Arthur, Child No 6, of John Barrand and Nancy Ann Routledge was born on the 21st April, 1824 and baptised on the 6th June, 1824. It is known that Arthur went to sea and this must have been while still a teenager as there is no record of him on the 1841 census although it is recorded that he was sea in 1842 as a steward’s mate. It is known that Arthur Barrand worked as a steward on the ship “Janet Boyd” in 1845, and he appeared as a victim in an assault charge between him and also involving the Captain and the first mate. Arthur Barrand’s age is not shown on the newspaper article, but it a great possibility that this is the same Arthur and he would have been 21 years of age. The “Janet Boyd” was a three masted barque, built in 1839 and 230 tons and there are records of her being repaired in St. Vincent and finally wrecked on the East Sand Head Point in Thanet (Margate) on 28th January, 1855 with the loss of all 28 lives. There are positive records of Arthur registered as a seaman. There is no known record of the death of Arthur, other than the probability that he was lost with the Janet Boyd when she was wrecked with the loss of all on board.
ARTHUR BARRAND Male
Birth: 21 APR 1824
Christening: 06 JUN 1824 Saint Anne Soho, Westminster, London, England
Parents:
Father: JOHN BARRAND
Mother: ANN (NANCY) ROUTLEDGE
Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:
C062361 1817 - 1837 0918607 Film NONE
IGI Record of the baptism of Arthur Barrand 1824
Pallots record of the birth of Arthur
| John b 04/11/1752 d 1830 - 1840 Frances bc 1753 d 14/02/1831 = c 1778 William Potter b 1750 d 1818 Thomas bc 1755 d 1810 = 22/06/1781 Susan Cook bc 1752 d 1822 James b 1756 d 1756 Mary b ? d ? = 20/05/1783 John Jones Sarah b 1761 d 1833 James Mather b 1761 d 1823 Mary Turpin b 1732 d 1821 John Barraud b 1728 d c 1765 Re-married in 1772 to William Pether = 12/12/1772 William b 1760 = 29/05/1803 Margaret Callow b 1764 d 1837 = 04/03/1783 = 27/11/1752 Elizabeth b 1763 d 1827 Thomas b 1783 d 1836 Peter Cook b 1785 d 1839 Elizabeth b 1787 Ann b 1789 d ? John b 1791 d 1871 Joseph b 1793 d 1839 Eliza Cook b 1795 = 11/11/1804 Sarah Eliz. Took b 1780 d 1852 = 05/09/1810 Eliz. Corry b 1784 d 1837 = 15/11/1812 John Stead b 1778 d ? Ann Routeledge b 1795 d 1857 = 27/03/1827 Eleanor Page b 1795 d 1845 = 24/08/1815 James Able b 1779 d 1849 William b 1782 d 1835 = 06/04/ 1804 Alice Young b 1774 d 1833 = 29/11/1813 Robert W, b 1815 d 1839 Thomas b 1822 d ? Emigrated = 16/02/1846 Caroline Anderson b 1826 Arthur b 1824 d 1855 Eliza b 1826 d 1828 Phoebe b 1828 d 1829 James b 1830 d 1914 Alfred b 1834/36 d 1854 John b 1818 d 1867 Emma Lash b 1829 d 1894 = 09/08/1852 George Richard b 1820 d 1872 Emma Chivers b 1825 d 1890 = 19/05/1844 = 16/03/1841 Eleanor West b 1821 d 1859 Susan b 1817 d 1876 William Baskett b 1818 d 1899 = 09/12/1844 | ||||||||||||
Baptism record of Arthur Barrand
Seamen's registration card for Arthur Barrand
Morning Post Fri 11th Apr 1845 London, England
The Era - Sunday 13 April 1845
—Captain David Troughton, and William King, his mate, were indicted for assaulting Arthur Barrand on the high seas, within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England.—It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor that he was steward on board a vessel which left Calcutta in December last. In January, on the voyage, witness had some dispute with the cook, who challenged him to fight. Witness refused, and the mate then interfered, and struck witness several blows on the face, which knocked him down, and he then kicked him violently. The captain did not personally assault him, nor did he see the assault committed, as he was below at the time.—Mr. Commissioner Bullock, on hearing this, directed the jury to return a verdict of “acquittal.”—On behalf of the captain, a verdict of Not Guilty was then recorded.—Mr. Ballantine, on behalf of the mate, submitted that, as the captain was acquitted, the charge of assault could not be sustained against his client, as the parties were jointly indicted.—Mr. Commissioner Bullock then left the court and, after a short absence returned, and said that he had taken the opinion of the learned judge in the next court, who said that the objection was perfectly tenable.—The prisoner was then acquitted.
London Monthly Times May 24, 1845
London Monthly Times May 24, 1845
London Standard 19th April, 1851
Carlisle Journal - Friday 26 January 1855
During very stormy weather, and while snow was falling, on Monday morning, the ship Janet Boyd, from Hamburg, struck on Margate Sands. The disaster was seen from the shore; but it was low-water, and all the luggers were aground, while the storm raged violently, so that the brave Margate men were unable to render aid. The mariners were seen on board the ship, helpless; one after another the masts went by the board; then the vessel began to break up; the perishing seamen clung for a time to the wreck; but presently nothing but the raging waves could be discerned—ship and crew were overwhelmed. When the Margate men were able to get to sea they could find nothing but a boat and portions of the wreck of the Janet Boyd. It is supposed that twenty-five mariners perished.
Janet Boyd shipwreck – 1855 27 January 1855, Page 5 The Spectator
London Standard - Thursday 25 January 1855
Similar accounts of the wreck
Essex Standard 31st January, 1855
Dundee Courier 31st January, 1855
Exeter Flying Post 1st February, 1855
Glasgow Constitutional 27 January 1855
London Standard - Friday 26 January 1855
Kentish Mercury 05 May 1855
Shipping and Mercantile Gazette 10 April 1855