Muster Book of HMS Alexander (1818)

Source: “Ship: ALEXANDER Type: Brig (1818 Jan-Dec),” ADM 37/5965, The National Archives.
Related Expedition: Ross Leg of Ross-Buchan 1818.
Editor and Transcriber: Edmund Wuyts.

Notes

Based on the Alexander muster from 1 September to 31 October 1818.

Officers, 2nd Class

No. Entry Year Appearance Whence and whether Prest or not Place and County where born Age at the Time of Entry in this Ship No. and Letter of Tickets MEN’S NAMES Qualities D., D.D., or R. Time of Discharge Year Whether or for what Reasons Straggling or Neglect Slop Cloaths suppled by
Navy		 Cloaths in Sick Quarters Beds Dead Mens Cloaths Tobacco Date of the Parties Order for allotting Monthly Pay Wages remitted from Abroad Six Months’ Advance[1] Necessaries supplied Marines on Shore To whom the Tickets were delivered
1 14 January 1818 April 3 Per Commission, 1818/01/14 William Edward Parry Lieutenant & Commander Six Months & one third deducted
2 14 January 1818 April 3 Per Commission, 1818/01/14 Henry Parkyns Hoppner Lieutenant Six Months

Officers, 3rd Class

No. Entry Year Appearance Whence and whether Prest or not Place and County where born Age at the Time of Entry in this Ship No. and Letter of Tickets MEN’S NAMES Qualities D., D.D., or R. Time of Discharge Year Whether or for what Reasons Straggling or Neglect Slop Cloaths suppled by
Navy		 Cloaths in Sick Quarters Beds Dead Mens Cloaths Tobacco Date of the Parties Order for allotting Monthly Pay Wages remitted from Abroad Six Months Advance[2] Necessaries supplied Marines on Shore To whom the Tickets were delivered
1 14 January 1818 April 3 Per Warrant, 1818/01/14 William H. Hooper Purser             Six Months  
2 30 January 1818 April 3 Per Warrant, 1818/01/30 Alexander Fisher Assistant-Surgeon             Six Months  

Officers, 4th Class

No. Entry Year Appearance Whence and whether Prest or not Place and County where born Age at the Time of Entry in this Ship No. and Letter of Tickets MEN’S NAMES Qualities D., D.D., or R. Time of Discharge Year Whether or for what Reasons Straggling or Neglect Slop Cloaths suppled by
Navy		 Cloaths in Sick Quarters Beds Dead Mens Cloaths Tobacco Date of the Parties Order for allotting Monthly Pay Wages remitted from Abroad Six Months Advance[3] Necessaries supplied Marines on Shore To whom the Tickets were delivered
1 15 January 1818 April 3 Per Admiralty Order Philip Bisson Admiralty Midshipman           6 Months  
2 15 January 1818 April 3 Per Admiralty Order Joseph Nias Admiralty Midshipman            6 Months  
3 13 March 1818 April 3 Per Admiralty Order James Halse Admiralty Clerk 6 Months

