Muster Book of the HMS Erebus (1839-1843)

Source: “(a) Erebus. C. (b) Erebus. C.,D.,O.” ADM 38/8045, The National Archives.
Related Expedition: the Ross Antarctic Expedition Expedition (1839-1843).
Editor and Transcriber: Edmund Wuyts.

Notes

This transcription is based on “(b) Erebus. C.,D.,O.”, of which the muster transcribed below has a title page dated from April 1st to June 30th, 1843. The description book has not yet been transcribed.

List No. 1 – Commissioned Officers (Military)

No	Entry	Year	Appearance	Whence, and whether Pressed or Volunteer, or from what Ship, or from former Book	If an Officer, the date of his Commission or Warrant; in whose Vacancy; what Ship received from; or if from Half-Pay^[1]		NAMES	Qualities	Discharge		Whither, or for what reason; and Number and Letter of Ship Ticker. In cases of Supernumeraries, state whether their Discharge was with Original Entry and Charges	CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
No	Entry	Year	Appearance				NAMES	Qualities	D., D. D. or R.	Date		~~Foreign Remittances, and Religious Books~~ Subscription for the benefit of the Widows of John Roberts, Edward Bradley, & parent of G. Parker.^[3]	Date of Allotment, also of Young Gentlemen commencing and ending Instruction under Chaplain; and Marine Necessaries	Navy Slops, including Beds and Waxed Wrappers	Tobacco	Soap	Monthly Allowance; and Bills drawn	Neglect; Clothes in Quarters, and Casual Charges	~~Two~~ Six Months’ Advance^[4]	Desertion, Straggling, and Date of Certificate given	Dead and Run Men’s Effects
1	10 April	1839	April 10	Half Pay	Per Commission	8 April 1839	James Clark Ross, Esquire, FRS	Captain				15.0.0		0.7.0		1.3.4	2599.4.3 ¼
2	10 April	1839	April 11	Half Pay	Per Commission	9 April 1839	James F. L. Wood	Lieutenant				4.15.0		9.15.3		12/.	1188.9.8 ¾		119.18.6
3	10 April	1839	April 13	Half Pay	Per Commission	9 April 1839	Edward Joseph Bird	Lieutenant	D.	6 April 1843	1st List, No. 7, Promoted	8.0.0		5.5.4	4/.	7/4	799.13.3 ¾		119.18.6
4	16 August	1839	August 18	HMS Edinburgh, Per Admiralty Appointment	Per Commission	13 August 1839	John Sibbald	Lieutenant	D.	27 August 1843	HMS Terror Per Order of Captain Ross AB 116	4.15.0		11.6.8	8/.	4/.	751.16.2		109.8.0
5	7 April	1842	April 7	2nd List, No. 4	Acting Order, (Confirmed)	6 April 1842	Alexander Smith	Lieutenant						2.5.1 ½		3/4	434.17.2 ½
6	28 August	1842	August 28	2nd List, No. 11	Acting Order	28 August 1842	Henry Oakeley	Acting Lieutenant			Bill to 23 September 1843 Off			3.2.0	1/.	./8	294.7.3
7	1 January	1843	January 1	Same List	Acting Order, (Confirmed)	7 April 1842	Edward Joseph Bird, Esquire	Additional Commander									416.7.11

