Barnstaple Coasters 1914 and 1919

 

 

Source: BT 99/3021

Official Log Book and Account of Voyages and Crew of a vessel of less than 80 tons register. exclusively employed upon the coasts of the United Kingdom

 

Vessel:

Official number:

Port of Registration:

Tonnage gross:

Tonnage nett:

Horse power:

Date of Commencement of Half-year:

Date of Termination of Half-year:

Name and address of Registered Managing Owner:

Name and address of Master with Certificate number (if any):

MARJORIE

11466

Barnstaple

89.40

73.56

nil

1.1.14

30.6.14

W Drake Braunton

W Drake Braunton

 

Voyages:- 

 

Sailed BARNSTAPLE 14 JAN for RUNCORN arrived 25 JAN

Sailed RUNCORN 30 JAN for BARNSTAPLE arrived 28 FEB

Sailed BARNSTAPLE 28 MAR for RUNCORN arrived 30 MAR

Sailed WEST BANK DOCK RUNCORN 14 APR for BIDEFORD arrived 19 APR

Sailed BIDEFORD 29 APR for PORTMADOC arrived 2 MAY

Sailed PORTMADOC 8 MAY for IPSWICH arrived 14 MAY

Sailed IPSWICH 1 JUN for ROCHESTER arrived 2 JUN

Sailed ROCHESTER 6 JUN for SKIBBEREEN arrived 12 JUN

Sailed SKIBBEREEN 25 JUN for BIDEFORD arrived 30 JUN

 

Draught forward 8 feet 9 inches Draught aft 9 feet 9 inches

Freeboard port and starboard 1 foot 4 inches

 

Signed off by ? Massey - Dept. Supt. Stamped 1 July 1914 M.M.O. Barnstaple

 

 

Account of Crew and Official Log Book:-

 

Name

Born

Place

Last ship

Year served on last ship

Capacity

Fate

Conduct & Ability

William Drake

1868

Braunton

Same

1914

Master

Remains

 

George Hartnoll

1893

Braunton

Same

Same

Mate

Remains

VG VG

Frank Mitchell

1895

Braunton

Same

Same

AB

Remains

VG VG

Fred Edwards

1889

Canterbury

Same

Same

OS

Discharged Bideford 10th March

VG VG

John Newcombe

1898

Wrafton

First ship

Signed on Bideford 12th March

Boy

Remains

VG VG

 

 

Same documents for second half of year

 

Address given for W Drake, South Street Braunton

 

Sailed BIDEFORD 7 JUL for GLASGOW arrived 11 JUL

Sailed GLASGOW 22 JUL for LIVERPOOL arrived 1 AUG

Sailed LIVERPOOL 14 AUG for BIDEFORD arrived 17 AUG

Sailed BIDEFORD 2 SEP for RUNCORN arrived 7 SEP

Sailed RUNCORN 16 SEP for BIDEFORD 24 SEP

Sailed BIDEFORD 9 OCT for WESTON POINT arrived 13 OCT

Sailed RUNCORN 17 OCT for BIDEFORD arrived 21 OCT

 

  

Account of Crew and Official Log Book:-

 

Name

Born

Place

Last ship

Year served on last ship

Capacity

Fate

Conduct & Ability

William Drake

1868

Braunton

Same

1914

Master

Remains

 

George Hartnoll

1893

Braunton

Same

Same

Mate

Discharged Braunton 29th October

VG VG

Frank Mitchell

1895

Braunton

Same

Same

AB

Discharged Braunton 29th October

VG VG

John Newcombe

1898

Wrafton

Same

Same

OD

Discharged Braunton 29th October

VG VG

 

 Same signing off - Stamped M.M.O. BARNSTAPLE 14 JAN 15

 

 

 

Source: BT 99/3000

Official Log Book and Account of Voyages and Crew of a vessel of less than 80 tons register exclusively employed upon the coasts of the United Kingdom

.

Vessel:

Official number:

Port of Registration:

Tonnage gross:

Tonnage nett:

Horse power:

Date of Commencement of Half-year:

Date of Termination of Half-year:

Name and address of Registered Managing Owner:

Name and address of Master with Certificate number (if any):

CHARLES FRANCIS HOBSON

99268

Barnstaple

86

56

45 B.H.P.

1.7.14

31.12.14

Captain H Clarke Hillside East-Hill Braunton

J Clarke Bay View East-Hill Braunton

 

Voyages:-

 

