Clio (barque)

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The Clio was 3 masted barque that sailed from 1838-1866.

The CLIO (ON 33034) was built in 1838 at Granville. Nova Scotia

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She was built of black birch, pine and oak and registered at St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador on completion.

A few months later she was sold to Avery, the well-established Padstow merchant house. and in some ways she marks the zenith of Padstow shipping. A brand new deep water square rigger owned by Padstow, a full Lloyds surveying port, trading from Padstow to Quebec and other North American ports. taking substantial numbers of emigrants and returning with prime timber for Padstow's expanding shipyards.

Rawle and Easthorpe (master) took over from Avery and Brown [master) in 1845, but all went on as before until 185? when the Doom Bar persuaded her people that she was too big for Padstow: she carried on as a Quebec trader, but sailing from Falmouth and Plymouth and even Gloucester.

Her survey ran out in 1858 but Rawle & Co. remained the owners. In 1865 J. Moore of Stonehouse, Devon was her owner, and her register ends with the note "Abandoned at Sea 3 July 1866".

In April/May 1855, the Clio sailed for Quebec, it's port of departure now being Plymouth, Padstow being deemed too small. It's sister ships were the John, Siam and Oriental. The Clio Captain was William Symons, the others being Edward Rawle (John), Charles Rawle (Siam) and Henry Tom (Oriental).

The Rawles originated from Boscastle, the others from Padstow. The Rawles were a ship owning family. Joint owners (certainly of the John) were; Thomas Ham, 10 Prospect Street, Plymouth William Williams, draper, of Padstow Robert Williams Avery, ship owner, 3 Charles Place, Plymouth Philip Rawle the Younger, ship owner, 37 Gibbon Street, Plymouth Philip Rawle the Elder of Boscastle, ship owner, 2 Gibbon Street, Plymouth James Moore, merchant clerk of Richmond Walk, Plymouth.

An advertsment dated 11 August 1848.

The ship "Clio", Robert EASTHOPE, Commander, now at Padstow, will leave that place for Quebec with passengers the 15th inst.

Apply to :The agent for Mevagissey was Mr. Joseph KITTO. For St. Austell it was Mr. CHAPMAN, Porthpean. or Mr. AVERY's Offices, Boscastle and Padstow.