Transcript of crew list: RUAHINE, 99257, 20/8/1896 to 18/12/1896, Eng 1

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The documents cover the period 1863 to 1913.

Other transcripts of crew lists for this ship for 1896:   14/11/1895 to 9/3/1896 2/4/1896 to 22/7/1896  

Ship details

Vessel  RUAHINE Dates  20/8/1896  to 18/12/1896
Official number  99257 List type  Eng 1
Ownership  O R STRICKLAND Registered  PLYMOUTH, 1/1892
  138 LEADENHALL ST
  LONDON, EC Tonnage  6127 gross, 3925 net
Master  JOHN BONE Archives Devon Archives and Local Studies
    Archives reference 1976/RUAHINE/99257

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
JOHN BONE 44 CORNWALL MASTER SAME, 1896
T SMESTON 34 SYDNEY 1ST MATE SAME, 1896
E G SMITH 24 ABERDEEN 2ND MATE SAME, 1896
H C BARNES 20 KENT 3RD MATE SAME, 1896
P J PAPE 25 YORKSHIRE 4TH MATE SAME, 1896
C E PLUNKETT-COLE 20 HOBART, TASMANIA 5TH MATE RUAPEHU, 1896
P ALLAN 33 ABERDEEN CARPTR SAME, 1896
G LYLSEN 32 GRIMSBY B'SWAIN SAME, 1896
E BROWN 37 JERSEY BSWAIN'S MATE CITY OF VENICE, 1896
T WAGHORN 28 BOW JOINER FIRST SHIP
JAMES MASSEY 37 LIVERPOOL BSWAIN'S MATE SAME, 1896
RCD MCHEGAN 37 CORK LAMPS & STKPR SAME, 1896
G NEWIS 39 SWEDEN SAILS & AB SAME, 1896
GEO A JOHNSON 54 POOLE QRMASTER SAME, 1896
JOHN RUMBOLD 44 CAPE OF GOOD HOPE QRMASTER SAME, 1896
JAMES RUXTON 43 FORFAR QRMASTER SAME, 1896
P TRIPTORE 26 DANTZIC QRMASTER SAME, 1896
JOHN RENOUF 24 GUERNSEY AB SAME, 1896
W BROWN 24 KENT AB SAME, 1896
T REX 39 LONDON AB SAME, 1896
JNO ROBERTS 30 ISLAY AB SAME, 1896
CHARLES TAYLOR 45 BALTIMORE, US AB JANETTA, 1896
JAMES NOBLE 32 KENT AB THERMOPYLOE, 1896
D WM MCKENZIE 34 WAIPOA, NZ AB GAT FELL, 1896
JENS MORTENSEN 21 DENMARK AB SUMATRA, 1896
JAMES MOFFAT 43 DUMFRIES AB ATHELSTAN, 1896
ALFRED WHITE 31 LONDON AB ST MARIAN, 1896
R SINCLAIR 39 GLASGOW AB GRAYSTOCK CASTLE, 1896
E DEVERE 29 NOVA SCOTIA AB WM TILLY, 1896
THOS LOWE 48 LONDON AB GEO FISBE, 1896
JOHN HADLEY 39 ESSEX AB TONGARIRO, 1896
M DIFFY 39 SLIGO AB GRANTULLY CASTLE, 1896
SAM HOWARD 25 NORFOLK AB RUAHINE, 1896
JAMES COLE 36 LONDON AB TEKOA, 1896
DAVID ADAMS 23 COATBRIDGE AB CAIRNGORM, 1896
T ROSTROM 22 SWEDEN AB ARISTIDES, 1896
W ELLIS 19 DUNEDIN AB STAR OF ENGLAND, 1896
F DOWN 23 KENT AB PALINURUS, 1896