List No. 2 – Warrant Officers

No	Entry	Year	Appearance	Whence, and whether Pressed or Volunteer, or from what Ship, or from former Book	If an Officer, the date of his Commission or Warrant; in whose Vacancy; what Ship received from; or if from Half-Pay^[5]		NAMES	Qualities	Discharge		Whither, or for what reason; and Number and Letter of Ship Ticker. In cases of Supernumeraries, state whether their Discharge was with Original Entry and Charges	CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
No	Entry	Year	Appearance				NAMES	Qualities	D., D. D. or R.	Date		~~Foreign Remittances, and Religious Books~~ Subscription for the benefit of the Widows of John Roberts, Edward Bradley, & parent of G. Parker.^[7]	Date of Allotment, also of Young Gentlemen commencing and ending Instruction under Chaplain; and Marine Necessaries	Navy Slops, including Beds and Waxed Wrappers	Tobacco	Soap	Monthly Allowance; and Bills drawn	~~Neglect; Clothes in Quarters, and Casual Charges~~ Residue of Pay to 25 September 1839 in Service^[8]	~~Two~~ Six Months’ Advance^[9]	Desertion, Straggling, and Date of Certificate given	Dead and Run Men’s Effects
1	10 April	1839	August 11	Ocean, Per Admiralty Appointment	Per Warrant	9 April 1839	George Grant	Gunner, 2nd Class	D.	16 April 1839	Poictiers per Order, AB 97
2	10 April	1839	April 15	Half Pay	Per Warrant	9 April 1839	Thomas R. Haltett	Purser				4.15.0		10.19.6 ½	5/.	8/8	664.18.9 ½		91.5.0
3	10 April	1839	April 15	Half Pay	Per Warrant	10 April 1839	Robert McCormick	Surgeon				7.0.0		5.15.2 ½		4/.	1699.18.11 ½		200.15.0
4	18 April	1839	April 18	Mastiff, Per Admiralty Appointment	Per Warrant	18 April 1839	Alexander J. Smith	Mate	D.	6 April 1842	1st List, No. 5, Per order of Captain Ross (Promoted)	2.10.0		6.0.2		3/4	266.12.11 ½	24.8.11	47.4.0
5	26 April	1839	April 30	Ocean, Per Admiralty Appointment	Per Warrant	26 April 1829	John Bromley	Carpenter, 2nd Class				1.15.0	Transferred from Ocean, 26 September 1839	7.10.3	1.6.0	1/4	27.3.8	47.12.7	65.12.0	5.7.6
6	26 April	1839	May 4	Royal Sovereign, Per Admiralty Appointment	Per Warrant	20 April 1829	Henry B. Yule	2nd Master and Pilot				2.15.0		11.13.3 ½		4/.	412.8.1	37.11.11	65.12.0
7	11 May	1839	May 13	Victory, Per Admiralty Appointment	Per Warrant	8 May 1839	John Roberts	Boatswain, 2nd Class	D.D.	30 July 1840	Drowned at Sea, AB 162		Transferred per Victory, 26 September 1839, Stopped	3.1.9	4/.			43.16.0	65.12.0
8	15 May	1839	May 20	San Josef, Per Admiralty Appointment	Per Warrant	11 May 1839	Thomas Abernethy	Gunner, 2nd Class From 18 August 1840: 1st Class				1.15.0	Transferred per San Josef, 26 September 1839	14.2.9	2.15.0	1.2.0	27.3.8	33.4.4	65.12.0	3.16.0
9	19 May	1839	May 22	Excellent	Per Warrant	19 May 1839	Joseph Dayman	Mate				1.10.0		1.10.2			67.9.7	24.8.5	47.4.0
10	18 May	1839	May 22	1st Entry	Per Warrant	18 May 1839	Joseph Dalton Hooker	Assistant Surgeon				4.5.0		17.2.11		4/.	935.14.0		91.0.3
11	1 September	1839	September 4	Edinburgh, Per Admiralty Appointment	Per Warrant	1 September 1839	Henry Oakeley	Mate	D.	27 July 1841	1st List, No. 6 Per Order of Captain Ross	2.10.0		6.11.11		9/4	296.5.6 ½	7.0.10	47.4.0
12	16 September	1839	September 18	Half Pay	Per Warrant	16 September 1839	Charles T. Tucker	Master and Pilot			Bill to 3 October 1843, [?] per [?]	4.15.0		17.13.3		15/4	1059.4.10		101.4.0
13	25 August	1840	August 25	Terror, Per Appointment and Order of Captain Ross	Per Warrant	1 August 1840	Robert Berman	Acting Boatswain				1.15.0		8.8.9	2.2.0	12/.	26.7.8

