Muster Book of HMS Investigator (1848)

Source: “Enterprize. C.,D.,O., (1848/01/01 – 1849/11/26)” ADM 38/8387, The National Archives.
Related Expedition: Ross-Bird Search Expedition (1848-1849)
Editor and Transcriber: Edmund Wuyts.

List No. 1 – Commissioned Officers (Military)

No	Entry		Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)	Whence, and whether Pressed or Volunteer, 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]		Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge	Wither, or for what reason; and Number and Letters of Ticket. In case of Supernumeraries, state whether their Discharge was with Original Entry and Charges.	Character given in parties,— Fair, Good, Very Good or Indifferent	CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
No	Date	Year	Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)				Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge			Neglect and Casual Charges, (specifying dates,) Clothes in Sick Quarters, and Embarkation Debts	Navy Slops, including Beds and Marine Necessaries	Dead and Run Men’s Effects	Tobacco	Soap	Monthly Allowance; paid by the Paymaster and Purser and Bills drawn by Officers	Foreign Remittances and Religious Books	Date of Allotment; also of Young Gentlemen commencing and ending Instruction under the Naval Instructor	Desertion, Straggling, &c. specifying Dates of Certificates	Two Months’ Advance
																			In Advance
1	02/29	1848	03/01	Half Pay	Per Commission	1848/02/29		Edward Joseph Bird	Captain	D.	1849/11/26	Half Pay, A682	“	“	1.6.0	“	“	“	From 1848/02/29 to 1848/08/14 1007.1.5	“	“	“	“
2	03/02	1848	03/02	Half Pay	Per Commission	1848/03/02		Melville G. H. W. Ross	Lieutenant	D.	1849/11/26	Half Pay, C.C. 518	“	“	4.11.6	“	4/.	11/.	From 1848/03/02 to 1848/08/16 470.10.0	“	“	“	“
3	03/02, O.E.	1848	03/04	Woolwich	Per Commission	1848/03/02		Lewis J. Moore	Mate	D.	1849/11/26	Half Pay, C.C. 519	“	“	1.8.4	“	“	8/.	193.18.2	“	“	“	“
4	03/02, O.E.	1848	03/13	Agincourt	Per Commission	1848/03/02		John H. Allard	Second Master	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off, C.C. 520	“	“	1.4.10	“	7/.	10/.	From 1848/03/16 to 1848/08/20 163.5.1	“	“	“	“
5	03/02, O.E.	1848	03/05	Half Pay	Per Commission	1848/03/02		John J. Barnard	Lieutenant	D.	1849/11/26	Half Pay, C.C. 521	“	“	1.15.3 1/2	“	“	7/6	From 1848/03/02 to 1848/08/16 458.10.0	“	“	“	“
6	03/02, O.E.	1848	03/07	Woolwich	Per Commission	1848/03/02		William Tather	Acting Master, Ice Master	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off, C.C. 522	“	“	2.13.8	“	6/.	4/6	From 1848/03/02 to 1848/08/16 458.10.0	“	1848/06/01	“	“
7	03/07, O.E.	1848	03/15	Blenheim	Per Commission	1848/03/07		Frederick Robinson	Lieutenant	D.	1849/11/26	Half Pay, C.C. 850	“	“	3.18.7 1/2	“	6/.	9/6	From 1848/05/01 to 1848/07/23 470.10.0	“	“	“	“
8	05/05, O.E.	1848	05/08	Woolwich	Per Commission	1848/05/05		Samuel G. Cresswold	Mate	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off, C.C. 851	“	“	0.18.8	“	5/.	8/6	182.12.1	“	“	“	“

List No. 2 – Commissioned Officers (Civil)

