Crew agreements for the Port of Lancaster 1845

Specimen Coastal Agreements for the Port of Lancaster 1845-60

Source: BT 98/681 - Port of Lancaster 1845

Schedule D - ‘Coastwise’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

ELLEN

Ulverston (Lancaster)

20^th July 1842

1^st January to 30^th June 1845

VOYAGES

17^th January from Ulverston to Runcorn

24^th January from Runcorn to Ulverston

11^th February from Ulverston to Runcorn

22^nd February from Runcorn to Ulverston

27^th February from Ulverston to Runcorn

11^th March from Runcorn to Ulverston

26^th March from Ulverston to Runcorn

4^th April from Runcorn to Ulverston

9^th April from Ulverston to Runcorn

13^th April from Runcorn to Ulverston

24^th April from Ulverston to Runcorn

10^th May from Runcorn to Ulverston

17^th May from Ulverston to Runcorn

30^th May from Runcorn to Ulverston

10^th June from Ulverston to Beaumaris

18^th June from Beaumaris to Ulverston

21^st June from Ulverston to Liverpool

CREW
Name	Age	Born	Quality	Last ship	Date joined
Henry Anyon	34	Pressall	Master	ELLEN	1^st January 1845
John Caton	30	Pressall	Mate	ELLEN	1^st January 1845
George Preston Anyon	22	Pressall	Mate	BEE	4^th May 1845
John Ainsworth	18	Pressall	Boy	ELLEN	1^st January 1845

Name	Where joined	Date left	Where left	How disposed of
Henry Anyon	Ulverston	30^th June	Liverpool	On board
John Caton	Ulverston	24^th April	Ulverston
George Preston Anyon	Ulverston	30^th June	Liverpool
John Ainsworth	Ulverston	30^th June	Liverpool

Schedule D - ‘Coastwise’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

ELLEN

Ulverston (Lancaster)

20^th July 1842

1^st July to 30^th December 1845

VOYAGES

2^ndJuly from Liverpool to Ulverston

21^st July from Ulverston to Runcorn

31^st July from Runcorn to Ulverston

7^th August from Ulverston to Runcorn

25^th August from Runcorn to Ulverston

12^th September from Ulverston to Liverpool

1^st October from Runcorn to Ulverston

16^th October from Ulverston to Runcorn

28^th October from Runcorn to Ulverston

3^rd November from Ulverston to Runcorn

15^th November from Runcorn to Ulverston

29^th November from Ulverston to Runcorn

22^nd December from Runcorn to Ulverston

CREW
Name	Age	Born	Quality	Last ship	Date joined
Henry Anyon	34	Pressall	Master	ELLEN	1^st July 1845
George Preston Anyon	22	Pressall	Mate	ELLEN	1^st July 1845

Name	Where joined	Date left	Where left	How disposed of
Henry Anyon	Liverpool			Yet on board
George Preston Anyon	Ulverston			Yet on board

Source: BT 98/963 - Port of Lancaster 1846

Schedule D - ‘Coastwise’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

ELLEN

Ulverston (Lancaster)

20^th July 1842

1^st January to 30^th June 1846

VOYAGES until April 1846

1^st January from Ulverston to Runcorn

24^th January from Runcorn to Ulverston

4^th February from Ulverston to Runcorn

16^th February from Runcorn to Ulverston

26^th February from Ulverston to Runcorn

10^th March from Runcorn to Ulverston

16^th March from Ulverston to Runcorn

25^th March from Runcorn to Ulverston

7^th April from Ulverston to Runcorn

10^th April from Runcorn to Ulverston...

