Career
Clarkson first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1806. [1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
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| 1806 | Stephenson | Clarkson | Hull–Buenos Aires | LR |
| 1809 | Stephenson
Skiff | Clarkson | Hull–Brazils
London | LR |
| 1810 | Skiff | Clarkson | London–Bahia | LR |
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On 2 July 1810 Clarkson, Scaife, master, sailed for the Brazils. [lower-alpha 1]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
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| 1811 | Skiff
Clarkson | Clarkson | London–Brazils | LR |
| 1812 | Clarkson | Clarkson | London–New South Wales | LR |
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On 21 October 1811 Clarkson, Clarkson, master, was at Deal, waiting to sail for Botany Bay. On 26 January 1812 she arrived at Rio de Janeiro; she sailed from Rio 6 February. She arrived at Port Jackson on 7 May with stores for the government. She sailed on 1 August, bound for Calcutta. [6]
She sailed in company with Mary, David Laughlan, master. On 16 August they saw a group of islands, the southernmost at 9°20′S153°40′E / 9.333°S 153.667°E / -9.333; 153.667 . [7] These appear to be the Laughlan (Nada) Islands of Waboma and Budelun in the Solomon Sea. Clarkson arrived back at Gravesend on 12 August 1813.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
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| 1814 | Clarkson
W[illiam] Ross | Clarkson | London–New South Wales | LR |
| 1815 | W.Ross | Glennie & Co. | London–Demerara | LR |
| 1821 | W.Ross
Cox | Glennie & Co.
Captain & Co. | London–Demerara
Hull–Baltic | LR; repairs 1821 |
| 1821 | Cox | Captain & Co. | Hull–Baltic
Hull–Quebec | LR; repairs 1821, and large repair 1822 |
| 1824 | W.Cox
A.Haigh | Captain & Co. | Hull–Baltic
Hull–Quebec | LR; repairs 1821, large repair 1822, & repairs 1823 |
| 1825 | A.Haigh | Stevenson | Hull–Quebec | LR; large repair 1822, repairs 1823 & 1824 |
| 1826 | R.Ward | Stevenson | Belfast–Quebec | LR; large repair 1822, repairs 1823 & 1824, & damages repaired 1826 |
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On 22 October 1825 Clarkson, Ward, master, was returning to Hull from Quebec when she went onshore at Green Island Reef. She received considerable damage and was obliged to unload. [8]
On 3 May 1827 Clarkson, Ward, master, arrived at Quebec with 44 settlers from Hull. She cleared Customs to return to Hull 30 May. [9]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
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| 1830 | R.Ward
Coltman | Stevenson | Hull–Quebec | LR; large repair 1822, thorough repair 1829, damages repaired 1830 |
| 1831 | S.Coltman | Stevenson | Cork–Quebec | large repair 1822, thorough repair 1829, damages repaired 1831 |
| 1832 | S.Coltman
J.Irvin | Stevenson | Cork–Quebec | large repair 1822, thorough repair 1829 & 1830, damages repaired 1831 & 1832 |
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In December 1831 Clarkson, Irvin, master, was brought into Hull damaged. She had to discharge in the Humber.
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