JOHN PATON 46 FRASERBRO' AB JOSEPH & JOHN, 1896
A E AVERY 16 NORFOLK OS SAME, 1896
G STIFF 15 LONDON OS EXMOUTH, 1896
W WARING 52 LIVERPOOL 1ST ENGR SAME, 1896
R VINCENT 28 SO SHIELDS 2ND ENGR SAME, 1896
A E GAY 30 GLOUCESTER 3RD ENGR SAME, 1896
SAML ROUND 33 BURY 4TH ENGR SAME, 1896
CHAS A MAYFIELD 25 LONDON 5TH ENGR SAME, 1896
F H HUGHES 29 LONDON BLRMKR SAME, 1896
ADAM BARR 32 AYR REF ENGR SAME, 1896
WALTER SNEDDON 26 CHRISTCHURCH, NZ 2 REF ENGR TERUKINA, 1896
W WARE 33 READING ELECTRN SAME, 1896
JAMES WALKER 28 LONDON WINCHMAN SAME, 1896
PATRICK COSGROVE 34 SLIGO DKYMAN SAME, 1896
A JONES 30 ESSEX STKPR & LAMPS SAME, 1896
JAMES COSGROVE 30 SLIGO GREASER SAME, 1896
PETER MCCAULEY 46 ANTRIM GREASER SAME, 1896
TOM BROWN 50 FRAMPTON GREASER SAME, 1896
FRED FRENCH 26 LONDON GREASER AORANGI, 1896
JAMES S ANDERSON 22 PAISLEY 5TH ENGR MATAURA, 1896
J DOUGLAS 34 NORFOLK F'MAN AUSTRIAN, 1896
W ELLIOTT 23 LONDON F'MAN SAME, 1896
JOHN KNOWLES 23 LONDON F'MAN SAME, 1896
ROBERT GERRARD 33 GARSTON FIREMAN SAME, 1896
JOHN CLEARY 28 L'POOL FIREMAN DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE, 1896
JAMES MURPHY 38 WEXFORD FIREMAN FURNEAUX, 1896
JOSEPH COURTNEY 34 L'POOL FIREMAN DUKE OF ARGYLL, 1896
H STRECKFUSS 22 LONDON FIREMAN RUAHINE, 1896
E BROWN 24 ESSEX FIREMAN RUAHINE, 1896
JOSEPH COLLINGS 29 L'POOL FIREMAN RUAHINE, 1896
EDWD DOWNEY 24 LONDON FIREMAN RUAHINE, 1896
WM PETERSON 24 LONDON FIREMAN DUKE OF WESTMINSTER, 1896
JOHN COLLINS 21 LONDON TRIMMER SAME, 1896
JOHN THOMPSON 21 LONDON TRIMMER SAME, 1896
JOHN BUTLER 22 MDLSBRO TRIMMER TAINUI, 1896
F ELLMERS 26 LONDON TRIMMER MATABELE, 1896
F MANYON 23 LONDON TRIMMER RAKAIA, 1896
H JORDAN 24 LONDON TRIMMER SAME, 1896
W REILLY 23 LONGFORD TRIMMER FIRST SHIP
F TRICKER 22 ESSEX TRIMMER SAME, 1896
J POULTON 21 GLOSTER TRIMMER SAME, 1896
G W THORNLEY 24 WORKINGTON 4TH ENGR RAKAIA, 1896
E R BROOME 25 SUNDERLAND 5 ENG BRITISH CROWN
W CAHOON 44 BELFAST STWD IN CHARGE SAME, 1896
CHARLES O'GORMAN 44 SLIGO SURGEON SAME, 1896
CHAS R SEARLE 30 LONDON BARMAN & STKPR SAME, 1896
A S GELL 30 DURHAM HEAD WAITER INDIA, 1896
THOMAS GARTSHORE 33 GLASGOW 2ND SAL STWD RUAHINE, 1896
F H COOPER 32 BERKS STEERAGE STWD RUAHINE, 1896
A MAURER 47 SWITZERLAND 1ST SAL PTRYMAN SAME, 1896
J L TEMP 24 VICTORIA 2ND SAL PTRYMAN AUSTRAL, 1896
