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Fall River (Mass) Crew Lists

Crew List for the A. Houghton, bark of Fall River. Voyage (1853 June 27-1857 February 14) to Atlantic, elsewhere

NameBirthplaceResidenceCitizenPositionAgeLayHeightComplexionHairNotesSource
Agostinho, Manuel cook 1/130 & 1/2 slush NARA Waltham
Allen, Abner G. Westport, MA Fall River, MA USA boatsteerer 22 1/70 5 ' 5 1/2 dark dark NARA Waltham
Bogle, John Patterson Fall River, MA USA green hand 22 1/155 5 ' 3 3/4 light brown NARA Waltham
Borden, Nelson C. Tiverton, RI Fall River, MA USA green hand 18 1/145 5 ' 6 light brown NARA Waltham
Brown, Joseph S. Tiverton, RI Tiverton, RI USA 2nd mate 29 1/32 5 ' 7 dark dark NARA Waltham
Cactanogomy, Miguel seaman 1/150 signed on Nov 8, 1855NARA Waltham 462
daCosta, Manuel Pera signed on Nov 8, 1855 discharged at Port Louis, Mauritius 15 Oct 1856NARA Waltham 462
Denike, Alexander Patterson Fall River, MA USA ordinary seaman 21 1/150 5 ' 7 1/2 light brown deserted at King George’s Sound, New Holland Dec, 1854NARA Waltham
Dwelly, Nonathan S. Tiverton, RI Fall River, MA USA boatsteerer 23 1/70 5 ' 6 1/2 light brown NARA Waltham
Edwards, William Boston, MA Fall River, MA USA green hand 22 1/160 5 ' 8 1/2 light brown deserted at St Antonio, Cape Verde, Sept 1853NARA Waltham
Farrell, David Patterson Fall River, MA USA green hand 21 1/155 5 ' 8 1/2 light brown NARA Waltham
Hart, Albert W. Westport, MA Westport, MA USA green hand 30 1/160 6 ' 1/2 light brown signed on at Fayal, Sept 1853NARA Waltham
Houghton, A 1/150 signed on Nov 8, 1855NARA Waltham 462
Johnson, John seaman 1/125 signed on Nov 8, 1855 discharged at Port Louis, Mauritius 15 oct 1856NARA Waltham 462
Johnson, Nathaniel Newmarket Fall River, MA USA steward 52 1/125 5 ' 4 3/4 black, colored woolly diedNARA Waltham
Kean, John green hand 1/160 NARA Waltham
Lapham, Joshua G. 3rd mate 1/35 signed on Nov 8, 1855NARA Waltham 462
Lope or Sope, Philip seaman 1/150 signed on Nov 8, 1855NARA Waltham 462
Lothrop, Albert Nantucket, MA Fall River, MA USA green hand 14 1/165 5 ' 1 1/2 light brown NARA Waltham
Marble, John Tiverton, RI USA master 1/13 NARA Waltham
Maynard, James W. New York City Fall River, MA USA 3rd mate 36 5 ' 8 1/2 light brown DiedNARA Waltham
Pettey, George A. Tiverton, RI Fall River, MA USA green hand 14 1/160 5 ' 5 light brown NARA Waltham
Proffit, Samuel East Greenwich, RI Fall River, MA USA able seaman 28 1/120 5 ' 8 1/2 colored woolly NARA Waltham
Small, Charles H. Grey, ME Fall River, MA USA green hand 16 1/165 5 ' 6 1/2 dark dark NARA Waltham
Soper, Benjamin Danvers, MA Fall River, MA USA green hand 22 1/160 5 ' 10 1/2 light brown NARA Waltham
Sopher, William seaman 1/160 signed on Nov 8, 1855NARA Waltham 462
Taylor, George Fall River, MA Fall River, MA USA green hand 16 1/165 5 ' 4 1/2 light brown NARA Waltham
Taylor, George seaman 1/140 signed on Nov 8, 1855 deserted at Port Louis, Mauritius, 15 Oct 1856NARA Waltham 462
Tillinghast, William Fall River, MA Fall River, MA USA boy 15 food & clothing 5 ' 0 light brown NARA Waltham
Tripp, Isaac Tiverton, RI Tiverton, RI USA 1st mate 41 1/18 5 ' 6 1/2 sandy sandy left at Fayal Sept 1853NARA Waltham
Warren, William Harlem Fall River, MA USA boatsteerer 25 1/70 5 ' 4 3/4 light brown NARA Waltham
White, Thomas Roxbury, MA Fall River, MA USA cooper 19 1/60 5 ' 3 light dark NARA Waltham