Transcript of crew list: CITY OF EXETER, 60301, 7/8/1879 to 8/10/1879, 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.

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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 1879:   17/1/1879 to 6/3/1879 18/3/1879 to 9/6/1879 9/10/1879 to 27/12/1879  

Ship details

Vessel  CITY OF EXETER Dates  7/8/1879  to 8/10/1879
Official number  60301 List type  Eng 1
Ownership  JOHN HOLMAN Registered  EXETER, 1/1870
  23 ST MARY AXE
  LONDON Tonnage  1054 gross, 788 net
Master  PHILIP C SYMONS Archives Devon Archives and Local Studies
    Archives reference 1976/CITY OF EXETER/60301

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
PHILIP C SYMONS 30 BRIDPORT MASTER CITY OF EXETER, 1879
JAMES TAYLOR 36 EXMOUTH MATE CITY OF EXETER, 1879
CHARLES LANN 20 PLYMOUTH 2 MATE ENMORE, EXETER, 1879
WILLIAM SCOTT 31 NEWCASTLE AB BUSY BEE, NCASTLE, 1879
WM S WENT 45 EDINBRO STEWARD CITY OF EXETER, 1879
WM MANLEY 57 TOPSHAM COOK & ENG STWD HUGH FORTESCUE, 1879
JOHN O HEPTON 32 SUND BOS & LAMPS AUGUSTA, NCASTLE, 1879
M A REAY 22 SUND AB CONISCLIFF, SUND, 1879
CHAS CUNNINGHAM 45 SUND AB AMBIENT, SUND, 1879
FRED HUNT 29 YARMOUTH AB GOOD HOPE, LONDON, 1879
WM MASON 31 WHITBY AB SOVERING, SUND, 1879
DAVID GREER 29 BELFAST 1 ENGIN CITY OF EXETER, 1879
THOMAS SWAIN 27 POPLAR, MIDDLESEX 2ND ENGINEER STRELNA, LONDON, 1879
WILLIAM HADRON 37 STOCKTON DONKEY N DEAN, CARDIFF, 1879
ROBERT ROBINSON 23 SUND FIREMAN GOOD HOPE, LONDON, 1879
THOMAS MORRIS 23 RUMNEY FIREMAN JOHN HOWARD, CARDIFF, 1879
EDW BREWESS 46 SUND FIREMAN GEN HAVELOCK, SUND, 1879
ROBERT ROBINSON 23 SUNDERLAND DONKEY ENGINEMAN CITY OF EXETER, EXETER, 1879
WALTER WATTS 25 BRIGHTON, SUSSEX FIREMAN CHAS CAPPER, LONDON, 1879
WILLIAM MASON 31 WHITBY BOATSWAIN & LAMPS CITY OF EXETER, EXETER, 1879
ALF WATSON 28 LONDON CARPENTER CALIOPE, HULL, 1879
HENRY WELCH 27 BRIDPORT, DORSET COOK & ENGR STEWD DALTON, NCASTLE, 1879
WILLIAM NICHOLSON 48 NEWCASTLE AB JOHN ORMSTON, NCASTLE, 1879