CREW
Name	Age	Born	Quality	Last ship	Date joined
Henry Anyon	35	Pressall	Master	ELLEN	1^st January 1846
George Preston Anyon	23	Pressall	Master	ELLEN	1^st January 1846
John Dobson	26	Dalton	Mate	RED DIAMOND	14^th April 1846
George Hullock	25	Ulverston	Seaman	ELLEN	10^th June 1846

Name	Where joined	Date left	Where left	How disposed of
Henry Anyon	Ulverston			Yet on board
George Preston Anyon	Ulverston	13^th April	Ulverston	Master of "Leven"
John Dobson	Ulverston			Yet on board
George Hullock	Ulverston			Yet on board

Source: BT 98/963 - Port of Lancaster 1846

Schedule D - coastwise

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

LEVEN

49 (burthen)

Ulverston/Lancaster

5^th July 1839

1^st January to 30^th June 1846

VOYAGES from 13^th April

24^th April from Ulverston to Ellesmere Port

1^st May from Liverpool to Ulverston

16^th May from Ulverston to ?Ravensglas?

22^nd May from ?Ravensglas? to Preston

24^th May from Preston to Ulverston

27^th May from Ulverston to Liverpool

3^rd June from Liverpool to Ulverston

CREW
Name	Age	Born	Quality	Last ship	Date joined
John Rawcliffe	28	Baycliff	Master	LEVEN	1^st January 1846
George Preston Anyon	23	Pressall	Master	ELLEN	13^th April 1846
Thomas Gracie	60	Walney	Mate	LEVEN	1^st January 1846
Robert Tyson	25	Ulverston	Seaman	LEVEN	1^st January 1846

Name	Where joined	Date left	Where left	How disposed of
John Rawcliffe	Ulverston	13^th April		Not known
George Preston Anyon	Ulverston			Yet on board
Thomas Gracie	Ulverston			Yet on board *
Robert Tyson	Ulverston			Yet on board *
* Ticket numbers given ‘Dated in Ulverston this 11^th day July 1846 George Preston Anyon Master for Owner’

Schedule D - coastwise

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

LEVEN

49 (burthen)

Ulverston/Lancaster

5^th July 1839

1^st July to 30^th December 1846

VOYAGES

‘This Vessel has been employed in the Coasting Trade between Glasgow, Dublin, Runcorn, Ulverston and this Port on the Half Year ending the 31^st December 1846’

CREW

George Preston Anyon, Thomas Gracie and Robert Taylor (probably previously named as ‘Tyson’ since ticket numbers could possibly be the same) all signed on at Fleetwood on 1^st July. Thomas Gracie ‘paid off’ at Ulverston 4^th July. James ?Rollinson?, 20 year old seaman from Pressall, signed on at Ulverston 4^th July. All these remained on board at end of half year.

Source: BT 98/1628 - Crew agreements for the port of Lancaster 1848

First half year agreements missing

Schedule D - ‘Crew in Coasting Vessels, &c., for preceding Half-Year ending 30^th June and 31^st December’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

LEVEN

49 (burthen)

Ulverston/Lancaster

5^th July 1839

1^st July to 30^th December 1848

VOYAGES

‘From Ulverston to Liverpool

From Liverpool to Ulverston

From Ulverston to Liverpool

From Liverpool to ???ford’

CREW

As well as George Preston Anyon as Master also were:-

William ?Mender?, 23, said to be of Lancaster - as Mate

Thomas Wilson, 18, said to be of Lancaster - as Seaman

All three signed on 21^st August 1848 at Ulverston. All said to be ‘Remaining’

Source: BT 98/2695 - Crew agreements for port of Runcorn 1851

(D) - ‘Account of voyages and crew of home trade ship, to be delivered half-yearly’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

EMPRESS

Runcorn port of Liverpool

1^st February 148! (sic)

1^st January to 30^th June 1851

VOYAGES

‘One voyage from Liverpool to Port Rush, one voyage from Ayr to Poulton, one from Ulverston to Liverpool, Liverpool to Belfast, from Ayr to Poulton, from Barrow to Liverpool, Liverpool to Newry, from Newry to Ayr, from Ayr to Poulton, from Barrow to Newport, from Newport to Liverpool, from Liverpool to Larne, from Larne to Ayr, from Ayr to Fleetwood, from Fleetwood to Barrow, from Barrow to Newport’

CREW

As well as George Preston Anyon as Master also were:-

Thomas Gracie (25) from Ulverston, as Mate; and Samuel ?Kirk? (22) from ?Down? as Seaman. All three signed on at Liverpool 1^st January 1851 and all remained on board.

