Transcript of crew list: EARL OF DEVON, 74619, 9/9/1876 to 10/11/1877, Eng 1

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The documents cover the period 1863 to 1913.

We do not have transcripts for any other crew lists for 1877 for this ship. 

Ship details

Vessel  EARL OF DEVON Dates  9/9/1876  to 10/11/1877
Official number  74619 List type  Eng 1
Ownership  W H SHILSTON Registered  PLYMOUTH, 10/1876
  3 BRAYSWOOD TERRACE
  PLYMOUTH Tonnage  449 gross, 441 net
Master  JAMES BEER Archives Devon Archives and Local Studies
    Archives reference 1976/EARL OF DEVON/74619

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
JAMES BEER 47 DEVON MASTER SPRITE OF THE PLYM, 1876
WILLIAM ROWE 30 CORNWALL MATE YANWATH, ARBROATH, 1876
JOSEPH OLIVER STEELE 23 FOWEY 2ND MATE GLYNN, ST IVES, 1876
GEORGE SHILLABAR 35 PLYMSTOCK COOK & STEWD GEORGETOWN, LONDON, 1876
JAMES FULLER 25 JAMAICA AB GEROLAMA OLIVARI, 1876
ROBT DAVIES 48 SWEDEN AB RIVERSDALE, LPOOL, 1876
VICTOR BROOKS 43 LISBON AB AUSTRIAN SHIP, 1876
CONSTANTINE SPERO 25 GREECE AB JOS DODDS, NCASTLE, 1876
ANTONIO SEBATIO 22 TURKEY AB ORIANA, LONDON, 1876
ANTONIO BATZI 28 AUSTRIA AB TIARA, LDON, 1876
NICHOLAS CALARUM 23 GREECE AB JOS DODDS, NCASTLE, 1876
PATRICK FINN 19 KILKENNY, IRELAND OS PRINCESS SUMWADDY, CORK, 1876
JOSEPH NEWBURY 20 BRISTOL OS AM SHIP
EUGENE DRISCOLL 20 LONDON AB CHEVIOT, 1877
JOHN THOMPSON 25 NORWAY AB CHEVIOT, 1877
THOMAS HY JEWELL 15 APPRENTICE INDENTURED, PLYMOUTH, 1876