Transcript of crew list: CHALLENGER, 11708, 11/7/1878 to 4/11/1878, Eng 6

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Crew lists and agreements for British registered ships show details of the ship, the owners and the master with a list of the crew.

This is a transcript of the details shown on a crew list which CLIP has transcribed from the records held at local archives.

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Data sources

This data is taken from the crew lists and agreements which are held at:

The documents cover the period 1863 to 1913.

Other transcripts of crew lists for this ship for 1878:   14/1/1878 to 11/7/1878  

Ship details

Vessel  CHALLENGER Dates  11/7/1878  to 4/11/1878
Official number  11708 List type  Eng 6
Ownership  J J BURNETT Registered  WATERFORD, 15/1859
  2 HIGH STREET
  SOUTHAMPTON Tonnage  134 gross,
Master  WILLIAM HUGHES Archives Southampton Archives
  PEMBERTON STREET Archives reference D/RSS/1878/11708
  LLANELLY    

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
WILLIAM HUGHES 44 PEMBREY MASTER CHALLENGER, 1878
JOHN JAMES 40 LLANELLY MATE CHALLENGER, 1878
JOHN JONES 28 CARNARVON AB CHALLENGER, 1878
JAMES EVANS 32 ST CLEARS AB CHALLENGER, 1878
ROBERT PERROT 32 LLANELLY AB CHALLENGER, 1878
JOHN ROWLANDS 66 FISHGUARD COOK CHALLENGER, 1878
RICHARD HALL 53 PEMBREY AB BETSEY, LLANELLY, 1878
WILLIAM ROBERTS 26 LLANELLY AB DANIEL, LLANELLY, 1878