Ship’s Company

No. Entry Year Appearance Whence and whether
Prest or not		 Place and County where born Age at the Time of Entry in this Ship No. and Letter of Tickets MEN’S NAMES Qualities D., D.D., or R. Time of Discharge Year Whether or for what Reasons Straggling or Neglect Slop Cloaths suppled by
Navy		 Cloaths in Sick Quarters Beds Dead Mens Cloaths Tobacco Date of the Parties Order for allotting Monthly Pay River Pay[4] Three Months Advance[5] Necessaries supplied Marines on Shore To whom the Tickets were delivered
1 16 January 1818 April 3 Volunteer,
Supernumerary List Isabella		 Sunderland 29 Robert Agar AB 0.13.4 15/10 1818/07/09 9.15.0 9.0.0
2 16 January 1818 April 3 Volunteer,
Supernumerary List Isabella		 Plymouth 32 James Curran AB D. 23 July 1818 Per order from Captain Ross 1.2.4 3/2 1818/07/09 9.15.0 9.0.0 Party
3 1 February 1818 April 3 Per Admiralty Order Joseph Phillips Merchant Mate 1818/08/18 Six Months
4 1 February 1818 April 3 Per Admiralty Order Portsmouth 28 John Brothers AB 1.2.4 9/6 1818/07/09 8.0.8 9.0.0
5 6 February 1818 April 3 Per Admiralty Order John Allison Merchant Master 1818/08/20 Six Months
6 8 February 1818 April 3 London 32 John Owen AB 12/8 7.5.8 9.0.0
7 8 February 1818 April 3 Orkneys 27 John Smith AB D. 10 April 1818 Unserviceable
8 15 February 1818 April 3 Essex 33 William Wright AB 12/8 1818/07/09 6.10.8 9.0.0
9 15 February 1818 April 3 Portsmouth 39 Edward Leggat AB D. 10 April 1818 Unserviceable
10 15 February 1818 April 3 Greenwich 32 Henry Platt AB 0.13.4 12/8 1818/07/09 6.10.8 9.0.0
11 15 February 1818 April 3 Russia 34 Christopher Frew AB D. 24 July 1818 Unserviceable,
per order of Captain Ross		 6/4 6.10.8 9.0.0 Party
12 22 February 1818 April 3 Aberdeen 35 William Brown Carpenter 12/8 1818/07/09 11.16.8 18.18.0
13 2 March 1818 April 3 Donbar 31 Thomas Wilson Leading Man 12/8 1818/07/09 6.3.2 11.5.0
14 2 March 1818 April 3 Rosshire 37 John McDonald Leading Man 1.2.4 12/8 1818/07/09 6.3.2 11.5.0
15 2 March 1818 April 3 Bristol 32 Richard Young AB 0.14.4 9/6 4.18.6 9.0.0
16 5 March 1818 April 3 Per Admiralty Order
(Late Congo)		 Woolwich 27 Thomas Long AB,
1818/03/26: Cook		 6/4 1818/07/09 5.7.10 12.0.0
17 8 March 1818 April 3 Whitby 39 William Parkinson AB D. 25 July 1818 Unserviceable,
per order of Captain Ross		 0.7.3 6/4 1818/07/09 4.5.8 9.0.0 Party
18 15 March 1818 April 3 Lancastershire 40 John Singleton AB 1818/07/09 3.10.8 9.0.0
19 23 March 1818 April 3 Suffolk 22 Benjamin Singleton AB 1.7.10 12/8 1818/07/09 2.13.6 9.0.0
20 29 March 1818 April 3 Wymouth 27 Richard Drew AB 2.0.8 9.0.0
21 13 April 1818 April 13 Volunteer Durham 21 Henry Wright AB D. 24 July 1818 Unserviceable,
per order of Captain Ross		 0.14.6 13/3 6/4 9.0.0 Party
22 13 April 1818 April 13 Volunteer Gravesend 34 Richard Clements AB D. 17 April 1818 Unservicable
23 13 April 1818 April 13 Volunteer Chatham 43 James Crockford AB 2.6.2 13/3 15/10 9.0.0
24 13 April 1818 April 13 Volunteer Walton 37 Thomas Green AB D. 16 July 1818 to Equestris Whaler for a Passage to a Hospital in England 1.1.2 13/3 3/2 9.0.0 [?] Party
25 16 April 1818 April 16 Volunteer Dundee 30 Alexander Elder Leading Man 0.17.4 15/10 1818/07/08 11.5.0
26 19 April 1818 April 19 Volunteer,
Northumberland		 Straud 24 Samuel Hills AB 1.5.10 15/10 9.0.0
27 19 April 1818 April 19 Volunteer,
Pioneer		 Leith 27 John Thompson Sailmaker 1.4.11 19/0 12.0.0
28 21 April 1818 April 21 Volunteer,
S. Hague		 Tenby 47 John Thomas AB 0.10.8 15/10 1818/07/15 9.0.0
29 16 July 1818 July 16 Equestris (Whaler) Orkneys 24 John Gordon AB 0.13.11 3/2 1818/07/16
30 24 July 1818 July 24 Equestris (Whaler) London 35 Thomas Snow AB 0.17.10 9/6 1818/07/24
31 25 July 1818 July 25 Royal George (Whaler) Yorkshire 24 William Marshall AB 0.13.11
32 25 July 1818 July 25 Everthorpe (Whaler) York 20 Thomas Wyrill AB 0.17.10 9/6 1818/07/25
33 25 July 1818 July 25 Dexterity Thurso 20 John Bruce AB 1.2.8 9/6 1818/07/25

Marines

No. Entry Year Appearance Division[6] When entitled to increase Pay[7] Number of Company[8] No. and Letter of Tickets MEN’S NAMES Qualities D., D.D., or R. Time of Discharge Year Whether or for what Reasons Straggling or Neglect Slop Cloaths suppled by
Navy		 Cloaths in Sick Quarters Beds Dead Mens Cloaths Tobacco Date of the Parties Order for allotting Monthly Pay River Pay[9] Three Months Advance[10] Necessaries supplied Marines on Shore To whom the Tickets were delivered
Second Class
1 10 April 1818 April 3 Woolwich 1824/05/01 16 George Goldthorpe Corporal 1.2.6 13.3 1.11.4 8.6.6
2 10 April 1818 April 3 Woolwich 1822/10/16 20 William Fairbass Private 0.14.6 13.3 6.4 1.1.10 5.15.0
3 10 April 1818 April 3 Woolwich 1819/12/01 4 William Carpenter Private 0.8.0 9.6 Allotment 1818/07/09 1.1.10 5.15.0
4 1 August 1818 August 1 From 3rd Class 1825/08/01 8 Thomas Swainstone Private 0.6.9 3.2
Third Class
1 10 April 1818 April 3 Woolwich 1818/08/10 8 Thomas Swainstone Private D. 31 July 1818 to Second Class 1.2.6 13.3 3.2 0.19.8 5.4.6
2 10 April 1818 April 3 Woolwich 1819/03/01 4 James Beswick Private 1.1.1 13.3 15.13 0.19.8 5.4.6

[1], [2], [3], [5], [10] Originally “Two Months Advance”.

[4], [9] Originally said “Wages remitted from Abroad”.

[6] Adjusted for Marines. Originally “Whence and whether Prest or not”.

[7] Adjusted for Marines. Originally “Place and County where born”.

[8] Adjusted for Marines. Originally “Age at the Time of Entry in this Ship”.