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Ship: Mercury; Official number: 99811. James M Riddell; rank/rating, Master; age,...

Catalogue reference: BT 99/3101/14

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This record is about the Ship: Mercury; Official number: 99811. James M Riddell; rank/rating, Master; age,... dating from 1915 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 99/3101/14
Date
1915
Description

Ship: Mercury; Official number: 99811.

James M Riddell; rank/rating, Master; age, 48; place of birth, Argyll; previous ship, Mercury.

Duncan W McKinlay; rank/rating, Mate; age, 37; place of birth, Argyll; previous ship, Mercury.

William C Maxwell; rank/rating, Pilot; age, 43; place of birth, Lanark; previous ship, Mercury.

William Campbell; rank/rating, Seaman; age, 37; place of birth, Skye; previous ship, Mercury.

John Campbell; rank/rating, Seaman; age, 35; place of birth, Skye; previous ship, Mercury.

Donald McLean; rank/rating, Seaman; age, 18; place of birth, Skye; previous ship, Mercury.

John Mackenzie; rank/rating, Seaman; age, 24; place of birth, Skye; previous ship, Mercury.

Kenneth Matheson; rank/rating, Seaman; age, 23; place of birth, Skye; previous ship, Mercury.

David Gilchrist; rank/rating, Purser; age, 38; place of birth, Stirlingshire; previous ship, Mercury.

John Smith; rank/rating, Assistant Purser; age, 23; place of birth, Greenock; previous ship, Mercury.

Alex Dunsmuir; rank/rating, Engineer; age, 53; place of birth, Argyllshire; previous ship, Mercury.

Warton Francis Connell; rank/rating, 2nd Engineer; age, 35; place of birth, India; previous ship, Mercury.

David Glenny; rank/rating, Greaser; age, 60; place of birth, Down; previous ship, Mercury.

Daniel Docherty; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 30; place of birth, Dartmoor; previous ship, Mercury.

John Breslin; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 29; place of birth, Donegal; previous ship, Duchess of Fife.

William Carlin; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 20; place of birth, Donegal; previous ship, Mercury.

George McLachlan; rank/rating, Nightman; age, 43; place of birth, Dumbarton; previous ship, Mercury.

Gilbert M Alpine; rank/rating, Steward; age, 33; place of birth, Argyll; previous ship, Mercury.

Colin Campbell; rank/rating, 2nd Steward; age, 50; place of birth, Argyll; previous ship, Mercury.

W H Perry; rank/rating, Assistant Steward; age, 50; place of birth, Argyll; previous ship, Neptune.

William P McPhail; rank/rating, First Cabin Steward; age, 22; place of birth, Greenock; previous ship, Mercury.

Peter Dinks; rank/rating, Pantryman; age, 40; place of birth, Glasgow; previous ship, Mercury.

Thomas Fraser; rank/rating, Cook; age, 64; place of birth, Inverness; previous ship, Mercury.

Malcolm Macdonald; rank/rating, Lav Boy; age, 15; place of birth, London; previous ship, Mercury.

Alice Whitehead; rank/rating, Stewardess; age, 28; place of birth, Glasgow; previous ship, Mercury.

Jeanie McInnes; rank/rating, Stall Girl; age, 22; place of birth, Kirkintilloch; previous ship, Mercury.

Dan Ward; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 44; place of birth, Donegal; previous ship, Glen Rosa.

George Stewart; rank/rating, Pantry Boy; age, 13; place of birth, Greenock; previous ship, Mars.

Colin Campbell; rank/rating, Steward; age, 50; place of birth, Argyll; previous ship, Mercury.

W H Perry; rank/rating, 2nd Steward; age, 50; place of birth, Ayrshire; previous ship, Mercury.

William J Hassard; rank/rating, Assistant Steward; age, 49; place of birth, Cavan; previous ship, Ansonia.

Veia Mortimer; rank/rating, Stall Girl; age, 22; place of birth, London; previous ship, first ship.

Robert Erskine; rank/rating, Assistant Purser; age, 40; place of birth, Paisley; previous ship, first ship.

John Cannon; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 27; place of birth, Donegal; previous ship, Neptune.

William Harrigan; rank/rating, Pilot; age, 24; place of birth, Londonderry; previous ship, Neptune.

Thomas Kerr; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 24; place of birth, Renton; previous ship, Clutha.

William Kelly; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 22; place of birth, Londonderry; previous ship, Palatine.

Patrick Cunningham; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 25; place of birth, Donegal; previous ship, first ship.

Samuel McClements; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 35; place of birth, Ireland; previous ship, Atalanta.

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

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