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.
More details of crew lists are here:
Crew lists
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If there are more documents for the ship for that year, links to them will be displayed at the top of the page so that you can search for other records for the seafarer or the ship.
The Ship details section of the transcript shows the details taken from the front page of the document, or the header for half-yearly returns.
It also shows the name of the archive holding the document and the archive reference.
The Crew names section shows a transcript of the entries for the crew, in the order in which they appear in the original document. If the link to this page comes from the index of seafarers, that person's record will be highlighted. Crew members occasionally signed off and then signed on again, so it is a good idea to scan all through the list.
The original crew list will show more detail than our transcript so it is well worth obtaining a copy of the document. For example, it will show the person's wages and when they signed on and off. There may also be details of the voyages, records of any disciplinary matters and accidents to the ship.
This data is taken from the crew lists and agreements which are held at:
The documents cover the period 1863 to 1913.
| Vessel | RUAHINE | Dates | 2/2/1893 to 5/6/1893 |
| Official number | 99257 | List type | Eng 1 |
| Ownership | O R STRICKLAND | Registered | PLYMOUTH, 1/1892 |
| 138 LEADENHALL ST, EC | |||
| Tonnage | 6127 gross, 3925 net | ||
| Master | JOHN BONE | Archives | Devon Archives and Local Studies | Archives reference | 1976/RUAHINE/99257 |
| Forename | Surname | Age/DOB | Birthplace | Capacity | Previous vessel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN | BONE | 40 | CORNWALL | MASTER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| R C | CLIFFORD | 34 | MULLINGAR | 1ST MATE | RUAPEHU, L'DON, 1893 |
| R | DENTON | 33 | SURREY | 2ND MATE | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| W | DONALD | 30 | LYTTELTON | AUXILLIARY 2ND MATE | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| J A P | TURNBULL | 22 | TASMANIA | 4TH MATE | AORANGI, L'DON, 1893 |
| C | ALDERTON | 41 | BRIGHTON | CARPENTER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| PETER | ALLAN | 30 | ABERDEEN | CARPTR MATE | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| ALFRED | FOLEY | 34 | WOOLWICH | BOATSN | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| JAMES | KELLY | 48 | AT SEA | BOATSN'S MATE | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| G | THOMAS | 34 | POPLAR | BOATSN'S MATE | AORANGI, L'DON, 1893 |
| ROB | KRUGER | 49 | HAMBURG | SAILMAKER & AB | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| DANIEL | EVANS | 25 | LONDON | STOREKEEPER & LAMPTR | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| GEO A | JOHNSON | 50 | POOLE | QR MASTER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| G | LEWIS | 42 | FAREHAM | QR MASTER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| JAMES | RUXTON | 41 | NORFOLK | QR MASTER | RUAPEHU, L'DON, 1893 |
| R | HUDSON | 29 | CANADA | QR MASTER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| G | BURNS | 30 | L'DON | QR MASTER | MANORA |
