21 Nov 1846 Dunnet : witnesses: William Jack, William Sutherland[2]
Census
1871 Scarfskerry with family
Occupation
Grocer, shipmaster
Ticket Details and Ships David served on
JACK, David b. Caithness 1822 S42272
vol.8 1855-1868
Ticket 120899
Capacity: Mate
Brown hair, fresh complexion, grey eyes
Marks DJ on right arm
First at sea as an apprentice in 1836.
On the Betsey age 16 in 1837-8 as a Boy
Also on the Betsey age 15 with Alex Jack age 21.
Age 23 when ticketed. Can write.
Served in the Royal Navy 2 years. Resides Scarfskerry
Issued at Newcastle 8 Jul 1845
Voyages as a mate in 1845 (same voyage as Donald b 1806) , 1846
On Eclipse as Mate in 1845 with his brother Donald. and on Eclipse 1846 as Mate with his brother Alexander.[3][4]
Ship Eclipse
An account of the voyages in which the ship Eclipse of Kirkwall of the burden of 74 tons has been engaged in the half year 1 July 1845-31 December 1845 and of all the persons who have belonged to the ship during that period.
Account of the voyages: Trading between Castlehill (Lyno??) and other ports on the east coast of England with paving stones and then back to Cadtlehill and Orkney with coals.
The ship's number was 6 and it was registered on 2 Jul 1839[5]
Research Note
Tyler Ross: found his will on Scotlandspeople which says that at the time of his death he left £1810, the modern equivalent of which (approx) totals some £160,000. His will is fascinating because it really gives a clear view of how they lived, among the possessions he left to his wife: a haircloth sofa and 6 hair bottomed chairs, a mahogany dining table, an eight-day clock, a meal barrel, press, dishes and bottles, boiler, pots and tongs, a meal chest, 2 gold watches (one of which was willed to Tyler's Great-Great Grandfather Samuel Ross, who brought it to Canada and willed it to his son & his Great Grandfather David Jack Ross - We don't know where it went after that) As well as 2 cows!
Death
6 Jan 1878 Scarfskerry. David Jack age 55. retired Master Mariner. Married to Isabella Sutherland. Parents: Donald Jack, fisherman, deceased and Ann Malcolm, deceased. Cause: cancer of the stomach. Informant Samuel Ross, son-in-law. [6]
Burial
Old Churchyard, Dunnet MI 27 Erected by Isabella Sutherland in memory of her husband David Jack, shipmaster, Scarfskerry, who departed this life 8 Jan 1878 age 55, also the above Isabella Sutherland who died 10 Nov 1908 (?) age 86, her son David Jack died at sea 21 Jun 1878 age 27, her daughter Margaret Jack died 30 Sep 1870 age 21[7]
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