Samuel Cunard (1787 - 1865)

Born 21 Nov 1787 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Susan (Duffus) Cunard — married 4 Feb 1815 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 28 Apr 1865 at age 77 in London, England

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Biography

From Ancestry of Clarence V. Roberts & Frances A. (Walton) Roberts

Samuel, son of Abraham Cunard, was born November 21, 1787. As a young man, he was employed in the Civil Branch of the Engineer Department and afterwards in a ship-broker's office in Boston, but soon left to enter mercantile business on his own account. In 1812, despite the war, he obtained a permit to trade with any port in the United States, and in 1814, he executed a contract to convey mails between Halifax, Newfoundland, Boston and Bermuda. In 1815, he married Susan, daughter of William Duffus, of Halifax.^[1]

On the retirement of his father, he changed the firm name to Samuel Cunard & co. Having for years contemplated establishing a transatlantic mail service, he effectuated his plans, in 1838, by going to England, and ordering the building of four steamships at Glasgow. He then formed, in 1839, the British and American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, which was commenced by the sailing of the Britannia, in 1840. This was the beginning of the Cunard Line.^[2]

He died in London, England, on April 28, 1865^[3] and was buried at Brompton Cemetery, London.^[4] His two sons, Edward and William, were named as his principal beneficiaries in his will.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Nova Scotia Vital Records, 1763-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMLB-VB7 : 8 December 2014), Samuel Cunard and Susan Duffus, 1815, Marriage; citing p. 3416, volume 1800, , Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
2. ↑ Roberts, Clarence V. b.1862, Ancestry of Clarence V. Roberts & Frances A. (Walton) Roberts; comprising a chart and sketches of some fifty-six ancestral families who settled mostly in or near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wm. F. Fell co., Philadelphia (1940) pages 36-37
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2NLF-L7X : 31 December 2014), Samuel Cunard, 1865; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Westminster St. Margaret, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 06 September 2019), memorial page for Sir Samuel Cunard (21 Nov 1788–28 Apr 1865), Find A Grave: Memorial #12448, citing Brompton Cemetery, West Brompton, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
5. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJ9-TJ5T : 30 August 2018), Samuel Cunard, 13 May 1865; citing Probate, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

• Wikipedia:Samuel Cunard

• Phyllis R. Blakeley, “CUNARD, Sir SAMUEL,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Volume 9, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 1976.

• More of Samuel's ancestors mentioned in Ancestry of Clarence V. Roberts & Frances A. (Walton) Roberts; comprising a chart and sketches of some fifty-six ancestral families who settled mostly in or near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wm. F. Fell co., Philadelphia (1940) Hathi Trust OCLC 3530764