| WILLN | WRIGHT | 21 | YARMOUTH | AB | RUAPEHU |
| C W | CANN | 28 | KENT | AB | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| JAMES | TALL | 30 | PLYMOUTH | AB | RUAPEHU, L'DON, 1893 |
| H E | GARNSEY | 24 | LONDON | AB | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| H E | SMITH | 20 | LONDON | AB | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| T | WELHAM | 23 | IPSWICH | AB | LEO, L'DON, 1893 |
| W | CAREY | 34 | KENT | AB | BORROWDALE, LDON, 1893 |
| G | BLANE | 36 | GLASGOW | AB | RUAPEHU, LDON, 1893 |
| W | RAINFORTH | 29 | KENT | AB | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| A J | FROST | 22 | LONDON | AB | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| T | ROE | 35 | LONDON | AB | AORANGI, L'DON, 1893 |
| E | GARDNER | 24 | LONDON | AB | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| CHARLES | ODONNELL | 49 | DONEGAL | AB | INDIA, GGOW, 1893 |
| H | FARNELL | 25 | HAMMERSMITH | AB | OPAWA, L'DON, 1893 |
| J F | HUGHES | 28 | BIRKENHEAD | AB | ESSEQUIBO, S'LAND, 1893 |
| W | OATES | 16 | LONDON | OS | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| MORRIS | CHITTENDEN | 22 | STEVENAGE | OS | DUNBETH, GGOW, 1893 |
| THOMAS | MORIARTY | 23 | GUERNSEY | AB | RUPERT |
| G WELLESLEY | COCKRAM | 19 | TIVERTON | APPRENTICE | SAME SHIP |
| E GOSTWYCK | TERRY | 20 | BLACKHEATH | APPRENTICE | SAME SHIP |
| P | JOHNSON | 40 | SWEDEN | AB | CORSAIR |
| FRANK | ALLEN | 34 | LEEDS | AB | COASTING, HAMSTEAD, WOOLWICH, 1893 |
| J H | HAWKES | 24 | CORK | 3RD OFFICER | RANGITIKI, 1893 |
| W | WARING | 49 | L'POOL | 1ST ENGINEER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| JOHN M | WALKER | 37 | KILMARNOCK | 2ND ENGR | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| ROBERT | LOVE | 35 | BEATH | 3RD ENGR | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| ALEXANDER G | HAY | 26 | TROON | SUPY 3RD ENGR | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| JAMES | MUNRO | 31 | KILMARNOCK | 4TH ENGR | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| JOHN | DUNLOP | 20 | DUMBARTON | 5TH ENGR | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| D | HODGEKISS | 28 | LONDON | BOILERMAKER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| WM | LANG | 20 | DUMBARTON | ELECTRICIAN | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| H | CUSS | 31 | MANCHESTER | 1ST REFRIGR ENGINEER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| A M | SANDEMAN | 29 | CALCUTTA | 2ND REFR ENGINEER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| G | ERIKSON | 35 | FINLAND | DONKEYMAN | UMKUZI, ABERDEEN, 1893 |
| OLAF | ANDERSON | 36 | SWEDEN | STOREKEEPER | LADY PALMER, NEWCASTLE, 1893 |
| CARL | POULSEN | 29 | SWEDEN | GREASER | BUNGAREE, LDON, 1893 |
| J | ANDERS | 30 | NEALEND | GREASER | PORT DENISON, L'DON, 1893 |
| CARL | NICKELSEN | 32 | GERMANY | GREASER | NEDJED, L'P'L, 1893 |
| E | ALMQVIST | 35 | STOCKHOLM | GREASER | CLANDEBOYE, 1893 |
| W | JENNINGS | 28 | LONDON | REFRIGR GREASER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| JAMES | MCDADE | 27 | GLASGOW | REFRIGR GREASER | OTARAMA, PLYMOUTH, 1893 |
