Captain Alexander Brice Corrie, Master Mariner

Alexander Brice Corrie was lost at sea between Sydney and Calcutta, his intended destination. The title of Master Mariner is evidenced by a copy of the Mariners' Certificate available at Ancestry.com. UK and Ireland Masters and Mates Certificate issued March/25/1851 London number 37.398 Wedding to Elizabeth Dawson was at St Martins in the Fields, Liverpool, September/16/1835 Liverpool Registers reference number 283/MAR/3/1. Available on Ancestry.com and Familysearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NKVM-2ZW Alexander Corrie United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seaman Records Military Service 1845-1854 Birthplace Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Alexander Corrie was born at Gordieston Farm, Dumfries, Scotland on 8 July 1807. His parents, Robert Corrie and Sarah Brice, lived with their family, probably in a workers' cottage or barn annexe, at nearby McCubbington Farm, Dunscore on the River Nithe about 12km from Dumfries. It is likely Robert was a tenant farmer or 'portioner' or worked as a ploughman and shepherd. Sarah died when her son was just a fortnight old and Alexander is believed to have been brought up by his mother's parents, the Brices, at nearby Lochenhead Farm.