Transcript of crew list: WESTERN CHIEF, 53060, 16/10/1865 to 19/10/1866, AC

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The documents cover the period 1863 to 1913.

We do not have transcripts for any other crew lists for 1866 for this ship. 

Ship details

Vessel  WESTERN CHIEF Dates  16/10/1865  to 19/10/1866
Official number  53060 List type  AC
Ownership  RD HILL Registered  PLYMOUTH, 32/1865
  SOUTH DEVON PLACE
  PLYMOUTH Tonnage  750 net
Master  JOHN PIKE HILL Archives Devon Archives and Local Studies
  GROVE PARK Archives reference 1976/WESTERN CHIEF/53060
  AVETON GIFFORD, NEAR MODBURY, DEVON    

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
J P HILL 28 PLYMOUTH MASTER ANTAGONIST, PLYMOUTH, 1864
HERBERT HAND 28 PLYMOUTH 1ST MATE EMILY, NO SHIELDS
WILLIAM COO[...] 27 [...] 2ND MATE SPIRIT OF TRADE, 1865
SAMUEL RANDEL 42 TORQUAY BOSWAIN WALDENSIAN, ABERDEEN
NATHANIAL YABSLEY 45 SALCOMBE CARPENTER BELSIZE, LONDON
EDWARD PROCTOR 26 DUBLIN STEWARD WALDENSIAN, ABERDEEN
WILLIAM HART 30 YORKSHIRE COOK MARGARET ANN, PLYMOUTH
JAMES PAYNE 21 PLYMOUTH SAILS FIRST SHIP
JOHN GILBERT 30 PLYMOUTH AB WESTBORO', SCARBORO
CHARLES PEAK 23 PLYMOUTH AB JOHN BELL, LANCASTER
CHRISTOPHER GLANVILLE 26 ST GERMANS AB CORNWALL, PLYMO
JOSEPH CRINGLE 25 LONDON AB JESSIE, COLCHESTER
JOHN CARR 21 LIVERPOOL AB FANNY BULLAR
THOMAS FOSTER 26 CORK AB BELLE, HALIFAX
THOMAS NORTHMORE 33 PLYMOUTH AB ORIENTAL, BIDEFORD
PATRICK BARRY 26 WEXFORD AB COPSE, SUNDERLAND
JOHN SOLOMAN 36 TRURO AB KING OF TYRE, PLYMO
EDWIN BURCH 26 PLYMO AB CAMBRIDGE, HMS
ALEXANDER DAVIS 21 BELFAST AB COPSE, SUNDERLAND
EDWIN EVELEIGH 20 ST AUSTEL OS EAGLE, SUNDERLAND
JOHN HUMPHREYS 16 CARMARTHEN OS COPSE, SUNDERLAND
JOHN NICHOLS 19 ASHTON UNDER LYME OS PEMBROKE, MEVAGISSEY
WILLIAM SHELDON 23 PLYMOUTH AB CASPATRICK, LONDON
JOHN HOCKADAY 27 TEIGNMOUTH AB ORIENTAL, PLYMOUTH
JOHN DAVIES 24 DARTMOUTH AB DEPENDANT, GLOSTER
JAMES STRING 39 IRELAND AB SOUTHERN EMPIRE, LPOOL, 1865
GEORGE JOHNSTON 28 SOUTHAMPTON AB ROBERT LOWE, 1866
THOMAS ROBERTS 24 WALES AB ELECTRICITY