Ship’s Company

No	Entry	Year	Appearance	Whence, and whether Pressed or Volunteer, or from what Ship, or from former Book	Parish, Town, and County where Born	Age when entered in this Ship	If his first Entry in the Service, to be so stated; if not, the Name of his last Ship, as part of complement, and date of discharge as nearly as it can be assertained;[10]	NAMES	Qualities	Discharge		Whither, or for what reason; and Number and Letter of Ship Ticker. In cases of Supernumeraries, state whether their Discharge was with Original Entry and Charges	Nature of Certifcate given to parties fair, good, very good, or indifferent.^[11]	CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
No	Entry	Year	Appearance		Parish, Town, and County where Born	Age when entered in this Ship		NAMES	Qualities	D., D. D. or R.	Date			~~Foreign Remittances, and Religious Books~~ Subscription for the benefit of the Widows of John Roberts, Edward Bradley, & parent of G. Parker.^[12]	Date of Allotment, also of Young Gentlemen commencing and ending Instruction under Chaplain; and Marine Necessaries	Navy Slops, including Beds and Waxed Wrappers	Tobacco	Soap	Monthly Allowance; and Bills drawn	~~Neglect; Clothes in Quarters, and Casual Charges~~ Residue of Pay to 25 September 1839 in Service^[13]	~~Two~~ Three Months’ Advance^[14]	Desertion, Straggling, and Date of Certificate given	Dead and Run Men’s Effects
1	15 April	1839	April 20	Howe, volunteer in Perseus	St. Thomas, Portsmouth, Hampshire	33	Algerino, S.B. 55 D. 9 December 1839	Richard William Stebbing	Armourer	Rq.	27 October 1840	Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land		0.10.0		10.3.10	1.2.0	14/8	1.0.0	20.12.10	12.0.0	1.0.0 (11 September 1839)
2	4 March	1839	April 27	Howe, volunteer	Dundee, Forfar	26	First Entry	William McDougall	AB; From 29 May 1839 Caulker’s Mate; From 11 December 1840 Caulker					2.8.0	26 September 1839, Stopped, Removed 1 May 1843	0.18.6 37.0.2 ½	./7 4.2.0	./8 1.18.8	9.13.0	2.3.0 Raven 22.12.9	12.0.0	0.10.0 (20 August 1839)
3	26 March	1839	April 27	Howe, volunteer	Stroma, Caithness	33	First Entry	John Steven	AB	R.	17 July 1839	Chatham, from leave				0.18.6 0.18.6	./7 6/.	./8 2/8		1.0.0 Raven
4	27 April	1839	April 27	Chatham, volunteer	Whitechurch, Buckinghamshire	32	Winchester, S.B. 57 D. 22 December 1839	Thomas Boddington	Captain’s Steward; From 30 August 1841 [Quarter Master]; From 1 October 1841 Captain’s Steward					0.15.0		24.5.3	2.19.0	1.0.8	18.13.0	17.13.10	10.4.0
5	27 April	1839	April 27	Chatham, volunteer	York	26	Terror, S.B. 27 D. 15 November 1837	John Watson	Purser’s Steward	D.	1 April 1840	From the Service, at the request of the Purser	Indifferent		26 September 1839, Stopped	1.19.0	8/.			17.16.4	10.16.0
6	2 May	1839	May 2	Chatham, volunteer, late Pelican	St. Margaret, Rochester, Kent	29	Pelican, S.B. 19 D. 1 May 1839	Edward Mann	Boatswain’s Mate	D.	24 August 1840	HMS Terror, Appointed Acting Boatswain	Very Good		26 September 1839, Transferred. to Terror	2.5.6	12/.	5/4	0.16.0	20.17.0	12.12.0
7	2 May	1839	May 2	Chatham, volunteer	Bishopsgate Street, London	26	Pelican, S.B. 57 D. 1 May 1839	John Williams	Captain of the Foretop	R.	14 June 1839	Chatham, from leave
8	2 May	1839	May 2	Chatham, volunteer	Upper Deal, Kent	28	Pelican, S.B. 57 D. 1 May 1839	James Rigden	AB; From 29 May 1839 Captain’s Coxswain; 27 August 1841 AB; From 26 September 1841 Captain of the Main Top					0.19.0	26 September 1839, Stopped	29.5.1 ½	3.11.0	1.8.8	17.13.0	19.15.2	12.12.0
