Transcript of crew list: MYRTLE, 25237, 19/11/1886 to 29/4/1887, 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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Data sources

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 1887 for this ship. 

Ship details

Vessel  MYRTLE Dates  19/11/1886  to 29/4/1887
Official number  25237 List type  Eng 1
Ownership  ALBERT WOOD Registered  PORTSMOUTH, 13/1852
  BODLONDEB
  CONWAY NORTH WALES Tonnage  117 net
Master  LOUIS J LUSCOMBE Archives Portsmouth History Centre
    Archives reference

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
LOUIS JAMES LUSCOMBE 1853 SEAVIEW MASTER SAME SHIP
JOSIAH MATTHEWS 1849 BEMBRIDGE MATE BOADICEA, GLASGOW, 1886
SAMUEL FROST 1858 SURBITON STEWARD SAME SHIP
HARRY DAVIS 1854 SEAVIEW 2ND MATE MAVOURNEEN, PORTSMOUTH, 1886
FRANCIS ALLEN 1838 BEMBRIDGE COOK LANCER, DARTMOUTH, 1886
HARRY OULD 1857 FALMOUTH AB GARRION, GLASGOW, 1886
JAMES DIGHTON 1840 ST HELENS AB MEDORA, PORTSMOUTH, 1886
JAMES WALKER 1859 SEAVIEW AB ARGO, PORTSMOUTH, 1886
ROBERT CHAMBERLAIN 1859 BOSHAM AB THRASHER, COWES, 1886
HEDLEY WOODS 1861 BOSHAM AB CAROLINE, PORTSMOUTH, 1886
ERNEST WOODS 1864 BOSHAM AB FREE LANCE, SOUTHAMPTON, 1886
HENRY SMITH 1859 YARMOUTH AB PALATINE, GREENOCK, 1886
WILLIAM BANNISTER 1860 BRADING LAUNCHMAN THRASHER, COWES, 1886
WILLIAM TANNER 1865 PITTS DEEP OS WYCH, COWES, 1886
WILLIAM KELLEWAY 1871 YARMOUTH BOY ALINE, LONDON, 1886