Agreement signed off at the Custom House, Newport 16^th July 1851

Second half-year return missing

Source: BT 98/3108 - Crew agreements for port of Runcorn 1852

List D - ‘Port of Newport - Account of voyages and crew of home trade ship, to be delivered half-yearly to the shipping master at the above port’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

EMPRESS

Runcorn port of Liverpool

1^st February 1848

1^st January to 30^th June 1852

VOYAGES

‘One Voyage from Newport to Fleetwood

One Voyage from Barrow to Newport

One Voyage from Newport to Glasgow

One Voyage from Glasgow to Fleetwood

One Voyage from Fleetwood to Barrow

One Voyage from Barrow to Newport

One Voyage from Cardiff to Liverpool and from Liverpool to Dublin

Three Voyages from Newport to Liverpool two Voyages from Barrow to Newport’

CREW

Apart from George Preston Anyon as Master there were two crewmen:-

Thomas ?Merriman?, 32, stated of Lancaster (ticket no 62624) - as Mate

James Holmes, 31, stated of Lancaster (ticket no 305846) - as Seaman

All, including master, last ship stated as ‘Empress of Runcorn’. All signed on 1^st January 1852 at Newport. All said to be remaining.

List D - ‘Port of Newport - Account of voyages and crew of home trade ship, to be delivered half-yearly to the shipping master at the above port’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

EMPRESS

Runcorn port of Liverpool

1^st February 1848

1^st July to 31^st December 1852

VOYAGES

‘One Voyage from Newport to Runcorn from Barrow to Cardiff

One Voyage from Cardiff to Drogheda from Ayr to Poulton from

Newport to Glasgow from Glasgow to Newport from Newport to Barrow

from Barrow to Newport’

CREW

Apart from George Preston Anyon as Master there was a completely different crew again. John ???? Charaby, 26 and Thomas ?Manmar?, 40 - both as seamen. Both said to have been from Lancaster. (Ticket numbers 131992 and 62624).

All signed on 1^st or 6^th July at Newport. All signed off 31^st December at Newport. All said to ‘Remain’

Source: BT 98/4510 - Crew agreements port of Lancaster A-G

List D - ‘Port of Newport - Account of voyages and crew of home trade ship, to be delivered half-yearly to the shipping master at the above port’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

FURNESS MINER

Lancaster

1855

1^st January to 30^th June 1856

VOYAGES & CARGOES

24^th February Newport to Liverpool (iron)

1^st March Liverpool to Barrow (in ballast)

26^th April Barrow to Newport (?iron ore?)

29^th May Newport to Newry (iron)

6^th June Newry to Liverpool (iron)

16^th June Liverpool to Barrow (in ballast)

30^th June Barrow to Newport (?iron ore?)

Ship lying up at Newport June to Feb 1856

CREW
Name	Age	Born	Capacity	Last ship
George Preston Anyon	30	Lancaster	Master	EMPRESS of Runcorn
Thomas ?Bend?	29	Lancaster	Mate	Same ship
Richard Taylor	27	Lancaster	AB	Same ship
Michael Brown	27	Lancaster	AB	Same ship
?Ginge? Davies	17	Lancaster	OS	Same ship
All signed on at Newport on 23^rd February and all remained on board

List D - ‘Port of Newport - Account of voyages and crew of home trade ship, to be delivered half-yearly to the shipping master at the above port’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