9	2 May	1839	May 2	Chatham, volunteer	St. Helens, Jersey	33	Pelican, S.B. 65 D. 1 May 1839	James Lewis	AB					1.10.0		25.18.11 ½	3.17.0	1.14.8	18.13.0	16.4.2	10.4.0	0.10.0 (5 June 1841)	2.9.6
10	2 May	1839	May 2	Chatham, volunteer	St. Mildred, Canterbury, Kent	23	Pelican, S.B. 80 D. 1 May 1839	William Simmends	AB					2.3.0	26 September 1839, Stopped	24.16.8	2.15.0	1.15.4	18.13.0	17.7.0	10.4.0	0.10.0 (2 December 1840)	1.7.6
11	2 May	1839	May 2	Chatham, volunteer	Shadwell, London	31	Pelican, S.B. 12 D. 1 May 1839	Jeremiah Quin	Gunner’s Mate; From 29 May 1839 Quarter Master					1.14.0	26 September 1839	15.2.0 ½	3.12.0	1.9.4	9.0.0	21.13.8	12.12.0	1.0.0 (24 June 1841)	0.18.0
12	7 May	1839	May 7	Chatham, volunteer	Portsmouth, Hampshire	25	Russell, S.B. 104 D. 16 January 1835	Robert Devese	AB					1.0.0	26 September 1839	11.17.1 ½	4/.	1.6.0	9.13.0	17.1.4	10.4.0
13	6 May	1839	May 9	Howe, volunteer in Perseus	Westminster, Middlesex	30	Wolf, S.B. 36 D. 21 March 1839	John Diggle	AB; From 14 July 1839 Quarter Master					0.17.0	26 September 1839	13.7.0	3.7.0	1.8.0	9.13.0	16.10.10	12.12.0	1.0.0 (11 September 1839) 1.0.0 (9 February 1840) 1.0.0 (22 September 1840)
14	17 May	1839	May 17	Chatham, volunteer	Onboard HMS Glory, Chatham	27	Castor, S.B. D. 7 September 1834	Henry Paradise	AB	Rq.	27 October 1840	Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land		0.10.0	26 September 1839, Stopped	4.3.10	1.0.0	10/8	0.10.0	14.6.2	10.4.0
15	18 May	1839	May 18	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay lists	Dover, Kent	25	Poictiers, S.B. 77 D. 17 May 1839	John West	AB					0.17.0	26 September 1839	13.4.1	18/.	1.11.4	9.13.0	15.10.4	10.4.0	1.0.0 (9 February 1840)
16	18 May	1839	May 18	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay lists	St. Barry, Cork	36	Poictiers, S.B. 91 D. 17 May 1839	Edward Welch	AB					0.15.0	26 September 1839	3.6.4 ½	2.9.0	16/8	9.13.0	12.17.8	10.4.0
17	18 May	1839	May 18	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay lists	Stoke, Kent	44	Poictiers, S.B. 106 D. 17 May 1839	Edward Bradley	AB; From 27 June 1839 Captain of the Hold	D.D.	24 October 1840	Died by Suffocation from charcoal, AB 164		0.15.0	26 September 1839, Stopped	5.9.1	1.8.0	13/4	1.0.0	15.5.8	12.12.0
18	18 May	1839	May 18	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay lists	Sunderland, Durham	22	Poictiers, S.B. 206 D. 17 May 1839	William Watson	AB	D.	21 September 1841	From the Service at his own request, very unfit for it, AB 100		1.6.0		15.8.4	1.18.0	13/4	11.0.0	14.16.10	10.4.0	1.0.0 (9 February 1840) 0.10.0 (5 June 1841)	1.4.0
19	18 May	1839	May 18	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay lists	Alloway, N.B.	40	Poictiers, S.B. 251 D. 17 May 1839	James Angeley	AB; From 28 October 1840 Quarter Master	D.D.	2 April 1841	Drowned at Sea, AB 99		2.1.0		28.3.5 ½	3.2.0	1.18.8	11.0.0	13.3.6	10.4.0	0.10.0 (20 August 1839) 1.0.0 (29 August 1839) 0.10.0 (5 June 1841)	6.13.6
20	18 May	1839	May 18	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay lists	Hamlestown, Pembroke	36	Poictiers, S.B. 256 D. 17 May 1839	Thomas Evans	AB					0.12.6	26 September 1839	14.19.7	3.6.0	1.7.4	9.13.0	14.19.8	10.4.0	0.10.0 (20 August 1839)
21	18 May	1839	May 18	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay lists	St. Mary’s, Fishguard, South Wales	40	Poictiers, S.B. 291 D. 17 May 1839	George Harris	AB					1.0.0		28.14.10	2.4.0	1.18.0	16.13.0	13.19.4	10.4.0	1.0.0 (6 August 1839)	0.17.6
22	18 May	1839	May 18	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay lists	Hull, Yorkshire	23	Poictiers, S.B. 305 D. 17 May 1839	George Scott	AB; From 4 April 1840 Captain of the Main Top; From 27 August 1841 Captain’s Coxswain					1.11.0		34.13.2	3.1.0	1.17.4	18.13.0	14.18.0	10.4.0		3.0.6
