Example of entry in British India S.N. Co. Ltd.s ‘Stewards Staff Afloat No. 1’ book

 

 

Source: NMM: BIS 30/34

 

s.s. "Merkara" Voy 5 (left London on 27th May 1916 for Calcutta)

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Names in Full

Rating

Wages per Month

Age

Date of Birth

Married or Single

Attested or Not

Years at Sea previous to Joining Company

George Stainton Williamson

Chief Steward

£10

30

2/9/1886

M

Yes

5

William Joseph Grafton

2nd Steward

£6

25

5/9/1891

S

Yes

Nil

Luigi Constantine

Chef

£12

44

1/7/1872

M

Italian

24

Charles Manfred Woolston

Butcher

£6 10s

39

5/12/1876

M

Yes

12

Miss Kate Christie

1st class Stewardess

£3 10s

32

21/2/1884

S

-

8

Miss Winifred Sargeant

2nd class Stewardess

£2 10s

32

3/10/1884

S

-

2

Harold Walton Hedley Northover

Barber

1s

32

23/12/1884

M

No

11

 

 

Names in Full

Date of Joining Company

Date of Joining Vessel

Date and Cause of Discharge

Address in full

Conduct

Ability

George Stainton Williamson

-/8/1906

23/10/1914

 

154 Kensington Avenue, East Ham E

VG

VG

William Joseph Grafton

21/4/1915

3/1/1916

16/19/1916 Joined Flying Corps

15 Fermoy Road, Paddington N

VG

VG

Luigi Constantine

17/5/1916

17/5/1916

 

37 Barth Road, Plumstead S.E.

VG

Unsatisfactory outwards

VG

Improved Homewards

Charles Manfred Woolston

27/5/1916

22/5/1916

 

18 Sunnydene Str, Lower Sydenham S.E.

VG

VG

Miss Kate Christie

10/10/1908

11/11/1914

 

7 Elm Grove, Crouch Hill N

VG

VG

Miss Winifred Sargeant

25/12/1912

8/4/1915

 

68 Harwood Road, Fulham S.W.

VG

VG

Harold Walton Hedley Northover

22/5/1916

22/5/1916

 

"Crossways" Thornbury, Gloucestershire

VG

VG

 

N.B. There was also one more column entitled ‘State if willing to Sail on Next Voyage’, which in this case was left blank.

 

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