FURNESS MINER

Lancaster

1855

1^st July to 31^st December 1856

VOYAGES & CARGOES

Liverpool to Barrow, Coal, 2^nd to 5^th July

Barrow to Newport, Iron ore, 14^th to 19^th July

Newport to Newry, Iron, 30^th July to 8^th August

Newry to Barrow, Ballast,

Barrow to Newport , Iron ore, 25^th to 29^th August

Newport to Dublin, Iron, 1^st to 6^th September

Dublin to Barrow, Ballast,

Barrow to ?Bowley? Bay, Iron ore, 20^th to 23^rd September

?Bowley? Bay to Morecambe Harbour, Pig iron, 29^th September to 1^st October

Morecambe to Barrow, Ballast

Barrow to Newport, Iron ore, 13^th to 19^th October

Newport to Liverpool, Iron, 24^th to 27^th October

Liverpool to Barrow, Ballast, 1^st to 2^nd November

Barrow to Newport, Iron ore, 6^th to 10^th November

Newport to Liverpool, Iron, 19^th to 21^st November

Liverpool to Ardrossan, Ballast, 6^th to 18^th December

CREW

Apart from the master, George Preston Anyon, a completely new crew (Matthew Wilson, James Collingson, Thomas White and Edward Hyam) signed on at Liverpool on 1^st July 1856. All local men, last ships all supposedly FURNESS MINER and all supposedly still on board on 31^st December 1856.

Source: BT 98/4952 - Agreements by official number

List D - ‘Port of Newport - Account of voyages and crew of home trade ship, to be delivered half-yearly to the shipping master at the above port’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

GEORGE & MARY

104

Lancaster

1857

1^st January to 30^th June 1857

VOYAGES & CARGOES

‘New ship First voyage in April’

12^th April Berwick to Newcastle Ballast

30^th April Newcastle to Dundalk coal

16^th May Dundalk to Barrow light

3^rd June Barrow to Newport Iron ore

12^th June Newport to Havre Rails

30^th June Havre to Barrow Ballast

CREW
Name	Age	Born	Capacity	Last ship
George Preston Anyon	34	Lancaster	Master	FURNESS MINER
William Jones	33	Lancaster	Mate	JANE
John Davies	22	Lancaster	AB	JANE
William Williams	18	Lancaster	AB	JANE
Thomas Jackson	33	Bardsey	Mate	JOHN ?STONARD?
William Bond	23	Ulverston	AB	DELIGHT
Peter Robrock	23	Orshorn	AB	Undecypherable of Cork
Thomas White	19	Ulverston	Apprentice	Indentured 12^th May 1856
Edward Niarn	18	Ulverston	Apprentice	Indentured 14^th May 1856

Name	Date joined	Place joined	Date & place of leaving ship
George Preston Anyon	24^th March	Lancaster	Remains
William Jones	10^th April	Berwick	10^th June Newport paid off
John Davies	10^th April	Berwick	10^th June Newport paid off
William Williams	10^th April	Berwick	10^th June Newport paid off
Thomas Jackson	12^th June	Newport	Remains
William Bond	12^th June	Newport	Remains
Peter Robrock	12^th June	Newport	Remains
Thomas White
Edward Niarn

List D - ‘Port of Ardrossan - Account of voyages and crew of home trade ship, to be delivered half-yearly to the shipping master at the above port’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

GEORGE & MARY

104

Lancaster

1857

1^st July to 31^st December 1857

VOYAGES

‘Trading between Barrow, Liverpool and Newport commencing 1^st July ending 12 October - Newport to Dundalk, thence to Barrow, thence to Newport, thence to Dundalk, commencing 12 October and ending 31 Decr’

CREW

Apart from master, George Preston Anyon, all three crew changed once more. In this case they were three Welshmen, from Milford, Newport and Cardigan. All signed on at Newport 1^st July and supposedly remained onboard. So, too did the apprentices.