23	18 May	1839	May 18	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay lists	Dundee, Fifeshire	31	Poictiers, S.B. 328 D. 17 May 1839	John Ker	AB	D.	22 July 1839	From the Service, per order, AU 879	Fair			0.7.0	4/.	1/4				2.0.0 (11 July 1839)
24	29 May	1839	May 29	Chatham, volunteer, late Pelican	Drumcree, Westmeath, Ireland	31	Pelican, S.B. 46 D. 1 May 1839	John Newman	AB					1.0.0		18.1.7	2.16.0	1.8.0	18.13.0	12.15.8	10.4.0	1.0.0 (29 August 1839) 1.0.0 (8 February 1840) 0.10.0 (5 June 1841)
25	29 May	1839	May 29	Chatham, volunteer, late Pelican	Yarm, Yorkshire	34	Pelican, S.B. 20 D. 1 May 1839	Thomas Elwood	AB					0.15.0		14.9.5	4.1.0	1.1.4	18.13.0	13.10.6	10.4.0	1.0.0 (8 February 1840)
26	27 May	1839	May 30	Howe, volunteer from Perseus	Matton, Yorkshire	36	Winchester, S.B. 108 D. 16 June 1838	Samuel Glover	AB; From 17 June 1839 Quarter Master	Rq.	27 October 1840	Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land		0.15.0		0.2.6, Perseus 9.9.2	1.8.0	16/.	2.0.0	16.3.10	12.12.0		5.6.6
27	6 June	1839	June 6	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay lists	Dartford, Kent	39	Poictiers, S.B. 308 D. 5 June 1839	James Woodward	Captain of the Fore Castle; From 25 August 1840 Boatswain’s Mate					0.17.0	26 September 1839, Decreased	4.4.6	2.3.0	19/4	9.13.0	13.18.0	12.12.0		0.12.6
28	7 June	1839	June 7	Chatham, volunteer	Somerset House, London	22	First Entry	John Lewis	Gunroom Steward	R.	31 March 1840	Simon’s Town, [?] from the ship			26 September 1839, Stopped	2.5.9	4/.	14/8		13.5.8	10.4.0	1.0.0 (8 February 1840)
29	11 June	1839	June 11	Chatham, volunteer	Stoke, Kent	29	Pelican, S.B. 37 D. 1 May 1839	Samuel Barber	AB; From 27 June 1839 Captain of the Main Top	D.	3 April 1840	Sick Quarters at Simon’s Town AU 882	Very Good			2.2.9	6/.	5/4		13.7.2	11.8.0
30	29 June	1839	June 29	Chatham, volunteer	Stroud, Kent	31	Russell, S.B. 238 D. 16 January 1839	Edward H. Fawcett	AB; From 1 October 1840 Captain of the Fore Castle					1.3.0	26 September 1839	18.14.2 ½	3.12.0	1.6.8	9.13.0	9.7.10	10.4.0		6.0.6
31	1 July	1839	July 1	Chatham, volunteer	Boston, Lincolnshire	37	First Entry	James Rogers	AB; From 25 September 1839 Quarter Master; From 8 October 1841 AB					1.10.0	26 September 1839, Decreased	21.18.3	3.1.0	1.10.0	9.13.0	9.3.10	12.12.0
32	6 July	1839	July 6	Chatham, volunteer	Newcastle under Lyne, Stafford	40	First Entry	Richard Wall	Cook					1.2.0	26 September 1839	1.16.6	1.4.0	1.4.0	5.10.0	13.17.6	15.15.0
33	6 July	1839	July 6	Chatham, volunteer	Great Yarmouth, Norfolk	27	President, S.B. 291 D. June 1834	James Duffield	Sailmaster’s Mate	Dsq.	27 October 1840	Military Hospital, Hobart Town AU 883	Very Good			8.1.3	18/.	8/.	2.0.0	10.7.2	12.0.0
34	7 July	1839	July 7	Chatham, volunteer	Portsmouth, Hampshire	27	Barham, S.B. 263 D. 3 April 1839	Alexander Gunn	AB	R.	5 August 1839	Chatham, from [?]				0.18.6
35	9 July	1839	July 9	Chatham, volunteer	Shoreham, Sussex	24	Cornwallis, S.B. 348 D. July 1839	Thomas Marshall	AB; From 15 July 1839 Captain of the Fore Top; From 3 April 1842 Quarter Master					0.15.0	26 September 1839	11.15.5	3.11.0	1.2.0	9.13.0	9.14.6	11.8.0		1.6.0
36	14 July	1839	July 14	Chatham, volunteer	Chatham, Kent	21	First Entry	Edward Smith	Young Gents’ Steward	D.	7 November 1840	Military Hospital, Hobart Town, AU 884	Very Good	0.15.0	26 September 1839, Stopped	5.6.11	4/.	12/.	1.0.0	7.18.10	10.4.0		0.12.0