No	Entry		Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)	Whence, and whether Pressed or Volunteer, 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^[2]		Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge	Wither, or for what reason; and Number and Letters of Ticket. In case of Supernumeraries, state whether their Discharge was with Original Entry and Charges.	Character given in parties,— Fair, Good, Very Good or Indifferent	CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
No	Date	Year	Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)				Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge			Neglect and Casual Charges, (specifying dates,) Clothes in Sick Quarters, and Embarkation Debts	Navy Slops, including Beds and Marine Necessaries	Dead and Run Men’s Effects	Tobacco	Soap	Monthly Allowance; paid by the Paymaster and Purser and Bills drawn by Officers	Foreign Remittances and Religious Books	Date of Allotment; also of Young Gentlemen commencing and ending Instruction under the Naval Instructor	Desertion, Straggling, &c. specifying Dates of Certificates	Two Months’ Advance
																			In Advance
1	03/01	1848	03/01	Half Pay	Per Commission	1848/03/01		Robert Anderson	Surgeon	D.	1849/11/26	Half Pay, C.C. 582	“	“	1.17.10	“	4/.	12/6	From 1848/03/05 to 1848/08/15 624.0.0	“	“	“	“
2	03/06, O.E.	1848	03/20	Plymouth Hospital	Per Commission	1848/03/06		Edward Adams	Assistant Surgeon, Acting	D.	1849/11/26	Half Pay, C.C. 855	“	“	2.6.10	“	5/.	7/.	From 1848/03/05 to 1848/08/20 128.9.0	“	“	“	“

List No. 3 – Subordinate Officers

No	Entry		Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)	Whence, and whether Pressed or Volunteer, or from former Book	Parish, Town, 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 ascertained; (…)	Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge	Wither, or for what reason; and Number and Letters of Ticket. In case of Supernumeraries, state whether their Discharge was with Original Entry and Charges.	Character given in parties,— Fair, Good, Very Good or Indifferent	CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
No	Date	Year	Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)		If an Officer, the date of his Commission or Warrant; in whose Vacancy; what Ship received from; or if from Half-Pay			Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge			Neglect and Casual Charges, (specifying dates,) Clothes in Sick Quarters, and Embarkation Debts	Navy Slops, including Beds and Marine Necessaries	Dead and Run Men’s Effects	Tobacco	Soap	Monthly Allowance; paid by the Paymaster and Purser and Bills drawn by Officers	Foreign Remittances and Religious Books	Date of Allotment; also of Young Gentlemen commencing and ending Instruction under the Naval Instructor	Desertion, Straggling, &c. specifying Dates of Certificates	Six Months’ Advance^[3]
																				In Advance
1	03/12, O.E.	1848	03/18	Andromeda	Per Appointment	1848/03/02			James D. Gilpin	Clerk in Charge	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off, C.C. 853	“	“	0.13.11	“	“	3/.	From 1848/03/12 to 1848/08/26 162.3.7	“	“	“	“
					West [King], Wiltshire,^[4]	24	Andromeda, 1848/03/12

List No. 4 – Warrant Officers

No	Entry		Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)	Whence, and whether Pressed or Volunteer, 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]		Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge	Wither, or for what reason; and Number and Letters of Ticket. In case of Supernumeraries, state whether their Discharge was with Original Entry and Charges.	Character given in parties,— Fair, Good, Very Good or Indifferent	CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
No	Date	Year	Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)				Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge			Neglect and Casual Charges, (specifying dates,) Clothes in Sick Quarters, and Embarkation Debts	Navy Slops, including Beds and Marine Necessaries	Dead and Run Men’s Effects	Tobacco	Soap	Monthly Allowance; paid by the Paymaster and Purser and Bills drawn by Officers	Foreign Remittances and Religious Books	Date of Allotment; also of Young Gentlemen commencing and ending Instruction under the Naval Instructor	Desertion, Straggling, &c. specifying Dates of Certificates	Six Months’ Advance^[6]
1	03/14	1848	03/14	Fisgard	Per Acting Warrant	1848/03/14		Henry Osbourne	Acting Boatswain, 3rd Class	D.	1849/11/26	HMS Fisgard, Paid Off	Very Good	“	1.15.0	“	23/.	3/.	“	“	Continued from Fisgard, 1848/04/01	“	32.16.0
2	05/05	1848	05/05	Fisgard	Per Appointment	1848/05/05		John Bell	Assistant Engineer, 3rd Class	D.	1849/11/26	HMS Fisgard, Paid Off	Very Good	“	3.17.4	“	8/.	6/6	“	“	“	“	“
3	05/04	1848	05/12	St. Vincent	Per Acting Warrant	1848/05/04		William Deane	Acting Carpenter, 3rd Class	D.	1849/11/26	HMS Fisgard, Paid Off	Very Good	“	10.3.11	0.1.0	8/.	14/6	“	“	Continued from St. Vincent, 1848/06/01	“	“

