Transcript of crew list: AFRICAN, 68814, 16/8/1877 to 10/11/1877, Eng 1

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The documents cover the period 1863 to 1913.

Other transcripts of crew lists for this ship for 1877:   12/10/1876 to 8/1/1877 1/2/1877 to 29/4/1877 10/5/1877 to 3/8/1877  

Ship details

Vessel  AFRICAN Dates  16/8/1877  to 10/11/1877
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  HY BALLARD Archives Southampton Archives
    Archives reference D/RSS/1877/68814
Notes Francis Wade, newly born infant, died at sea, 24/8/1877.
  A bag of effects belonging to deceased Charles Sawyers, late seaman on Carisbrooke Castle of London, was shipped to Southampton.

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
HY BALLARD 37 SOUTH'TON MASTER TEUTON, 60927, 1877
LORENZO CHIAPPINI 32 C G HOPE 1ST OFFR BIAFRA, 1877
CHARLES H PENNY 28 SOMERSET 2ND OFFR AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
GILBERT ED CORNWALL 28 GLOSTER 3RD OFFR AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
ROBERT DOWLING 22 HANTS 4TH OFFR ORIENT, 1877
T A DIXON 24 YORKSHIRE SURGEON DANUBE, 54753, 1877
THOS BUDDEN 32 SOUTH'TON CARPENTER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
T SHEPHEARD 32 SOMERSET B'SWAIN EUROPEAN, 65556, 1877
SAML THORPE 40 BRIGHTON QR MASTER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
JNO BOGGELN 39 HANTS QR MASTER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
C LADNER 42 CORNWALL AB ROMAN, 44906, 1877
J SMITH 32 SOUTH'TON AB DANUBE, 54753, 1877
W HARWOOD 21 SOUTH'TON AB TASMANIAN, 21893, 1877
E RACKETT 26 I OF W AB ELBE, 63565, 1877
JOHN PERKIS 33 RYDE AB ANGLIAN, 68820, 1877
WM BARNES 34 HANTS AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
J F SINCLAIR 32 HANTS AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
W G FRITH 37 HANTS AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
G REEVES 23 HANTS AB TASMANIAN, 21893, 1877
J DAVIS 36 WALES AB QUEEN, 1877
JOHN MASTERS 21 SWANAGE AB WALRUS, 1877
JOHN TEVEN 23 SOUTH'TON AB VIXEN, 1877
CHARLES A SAUNDERS 43 POOLE AB BARRINGTON, 1877
ARTHUR KELLAWAY 34 POOLE AB AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
A SMITH 17 SOUTH'TON OS ROMAN, 44906, 1877
EDWIN DONKIN 19 SOUTH'TON OS TASMANIAN, 21893, 1877
EDWARD CLARK 19 SOUTH'TON OS SEVERN, 1877
HY LEVER 16 SOUTH'TON BOY TASMANIAN, 21893, 1877
CHARLES RAND 17 SOUTH'TON BOY SEVERN, 1877
SYDNEY GEARING 29 HANTS 1ST ENGR AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
H BLACK 27 C G HOPE 2ND ENGR AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
J DAWSON 40 MANCHESTER 3RD ENGR AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
THOS TARRANT 36 HANTS B MAKER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
D BARFOOT 39 HANTS D MAN AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
J BOURNE 38 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
J HUTCHINGS 37 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
WM DENT 38 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
WM GEAREY 26 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
G JOHNSON 24 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
F SIMS 23 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
FREDERICK OLTHEN 30 HANTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER ASIATIC, 68812, 1877
B KNIGHT 24 NOTTS FIREMAN & TRIMMER ANGLIAN, 68820, 1877
C JONES 28 HASTINGS FIREMAN & TRIMMER ANGLIAN, 68820, 1877
F ELDRIDGE 24 SOUTH'TON TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
JOHN COOK 34 SOUTH'TON TRIMMER FIRST SHIP
S WHITE 19 SOUTH'TON TRIMMER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
W SHRIMPTON 40 HANTS STEWARD AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
J HABGOOD 39 DORSET 1ST WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
W GRIFFITH 27 CORNWALL 2ND WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
J KIRTON 20 C G HOPE 3RD WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
W COLLINS 18 SOUTH'TON 4TH WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
H W PHILIPPS 18 SOUTH'TON 5TH WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
HARRY YATES 15 SOUTH'TON S BOY AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
N STARKE 24 SOUTH'TON PANTRYMAN BOKHARA, 1877
H DALE 26 SOUTH'TON BARMAN AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
J WELLINGTON 34 CORNWALL STOREKEEPER TIBER, 1877
G F WIBER 24 SOUTH'TON F C STEW'D AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
H DEAR 25 SOUTH'TON 2ND F C STEW'D TASMANIAN, 21893, 1877
A T BROOKS 27 WASHINGTON COOK AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
H BOURNE 21 SHROPSHIRE 2ND COOK ROMAN, 44906, 1877
WILLIAM C SAUNDERS 31 HANTS BAKER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
WILLIAM ALFOND 39 KENT BUTCHER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
H GOLDING 19 WINDSOR SCULLION NUBIAN, 72366, 1877
H WALKER 19 BRIDPORT BOOTS AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
C BAGG 19 SOUTH'TON BATHMAN AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
J PETERSON 37 I OF W STEWARDESS AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
DAN TOM 20 C G HOPE OFFR'S SERVT NUBIAN, 72366, 1877
W SALTER 17 SOUTH'TON ENGRS SERVT AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
ALFRED JANAWAY 19 SOUTH'TON EX WAITER AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
ALFRED SPEARPOINT 17 SOUTH'TON EX WAITER MOSELLE, 1877
GEORGE LARMER 37 REIGATE COMDR AFRICAN, 68814, 1877
H KENNETT 22 PORTSMOUTH F M KAFIR, 1877
J VINE 28 SOUTH'TON F M KAFIR, 1877
W HOOKER 21 SOUTH'TON AB KAFIR, 1877
J MCTIER 22 LONDON AB KAFIR, 1877
HARRY PALMER 16 KENT BOY ROMAN, SOUTH'TON, 1877
ALEXANDER DONALD 42 MONTROSE AB KAFFRARIAN, 1877
L DEROY 34 ANTWERP PANTRYMAN NATAL, 1877
A FLUX 21 HANTS FIREMAN NATAL, 1877
WALTER WELCH 24 DORSET TRIMMER FIRST SHIP
J T CLARKE 28 ENGLAND TRIMMER FIRST SHIP, 1877
J SALTER 17 SOUTH'TON OFFR'S SERVT ROMAN, 1877