37	12 July	1839	July 16	Chatham, volunteer	Gatcombe, South of Wight	27	Spartiate, S.B. D. 1829	William Brinton	AB; From 25 October 1840 Captain of the Hold					1.4.0	26 September 1839, Stopped	34.9.10	3.0.0	1.18.8	17.7.0	8.11.0	10.4.0
38	13 July	1839	July 16	Chatham, volunteer	Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland	31	First Entry	Cornelius Sullivan	Blacksmith; From 17 May 1842 [Quarter Master]; From 11 October 1842 Armourer					1.2.0	26 September 1839, Decreased	17.14.3	2.10.0	1.12.0	9.13.0	11.4.10	14.2.0	1.0.0 (8 October 1840)	1.10.6
39	15 July	1839	July 16	Chatham, volunteer	Manchester, Lancashire	36	Forte, S.B. D. 1830	Joseph Barclay	Carpenter’s Mate	Rq.	27 October 1840	Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land		0.10.0	26 September 1839, Stopped	3.15.0	8/.	5/4	0.10.0	11.6.8 + 0.18.0 (Tool Money) 12.4.8 Total	14.2.0	1.0.0 (16 September 1840)
40	18 July	1839	July 18	Chatham, volunteer	Cork, Ireland	48	Pelican, S.B. 14 D. 1 May 1839	David Hennessey	Quarter master	D.	24 September 1839	Chatham, per order and request	Fair				4/.	2/8		9.13.4		0.10.0 (20 August 1839)
41	27 July	1839	July 27	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay Lists	Chatham, Kent	26	Poictiers, S.B. 61 D. 26 July 1839	William Waddup	AB; From 4 May 1841 Sailmaker’s Mate					1.0.0	Transferred from Poictier, 26 September 1839	10.18.5	2.17.0	1.9.4	9.13.0	6.7.0	10.4.0	1.0.0 (8 February 1840)
42	27 July	1839	July 27	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay Lists	Chatham, Kent	27	Poictiers, S.B. 124 D. 26 May 1839	Robert Bates	AB					0.15.0	Transferred from Poictier, 26 September 1839	6.3.1	2.11.0	1.6.8	9.13.0	6.5.0	10.4.0
43	14 August	1839	August 14	Chatham, volunteer	Chatham, Kent	22	Cornwallis, S.B. 438 D. 2 July 1839	Edward Lancefield	AB					0.15.0	26 September 1839	15.5.11 ½	2.9.0	1.8.0	9.13.0	5.1.0	10.4.0
44	22 August	1839	August 27	Howe, volunteer in Perseus	North Shields, Northumberland	29	First Entry	William Turner	Sailmaker	D.	5 September 1841	Chatham, from the Service, per order and request	Fair
45	3 September	1839	September 7	Howe, volunteer in Perseus	St. Mary’s, Hull, Yorkshire	22	First Entry	Thomas [Fant]	Caulker’s Mate	D.	7 September 1841	Poictiers, per order of Commodore Clavell, [in] Caulker’s Mate [service]
46	20 August	1839	September 7	Howe, volunteer in Perseus	Balbriggan, County Dublin, Ireland	24	First Entry	John Collier	AB	D.	7 September 1841	Poictiers, per order of Commodore Clavell										1.0.0 (Powerful)
47	17 September	1839	September 17	Poictier, volunteer, Per Pay Lists	Portsea, Hampshire	24	Poictiers, S.B. 30 D. 16 September 1839	Joseph J. Smith	AB					1.2.6	26 September 1839	18.1.2 ½	3.3.0	1.0.8	9.13.0	1.1.8	10.4.0		1.0.0
48	25 September	1839	September 25	Chatham, volunteer	Ayr, N.B.	34	First Entry	James Wilson	AB; From 11 December 1840 Caulker’s Mate					1.5.0		22.7.5 ½	3.3.0	1.9.4	18.13.0	0.2.4	10.4.0
49	25 September	1839	September 25	Chatham, volunteer	Brompton, Kent	46	Isis, S.B. 111 D.	William E. Greenstead	Sailmaker					1.1.0	26 September 1839	10.18.7	6/.	4/.	8.13.0	0.3.4	14.2.0	1.0.0 (22 September 1840) 1.0.0 (17 October 1840)
50	26 September	1839	September 26	Ocean, volunteer, Per Pay lists	Hull, Yorkshire	23	Ocean, S.B. 240 D. 25 Septemebr 1839	William Williamson	Caulker; From 11 December 1840 AB; From 1 October 1841 Purser’s Steward					1.16.0		44.8.2 ½	3.13.0	2.1.4	18.13.0
51	2 April	1840	April 2	Simon’s Town, volunteer	Shoreditch, London	25	First Entry	William Pluckett	Purser’s Steward	D.	9 November 1840	Hobart Town, on his own request AB 163	Fair	0.5.0		9.13.4 ½	7/.	4/.	2.0.0			1.0.0 (10 Sept 1840) 3.0.0 (29 October 1840)	1.9.6
