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Ship: Coomassie; Official number: 97759. J A Pollexfen; rank/rating, Master; year...

Catalogue reference: BT 99/1719/37

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This record is about the Ship: Coomassie; Official number: 97759. J A Pollexfen; rank/rating, Master; year... 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 99/1719/37
Date
1891
Description

Ship: Coomassie; Official number: 97759. J A Pollexfen; rank/rating, Master; year of birth, 1845; place of birth, Sligo; previous ship, (not stated). R Ramsey; rank/rating, Mate; age, 45; place of birth, Dublin; previous ship, Soudan of Liverpool. John James; rank/rating, 2nd Mate; age, 24; place of birth, Newport; previous ship, same. J J Painter; rank/rating, 3rd Mate; age, 24; place of birth, Newport; previous ship, same ship. Maury Lowe; rank/rating, Chief Engineer; age, 28; place of birth, Newry; previous ship, same ship. Joseph Gillett; rank/rating, 2nd Engineer; age, 32; place of birth, Preston; previous ship, same ship. Arthur Devaynes; rank/rating, 3rd Engineer; age, 23; place of birth, Liverpool; previous ship, same ship. William Davison; rank/rating, 4th Engineer; age, 30; place of birth, Scarborough; previous ship, Carl Rahtkens. Andrew Thomson; rank/rating, Carpenter; age, 44; place of birth, Leith; previous ship, same ship. S De Boer; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 38; place of birth, Helsingen; previous ship, same ship. ?; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 33; place of birth,?; previous ship, foreign ship. Y Lankfors; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 35; place of birth, Altona; previous ship, foreign ship. P Pink; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 36; place of birth, Ainrun; previous ship, foreign ship. T Donnelly; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 39; place of birth, Liverpool; previous ship, Mandalay. Erik Meah; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 21; place of birth, Braunds; previous ship, Fostness. H Boach; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 36; place of birth, Rochester; previous ship, Tolasen. M Daker; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 38; place of birth, Hamburg; previous ship, Ohio. O Pike; rank/rating, Cook; age, 35; place of birth, Norway; previous ship, Coanza of Glasgow. Tom Saltcoates; rank/rating, Trimmer; age, 25; place of birth, Sierra Leone; previous ship, (not stated). G Thomas Quirke; rank/rating, Engineer Steward; age, 18; place of birth, Gerfust; previous ship, foreign ship. L E Thor; rank/rating, Donkeyman; age, 37; place of birth, Sweden; previous ship, Highland Prince of London. C Schmit; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 30; place of birth, Hamburg; previous ship, foreign ship. W Drukl; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 37; place of birth, Marlan; previous ship, foreign ship. L Thirsn; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 36; place of birth, Windundorf; previous ship, Mandego of London. F Guntner; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 39; place of birth, Baden; previous ship, foreign ship. R Heinig; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 35; place of birth, Mittivieda; previous ship, foreign ship. Thomas Hanburg; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 26; place of birth, Nuntaad; previous ship, foreign ship. W Gabrinsby; rank/rating, Trimmer; age, 27; place of birth, Dilaovo; previous ship, foreign ship. Fritz Gryyon; rank/rating, Trimmer; age, 28; place of birth, Berlin; previous ship, foreign ship. Th Floris; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 41; place of birth, Rotterdam; previous ship, John Dixon. Frederick Lindop; rank/rating, Purser; age, 39; place of birth, Liverpool; previous ship, Malimba. John A Kelly; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 37; place of birth, Boston; previous ship, Nikaria. Louis Aguntuis; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 25; place of birth, Mainz; previous ship, Mina. Hans Olsen; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 29; place of birth, Bergen; previous ship, Norwegian ship. John McBride; rank/rating, Doctor; age, 56; place of birth, County Down; previous ship, British. A Peterson; rank/rating, Engineer Steward; age, 18; place of birth, Vriel; previous ship, Douglas Hall. A Parkinson; rank/rating, Master; age, (not stated); place of birth, (not stated); previous ship, (not stated). Walter George Chubb; rank/rating, Steward; age, 34; place of birth, Taunton; previous ship, Balmar. William Rees; rank/rating, 2nd Steward; age, 18; place of birth, Sheffield; previous ship, same. Thomas Wilson; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 35; place of birth, Sierra Leone; previous ship, (not stated). Solomon Hensin; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 41; place of birth, Sierra Leone; previous ship, (not stated).

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

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