| ARCHD | MCINTYRE | 48 | DUMBARTON | REFRIGR GREASER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| P W | LOFGREN | 20 | GOTHENBURG | LEADING FIREMAN | SULTANA, HULL, 1893 |
| E | DAHL | 22 | GOTHENBURG | FIREMAN | BASUTO, L'DON, 1893 |
| C | ANDERSSON | 26 | GOTHENBURG | FIREMAN | G OF VENICE, GREENOCK, 1893 |
| C H | CARLSSON | 28 | GOTHENBURG | FIREMAN | G OF VENICE, GREENOCK, 1893 |
| O | WENBERG | 22 | GOTHENBURG | FIREMAN | SWEDISH SHIP, 1893 |
| J R | MESSELQUIT | 24 | MALMO | FIREMAN | SUFFOLK, 1893 |
| C V | JOHANS[...] | 43 | STOCKHOLM | FIREMAN | CLANDEBOYE, 1893 |
| A A | PETTERSEN | 34 | STOCKHOLM | FIREMAN | ELDORADO, L'DON, 1893 |
| A | MAEKELBURG | 32 | GERMANY | FIREMAN | BUNGAREE, L'DON, 1893 |
| AXEL | KARLSSON | 24 | GOTHENBURG | FIREMAN | MUSGRAVE, L'DON, 1893 |
| K | GREONBERG | 21 | STOCKHOLM | FIREMAN | MUSGRAVE, L'DON, 1893 |
| ANDER | JOHANBERG | 37 | FINLAND | FIREMAN | JANE CORY, L'DON, 1893 |
| HARY | JERNBERG | 23 | FINLAND | FIREMAN | JANE CORY, L'DON, 1893 |
| CARL | BJORKMAN | 24 | NOREKOPING | TRIMMER | SULTANA, HULL, 1893 |
| ERIC | PETTERSSON | 24 | STOCKHOLM | TRIMMER | CLANDEBOYE, 1893 |
| JOHN | LYON | 22 | S[...]ND[...]L | TRIMMER | ANNA, ED, 1893 |
| CARL | FROLING | 20 | STOCKHOLM | TRIMMER | ALTMOOR, 1893 |
| G | ERIKSSON | 26 | STOCKHOLM | TRIMMER | JANE CORY, 1893 |
| J | PUMREU | 22 | FINLAND | TRIMMER | SWEDISH SHIP, 1893 |
| JUSTIN L | MAGNUSSON | 23 | GOTHENBURG | TRIMMER | JANE CORY, 1893 |
| HJALMAR | OLSSON | 24 | SWEDEN | TRIMMER | SWEDISH SHIP, 1893 |
| F | SCHULTZ | 30 | STETTIN | TRIMMER | FRANCE, L'P'L, 1893 |
| JOHN | BORLAND | 39 | G'GOW | 2ND REFR ENGR | D OF ARGYLL, BARROW, 1893 |
| T W | BLACK | 37 | KILMARNOCK | 2ND ENGR | ETHIOPIA, GGOW, 1893 |
| ALEXR | MACKENZIE | 20 | DINGWALL | 6TH ENGR | FIRST SHIP |
| NEIL | MCDERMOT | 34 | LOUTH | FIREMAN | DONOTTAR CASTLE |
| HENRY | BENNETT | 32 | BERWICK ON TWEED | FIREMAN | COURLAND |
| STEPHEN | SMALL | 30 | NEWCASTLE | TRIMMER | KAFFIR |
| E | SMITH | 27 | LONDON | TRIMMER | TONGARIRO |
| EDWARD | GANE | 26 | LUDLOW | SURGEON | FIRST SHIP |
| WALTER J | FRANCKLIN | 33 | WINDSOR | STEWARD IN CHARGE | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| R E | JONES | 29 | HERTS | 2ND STEWD | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| F | PEARSE | 42 | PLYMOUTH | STOREKEEPER & BARMAN | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| W H | HARLAND | 21 | BUCKS | ASST STOREKEEPER & BARMAN | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| ALEX | JOHNSTONE | 45 | KIRKCUDBRIGHT | ASST STEWD | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| F E | ROCHFORTS | 32 | LONDON | 1ST SALOON STEWARDESS | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| E | BISSMIRE | 37 | FROME | 2ND SALOON STEWARDESS | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| THOMAS | GARTSHORE | 31 | GLASGOW | ASST STEWD | RUAPEHU, L'DON, 1893 |
| A | REYNOLDS | 27 | VENTNOR | ASST STEWD | RUAPEHU, L'DON, 1893 |
| H S | QUICK | 18 | LONDON | ASST STEWD | RUAPEHU, L'DON, 1893 |
| S | GATES | 26 | LEWES | 1ST BED ROOM STEWD | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| HENRY | COX | 21 | CORK | ASST STEWD | RUAPEHU, L'DON, 1893 |
| E | NORMAN | 24 | EPSOM | ASST STEWD | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| JAMES | BINNIE | 24 | BLACKBURN | ASST STEWD | RUAPEHU, LDON, 1893 |
