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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