Ships’ Company

No	Entry		Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)	Whence, and whether Pressed or Volunteer, or from former Book	Parish, Town, County where Born^[7]	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 ascertained; (…)^[8]	Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge	Wither, or for what reason; and Number and Letters of Ticket. In case of Supernumeraries, state whether their Discharge was with Original Entry and Charges.	Character given in parties,— Fair, Good, Very Good or Indifferent	CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
No	Date	Year	Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)		Parish, Town, County where Born^[7]	Age when entered in this Ship		Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge			Neglect and Casual Charges, (specifying dates,) Clothes in Sick Quarters, and Embarkation Debts	Navy Slops, including Beds and Marine Necessaries	Dead and Run Men’s Effects	Tobacco	Soap	Monthly Allowance; paid by the Paymaster and Purser and Bills drawn by Officers	River Pay^[9]	Date of Allotment; also of Young Gentlemen commencing and ending Instruction under the Naval Instructor	Desertion, Straggling, &c. specifying Dates of Certificates	Six Months’ Advance^[10]
1	02/07, O.E.	1848	03/01	Enterprize	Maker, Cornwall	28	Albion, 1844/12/29	316.937	Alfred Borlace	Gun Room Steward	D.	1848/03/30	Service at Woolwich at his own request & per Order, A647	Good	“	1.0.6	“	0.1.0	“	“		“	“	“
2	02/07, O.E.	1848	03/02	Enterprize	St. Andrews, Devon	36	Caledonia, 1848/01/27	292.879	William Cundy	Captain of the Hold	D.D.	1849/05/12	Died on board at Port Leopold, C.C. 516	“	“	1.0.6 – Enterprize 4.19.10	0.2.0	1/. – Enterprize 11/.	7/.	“	6.17.3	1848/06/01, stopped	“	13.10.0
3	02/07, O.E.	1848	03/02	Enterprize	Greenock, Scotland	31	Caledonia, 1848/01/27	129.205	Robert Foster	Captain of Main Top, 1848/08/08 AB	D.	1848/04/14	Paid Off	Good	“	1.0.6 – Enterprize 3.15.4	“	1/. – Enterprize 23/.	5/.	“	6.17.3	1848/06/01, stopped	“	13.10.0
4	02/08, O.E.	1848	03/02	Enterprize	Preston, Devon	38	Endymion, 1848/01/18	304.518	Alexander Bell	Quarter Master	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	0.6.0 – Enterprize 1.18.1 1/3	0.5.0	1/. – Enterprize 13/.	6/.	“	7.4.0	1848/06/01, stopped	“	13.10.0
5	02/21, O.E.	1848	03/02	Enterprize	Devonport, Devon	27	Birkenhead, 1848/01/13	338.578	William Weeks	Captain of Fore Castle	D.	1849/11/26	Service at Woolwich per order, A649	Fair	“	1.10.6	“	4.1.0	“	“		“	“	“
6	03/11, O.E.	1848	03/13	Woolwich, volunteer	Woolwich, Kent	28	Pluto, 1847/09/02	302.255	James Joy	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	3.6.7	0.6.0	27/.	8/.	“	3.8.4	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
7	03/11, O.E.	1848	03/13	Woolwich, volunteer	Woolwich, Kent	31	Pluto, 1847/09/02	302.251	Thomas Evans	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Very Good	“	4.15.10	“	25/.	11/.	“	2.2.4	1848/06/01	1848/05/09 – 1.0.0	10.4.0
8	03/04, O.E.	1848	03/15	Woolwich, volunteer	Cripplegate, London	21	Modeste, 1848/01/15	286.492	Henry Hester	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	5.9.2 1/2	0.11.3	13/.	6/.	“	4.2.10	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
9	03/04, O.E.	1848	03/15	Woolwich, volunteer	Walmen, Kent	21	Modeste, 1848/01/15	286.494	William Marshall	AB, 1848/11/02 Carpenter’s Crew	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	1.10.9 1/2	3.9.0	9/.	5/.	“	4.2.10	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
10	03/13, O.E.	1848	03/17	Woolwich, volunteer	Chatham, Kent	47	First Entry	363.962	John Fitch	Blacksmith	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	2.9.11	0.11.6	17/.	7/.	“	6.1.6		“	14.14.0
11	03/16, O.E.	1848	03/18	Woolwich, volunteer	Bridgwater, Somerset	29	Eagle, 1848/03/10	367.322	John Calder	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	3.11.0	0.9.0	19/.	10/.	“	3.2.2	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
12	03/13, O.E.	1848	03/20	Woolwich, volunteer	St. Clements, Kent	27	Pilot, 1847/09/17	301.654	George Fowler	AB, 1848/04/01 Captain’s Coxwain	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	0.19.0	“	5/.	6/.	“	4.8.7	1848/06/01	“	13.10.0