Agreement signed off at Ardrossan 30^th January 1858

Source: BT 98/6585

List D - ‘Port of Dublin - Account of voyages and crew of home trade ship, to be delivered half-yearly to the shipping master at the above port’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

GEORGE & MARY

104

Lancaster

1857

1^st January to 30^th June 1860

VOYAGES

‘Coasting trade, Sailed from Barrow 9 January for Glasgow and arrived 12 January, Sailed thence for Fleetwood 17 January and Arrived on the 20 January, Sailed thence for Glasgow 1^st February and arrived there 4^th February, sailed thence for Fleetwood 10 February and arrived on the 15 February, sailed thence for Glasgow 23 February and arrived there 26^th February, Sailed thence for Fleetwood 3 March and arrived 10 March, sailed thence for Glasgow 20 April 60 And Arrived 21 May. Sailed thence to Dundalk 30 May and arrived on the 6^th June, sailed thence for Lancaster 13 June and arrived there 16 June, Sailed thence for Newcastle 21 June and arrived 30 June, sailed thence for Dublin 9 July and arrived on the 20^th July’

CREW

Apart from the master, George Preston Anyon, crew consisted of:-

Edward Dawson, 21, of Ulverston, as Mate; Thomas Postlethwaite, 20, of Lancaster, AB; William Thomas, 21, of Liverpool, AB; and Edward Anyon, 15, of Fleetwood, OS. They signed on 17^th January at Glasgow and remained onboard at Dublin 30^th June. There were no apprentices.

(B) - Agreement for Home Trade

‘The several persons whose names are hereto subscribed, and whose descriptions are contained below, and of whom ______ are engaged as Sailors, hereby agree to serve in the several capacities expressed against their respective names on board the said Ship, which is to be employed in the Coasting Trade for about and not exceeding six months

And the said Crew agree to conduct themselves in an orderly, faithful, honest, and sober manner, and to be at all times diligent in the respective duties, and to be obedient to the lawful commands of the said Master, or of any Person who shall lawfully succeed him, and of their Superior Officers, in everything relating to the said Ship and the Stores and Cargo thereof, whether on board, in boats, or on Shore: in consideration of which Services to be duly performed, the said Master hereby agrees to pay to the said Crew as Wages the sums against their names respectively expressed, and to supply them with provisions according to the annexed Scale: And it is hereby agreed, That any Embezzlement or wilful or negligent destruction of any part of the Ship’s Cargo or Stores shall be made good to the Owner out of the Wages of the Person guilty of the same: And if any person enters himself as qualified for a duty which he proves incompetent to perform, his Wages shall be reduced in proportion to his competency: And it is also agreed, That the Regulations authorized by the Board of Trade, which in the paper annexed hereto are numbered

Are adopted by the parties hereto, and shall be considered as embodied in this Agreement: And it is also agreed, That if any Member of the Crew considers himself to be aggrieved by any breach of the Agreement or otherwise, he shall represent the same to the Master or Officer in charge of the Ship in a quiet and orderly manner, who shall thereupon take such steps as the case may require: And it is also agreed, That

In witness whereof the said Parties have subscribed their names hereto on the days against their respective signatures mentioned.

Signed by George Preston Anyon Master, on the 17 day of Jany, 1860.’

‘Amounts of Wages per Calendar Month, Share, or Voyage’ were entered for the crew (excluding the master - which was usual). In all probability the following figures would have been per month...

Mate	£3 5s
Seamen	£2 15s and £2 10s
Ordinary Seaman	£1

In the ‘scale of provisions’ box the statement ‘Sufficient without waste’ was written. There was no mention of whether alcohol was allowed onboard or not.

