Family History

3 Jun 2025

We’ve been thinking more about how Joseph Ximenes travelled to Risca. We think he may have travelled from a Portugese territory (such as the Azores and Cape Verde) or the Americas.

Cape Verde, in particular, is interesting because of DNA links and the connection between the South Wales coal fields and the refuelling station that the British maintained there.

I found some newspaper reports that showed shipping movements for Newport and extracted all the ships that were travelling to the interesting destinations.

The newpaper references were:

  • The Monmouthshire Merlin, No 2224, 21 Jul 1871, Page 5, Col 4, Newport Shipping Intelligence
  • The Monmouthshire Merlin Supplement, 5 May 1871, Page 7, Col 6, Newport Shipping Intelligence
  • The Monmouthshire Merlin Supplement, 28 Apr 1871, Page 7, Col 6, Newport Shipping Intelligence
  • The Monmouthshire Merlin, No 2176, 29 Nov 1870, Page 2, Col 4, Newport Shipping Intelligence, Forest Queen
  • The Monmouthshire Merlin, No 2178, 9 Dec 1870, Page 2, Col 4, Newport Shipping Intelligence
  • The Monmouthshire Merlin, No 2193, 30 Dec 1870, Page 4, Col 6, Newport Shipping Intelligence
  • The Monmouthshire Merlin, No 2206, 21 Mar 1871, Page 3, Col 5, Newport Shipping Intelligence
  • The Monmouthshire Merlin, No 2207, 24 Mar 1871, Page 8, Col 6, Newport Shipping Intelligence

The list of ships I found were:

  • Abile Thomas
    New York, 26 Nov 1870, Outward — G. W. Jones and Co., 599 tons

  • Adriana Johanna
    Jamaica, 29 Apr 1871, Outward — J. Moses and Co.

  • Allies
    Corner, Lisbon, 30 Mar 1868, Arrival

  • Amity
    St. Lucia, 26 Nov 1870, Cleared — Risca Colliery Co., 465 coal

  • Argentine and Emma
    Rio de Janeiro, 17 Jul 1871, Cleared — Risca Colliery Co., 1800 coal

  • Aurora
    Newport to New York, 31 Mar 1868, Reported, Master died at sea

  • Black Cat
    Lisbon, 18 Jul 1871, Outward — J. Moses and Co.

  • Bloomer
    Bahia, 18 Jul 1871, Outward — G. W. Jones and Co.

  • Bridemaid
    Madeira, 19 Jul 1871, Cleared — L. A. Homfray, 272 coal

  • Croydon
    Buenos Ayres, 23 Mar 1871, Cleared — Jones Bros. and Co., 550 iron

  • Da Cape
    Jamaica, 26 Nov 1870, Outward — J. Moses and Co., 315 tons

  • Daisy
    St. Lucia, 26 Nov 1870, Cleared — Royal Mail Coal Co., 557 coal

  • Elise
    Grenada and Mexico, 23 Mar 1871, Outward — John Moses and Co., 187 tons

  • Eliza
    Vera Cruz, 20 Mar 1871, Outward — T. Beynon and Co., 217 tons

  • Elizabeth Kelly
    Lisbon, 26 Nov 1870, Outward — T. Wilkes and Co., 134 tons

  • Ella Moore
    New York, 28 Mar 1868, Arrival

  • Flying Cloud
    Para and Callao, 18 Mar 1871, Cleared — Powell’s Duffryn, 573 coal

  • Forest King
    Lisbon, 30 Mar 1868, Arrival

  • Forest Prince
    Lisbon, 15 Jul 1871; 30 Mar 1868, Arrival; Cleared — South Wales Colliery Co., 280 coal

  • Forest Queen
    Lisbon and Pomaron, 26 Nov 1870, Cleared — N. Hewertson, 248 coal

  • Fraude
    Havannah, 17 Mar 1871, Cleared — South Wales Coal Co., 520 coal

  • Genevieve Strickland
    New York, 21 Mar 1871, Cleared — Bailey Bros. and Co., 850 iron

  • Georgia
    St. Thomas, 20 Mar 1871, Cleared — Royal Mail Co., 600 coal

  • Hadleys
    Cape de Verds, 1 May 1871, Outward — J. Moses and Co.

  • Hermann Lewis
    Jamaica, 23 Mar 1871, Cleared — Risca Colliery Co., 370 coal

  • Hertig Oscar Fedrik
    Buenos Ayres, 17 Jul 1871, Outward — J. N. Knapp and Co.

  • Hudson
    New York, 2 May 1871, Outward — G. W. Jones and Co., 1092 tons

  • Iron Queen
    Rio Janeiro and Mollendo, 21 Mar 1871, Cleared — Ebbw Vale Iron Co., 373 iron

  • Jane J. Southard
    Savannah, 21 Mar 1871, Cleared — Ebbw Vale Iron Co., 1103 iron

  • Jessie
    Buenos Ayres, 18 Mar 1871, Outward — Jones Bros. and Co., 349 tons

  • Jose Nichols
    Matanzas, 28 Mar 1868, Bound for Newport

  • Josie Nichols
    Havana, 28 Mar 1868, Bound for Newport

  • Kattie M
    New York, 3 May 1871, Cleared — Blaenavon Iron Co., 800 iron

  • Kong Sverre
    New York, 28 Mar 1868, Bound for Newport

  • Lizzie Billings
    Jamaica, 28 Mar 1868, Arrival

  • Louisa
    New York, 1 May 1871, Cleared — T. Beynon and Co., 1000 iron ore

  • Macaulay
    Baltimore, 4 May 1871, Cleared — Tredegar Iron Co., 1375 iron

  • Margaret Elizabeth
    Madeira, 18 Jul 1871, Outward — J. Moses and Co.

  • Martino Cilento
    New York, 14 Jul 1871, Cleared — Tredegar Coal Co., 600 coal

  • Olive
    Rio de Janeiro, 14 Jul 1871, Outward — G. W. Jones and Co.

  • Palmyra
    Baltimore, 1 May 1871, Outward — R. Gething, jun., and Co., 932 tons

  • Penelope
    Cape de Verds, 23 Dec 1870; 6 Dec 1870, Cleared; Outward — Royal Mail Co.; T. Beynon & Co., 570 tons; 680 coal

  • Pierre Desire
    Portugal, 17 Jul 1871, Cleared — J. Vipond and Co., 800 coal

  • Polly
    Cape de Verds, 4 May 1871, Outward — Risca Colliery Co., 569 coal

  • Princees
    Lisbon, 17 Mar 1871, Outward — Thos. Wilks and Co., 171 tons

  • Rusca (ss)
    Fayal, 1 May 1871, Outward/Cleared — G. W. Jones and Co., 508 tons, ballast

  • Septentrio
    New York, 19 Jul 1871, Cleared — Patent Nut and Bolt Co., 303 iron

  • Tay
    Madeira, 14 Jul 1871, Cleared — Tredegar Coal Co., 312 coal

  • Thomas Howard
    New York, 29 Apr 1871, Cleared — Blaenavon Co., 1620 iron

  • Tiara
    Madeira, 4 May 1871, Cleared — L. A. Homfray, 250 coal

  • Tros
    Brunswick (Georgia), 20 Mar 1871, Cleared — Blaina Iron Co., 821 iron

  • Yimi
    New York, 29 Apr 1871, Cleared — G. A. Smith, 1300 iron

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