Transcript of crew list: MIZPAH, 4419, 8/8/1863 to 19/11/1863, List C

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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 1863:   20/9/1862 to 19/3/1863 20/3/1863 to 26/8/1863  

Ship details

Vessel  MIZPAH Dates  8/8/1863  to 19/11/1863
Official number  4419 List type  List C
Ownership  J BROWNING Registered  DARTMOUTH, 18/1855
  CHAPEL TERRACE
  BRIXHAM Tonnage  140 net
Master  J P SWAFFIN Archives Devon Archives and Local Studies
  KING ST Archives reference 1976/MIZPAH/4419
  BRIXHAM    

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
JOHN P SWAFFIN 28 BRIXHAM MASTER SAME SHIP
JOHN MORRISH 22 BRIXHAM MATE QUEEN OF THE PLYM, PLYMOUTH
JOHN BROWN 25 ST JOHNS, NB COOK & ST ANTAGONIST, DARTMOUTH
JOHN SMITH 25 PHILADELPHIA AB P C E, LONDON
N P SORENSEN 27 LONDON AB BRITISH FLAG, LPOOL
O K PETERSEN 23 HEUER AB TAMESIS, JERSEY
FRANCIS CHRISTOPHER 20 ST JOHNS, NFLD ORDY FIRST VOYAGE
ROBT KERREL 19 BELFAST ORDY DELGARA
WILLIAM LAYTON 19 JAMAICA ORDY BLANCH