13	03/21, O.E.	1848	03/21	Woolwich, volunteer	[Newry], Devon	25 1/2	Birkenhead, 1848/01/13	312.075	William McKee	Paymaster and Pursers Steward	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	1.5.6	“	“	“	“	3.16.0	1848/06/01	“	12.6.0
14	03/21, O.E.	1848	03/23	Woolwich, volunteer	Sheerness, Kent	24	Modeste, 1848/01/15	286.430	John Heydon	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	4.4.3	“	25/.	11/.	“	3.2.0	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
15	03/22, O.E.	1848	03/27	Woolwich, volunteer	Norwich, Yarmouth	24	Eagle, 1848/03/10	59.010	Peter Thompson	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Very Good	“	7.0.1	“	25/.	15/6	“	2.8.10		“	10.4.0
16	03/22, O.E.	1848	03/27	Woolwich, volunteer	Greenwich, Kent	29	Eagle, 1848/03/10	391.818	John Williams	AB, 1848/08/08 Captain of the Main Top	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	6.8.3	“	3/.	13/.	“	2.8.10	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
17	03/22, O.E.	1848	03/27	Woolwich, volunteer	Greenwich, Kent	23	Columbia, 1848/01/12	363.404	George Alley	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Very Good	“	4.2.5 3/4	0.15.6	15/.	6/.	“	2.14.10	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
18	03/23, O.E.	1848	03/27	Woolwich, volunteer	Kingston, Devon	33	Persian, 1848/03/14	299.790	James Wilkey	Captain of Fore Top	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	6.14.11 3/4	1.16.6	29/.	14/.	“	2.18.10	1848/06/01	“	13.10.0
19	03/27	1848	03/27	Woolwich, volunteer	Waterford, Ireland	28	Fisgard, 1847/10/07	285.436	William Baett	Quarter Master, 1848/04/16 Captain of the Fore Castle	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	2.7.7 3/4	0.7.0	19/.	8/.	“	2.18.16	“	“	13.10.0
20	03/28	1848	03/28	Woolwich, volunteer	Marylbone, Middlesex	21	First Entry	377.909	John W. Jones	Young Gents’ Steward	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Indifferent	“	6.6.3 1/2	“	20/.	“	“	1.19.0	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
21	03/21, O.E.	1848	03/28	Woolwich, volunteer	Greenwich, Kent	23	Poictiers, 1848/03/17	286.453	William Carroll	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Very Good	“	6.10.10	1.14.0	21/.	12/.	“	2.1.6	“	“	10.4.0
22	03/31	1848	03/31	Woolwich, volunteer	Puckridge, Harfordshire	37	First Entry	363.964	John Drage	Captains Steward	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Indifferent	“	13.12.10	0.3.6	8/.	4/.	“	1.10.6	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
23	03/31, O.E.	1848	04/03	Woolwich, volunteer	Woolwich, Kent	32	Growley, 1848/03/22	289.810	Richard Shingleton	Gun Room Steward	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	0.12.0	“	8/.	zz	“	1.19.0	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
24	04/01, O.E.	1848	04/05	Woolwich, volunteer	Sumbury, Middlesex	26	Fisgard, 1847/10/07	285.367	John Pamphlet	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	4.1.8	“	20/.	11/6	“	1.8.4	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
25	04/06	1848	04/06	Excellent, Per Pay Lists	Gravesend, Kent	28	Excellent, 1848/04/05	361.119	William L. Deane	Gunners Mate, S.G.	D.	1849/11/26	HMS Excellent, Per Pay Lists	V. Very Good	“	7.5.5 3/4	0.5.6	23/.	11/.	“	1.7.3	Continued from Excellent, 1848/05/01	“	15.0.0
26	04/02, O.E.	1848	04/06	Woolwich	Devonport, Devon	28	Eagle, 1848/03/10	367.311	Frederick Robertson	Boatswains Mate	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Very Good	“	4.5.6	“	25/.	12/.	“	2.2.10	1848/06/01	“	13.10.0
27	04/03, O.E.	1848	04/07	Woolwich	Chatham, Kent	25	First Entry	363.963	William Thomas Gibson	Carpenters Mate	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	4.10.2 1/2	0.9.0	7/.	10/6	“	2.16.6	1848/06/01	“	14.14.0
28	04/09	1848	04/09	Enterprize, Per Pay Lists	Bideford, Devon	29	Enterprize, 1848/04/08	292.604	Edward Larcombe	Ships Cook, 1848/12/19 AB, 1849/01/08 Ships Cook, 1849/06/08 AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Good	“	0.13.1	“	4/.	6/.	“	3.2.7	1848/06/01	“	15.18.0
