This schooner was built in 1845 for John Wray and John Rawling. John Rawling was a master mariner, originally from Burton and was John Wray's brother in-law, being married to John's sister Alice.

Peace was launched in the August of 1845 at Burton Stather, 64.8 feet long and 93 tons. She was registered at Wisbech under the ownership of Rawling & Co and described as a Goole coaster, fastened with iron bolds, part clincker built, class A1 for 11 years, in the Lloyds Register 1845.

While the Lloyds register states the owner as Rawling & Co, up until 1869, after which she disappears from the list, the 1867 Mercantile Navy Lists shows the ship now registered in London and the owner as William Smith. Most probably Captain William Robert Smith, one of the skippers that worked for Bullard & King on a number of their earlier ships in the UK coastal trade, including the schooner Johns and the brigantine Sarah King. In the 1870 MNL Daniel King is stated as owner.

In 1872 Peace was sold to and registered in Goole with William Turgoose of Goole. Thomas S Burton of Selby is the owner in the 1875 MNL, in 1876 she has her final owner Thomas Clegg of Goole.

Written by S Ablott

Burton Stather Heritage Group