Jeremiah Nagle
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Jeremiah William Nagle (1801 - 1882)

Captain Jeremiah William Nagle
Born in County Cork, Irelandmap
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Husband of — married 1834 in Liverpool, Englandmap
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Died at age 80 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canadamap
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Biography

Jeremiah was a son of Garret Nagle and Mary Meany. The Nagles were one of the most powerful Catholic families to survive in 1700's Ireland after the decline of the Stuarts. Jeremiah is descended from one of the four Nagle families who settled in the Blackwater Valley of North Cork, an area still known today as "Nagle country."

His principal occupation was as a seafarer, establishing himself as a master/captain early on, at least by the age of 25.

In 1834 he married Catherine Holmes in Liverpool at Saint Anne. Catherine was a Protestant from a seafaring family of Liverpool.

They eventually had 10 children between them. They were:

1. Catherine, b. 1835 in Liverpool, England 2. Jeremiah William, b. 1836 in Liverpool 3. Mary, b. 1838 in Liverpool 4. Susan Abercrombie, b. 1840 at sea (enroute to Sydney) 5. Henry "Harry" Holmes, b. 1842 in Auckland, New Zealand 6. Jessie Melville, b. 1844 in Auckland 7. Isabella Gertrude, b. 1846 in Auckland 8. Frederick Gough, b. 1848 in Auckland 9. Elinor Josephine, b. 1853 in San Francisco, California 10. Edward Robert, b. 1855 in San Francisco

Jeremiah's travels and residences included the ports of Jamaica, Sydney, Great Barrier Island ("Nagles Cove" is named for him), and Auckland, New Zealand. The family sailed for California from Auckland, arriving in 1850. They tarried a few years during the heyday of the gold fever, eventually coming to British Columbia, Canada in about 1858. He became an influential man in the area, no doubt owing to his varied experiences around the world. He was a harbormaster in Victoria, among other positions.

1860 - Age 59, Listed as a Freeholder > 50Pounds, Esquimalt District, Victoria [1] 1882 - Died in Victoria, BC. [2]

"The British Colonist" newspaper said: "Died at Victoria, BC, Jan 5, 1882, Jeremiah Nagle, n/o Cork, Ire, age 81. Deceased one of our oldest residents who early in life took up with a seafaring vocation. He commanded ships in the merchant service to Aus and NZ in the early days of the settlement of those colonies, and was one of the pioneer residents of both NSW and NZ. From Eng's antipodean empire he sailed to this coast and after a sojourn of a few years in CA came to this city. In 1859 he was appointed Harbormaster and occupied that position during the piping times of the old free port system till the free port was abolished in 1863. He was again Harbormaster after confederation, and held that position till quite recently when old age and increasing infirmities obliged him to resign it. Deceased leaves a large grownup family. Two sons are in CA, a daughter is w/o Rev Mr Holmes of Cowichan, and Mrs Phillip Hankin is another daughter. Mrs Nagle, his estimable wife, survives him; but is feeble and bedridden. Pallbearers: Hon Senator Macdonald, Hon Justice Crease, Mr T Sidney Dobbin, Capt Clarke, Dr Davie, Mr J W McKay, Mr C Ward, William McKay, jr."

His wife Catherine survived him, but passed on in East Oakland, California in April of 1886. __________ (Much thanks goes to the excellent research of Don Armitage: much of the above information was learned from Don's website "Great Barrier Island history" -'Capt.Jeremiah W. Nagle 1801-1882'. You are encouraged to visit his site to get Jeremiah's full life story)

1881 - Age 79 - Living in James Bay Ward, Victoria, BC, Listed as Sea Captain. with wife Catherine 69, Episcopal, England [3]

Burial: Ross Bay Cemetery, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada[4]

Jeremiah Nagle was born in Ireland. His principal occupation was as a seafarer, establishing himself as a master/captain early on. He commanded ships in England’s merchant service to Australia and New Zealand in the early days of the settlement of those colonies, and was one of the pioneer residents of both New South Wales and New Zealand. He was back in England and from there he sailed to this western coast and after a few years in California he came to Vancouver Island. It is speculated that because Nagle lived in California he would have been well aware of the situation for the Blacks and that Douglas and Nagle were well acquainted. In March 1859 James Douglas appointed Nagle to act as Harbour Master for the Port of Victoria and in June 1859 he was named Justice of the Peace. He died here in Victoria on January 5, 1882. He was 81. He is buried at Ross Bay Cemetery.[5]

Sources

  1. Page: 65 : First Victoria Directory 1860
  2. "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLG2-GMY : 8 November 2017), Jeremiah Nagle, 1882.
  3. 1881 Census of Canada, First B.C. Census
  4. Find A Grave Memorial# 62303323
  5. https://bcblackhistory.ca/why-they-came-and-the-pioneer-committee/




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