Richard Cortis
Captain Richard Cortis
1815 April. Advertisement. 'For Hamburg, The Old Friend. Richard Cortis. Will sail in a few days. Hull, April 4th, 1815. Gee, Loft and Co'[1]
1816 February 14th. Marrige at Harewood, Captain Richard Cortis, of Hull, to Jane the daughter of Mr. Smithson of Brandon House, Shadwell, near Leeds.[2] Richard of Sculcoates.[3]
1820 February. Captain Richard Cortis, accepted as a 'younger brother' of the Trinity House, Hull.[4]
1822 Birth of son Richard Cortis, Junior, at Hull. (later records shown him becoming a veterinary doctor in Hull)
1827 December. Captain Richard Cortis of Hull writes a letter concerning the loss of 'The Minna'.[5]
1828 April. Advertisement. 'Hamburg Steam packet. The elegant and powerful Steam ship London, Richard Curtis, Commander, is intended to ply between Hull and Hamburgh....'[6]