Mariners and ships in Australian Waters

WATER WITCH

of LAUNCESTON, WILLIAM ARCHER, MASTER, BURTHEN 92 TONS
FROM THE PORT OF MELBOURNE TO SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, 30th APRIL, 1855

Surname Given name Station Age Of what Nation Status Comments
ARCHER WILLIAM MASTER     CREW  
BILTON CONRAD MATE 25 ENGLAND CREW 5ft. 5 FAIR COMPLEXION
HEYER PETER SEAMAN 19 HAMPDEN CREW 5ft. 8 FAIR COMPLEXION
JOHNSTONE PETER SEAMAN 37 YORKSHIRE CREW  
PEARSON NEILS SEAMAN 34 SWEDEN CREW 5ft. 10 DARK COMPLEXION
ABBOTT THOMES SEAMAN 35 LONDON CREW  
HUNT JOHN COOK & STEW 30 LONDON CREW  

 

Source: State Records Authority of New South Wales: Shipping Master's Office; Passengers Arriving 1855 - 1922; NRS13278, [X92] reel 401.   Transcribed by Lyn Mulcahy, 2004.

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