Transcript of crew list: AMERICAN, 68822, 31/1/1878 to 28/4/1878, Eng 1

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The documents cover the period 1863 to 1913.

Other transcripts of crew lists for this ship for 1878:   25/10/1877 to 22/1/1878 9/5/1878 to 4/8/1878 15/8/1878 to 8/11/1878  

Ship details

Vessel  AMERICAN Dates  31/1/1878  to 28/4/1878
Official number  68822 List type  Eng 1
Ownership  G Y MERCER Registered  SOUTH'TON, 42/1876
  UNION S S CO
  SOUTHAMPTON Tonnage  2474 gross, 1591 net
Master  J C GILBERT Archives Southampton Archives
    Archives reference D/RSS/1878/68822
Notes Samuel Joseph Wise, 2nd class passenger, died at sea of phthisis, 21/4/1878.

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
J C GILBERT 42 LYMINGTON MASTER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
F WILSON 39 ESSEX 1ST OFFR AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
J G BIGGS 32 READING 2ND OFFR AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
WALTER E CLARK 27 YORKSHIRE 3RD OFFR EUROPEAN, 65556, 1878
B COPP 23 SHOREHAM 4TH OFFR AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
C J BROWNE 26 BARDON SURGEON AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
JOHN MEDWAY 25 POOLE CARPTR AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
THOMAS STINTON 34 WEYMO' B'SWAIN AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
T JONES 26 SOUTH'TON QR MR AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
T DRY 40 SOUTH'TON QR MR AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
THOMAS BINSTEAD 30 SUSSEX AB AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
W TIZARD 43 WEYMO' AB AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
W HALL 24 HANTS AB AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
JOHN COOMBES 24 WILTS AB AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
GEORGE BIDDLECOMBE 28 HANTS AB AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
WM BAGGS 24 HANTS AB TEUTON, 60927, 1878
EDWARD DEVEY 34 HANTS AB DANUBE, 54753, 1878
JOHN DUKES 33 HANTS AB DANUBE, 54753, 1878
M CLARK 41 HANTS AB DANUBE, 54753, 1878
E RACKETT 26 I OF W AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
JONATHAN TURNER 37 BRIDPORT AB NILE, 1878
J CHEVALIER 42 JERSEY AB AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
GEO H REEVES 23 HANTS AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
SAML FRASER 32 PLYMO' AB GERMAN, 76834, 1878
T WELLS 17 SOUTH'TON OS AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
J THOMPSON 17 HANTS OS AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
S PICKETT 18 HANTS OS AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
W WARNER 16 HANTS BOY EMILY, 1878
F FRAMPTON 15 HANTS BOY ANNIE SOPHIA, 1878
J CLARKE 29 PERTHSHIRE 1ST ENGR AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
D POWELL 45 SOUTH'TON 2ND ENGR AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
H E ROYAL 25 HANTS 3RD ENGR AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
F CURTIS 33 BRISTOL B MAKER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
JNO BALLARD 27 HANTS D MAN AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
H MEDUS 35 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
C NUTBEAM 39 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
W DYMOTT 33 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
H HATCHER 49 DORSET FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
F PARKER 40 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
C GOULD 48 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
G SWEETINGHAM 25 SOUTH'TON FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
G STAINER 45 SOUTH'TON FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
G WARNER 44 LONDON FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
S MORGAN 48 GALWAY FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
HY LEVER 46 WILTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
HY SHERRIN 40 ASH FIREMAN & TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
F ORAM 23 SOUTH'TON FIREMAN & TRIMMER EUROPEAN, 65556, 1878
PAUL MANLEY 20 SOUTH'TON TRIMMER TASMANIAN, 21893, 1878
T BEST 23 POOLE TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
F PATIENCE 27 HANTS TRIMMER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
H T DAVIS 26 HANTS STEWARD AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
WILLIAM ELSEY 37 HANTS 1ST WAITER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
N J MEARS 24 KENT 2ND WAITER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
A C NAYLOR 20 SOUTH'TON 3RD WAITER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
STEPHEN GROVES 27 HANTS 4TH WAITER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
JOHN LAMONT 22 JAMAICA 5TH WAITER ENTERPRISE, 1878
F ANDREWS 15 SURREY S BOY AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
B RICH 54 SOMERSET PANTRYMAN AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
W WILLIS 29 KENT BARMAN AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
F SMART 25 WILTS STOREKEEPER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
GEORGE ROGERS 27 POOLE F C STEWD AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
LOUIS SORTAIS 37 FRANCE 2ND F C STEW'D NILE, 1878
CHARLES SARRAGIN 29 FRANCE COOK AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
P HOPKINS 27 SUSSEX 2ND COOK AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
THOMAS NASH 48 BRISTOL SHIP'S COOK AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
JAMES SENIOR 38 SALISBURY BAKER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
J GERARD 34 SOMERSET BUTCHER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
W BARRY 33 JERSEY SCULLION AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
J VAUTIER 24 JERSEY BOOTS DANUBE, 54753, 1878
JOHN AMEY 22 BATH BATHMAN DANUBE, 54753, 1878
MARIA DOUGLAS 43 HANTS STEWARDESS AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
T W FLAKE 17 HANTS OFFR'S SERVT NYANZA, 50137, 1878
H LAMBERT 15 SOMERSET ENGR'S SERVT GUERNSEY, 1878
SAMUEL BRISTOW 39 MARGATE EXTRA CHIEF STEWARD LARNE, 1878
W S NASH 28 HANTS ASSISTANT COOK & BAKER RALEIGH, 1878
G MAYO 31 CHELTENHAM ASSISTANT BUTCHER ANGLIAN, 68820, 1878
W PEARSON 21 TOOTING EX WAITER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
A DAVIS 18 BOURNMO' EX WAITER AMERICAN, 68822, 1878
WILLIAM OR WALTER FURVEY 21 SOTON EX WAITER HAWTHORN, 1878
GEORGE SWEETINGHAM 26 SO'TON FIREMAN AMERICAN, 1878