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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