29	03/29, O.E.	1848	04/16	Ocean, O.E.	Falmouth, Cornwall	39	Eagle, 1848/03/10	298.333	John Phillips	AB, 1848/12/11 Ships Cook, 1849/01/11 AB	D.D.	1849/09/16	Died on board in Barrow St., C.C. 517	“	“	3.14.10	0.15.0	11/.	5/.	“	2.0.4	1848/06/01, stopped	“	10.4.0
30	03/29	1848	04/16	Ocean, O.E.	Falmouth, Cornwall	23	America, 1847/10/20	322.432	William Murray	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	5.8.5 3/4	2.6.6	17/.	7/.	“	2.12.4	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
31	03/31	1848	04/16	Ocean, O.E.	Devonport, Devon	22	America, 1847/10/20	322.354	William Carne	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	1.18.9 3/4	“	9/.	7/.	“	2.4.0	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
32	04/01, O.E.	1848	04/16	Ocean, O.E.	Devonport, Devon	25	Hecla, 1848/01/18	294.958	William F. Tomlinson	Caulker	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	3.13.9 1/2	“	23/.	14/.	“	3.10.9	1848/06/01	“	14.14.0
33	03/31, O.E.	1848	04/16	Ocean, O.E.	Edinburgh, Scotland	25	Persian, 1848/03/14	184.800	John Burns	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	8.4.3 1/2	0.15.0	33/.	12/.	“	1.9.6	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
34	04/04, O.E.	1848	04/16	Ocean, O.E.	Sheerness, Kent	24	Eagle, 1848/03/10	298.318	Joseph Hughes	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Good	“	3.4.10	1.5.0	21/.	7/.	“	1.13.0	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
35	03/29, O.E.	1848	04/16	Ocean, O.E.	Morice Town, Devon	32	America, 1847/10/20	322.378	William Langman	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	2.14.4	“	21/.	4/.	“	2.0.4	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
36	03/29	1848	04/16	Ocean, O.E.	Belfast, Devon	34	America, 1847/10/20	322.278	Thomas Johnson	AB, 1848/05/15 Quarter Master	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	4.15.0	“	19/.	5/.	“	2.0.4	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
37	04/08, O.E.	1848	04/17	Avon, Per Pay Lists	Strand, Kent	34	Avon, 1848/04/07	319.459	Edward H. Fawcett	Boatswain’s Mate	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	5.15.4 3/4	0.16.0	15/.	9/.	“	0.10.2	Continued from Avon, 1848/05/01	“	13.10.0
38	03/30, O.E.	1848	04/17	Ocean, O.E.	Halifax, Nova Scotia	29	Eagle, 1848/03/10	298.330	Daniel Holland	AB, 1849/05/24 Captain Hold	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	4.15.6 1/2	2.4.6	39/.	6/.	“	1.19.2	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
39	04/10, O.E.	1848	04/17	Ocean, O.E.	Sutton, Surry	33	Eagle, 1848/03/10	363.973	George Bassell	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Good	“	6.3.3 3/4	“	19/.	12/.	“	1.6.0	1848/06/01	“	10.4.0
40	04/13, O.E.	1848	04/18	Woolwich, volunteer	Stromness, Orkley	44	First Entry	49.829	John Bell	Quarter Master	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	1.2.0	“	17/.	7/.	“	2.5.7	1848/06/01	“	13.10.0
41	04/12, O.E.	1848	05/02	Victory	Stowford, Devon	32	Actaeon, 1848/02/11	297.812	Thomas Coombe	Carpenter’s Crew	D.D.	1848/10/27	Died on board at Port Leopold, C.C. 515	“	“	3.2.0	“	4/.	3/.	“		1848/06/01, stopped	1848/05/09 – 1.0.0, 1848/04/20 – 0.10.0 – San Josef	10.16.0
42	04/13	1848	05/02	Victory	Worcester, Worcestershire	24	Eagle, 1848/03/10	298.364	Charles Harris	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	0.14.6 – San Josef 3.12.7	1.13.0	20/.	7/.	“		1848/06/01	1848/04/26 – 0.10.0 – San Josef	10.4.0
43	04/18	1848	05/02	Victory	Plymouth, Devon	29	Virago, 1847/11/16	295.589	William Gay	Sailmaker	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Good	“	0.14.6 – San Josef 7.2.10	4.2.0	22/.	6/6	“		1848/06/01	1848/05/09 – 1.0.0	14.14.0
44	05/08	1848	05/08	Woolwich	Dysert, Fifeshire	22	Amazon, 1848/04/04	393.559	John Cunningham	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Very Good	“	8.4.10	2.1.0	24/.	12/.	“	0.5.0	“	“	10.4.0
45	05/10	1848	05/10	Woolwich	St. Pauls, London	42	William & Mary, 1842/12/31	363.966	William Jones	AB, 1849/06/08 Ships Cook	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	2.12.4	“	8/.	8/.	“	0.2.4	“	“	10.4.0
46	05/11	1848	05/11	Woolwich	Portsmouth, Hampshire	25	Enterprize	381.836	William George Moore	AB	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off	Good	“	9.5.11 3/4	1.0.0	26/.	12/6	“		1848/06/01	“	10.4.0

