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Muster roll
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Ships’ muster rolls, 1768 – 1772; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 15.
Muster roll for the ship, the Lloyd , captained by Nicholas Pocock. From Carolina USA, 1768, to Bristol.
Nicholas Pocock was an artist and sailor who drew pictures of ships, featuring slave trading on the coast of Africa.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1768
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls, 1768 – 1772; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 12.
Muster roll for the ship, the Roebuck , from St Christopher to Bristol.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: July 13th 1767
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls, 1768 – 1772; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 3
Muster roll for the ship, the Bell , from Glasgow.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 6th June 1768
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
Ships’ muster rolls, 1768 – 1772; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 9.
Muster roll for the ship, the St Andrew , from Nevis to Bristol.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 18th Dec 1767
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 73.
Muster roll for the ship The Maria , from Africa and Tobago, 1771.
Nothing is known about the ship’s slaving activities at Old Calabar, and how many slaves were bought and sold.
17 of the crew died: ships might spend 8 months on the coast of West Africa buying slaves, and the crew was exposed to African diseases, against which they had no real immunity.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1771
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 70.
Muster roll for the ship, The Prince of Wales, from Virginia, 1777.
This was the final leg of a slaving voyage. 400 slaves were advertised for sale in Virginia. The captain here added 2 columns to the usual ones on a muster roll, When dead and or Run away. 13 crew died.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1777
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
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From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 67.
Muster roll for the ship, The Hope , from Bristol for Jamaica, 1773.
The Hope would be carrying foodstuffs and manufactured goods to Jamaica. Six of the thirteen crew ran away, and one died. Seven men were taken on in Jamaica to replace them on the homeward voyage.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1773
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 61.
Muster roll for the ship, the True Patriot from Virginia, 1772.
The cargo from Virginia would have been slave-produced tobacco.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1772
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 60.
Muster roll for the ship, The Britannia , from Africa and Jamaica, 1772. This was the ship’s first voyage. Three of the crew seem to have drowned on 20th January 1773, in Jamaica.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1772
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
Muster roll
Description:
From ships’ muster roll book, September 1773 – September 1774; Society of Merchant Venturers’ archive.
Muster roll no: 56.
Muster roll for the ship, the Macsgwyn , from Kingroad (River Severn near Bristol), 1772.
Kingroad was the start of a 19 month voyage to West Africa and South Carolina.Six of the crew are marked as absent in long Boat since April 28th – whether they drowned or ran away is not clear. Import duty was paid in South Carolina on 254 slaves.
The muster roll is a list of all crew signed on for all or part of a voyage, which was used to calculate the money each man should pay to the Sailors Hospital Fund (insurance).
The Society of Merchant Venturers is a Bristol-based organisation, which was formed in 1552 as an elite body of merchants involved in overseas trade. The Society still exists today.
Date: 1772
Copyright: Copyright The Society of Merchant Venturers
