Transcript of crew list: WESTWARD, 55445, 20/12/1886 to 10/3/1888, Eng 1

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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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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 1888:   1/1/1888 to 30/6/1888 13/4/1888 to 19/11/1888 1/7/1888 to 31/12/1888  

Ship details

Vessel  WESTWARD Dates  20/12/1886  to 10/3/1888
Official number  55445 List type  Eng 1
Ownership  W G CRINKS Registered  PLYMOUTH, 1/1883
  61 QUEEN SQ
  BRISTOL Tonnage  91 gross, 86 net
Master  WM T WILLIAMS Archives Devon Archives and Local Studies
    Archives reference 1976/WESTWARD/55445

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
WM T WILLIAMS 40 PLYMOUTH MASTER SAME
G W VIDGERN 22 PLYMOUTH BS ISABELLA WILSON, KIRKWALL
HENRY CHESTER 33 RUNCORN COOK STEWARD & SEAMAN RIPPLE, BRIXHAM
ROBERT DELL 22 ANTIGUA AB PARTHIA, LPOOL
THOS MILLARD 49 NEW ORLEANS AB EDMUND RICHARDSON, BRISTOL
EDWARD W NORMAN 18 BRISTOL OS RACHEL HARRISON, NPORT
DAVEY JONES 42 TENBY AB JESSIE ANNING
JOHN KANE 42 CAPE CLEAR COOK & STD DONNA MARIA, JERSEY, 1887
WILLIAM BURNS 33 BLACKWALL AB SPARK, ST JOHNS
WILLIAM JONES 21 ST JOHNS, NFLD OS ST JOSEPH, DUNDEE, 1886
WILLIAM SIMPSON 18 HAR[...] AB CLUTHA, ST JOHNS, 1887
MICHAEL KELLY 29 HAR[...] COOK & SEAMAN ARCTIC, ST JOHN, 1887
AUGUSTAS LOBRAN 42 OPORTO AB FRENCH VESSEL, 1887
HENRY MUDGE 1853 BRIXHAM MASTER SRATHENDRICK, GLASGOW, 1887
WILLIAM MASTERS 1845 ORESTON BSWN LONDON, PLYMOUTH, 1888
GEORGE GADEN 1849 PLYMOUTH AB HERMES, FWOOD, 1888
ALEX CROSSAN 1865 NEWTON STEWART AB BESSIE, PLYMO, 1888