Transcript of crew list: FRANZISKA, 74445, 31/1/1878 to 27/5/1878, 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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The documents cover the period 1863 to 1913.

We do not have transcripts for any other crew lists for 1878 for this ship. 

Ship details

Vessel  FRANZISKA Dates  31/1/1878  to 27/5/1878
Official number  74445 List type  Eng 1
Ownership  P R BREWIS Registered  COWES, 28/1876
  THE VIEWS
  NEWPORT, ESSEX Tonnage  97 net
Master  H SOTHCOTT Archives Portsmouth History Centre
    Archives reference

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
HENRY SOTHCOTT 45 S HELENS MASTER SAME SHIP, 1878
EDWARD CALLAWAY 39 S HELENS MATE SAME SHIP, 1878
JAMES BIRKETT 29 LANCASTER ENGINEER [12536] SAME SHIP, 1878
THOMAS GABLE 24 PORTSMOUTH 2ND ENGINEER SAME SHIP, 1878
WILLIAM BRINTON 23 COWES 1ST STEWARD SULTANA, COWES, 1878
ARTHUR REYNOLDS 19 VENTNOR 2ND STEWARD TAMESIS, COWES, 1878
THOMAS REYNOLDS 50 BRIMPTON 1ST COOK ALINE, COWES, 1878
JAMES HUTCHINGS [57225] 26 CHICHESTER 2ND COOK ELEANOR DODSON, 1878
WM [X] HINVES 43 SOUTHAMPTON FIREMAN ELEANOR DODSON, 1878
ROBERT [X] WAYGOOD 31 WELLINGTON FIREMAN ELEANOR DODSON, 1878
WILLIAM MOUNTFIELD 49 SELSEA AB SAME SHIP, 1878
HENRY STOKES 36 POOLE AB SAME SHIP, 1878
CHARLES JACOBS 29 BEMBRIDGE AB SAME SHIP, 1878
JOHN CLARK 28 COWES AB GOSHAWK, COWES, 1878
SIDNEY CLARK 29 BURNHAM AB ALINE, COWES, 1878
HARRY CAWS 25 ST HELENS AB GOSHAWK, COWES, 1878