d. Abt 1965, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F509 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Ailsa and Bill Family Histories
Bef 1859 - 1896 (> 37 years)