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Ship: Astral; Official number: 96299. J Simpson; rank/rating, Master; age, 34; place...

Catalogue reference: BT 99/1717/29

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This record is about the Ship: Astral; Official number: 96299. J Simpson; rank/rating, Master; age, 34; place... dating from 1891 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 99/1717/29
Date
1891
Description

Ship: Astral; Official number: 96299. J Simpson; rank/rating, Master; age, 34; place of birth, Kirn; previous ship, same. D F Logan; rank/rating, Mate; age, 32; place of birth, Inverness; previous ship, same. R Fortune; rank/rating, 2nd Mate; age, 27; place of birth, North Shields; previous ship, Ben Lomond. John Collins; rank/rating, Steward; age, 37; place of birth, Jamaica; previous ship, same. Joseph Roach; rank/rating, Cook; age, 22; place of birth, Barbados; previous ship, same. John Blackmore; rank/rating, Boatswain and Lamptrimmer; age, 29; place of birth, Exeter; previous ship, same. L Sunson; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 34; place of birth, Gothenberg; previous ship, Lumen of Liverpool. A Magnuson; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 34; place of birth, Gothenberg; previous ship, Lumen of Liverpool. C Erikson; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 22; place of birth, Sweden; previous ship, Bona of London. J Erikson; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 32; place of birth, Sweden; previous ship, Eastern Prince of Newcastle. J Hatfield; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 28; place of birth, Sheffield; previous ship, same. John Adamson; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 29; place of birth, Banff; previous ship, Useful of Blyth. Eilesh Thorsen; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 24; place of birth, Stavanger; previous ship, Joseph Davis of Sunderland. G Ross; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 40; place of birth, Berwick; previous ship, Syra of Hartlepool. T S Tinton; rank/rating, 1st Engineer; age, 32; place of birth, Stockport; previous ship, same. Edward Eagleton; rank/rating, 2nd Engineer; age, 48; place of birth, Norwich; previous ship, same. W Hetherington; rank/rating, 3rd Engineer; age, 25; place of birth, Sunderland; previous ship, Bywell of Sunderland. Arthur Heuer; rank/rating, 4th Engineer; age, 25; place of birth, Falmouth; previous ship, Legislator of Liverpool. William Dillon; rank/rating, Donkeyman; age, 28; place of birth, Walker; previous ship, Suppicich of Liverpool. Leonard R Williamson; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 30; place of birth, Beadle; previous ship, same. Tarance McGuinness; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 25; place of birth, North Shields; previous ship, Caurelia. Ed Jennings; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 22; place of birth, Castle Bar; previous ship, Croma of Newcastle. James Gough; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 48; place of birth, Dublin; previous ship, Crown of Newcastle. Adam Tait; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 24; place of birth, Wallsend; previous ship, Cumbrian of Whitehaven. John Whittle; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 21; place of birth, North Shields; previous ship, Otranto of Hull. James Davis; rank/rating, Engineer Steward; age, 20; place of birth, Wolverhampton; previous ship, same. John Dahl; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 21; place of birth, Norway; previous ship, Fremona of Dundee.

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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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