The Crew of The Barque John

Crew of the Barque John The 'John' : The Crew Agreement The John of Plymouth, 464 tons, registered 1849 Plymouth Master Edward Rawle Agreement signed 26th April 1855 at Plymouth: Voyage to Quebec and or any port or ports in North America And back to a port or ports of discharge in the UK 17 hands shall be considered a sufficient crew
William Goodwin	37	born Spalding	Mate
Edwin Elliott	25	born Devon	Boatswain
William Jas Ellery	26	born Bodmin	Carpenter
John Hewett	37	born Boscastle	Steward
George Thomson	35	born Edinburgh	Cook & AB
James Curry	25	born Sligo	AB
William Hughes	24	born Plymouth	AB
Samuel Christian	28	born Isle of Man	AB
Thomas Cowley	39	born Isle of Man	Ordy
Edward Venning	25	born Boscastle	AB
Spiro Burganisy	42	born Corfu	AB
William Rowe	20	born Boscastle	AB
Nicholas Court	24	born Port Issac	AB
John Harris	23	born Plymouth	Ordy
Lewis Jones	20	born Wales	AB
George Harkell	24	born Devon	Cook
Andrew Elder	44	born Glasgow	AB
William Thomas Dixon			apprentice
James Smith			apprentice
William Hughes			never joined ship.

Source: Public Record Office, Kew, Surrey [BT 98/4275].
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