List D - ‘Port of Glasgow - Account of voyages and crew of home trade ship, to be delivered half-yearly to the shipping master at the above port’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

GEORGE & MARY

104

Lancaster

1857

1^st July to 31^st December 1860

VOYAGES

Sailed from Fleetwood to Belfast 11 July

Sailed from Belfast to Ardrossan 3 August

Sailed from Ardrossan to Fleetwood 10 August

Sailed from Fleetwood to Barrow 14 September

Sailed from Barrow to Newport ?30? September

Sailed from Newport to Glasgow ?27? October

Sailed from Glasgow to Fleetwood 19 November

Sailed from Fleetwood to Barrow 14 December

Sailed from Barrow to Glasgow 27 December

Arrived 13 July

Arrived 5 August

Arrived 20 August 1860

Arrived ?15? September ) RGSS stamp

Arrived 13 October . . . . ) obscuring

Arrived 7 November . . . . ) some dates

Arrived 26 November

Arrived 15 December

Arrived in January 1861

CREW

Same crew as in first half of 1860

(B) - Agreement for Home Trade

Same form. Pay rates slightly different...

Both seamen were on £2 10s and the Ordinary seaman was on £1 10s

Source: NMM: Crew agreements for GEORGE & MARY 1861

List D - ‘Port of Newport - Account of voyages and crew of home trade ship, to be delivered half-yearly to the shipping master at the above port’

Vessel:

Tonnage:

Port of Registry:

Date of Ship’s Registry:

Period of Schedule:

GEORGE & MARY

104

Lancaster

1857

1^st January to 30^th June 1861

VOYAGES

6 January Lancaster to Glasgow (pig iron)

19 January Glasgow to Fleetwood (pig iron)

1 February Fleetwood to Barrow (light)

7 February Barrow to Glasgow (pig iron)

8 Febr’y Glasgow to Fleetwood (pig iron &c)

1 March Fleetwood to Barrow (light)

12 March Barrow to Glasgow (pig iron)

28 March Glasgow to Fleetwood (pig iron)

4 April Fleetwood to Barrow (light)

11 April Barrow to Glasgow (pig iron)

19 April Glasgow to Fleetwood (pig iron)

24 April Fleetwood to Barrow (light)

30 April Barrow to Glasgow (pig iron)

10 May Glasgow to Fleetwood (pig iron)

CREW
Name	Age	Born	Capacity	Last ship
George Preston Anyon	38	Lancaster	Master	Same ship
Thomas Anyon	24	Lancaster	Master	?LOFLUX? of Lancaster
Thomas ?Postlewaite?	22	Lancaster	Mate	Same ship
Andrew ?Doran?	25	Lancaster	AB	Same ship
John Noble	35	Lancaster	AB	Same ship
Edward Anyon	17	Lancaster	OS	Same ship
Michael ?Leary?	17	?Cou???	Boy	Same ship

Name	Date joined	Place joined	Date & place of leaving ship
George Preston Anyon	1857 24^th March	Lancaster	May 61*
Thomas Anyon	25^th May	Lancaster	Remains
Thomas ?Postlewaite?	4^th January	Lancaster	Remains
Andrew ?Doran?	4^th January	Lancaster	Remains
John Noble	4^th January	Lancaster	Remains
Edward Anyon	4^th January	Lancaster	Remains
Michael ?Leary?	4^th January	Lancaster	Remains
* George Preston Anyon died ashore 24^th May 1861

(B) - Agreement for Home Trade

Articles similar to those for first half of 1860

‘Amounts of Wages per Calendar Month, Share, or Voyage’ were entered for the crew (excluding the master

which was usual).

Mate	£3 5s
Seamen	£2 15s
Ordinary Seaman	£1 10s
Boy	£1

Provisions identical to first half of 1861

N.B. It may well be that Edward Anyon wrote up both of these returns. In the articles (list B) all ‘signatures’ seem to be crosses with the names written either side except for Edward Anyon, who obviously signed his own name. The rest of this document looks to be in the same hand. The articles were written and signed on 4^th January 1861. The half-yearly return (list D) was obviously written some time after George Preston Anyon’s death and probably in July 1861 at Newport, but also appears to be in the same hand as the earlier document.

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