Marines

No	Entry		Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)	Whence, and whether Pressed or Volunteer, or from former Book	Parish, Town, County where Born^[11]	Age when entered in this Ship	(…) and if a Marine, his Division and No. of Company (…)^[12]	Entitled to Increased pay^[13]	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge	Wither, or for what reason; and Number and Letters of Ticket. In case of Supernumeraries, state whether their Discharge was with Original Entry and Charges.	Character given in parties,— Fair, Good, Very Good or Indifferent	CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
No	Date	Year	Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)		Parish, Town, County where Born^[11]	Age when entered in this Ship		Entitled to Increased pay^[13]	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge			Neglect and Casual Charges, (specifying dates,) Clothes in Sick Quarters, and Embarkation Debts	Navy Slops, including Beds and Marine Necessaries	Dead and Run Men’s Effects	Tobacco	Soap	Monthly Allowance; paid by the Paymaster and Purser and Bills drawn by Officers	River Pay^[14]	Date of Allotment; also of Young Gentlemen commencing and ending Instruction under the Naval Instructor	Desertion, Straggling, &c. specifying Dates of Certificates	Six Months’ Advance^[15]
UNCLASSED
1	03/15	1848	03/15	Woolwich	Head Quarters, Muchadham, Hertfordshire	52d Company			Joseph Kinsey	Sergeant	D.	1849/11/26	Woolwich Head Quarters, Paid Off	V. Very Good	Head Quarters – 0.12.7 1/4	2.19.4	“	“	“	“	1.17.10	1848/06/01	“	12.0.6
1st CLASS
1	05/28	1849	05/28	Marine List 3rd Class, No. 4	Little Wilburn, Cambridge	34	Woolwich, 12 Company		Thomas Frost	Private	D.	1849/11/26	Woolwich Head Quarters, Paid Off	V. Very Good	“	1.7.6 1/2	0.2.0	14/.	1/.	“		“	“	“
3rd CLASS
1	03/15	1848	03/15	Woolwich, Head Quarters	Bloomsbury, Middlesex	31	Woolwich, 44 Company	1854/09/25	Joseph Percival	Sargeant 3rd Class	D.	1849/11/26	Woolwich Head Quarters, Paid Off		“	1.10.8	“	5/.	“	“	1.15.2	1848/06/01	“	8.4.6
2	03/15	1848	03/15	Woolwich, Head Quarters	Penzance, Cornwall	26	Woolwich, 94 Company	1855/07/21	James Berryman	Private 3rd Class	D.	1849/11/26		V. Very Good	Head Quarters – 2.0.2 1/2	4.1.4	“	1/.	2/.	“		1848/06/01	“	5.16.6
3	03/15	1848	03/15	Woolwich, Head Quarters	Brewood, Stafford	27	Woolwich, 94 Company	1855/06/15	Thomas Hood	Private 3rd Class	D.	1849/11/26		V. Very Good	Head Quarters – 0.8.0 1/2	4.19.2 3/4	“	25/.	6/.	“	0.10.7	“	“	5.16.6
4	03/15	1848	03/15	Woolwich, Head Quarters	Little Wilburn, Cambridge	24	Woolwich, 12 Company	1849/05/28	Thomas Frost	Private 3rd Class	D.	1849/05/27	Marine List 1st Class, No. 1	V. Very Good	Head Quarters – 1.14.11	3.22.0	“	17/.	3/.	“		“	“	5.16.6
5	03/15	1848	03/15	Woolwich, Head Quarters	Warminster, Wiltshire	26	Woolwich, 24 Company	1856/07/28	John Hieels	Private 3rd Class	D.	1849/11/26		V. Very Good	“	2.9.4	“	7/.	1/.	“		“	1848/05/09 – 1.0.0	5.16.6
6	03/15	1848	03/15	Woolwich, Head Quarters	Butleigh, Somerset	26	Woolwich, 94 Company	1855/12/21	Daniel Barber	Private 3rd Class	D.	1849/11/26		V. Very Good	“	2.3.10	“	1/.	“	“	0.18.8	1848/06/01	“	5.16.6
7	03/15	1848	03/15	Woolwich, Head Quarters	Westbury, Wiltshire	28	Woolwich, 32 Company	1854/06/22	William Grant	Private 3rd Class	D.	1849/11/26		V. Very Good	“	7.11.3	0.4.0	20/.	9/.	“	0.18.8	“	“	5.16.6