T G COLLINS 24 SUSSEX BED ROOM STEWARD & LINEN SAME, 1896
F HARRIS 29 LONDON BED ROOM STWD SAME, 1896
W G READ 21 LONDON BED ROOM STWD SAME, 1896
J STUBBING 41 LONDON GENERAL SERVANT KAIKOURA, 1896
GEO THOMAS 43 LONDON GENERAL SERVANT PARIS, 1896
R COWAN 24 BRISTOL GENERAL SERVANT VALETTA, 1896
JOHN MCALLISTER 54 LANARK CHIEF COOK SAME, 1896
H A AUSTIN 28 KENT 2ND COOK TAINUI, 1896
W J MORRISSEY 40 JERSEY BUTCHER SAME, 1896
CHARLES JONES 39 GLASGOW SHIPS COOK SAME, 1896
R BAILEY 30 ESSEX SHIP'S COOK'S MATE TONGARIRO, 1896
R BUCHANAN 49 G'NOCK BAKER THERMOPYLOE, 1896
G SMITH 26 KENT BAKER'S MATE RUAPEHU, 1896
ANDREW H GILMORE 56 HOLLYWOOD SCULLION SAME, 1896
JENNIE CORRY 42 LLANDUDNO STWDESS SAME, 1896
H C PEARSON 40 KENT STWDESS KAIKOURA, 1896
J WIGGLESWORTH 36 NOTTS BATH & SMOKE ROOM STWD SAME, 1896
G MCCLELLAN 20 SURREY BOOTS & KNIVES SAME, 1896
H COOK 23 KENT GENERAL SERVANT SAME, 1896
R DYER 26 KENT GENERAL SERVANT IONIC, 1896
C DISCOMBE 25 KENT GENERAL SERVANT SAME, 1896
E HARDY 22 NORFOLK GENERAL SERVANT SAME, 1896
GEO ELPHICK 21 KENT GENERAL SERVANT SAME, 1896
W SOUTH 36 ESSEX GENERAL SERVANT TAINUI, 1896
D WALKER 40 L'POOL GENERAL SERVANT DOUNE CASTLE, 1896
W FLOYD 46 KENT GENERAL SERVANT RUAPEHU, 1896
R C VIGIS 23 KENT GENERAL SERVANT FIRST SHIP, 1896
G ROGERS 34 L'POOL GENERAL SERVANT SEINE, 1896
R LEE 19 LONDON GENERAL SERVANT SAME, 1896
R WITHAM 29 OXFORD ASST COOK OPHIR
DANIEL MCDONALD 38 PAISLEY GREASER RAKAIA
GEO PETRE 21 LPOOL FMAN CANADIAN
ALBERT E TAYLOR 23 CHATHAM AB SIERRA PEDROSSA
BEN SIMPSON 43 LDON AB RELIANCE
SAMUEL ROGERS 38 PLYMOUTH 2ND COOK WEST LOTHIAN
ROBERT KELLY 40 DUBLIN AB DUNNERDALE, 1896
CORNELIUS J THOMPSON 21 NEW YORK AB LAVIA, 1896
JOHN MCHARDY 28 NZ AB J B TROOP, 1896
WILLIAM SPEERS 25 BELFAST TRIMMER ALERT, 1896
GEO STEWART 24 SCOTLAND TRIMMER BENMORE, 1896
THOMAS CLOCKER 26 ENGLAND TRIMMER IONIC, 1896
D CLARKE 21 CHRISTCHURCH TRIMMER FIRST SHIP
G SHAW 20 LYTTELTON TRIMMER FIRST SHIP
W ANTHONY 32 PORTLAND AB HUIA
MERLE CARSON 25 BRISBANE AB ALICE
SIDNEY WATTERS 29 CHRISTCHURCH TRIMMER KAIKOURA
JOHN HALL 19 OAMARU TRIMMER FIRST SHIP
LUKE PERHAM 20 AUCKLAND TRIMMER ANGLIAN, 1895
W BLUETT 22 POPLAR OS 1ST SHIP
A MCBRIDE 20 GLASGOW OS 1ST SHIP
D L CARDUS 26 ABERDEEN OS WAIHORA