Transcript of crew list: RAKAIA, 105262, 30/5/1897 to 14/10/1897, Eng 1

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The documents cover the period 1863 to 1913.

Other transcripts of crew lists for this ship for 1897:   17/9/1896 to 24/2/1897  

Ship details

Vessel  RAKAIA Dates  30/5/1897  to 14/10/1897
Official number  105262 List type  Eng 1
Ownership  O R STRICKLAND Registered  PLYMOUTH, 6/1895
  138 LEADENHALL ST
  E C Tonnage  5628 gross, 3660 net
Master  I O SUTCLIFFE Archives Devon Archives and Local Studies
    Archives reference 1976/RAKAIA/105262

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
I O SUTCLIFFE 41 THRAPSTON MASTER SAME, 1897
N E BOWER 31 AUCKLAND 1 MATE SAME, 1897
J L BARTHORP 41 GALWAY 2ND MATE SAME, 1897
C ACTON 25 TIMARU 3RD MATE SAME, 1897
J H HAWKES 28 CORK 1ST MATE KAIKOURA, 1897
N S NYE 21 STOKE 4TH MATE STAR OF VICTORIA, 1897
S PORTER 18 LONDON 5TH MATE SAME, 1897
A ROBERTS 42 GUERNSEY CARPTR SAME, 1897
J CROOKE 31 ARKLOW BO'SWN KAIKOURA, 1897
H B WADE 27 KENT LAMPS & STORES FOREST ABBEY, 1897
T D FISHER 48 SWANSEA AB SAME, 1897
JAS BRAY 39 WORCESTER AB SAME, 1897
JAMES WARWICK 28 GRAYS AB TEVIOTDALE, 1897
ARTHUR LEWIS 28 YORK AB ONTARIO, 1897
R UPSON 21 ESSEX AB KAIKOURA, 1897
E REICH 22 NORWAY AB MONARCH, 1897
J S SMITH 24 LONDON AB MOHAWK, 1897
RICHARD CROOKE 22 ARKLOW AB WM BRADFORD, 1897
W PURCHASS 46 LONDON AB LOCH VINECHAR, 1897
JAS STEWART 30 WICK AB BEN LOMOND, 1897
N RADET 35 PLYMOUTH AB INCHANGA, 1897
STEPHEN COX 45 MARGATE AB ATLANTIS, 1897
C SMITH 18 DUNEDIN OS ZEALANDIA, 1897
E COLENUTT 18 SHANKLIN OS FIRST SHIP
PATRICK COLLINS 40 CORK AB DUNOTTAR CASTLE
W NOAKE 20 TOSMAIN OS FIRST SHIP
R KELLY 37 SCOTLAND AB WAIKARO, 1897
FRANK E GREENSTREET 29 ASHBURTON, NZ 1ST ENGINEER SAME, 1897
F CORBETT 30 LONDON 2ND ENGINEER SAME, 1897
F CORBETT 30 LONDON 3RD ENGINEER SAME, 1897
E SCOTT 23 E HPOOL 4TH ENGINEER SAME, 1897
J R MCLELLAN 25 GLASGOW 5TH ENGINEER SAME, 1897
E E BELL 33 JARROW 1ST REFR ENGINEER SAME, 1897
W H ATKINS 28 SELKIRK 3RD ENGR KAIKOURA, 1897
E L SCULLARD 31 PORTSMOUTH 4TH ENGR ZULU, 1897
H R TUCKER 23 KENT 2ND REF ENGR WAIMATE, 1897
D MCFERRAN 25 BELFAST DKYMAN RUAPEHU, 1897
JAMES FLYNN 50 DUBLIN STOREKPR & LAMP TRIMMER SAME, 1897
F FOSTER 34 BILSTON GREASER WAIMATE, 1897
PATRICK WHELAN 38 DUBLIN GREASER RUAPEHU, 1897
WM MEIKLEJOHN 28 GLASGOW GREASER WAIMATE, 1897
ED SULLIVAN 58 LONDON GREASER SAME, 1897
W SMITH 39 WILTS FIREMAN DENMARK, 1897
T PARKER 32 LONDON FIREMAN RUAPEHU, 1897
WM WALLACE 30 W INDIES FIREMAN ESSEQUIBO, 1897
WM JONES 48 ABERGELLY FIREMAN AOTEA, 1897
G JELLEY 30 BRISTOL FIREMAN MAORI, 1897
JAMES HOWARD 45 ST JOHNS, NFLD FIREMAN GOTHIC, 1897
WILLIAM LAWRENCE 36 LEEDS FIREMAN RUAPEHU, 1897
R HALEY 28 LONDON FIREMAN AORANGI, 1897
R SWEENEY 32 KENT FIREMAN RUAHINE, 1897
JOHN BARRETT 26 LONDON TRIMMER TONGARIRO, 1897
CHARLES O'BRIEN 22 LONDON TRIMMER INDRAGHIRI, 1897
A WRIGHT 20 LONDON TRIMMER RUAPEHU, 1897
E W HORNIBLOW 20 CANTERBURY, NZ TRIMMER WAIMATE, 1897
H DOUCY 19 FULHAM TRIMMER IONIC, 1897
G BRAILEY 23 LONDON TRIMMER GARTH CASTLE, 1897
C CARGILL 23 LONDON SUPT ENGR CLYDE, 1897
J FLAHERTY 22 IRELAND TRIMMER FIRST SHIP
J CASEY 22 CORK TRIMMER FIRST SHIP
M F JOHNSTONE 19 GORE, NZ TRIMMER FIRST SHIP
JOHN MCCOWEN 27 LIVERPOOL TRIMMER MAORI
H MCGREGOR 20 NZ TRIM 1ST SHIP
HENRY LINCOLN 24 LONDON TRIMMER FIRST SHIP, 1897
GEORGE FORBES 25 EDINBURGH TRIMMER HUIA
CHAS ELITHORN 38 LONDON CHIEF STEWARD SAME, 1897
A WILSON 38 LONDON CHIEF COOK AOTEA, 1897
JOHN HENDERSON 28 EDINBRO' COOK'S MATE FIFESHIRE, 1897
A BUTLER 21 LONDON 2ND STEWD SAME SHIP, 1897
W S FRANKLIN 19 WILTS GENL SERVANT IMPERIENSE, HMS, 1897
B RACY 19 NORFOLK GENL SERVANT WAIMATE, 1897
H GRELL 49 GERMANY CHIEF COOK TEKOA, 1897