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Ship: Bidsie and Bell; Official number: 68221. James Comley; rank/rating, Master;...

Catalogue reference: BT 99/1321/47

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This record is about the Ship: Bidsie and Bell; Official number: 68221. James Comley; rank/rating, Master;... 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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BT 99/1321/47
Date
1881
Description

Ship: Bidsie and Bell; Official number: 68221.

James Comley; rank/rating, Master; age, 35; place of birth, Newport, Mon; previous ship, same.

John Lewis; rank/rating, Mate; age, 39; place of birth, Aberystwith; previous ship, Sir Galahad of Swansea.

William Williams; rank/rating, Boatsn; age, 35; place of birth, Carnarvon; previous ship, Ellen Williams of Ardrossan.

John Hedley; rank/rating, Ordinary Seaman and Cook; age, 18; place of birth, Newcastle; previous ship, Swift of Liverpool.

Samuel Corkish; rank/rating, Boatsn; age, 32; place of birth, Ramsey, Isle of Man; previous ship, Eclipse of Hartlepool.

Henry Goodson; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 28; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, Eclipse of Hartlepool.

Robert J McGuckin; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 22; place of birth, Philadelphia; previous ship, Visitor of Hartlepool.

James C Smith; rank/rating, Cook and Able Seaman; age, 21; place of birth, Bridlington; previous ship, Bride of Hull.

John Robinson; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 34; place of birth, Ramsgate; previous ship, Hettie of Hartlepool.

W H Ainsworth; rank/rating, Mate; age, 24; place of birth, Ulverston; previous ship, Sarah Gibson.

Niel Currie; rank/rating, Apprentice; age, 17; indentured 21 Octoober 1879 in Barrow.

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The National Archives, Kew
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Language
English
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Record URL
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BT 99

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

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