Transcript of crew list: WATERWITCH, 62194, 8/1/1878 to 29/6/1878, Eng 6

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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:   2/7/1878 to 24/12/1878  

Ship details

Vessel  WATERWITCH Dates  8/1/1878  to 29/6/1878
Official number  62194 List type  Eng 6
Ownership  JAMES ASH Registered  PORTSMOUTH, 2/1872
  MEDINA VILLA ELPHINSTONE ROAD
  SOUTHSEA Tonnage  194 gross,
Master  THOMAS MEADES Archives Portsmouth History Centre
  TALMAGE HOUSE BROUGHAM ROAD Archives reference
  SOUTHSEA    

Crew names

Forename Surname Age/DOB Birthplace Capacity Previous vessel
THOMAS MEADES 36 PORTSMOUTH MASTER SAME SHIP
JAMES FEARNHEAD 46 YARMOUTH, IOW MATE SAME SHIP
WALTER C WOLFE 23 RYDE, IOW COOK & STEWARD SAME SHIP
SYDNEY SPENCER 30 COWES, IOW AB SAME SHIP
WILLIAM LAWRENCE 24 PORTSMOUTH AB SAME SHIP
WILLIAM ARNEY 30 GOSPORT AB SAME SHIP
JULES GERMAIN 20 CAEN OS SAME SHIP
CHARLES ALSFORD 19 PORTSMOUTH OS ROBERT, PORTSMOUTH, 1877
THOMAS CLARK 50 ESSEX MASTER EXTENUATE, PORTSMOUTH, 1877
JAMES FEARNHEAD 46 YARMOUTH MATE SAME SHIP
WILLIAM ARNEY 30 GOSPORT COOK & STEWARD SAME SHIP
SYDNEY SPENCER 30 COWES AB SAME SHIP
WILLIAM LAWRENCE 24 PORTSMOUTH AB SAME SHIP
ALFRED TIER 23 PORTSMOUTH AB TERLINGS, LONDON
JULES GERMAIN 20 CAEN OS TERLINGS, LONDON
CHARLES G ALSFORD 19 PORTSMOUTH OS TERLINGS, LONDON
THOMAS ADSHEAD 19 PORTSMOUTH OS GEORGE ANDREWS, PORTSMOUTH, 1878
MICHAEL WORTHINGTON 27 ROPLEY AB ELIZABETH RAY, PORTSMOUTH, 1878
ALBERT WANDER 18 PADSTOW OS LURLINE, PORTSMOUTH, 1877
JOSEPH WOODS 44 BRIGHTLINGSEA COOK & SEAMAN INTEGRITY, 1878
DAVID FARMER 46 PORTSMOUTH AB ELIZABETH RAY, 1878
JAMES MURESS 23 BARICK OS JOHN RAY, YARMOUTH, 1878
GEORGE CROUCH 19 MOUNTFIELD OS CONTENDER, 1878