| JAMES | MCGREGOR | 22 | SOUTHWARK | ASST STEWD | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| JOHN | HUNT | 21 | FULHAM | ASST STEWD | RUAPEHU, L'DON, 1893 |
| E | CARTER | 28 | LONDON | ASST STEWD | RICHMOND HILL, L'P'L, 1893 |
| W | FLOYD | 44 | KENT | ASST STEWD | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| C | WILLIAMSON | 21 | KENT | ASST STEWD | FIRST SHIP |
| R | LANE | 18 | LONDON | ASST STEWD | PORT NATAL, ABERDEEN, 1893 |
| F | HUDSON | 20 | LONDON | ASST STEWD | RUAPEHU, L'DON, 1893 |
| THOS | COLLINS | 21 | BRIGHTON | BOOTS | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| CHAS F | FOSTER | 25 | SO'TON | BATH & SMOKE ROOM STEWD | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| ALEX | BYRES | 26 | LONDON | 1ST FORE CABIN STEWD | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| F H | COOPER | 29 | READING | HEAD STEERAGE STEWARD | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| N S | PARSONS | 33 | DORSET | CHIEF COOK | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| G | WEBB | 35 | NORFOLK | 2ND COOK | AORANGI, L'DON, 1893 |
| W | GARDNER | 28 | ILFORD | 3RD COOK & BUTCHER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| WALTER | ARMSTRONG | 37 | LEITH | SHIP'S COOK | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| A | WALESBY | 25 | BARKING | SHIP'S COOK'S MATE | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| W H | GRIFFIN | 25 | WILTS | SCULLION | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| ALLEN | CARRINGTON | 37 | MANCHESTER | BAKER | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| F | FRYER | 21 | ELING | BAKER'S MATE | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| H | FORD | 38 | HANTS | PANTRYMAN | SAME SHIP, 1893 |
| G | ALLEN | 20 | SO HORNSEY | ASST STEWD | CLAUDEBOYE, L'DON, 1893 |
| A | BASS | 26 | NOTTINGHAM | ASST STEWD | RUAPEHU |
| J | PEAKE | 22 | LDON | ASST STEWD | SAME |
| A VERNON | HARVEY | 28 | LDON | PURSER | SAME, 1893 |
| JAMES | PERKINS | 19 | LONDON | TRIMMER | DAMASCUS |
| JOHN | GAMON | 18 | LONDON | TRIMMER | DAMASCUS |
| THOMAS | REID | 35 | DUBLIN | FIREMAN | ORATAVA, 1893 |
| CHAS | SUMMERS | 29 | PHILADELPHIA | TRIMMER | ACHILLES, 1892 |
| THOMAS | BLASHFORD | 39 | SUNDERLAND | TRIMMER | PORT VICTOR, 1892 |
| A | CHADWICK | 20 | LONDON | TRIMMER | YARROWONGA, 1893 |
| M | OSHAUGHNESSY | 24 | DUBLIN | AB | WAINUI, 1893 |
| L | SPEARMAN | 29 | JERSEY | AB | WAINUI, 1893 |
| JAMES | THOMPSON | 29 | COLOMBO | ASSIST STEWD | SOUTHERN CROSS, 1893 |
| JOHN | MALLEY | 29 | LIVERPOOL | ASSIST STEWD | WARRIMOO, 1893 |
| G | AYLING | 32 | SUSSEX | ASSIST STEWD | WARRIMOO, 1893 |
| JAMES | HATTON | 28 | LIVERPOOL | ASSIST STEWD | WARRIMOO |
| R J | BICKELL | 25 | DEVON | ASSIST STEWD | PUKAKI |
| THOMAS B | ENGALL | 34 | HORWICH | ASSIST STEWD | MARAROA, 1893 |
| WM | HUGHES | 30 | N WALES | OS | POHERUA, 1893 |
| R | LINE | 44 | BEDFORD | ASSIST STEWD | RIMUTAKA, 1893 |
| F W | CABLE | 29 | LONDON | ASSIST STEWD | LADY JOCELYN, 1893 |
| WM | NICHOLSON | 22 | LONDON | AST ST | AORANGI, 1893 |
| M | DUNN | 22 | SYDNEY | AST ST | MARAROA, 1893 |
| JOHN | PURCELL | 22 | LONDON | REFRIG GREASER | ORIENT, 1893 |