Transcript of crew list: AFRICAN, 68814, 28/2/1878 to 25/5/1878, 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.

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The documents cover the period 1863 to 1913.

Other transcripts of crew lists for this ship for 1878:   6/12/1877 to 15/2/1878 27/6/1878 to 14/9/1878 3/10/1878 to 12/12/1878  

Ship details

Vessel  AFRICAN Dates  28/2/1878  to 25/5/1878
Official number  68814 List type  Eng 1
Ownership  G Y MERCER Registered  SOUTH'TON, 5/1873
  UNION SS CO
  SOUTHAMPTON Tonnage  2019 gross, 1258 net
Master  GEORGE LARMER Archives Southampton Archives
    Archives reference D/RSS/1878/68814

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
GEORGE LARMER 38 REIGATE MASTER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
LORENZO CHIAPPINI 30 C G HOPE 1ST OFFR AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
EDW GRIFFIN 31 LIVERPOOL 2ND OFFR COURLAND, 1878
GILBERT ED CORNWALL 29 GLOSTER 3RD OFFR AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
W H TYRELL 19 LONDON 4TH OFFR AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
DAVID HAMILTON 35 LANARKSHIRE SURGEON AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
THOS BUDDEN 34 SOUTH'TON CARPENTER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J SHEPHEARD 33 SOMERSET B'SWAIN AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J THORPE 40 BRIGHTON QR MASTER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J BOGGELN 40 HANTS QR MASTER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
C LADNER 43 CORNWALL AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
E POPE 34 DORSET AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
G BARTLETT 39 DORCHESTER AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J SMITH 32 SOUTH'TON AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
T CARR 23 WEYMO' AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J T BLUNDELL 31 DORSET AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
D DONOVAN 24 SOUTH'TON AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
JOHN PERKIS 36 RYDE AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
R J GOMMERSELL 21 LONDON AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
THOS INMAN 34 HANTS AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
W HARWOOD 21 OXFORD AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
CHARLES REEVES 23 WEYMO' AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
E COIT 28 HANTS AB TAGUS, 68822, 1878
W STEED 23 SOUTH'TON AB TEUTON, 60927, 1878
A SMITH 19 SOUTH'TON OS AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
W TIGARD 18 SOUTH'TON OS AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
R WING 18 SOUTH'TON OS NILE, 1878
W CARY 18 SOUTH'TON BOY AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
W KING 16 SOUTH'TON BOY AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
S GEARING 30 HANTS 1ST ENGR AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J BLACK 27 C G HOPE 2ND ENGR AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J DAWSON 40 MANCHESTER 3RD ENGR AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
THOS TARRANT 36 HANTS B MAKER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
W BARFOOT 40 HANTS D MAN AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J BOURNE 39 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J HUTCHINGS 38 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
W DENT 38 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
W GEARLING 26 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
G JOHNSON 25 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
B KNIGHT 25 NOTTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J RICKMAN 30 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
S WHITE 20 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
S LARSEN 43 DENMARK FIREMAN & TRIMMER EUROPEAN, 65556, 1878
JNO COLE 47 SOUTH'TON FIREMAN & TRIMMER EUROPEAN, 65556, 1878
ARTHUR VEAL 19 HANTS TRIMMER FIRST SHIP
J COOK 35 HANTS TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J COSSEN 42 DORSET TRIMMER FREDERICK WILLIAM, 1878
H SHRIMPTON 41 HANTS STEWARD AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J HALEGOOD 39 DORCHESTER 1ST WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
E POWELL 45 HANTS 2ND WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J TURTON 21 C G HOPE 3RD WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
H UNWIN 18 HANTS 4TH WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
A SPEARPOINT 18 HANTS 5TH WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
DUNCAN BAILLIE MUNN 15 SCOTLAND S BOY FIRST SHIP
K STARKE 25 HANTS PANTRYMAN AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
A A LANGWELDT 25 C G HOPE BARMAN AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
A A LESSITER 21 AT SEA STOREKEEPER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
G F WIBER 26 SOUTH'TON F C STEW'D AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
H DEAR 25 SOUTH'TON 2ND F C STEW'D AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
A T BROOKS 28 AMERICAN COOK AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
H HITCHCOCK 40 MORTLAKE 2ND COOK NEVA, 1878
WILLIAM SAUNDERS 33 HANTS BAKER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
LEONARD GEORGE 31 GUERNSEY BUTCHER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
H GOLDING 19 WINDSOR SCULLION AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
H WALKER 19 DORSET BOOTS AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
C BAGG 20 SOUTH'TON BATHMAN AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J SHIPMAN 42 EDINBORO STEWARDESS AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
J THORPE 16 BRIGHTON OFFRS SERVT AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
W LATTER 18 SOUTH'TON ENGRS SERVT AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
T WATERFIELD 37 ALGOA BAY EXTRA FIREMAN ANGLIAN, 68820, 1877
H CHAMBERS 19 SOUTH'TON EXTRA WAITER EUROPEAN, 65556, 1877
E J WHITE 20 DORSET EXTRA WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1878
WILLIAM LYONS 26 IRELAND TRIMMER ANNIE L TAYLOR, 1878
J H MORTIMORE 23 DEVON ASST COOK FIRST SHIP
J LAMBERT 23 LONDON ASST WTR FIRST SHIP, 1878
JACK GABB 27 GLOSTER ASST WTR FIRST SHIP
W MANLEY 37 PERTH AB SHORE SERVICE, 1878
W DUMEE 38 PLYMOUTH AB MELROSE, 1878
W HY MILLER 43 CAPE TOWN EXTRA STEWDESS NATAL, 1877