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Ship: Chesapeake; Official number: 63995. H Witherspoon; rank/rating, Master; age,...

Catalogue reference: BT 99/1317/57

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This record is about the Ship: Chesapeake; Official number: 63995. H Witherspoon; rank/rating, Master; age,... dating from 1881 in the series Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series II. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
BT 99/1317/57
Date
1881
Description

Ship: Chesapeake; Official number: 63995.

H Witherspoon; rank/rating, Master; age, 31; place of birth, Bristol; previous ship, Continues.

Robert Broadfoot; rank/rating, Mate; age, 47; place of birth, Wigtownshire; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

George R Bedingfield; rank/rating, 2 Mate; age, 30; place of birth, Whitby; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

Walter Serivener; rank/rating, Carpenter; age, 32; place of birth, Ipswich; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

C Phillips; rank/rating, Steward; age, 41; place of birth, Stepney; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

William Missing; rank/rating, Cook; age, 47; place of birth, Sandwich; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

Fredrick Studden; rank/rating, Boatswain and Lamp trimmer; age, 28; place of birth, London; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

James Parker; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 62; place of birth, Arundel; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

Charles Gray; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 24; place of birth, Montrose; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

N Chicowich; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 35; place of birth, Fiume, Austria; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

Angelo Grunbe; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 29; place of birth, Trieste, Austria; previous ship, Valeria of St John New Brunswick.

C Nord; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 50; place of birth, Sundowall; previous ship, Amoor of London.

C Freidanstien; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 44; place of birth, Castle Germany; previous ship, Cohanim of Newcastle.

C Kearton; rank/rating, Engineer; age, 35; place of birth, Stockport; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

G Sutherland; rank/rating, 2 Engineer; age, 50; place of birth, Glasgow; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

Edward Stewart; rank/rating, 3 Engineer; age, 24; place of birth, Lowestoft; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

Antony Bruntti; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 31; place of birth, Genoa; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

Mariano Scadini; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 32; place of birth, Messina; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

John Murray; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 45; place of birth, Liverpool; previous ship, Long Ditton of London.

William Bainbridge; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 28; place of birth, Preston; previous ship, Fienella of London.

William Smith; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 32; place of birth, London; previous ship, Liguria of Liverpool.

Charles Evans; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 30; place of birth, London; previous ship, Europa of London.

A Tilbard; rank/rating, Mess Room Steward; year of birth, 1856; place of birth, London; previous ship, Chesapeake of London.

James Ward; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 35; place of birth, London; previous ship, Govina of Sunderland.

William Thomson; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 33; place of birth, Greenock; previous ship, Potosi of Liverpool.

A Clark; rank/rating, Master; age, 34; place of birth, Aberdeen; previous ship, Arevor of London.

H Danthwaite; rank/rating, 3 Engineer; age, 27; place of birth, Darlington; previous ship, Altofs.

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Language
English
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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Agreements and Crew Lists, Series II

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