Sailed BARNSTAPLE 8 JUL for SWANSEA arrived 9 JUL

Sailed SWANSEA 12 JUL for PORTHGAIN arrived 14 JUL

Sailed PORTHGAIN 16 JUL for BARNSTAPLE arrived 17 JUL

Sailed BARNSTAPLE 28 JUL for NEWPORT arrived 29 JUL

Sailed NEWPORT 31 JUL for FETHARD arrived 6 AUG

Sailed FETHARD 12 AUG for PORTHGAIN arrived 13 AUG

Sailed PORTHGAIN 14 AUG for BARNSTAPLE arrived 15 AUG

Sailed BARNSTAPLE 27 AUG for SWANSEA arrived 27 AUG

Sailed SWANSEA 6 SEP for SOLVA arrived 7 SEP

Sailed SOLVA 9 SEP for PORTHGAIN arrived 9 SEP

Sailed PORTHGAIN 16 SEP for BARNSTAPLE 9 SEP

Sailed BARNSTAPLE 24 NOV for SWANSEA arrived 26 NOV

Sailed SWANSEA 10 DEC for PORTHGAIN arrived 13 DEC

Sailed PORTHGAIN 14 DEC for BARNSTAPLE arrived 15 DEC

Sailed BARNSTAPLE 22 DEC for NEWPORT arrived 22 DEC

Sailed NEWPORT 25 DEC for BARNSTAPLE arrived 31 DEC

 

Signed by John Clarke and countersigned by ? Massey - Dept., Supt., M.M.O. Barnstaple 2 JAN 1915

 

Draught of Water in Salt Water at time of proceeding to sea

Forward - 8 feet 0 inch Aft - 9 feet 6 inches (consistently)

Freeboard amidships corresponding to foregoing Draught

Port - 1 foot 6 inches Starboard - 1 foot 6 inches

.

   Account of Crew and Official Log Book:-

 

Name

Born

Place

Last ship

Year served on last ship

Capacity

Date & place of joining present ship

...

John Clarke

1881

Wrafton

EDITH of Barnstaple

1914

Master

3.6.14 at St. Brieuc France

...

Francis James Parkhouse

1889

Wrafton

EDITH of Barnstaple

1914

Mate

3.6.14 at St. Brieuc France

...

Ernest George Coats

1885

Wrafton

AMAZON of Barnstaple

1914

AB

3.6.14 at St. Brieuc France

...

Thomas Lobbett

1851

Appledore

ADA of Bideford

1914

Mate

24.11.14 at Barnstaple

...

John Newcombe

1898

Wrafton

MARJORIE of Barnstaple

1914

OS

24.11.14 at Barnstaple

...

John Irwin

1899

Braunton

J.U.P. of Barnstaple

1914

OS

24.11.14 at Barnstaple

...

 

Name

No. of Royal Naval Volunteer’s Certificate

Date & place of leaving ship

Conduct & Ability

John Clarke

 

Remains

 

Francis James Parkhouse

6688a

28th September Barnstaple - Joined RNR

VG VG

Ernest George Coats

RNR 2629a

15th August Barnstaple - Mobilised

VG VG

Thomas Lobbett

 

Remains

VG VG

John Newcombe

 

Remains

VG VG

John Irwin

 

Remains

VG VG

 

 

 

Source: BT 99/3480 - C.F.H.

OFFICIAL LOG BOOK & ACCOUNT OF VOYAGES & CREW of a vessel of less than 80 tons register exclusively employed upon the coasts of the United Kingdom

 

Front Page

Vessel:

Official number:

Port of Registration:

Tonnage gross:

Tonnage nett:

Horse power:

Date of Commencement of Half-year:

Date of Termination of Half-year:

Name and address of Registered Managing Owner:

Name and address of Master with Certificate number (if any):

CHARLES FRANCIS HOBSON

99268

Barnstaple

86

56

45 BHP

1.1.19

30.6.19

H S G Clarke, East Hill, Braunton, Barnstaple

John Clarke, Bay View, East Hill, Braunton, Barnstaple

 

Account of All Voyages made during the Half Year, with the Nature of Employment, Draught and Freeboard: ‘On Admiralty charter 19.3.16 to 11.3.19 since late date under extensive repairs at Appledore Devon’ (devoid of all other details in this section)

 

Middle Pages

   Account of Crew and Official Log Book:-

 

Name

Cert. No.

Born

Place

Capacity

Last ship

Date & place of leaving ship

Conduct & ability

John Clarke

?F & A? 932319

1881

?Heanton?

Master

‘continued from former return’*

Remains

 

Robert Drake

unknown

1896

Braunton

Mate

‘continued from former return’

11.3.19 at Braunton

VG VG

Richard Bray

unknown

1896

Braunton

Engineer

‘continued from former return’

11.3.19 at Braunton

VG VG

John Newcombe

 

1896

Wrafton

AB

‘continued from former return’

11.3.19 at Braunton

VG VG

Robert Parkhouse

 

1898

Wrafton

AB

‘continued from former return’

11.3.19 at Braunton

VG VG

 

* Which is apparently missing from all files searched

 

Back Page

 

No entries whatsoever in the log

 

N.B. The ‘OFFICIAL LOG BOOK No.8 for a Home Trade Ship’ showed that she did not sail from Barnstaple until 21st July 1919 and made Swansea on 22nd July 1919

 

 

 

Also, there is further information on John Newcombe’s career at sea, especially on his post First World War command of the schooner EILIAN, at http://www.newcombe.info/ .

 

 

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