52	18 August	1840	August 18	Hobart Town, volunteer	Chatham Row, [?] Near Bath, Somerset	41	First Entry	Henry Martin	Gunroom Steward					1.0.0		23.1.7	19/.	2.13.4	16.13.0
53	12 October	1840	October 12	Hobart Town, volunteer	Bryneross, Caernarvon, North Wales	22	First Entry	Hugh Hughes	AB					0.14.0		22.19.6	2.9.0	1.3.4	15.13.0				0.8.0
54	28 October	1840	October 28	Hobart Town, volunteer	Dartsmouth, Devon	25	First Entry	John Bennett	Carpenter’s Mate; From 14 September 1841 AB; From 1 October 1841 Carpenter’s Mate					0.15.0	8 November 1841, Decreased	34.6.3	1.10.0	1.3.4	7.3.0				4.10.0
55	28 October	1840	October 28	Hobart Town, volunteer	Holyhead, Anglesea	31	Winchester, S.B. 115 D. June 1838	William Perry	Sailmaker’s Mate	D.	3 May 1842	From the Service, very unfit for it, per Arrow to Rio, AB 168	Indifferent	1.0.0		18.17.11	1.10.0	15/4	6.0.0
56	28 October	1840	October 28	Hobart Town, volunteer	Portsea, Hampshire	28	First Entry	Henry Sansom	AB	Rq.	3 July 1841	Hobart Town, Van Diemen’s Land		0.5.0		7.17.11	14/.	6/8	5.0.0				0.3.0
57	28 October	1840	October 28	Hobart Town, volunteer	Scarborough, Yorkshire	29	First Entry	Edward Baxter	AB; From 9 October 1841 Quarter Master	D.	29 November 1842	Merchant Barque “Governor Halkett” for a passage to England, [?] AU 885		0.8.0		20.2.1	2.0.0	15/4	8.13.0
58	28 October	1840	October 28	Hobart Town, volunteer	Campbeltown, Argyle, N.B.	23	First Entry	Hugh McIntyre	AB					0.10.0		29.16.6 ½	2.7.0	1.7.4	15.13.0
59	28 October	1840	October 28	Hobart Town, volunteer	South Shields, Durham	27	First Entry	Benjamin Golightly	AB					0.15.0		36.18.7	2.11.0	1.14.0	15.13.0				1.11.0
60	10 November	1840	November 10	Hobart Town, volunteer	Marylebone Parish, London	20	First Entry	Charles Patterson	Purser’s Steward	D.	10 May 1841	Hobart Town, very unfit for his duties, AB 165	Indifferent			5.10.8	1/.	1/4	4.0.0
61	10 April	1841	April 10	Hobart Town, volunteer	Siverton, Devon	30	First Entry	George Pine	Young Gents’ Steward					0.5.0		15.0.1	18/.	1.6.0	9.13.0			1.0.0 (30 June 1841)	0.5.6
62	3 June	1841	June 3	Hobart Town, volunteer	Brighton, Sussex	22	First Entry	James Savage	AB					0.5.0		22.10.1	1.11.0	16/8	8.13.0				1.19.0
63	28 June	1841	June 28	Hobart Town, volunteer	Middleton, Lancashire	29	First Entry	James Fitton	Armourer; From 17 May 1842 Blacksmith					0.5.0		7.7.6 ½	1.2.0	14/.	5.13.0
64	4 July	1841	July 4	Hobart Town, volunteer	Dunfermline, Fifeshire, N.B.	20	First Entry	John Stewart	AB; From 30 November 1842 Quarter Master					0.5.0		17.15.2	3/.	18/.	7.13.0
65	22 September	1841	September 22	Favourite, volunteer, with Ticket	Aylsham, Hampshire	20	Favourite, S.B. 157 D. 21 September 1841	Samuel Coffin	AB					0.5.0	1 June 1842	14.9.4		14/.	4.3.0
66	21 October	1841	October 21	Bay of Islands, New Zealand, volunteer	Edinburgh, N.B.	28	First Entry	John Hardy	AB							17.12.4	1.11.0	14/.	7.13.0
67	13 April	1842	April 13	Port Louis, Falkland Islands, volunteer	Drypool Parish, Hull, Yorkshire	24	First Entry	William Hardy	AB							13.18.1 ½	13/.	6/8	7.0.0				1.19.6
68	20 June	1838	May 4 1842	Arrow, volunteer, O.E.&C.	King Street, Sheerness, Kent	44	Arrow, S.B. 23 D. 3 May 1842	James Giles	Captain of the Fore Top							23.14.10 ½ 17.7.1 ½	54/8 15/.	31/. 9/4	31.0.0 7.13.0		3.8.0		0.6.6 0.17.0
69	2 December	1842	December 2	Philomel, volunteer, with Ticket	Greenwich, Kent	23	Philomel, S.B. 56 D. 1 December 1842	William Holmes	AB							3.14.6	2/.	1/4	7.0.0				2.1.0
70	6 December	1842	December 6	Port Louis, Falkland Islands, volunteer	Howden, Essex	27	First Entry	William Unwin	AB							2.6.6	5/.	2/8	7.0.0				0.19.0