Supernumeraries for Wages & Victuals

No	Entry		Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)	Whence, and whether Pressed or Volunteer, or from former Book	Parish, Town, County where Born^[16]	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 ascertained; (…) if a Supernumerary, by whose authority borne, and for what purpose.^[17]	Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge	Wither, or for what reason; and Number and Letters of Ticket. In case of Supernumeraries, state whether their Discharge was with Original Entry and Charges.	Character given in parties,— Fair, Good, Very Good or Indifferent	CHARGES AND DEDUCTIONS
No	Date	Year	Appearance (and Year if it differs from that of Entry)		Parish, Town, County where Born^[16]	Age when entered in this Ship		Number of Register of Ticket	NAMES	Ranks and Ratings	D., D.D., or R.	Date of Discharge			Neglect and Casual Charges, (specifying dates,) Clothes in Sick Quarters, and Embarkation Debts	Navy Slops, including Beds and Marine Necessaries	Dead and Run Men’s Effects	Tobacco	Soap	Monthly Allowance; paid by the Paymaster and Purser and Bills drawn by Officers	Foreign Remittances and Religious Books	Date of Allotment; also of Young Gentlemen commencing and ending Instruction under the Naval Instructor	Desertion, Straggling, &c. specifying Dates of Certificates	Six Months’ Advance^[18]
1	04/15, O.E.	1848	04/24	Greenwich School	Londonderry, Derry	15	First Entry		Robert L. Tracey	Master’s Assistant	D.	1849/11/26	Paid Off, A683	Very Good	“	0.6.6	“	“	3/.	“	“	“	“	21.6.0

[1], [2], [5] Three columns deleted, for officer lists: “Parish, Town, 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 ascertained; and if a Marine, his Division and No. of Company, if a Supernumerary, by whose authority borne, and for what purpose.”

[3], [6], [10], [15], [18] Originally “Two Months Advance”.

[4] The second line is meant to convey information for the non-officer columns.

[7], [11], [16] Header adjusted for list, officer related text removed. Text read: “If an Officer, the date of his Commission or Warrant; in whose Vacancy; what Ship received from; or if from Half-Pay.”

[8], [12], [17] Header adjusted for list. Full header reads: “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 ascertained; and if a Marine, his Division and No. of Company, if a Supernumerary, by whose authority borne, and for what purpose.”

[9], [14] Originally “Foreign Remittances and Religious Books”. River Pay was originally written below the Advance values.

[12] Originally “Number of Register of Ticket”.