Transcript of crew list: BEN MORE, 52853, 12/6/1880 to 4/2/1881, 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.

We do not have transcripts for any other crew lists for 1881 for this ship. 

Ship details

Vessel  BEN MORE Dates  12/6/1880  to 4/2/1881
Official number  52853 List type  Eng 1
Ownership  HENRY GOURLAY Registered  GLASGOW, 23/1872
  ST VINCENT ST
  G'GOW Tonnage  536 net
Master  RICHARD JONES Archives Anglesey Archives
    Archives reference

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
RICHARD JONES 31 ABERYSTWITH MASTER CONTINUES
J W GLIDELL 32 LONDON MATE TYNEDALE, NEWCASTLE, 1880
RICHARD D JONES 22 ABERYSTWITH 2 MATE MORNING STAR, ABERYSTWITH
JAMES ANDERSON 38 ABERDEEN CARPENTER DUNBLANE, G'GOW, 1880
JOHN WITTEN 42 BRISTOL COOK & STEWARD BENMORE, 1880
ANDREW WATT 26 MORAYSHIRE AB SOVEREIGN, BANFF, 1880
GEORGE HARDING 22 LONDON AB VIGILANT, BANFF, 1880
W GRAHAM 37 NEWCASTLE AB CASTLEROY, DUNDEE, 1880
JAMES MILLER 28 PILLOW, RUSSIA AB VIGILANT, BANFF, 1880
JOHN SNOWBALL 24 NEWCASTLE AB CRESCENT, GUERNSEY, 1880
CHARLES ANDREWS 22 LONDON AB MONTROSE, L'DON, 1880
ANGUS MCDONALD 19 STORNOWAY OS VIGILANT, BANFF, 1880
MATTHEW FARRER 18 LOWESTOFT OS CEDRIC THE SAXON, L'POOL, 1880
GEORGE BROWN 21 CORK OS FIRST SHIP
FRIDRICK SINGDAHLSEN 16 LONDON BOY NORWEGIAN VESSEL, 1880
THOMAS OFLAHERTY 22 IRELAND AB DD STEWARD, 1880