Marines

No	Entry	Year	Appearance	Whence, and whether Pressed or Volunteer, or from what Ship, or from former Book	Parish, Town, and County where Born	Age when entered in this Ship	and if a Marine, his Division and No. of Company, and date of completion of 7 Years service;^[15]	NAMES	Qualities	Discharge		Whither, or for what reason; and Number and Letter of Ship Ticker. In cases of Supernumeraries, state whether their Discharge was with Original Entry and Charges	CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
No	Entry	Year	Appearance		Parish, Town, and County where Born	Age when entered in this Ship		NAMES	Qualities	D., D. D. or R.	Date		~~Foreign Remittances, and Religious Books~~ Subscription for the benefit of the Widows of John Roberts, Edward Bradley, & parent of G. Parker.^[17]	Date of Allotment, also of Young Gentlemen commencing and ending Instruction under Chaplain; and Marine Necessaries	Navy Slops, including Beds and Waxed Wrappers	Tobacco	Soap	Monthly Allowance; and Bills drawn	~~Neglect; Clothes in Quarters, and Casual Charges~~ Residue of Pay to 25 September 1839 in Service^[18]	~~Two~~ Three Months’ Advance^[19]	Desertion, Straggling, and Date of Certificate given	Dead and Run Men’s Effects
Marines, Not Class
1	25 April	1839	April 25	Head Quarters, Chatham	Waddington, Essex	37	Chatham, Co. 65	Samuel Baker	Sergeant				1.16.0	26 September 1839	20.16.11	2.10.0	1.12.0	9.13.0	17.16.8	12.0.6		0.8.0
Marines, 1st Class
1	15 May	1842	May 15	3rd Class, No. 4	Dunbar, Haddington	36	Chatham, Co. 53	David Straiton	Private, 1st Class				0.5.0	26 September 1839	3.0.6	2/.	4/.
Marines, 3rd Class
1	25 April	1839	April 25	Head Quarters, Chatham	Fenwick, Ayr, N.B.	28	Chatham, Co. 17	Robert Cuthbertson	Corporal, 3rd Class				1.4.0		18.4.7	2.4.0	1.10.0	15.1.0	13.13.8	8.4.6		1.17.6
2	25 April	1839	April 25	Head Quarters, Chatham	Oldburgh, Salop	26	Chatham, Co. 9	William Pearsall	Private, 3rd Class				0.15.8		11.17.2	2.5.0	12/8	15.1.0	9.2.4	5.16.6	0.10.0 (5 June 1841)	2.6.6
3	25 April	1839	April 25	Head Quarters, Chatham	Thirkeley, Yorkshire	27	Chatham, Co. 17	Robert Eden	Private, 3rd Class				0.15.8	26 September 1839	7.5.7	2.11.0	1.3.4	7.17.0	9.2.4	5.16.6		0.3.6
4	25 April	1839	April 25	Head Quarters, Chatham	Dunbar, Haddington	34	Chatham, Co. 53	David Straiton	Private, 3rd Class	D.	14 may 1841	1st Class, No. 1	0.7.0	26 September 1839, Transferred to 1st Class	4.14.1	8/.	12/.	0.16.0	1.16.12 from Head Quarters 7.6.2	5.16.6		3.8.0
5	25 April	1839	April 25	Head Quarters, Chatham	Hunston, Suffolk	23	Chatham, Co. 59	George Parr	Private, 3rd Class				0.10.8		14.8.7	1.18.0	8/.	6.8.0	9.3.0	5.16.6
6	25 April	1839	April 25	Head Quarters, Chatham	Coveny, Cambridge	24	Chatham, Co. 62	George Parker	Private, 3rd Class	D.D.	25 September 1841	Drowned in the Bay of Islanders, at Zealand, AB 167	0.10.8		11.4.8	1.12.0	12/.	8.16.0	8.19.8	5.16.6	0.10.0 (5 June 1841)	0.15.0

[1], [5] This column is split into three usually, “Parish, Town, and County where Born,” “Age when entered in this Ship”, and “If his first Entry in the Service, to be so stated; if not, the Name of his last Ship, as part of complement, and date of discharge as nearly as it can be assertained; and if a Marine, his Division and No. of Company, and date of completion of 7 Years service; if a Supernummerary, by whose authority borne, and for what purpose.”

[2], [6], [11], [16] Also says: “N.B. The Character as above to be copied into all Pay Books.”

[3], [7], [12], [17] Subscription text was added in ink. The transcription is incomplete, as I presume the ranks of the deceased were added, but as my current photograph is too blurry to discern all of them, I’ve elected to leave them out.

[4], [9], [14], [19] As the HMS Terror muster book says “Double Pay”, it can be assumed that double pay applies here as well.

[8], [13], [18] Was added in ink. In other musters this is usually “River Pay”, the money paid out while preparing for the expedition.

[10] Removed: “and if a Marine, his Division and No. of Company, and date of completion of 7 Years service; if a Supernummerary, by whose authority borne, and for what purpose.” Also removed is the officer text: “If an Officer, the date of his Commission or Warrant; in whose Vacancy; what Ship received from; or if from Half-Pay”.

[15] Removed: “If his first Entry in the Service, to be so stated; if not, the Name of his last Ship, as part of complement, and date of discharge as nearly as it can be assertained;” and “if a Supernummerary, by whose authority borne, and for what purpose.” Also removed is the officer text: “If an Officer, the date of his Commission or Warrant; in whose Vacancy; what Ship received from; or if from Half-Pay”.