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
114 January 1818 April 3 Per Warrant, 1818/01/14 William H. HooperPurser 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
116 January1818April 3Volunteer,
Supernumerary List Isabella		Sunderland29Robert AgarAB0.13.415/101818/07/099.15.09.0.0
216 January1818April 3Volunteer,
Supernumerary List Isabella		Plymouth32James CurranABD.23 July1818Per order from Captain Ross1.2.43/21818/07/099.15.09.0.0Party
31 February1818April 3Per Admiralty OrderJoseph PhillipsMerchant Mate1818/08/18Six Months
41 February1818April 3Per Admiralty OrderPortsmouth28John BrothersAB1.2.49/61818/07/098.0.89.0.0
56 February1818April 3Per Admiralty OrderJohn AllisonMerchant Master1818/08/20Six Months
68 February1818April 3London32John OwenAB12/87.5.89.0.0
78 February1818April 3Orkneys27John SmithABD.10 April1818Unserviceable
815 February1818April 3Essex33William WrightAB12/81818/07/096.10.89.0.0
915 February1818April 3Portsmouth39Edward LeggatABD.10 April1818Unserviceable
1015 February1818April 3Greenwich32Henry PlattAB0.13.412/81818/07/096.10.89.0.0
1115 February1818April 3Russia34Christopher FrewABD.24 July1818Unserviceable,
per order of Captain Ross		6/46.10.89.0.0Party
1222 February1818April 3Aberdeen35William BrownCarpenter12/81818/07/0911.16.818.18.0
132 March1818April 3Donbar31Thomas WilsonLeading Man12/81818/07/096.3.211.5.0
142 March1818April 3Rosshire37John McDonaldLeading Man1.2.412/81818/07/096.3.211.5.0
152 March1818April 3Bristol32Richard YoungAB0.14.49/64.18.69.0.0
165 March1818April 3Per Admiralty Order
(Late Congo)		Woolwich27Thomas LongAB,
1818/03/26: Cook		6/41818/07/095.7.1012.0.0
178 March1818April 3Whitby39William ParkinsonABD.25 July1818Unserviceable,
per order of Captain Ross		0.7.36/41818/07/094.5.89.0.0Party
1815 March1818April 3Lancastershire40John SingletonAB1818/07/093.10.89.0.0
1923 March1818April 3Suffolk22Benjamin SingletonAB1.7.1012/81818/07/092.13.69.0.0
2029 March1818April 3Wymouth27Richard DrewAB2.0.89.0.0
2113 April1818April 13VolunteerDurham21Henry WrightABD.24 July1818Unserviceable,
per order of Captain Ross		0.14.613/36/49.0.0Party
2213 April1818April 13VolunteerGravesend34Richard ClementsABD.17 April1818Unservicable
2313 April1818April 13VolunteerChatham43James CrockfordAB2.6.213/315/109.0.0
2413 April1818April 13VolunteerWalton37Thomas GreenABD.16 July1818to Equestris Whaler for a Passage to a Hospital in England1.1.213/33/29.0.0[?] Party
2516 April1818April 16VolunteerDundee30Alexander ElderLeading Man0.17.415/101818/07/0811.5.0
2619 April1818April 19Volunteer,
Northumberland		Straud24Samuel Hills AB1.5.1015/109.0.0
2719 April1818April 19Volunteer,
Pioneer		Leith27John ThompsonSailmaker1.4.1119/012.0.0
2821 April1818April 21Volunteer,
S. Hague		Tenby47John ThomasAB0.10.815/101818/07/159.0.0
2916 July1818July 16Equestris (Whaler)Orkneys24John GordonAB0.13.113/21818/07/16
3024 July1818July 24Equestris (Whaler)London35Thomas SnowAB0.17.109/61818/07/24
3125 July1818July 25Royal George (Whaler)Yorkshire24William MarshallAB0.13.11
3225 July1818July 25Everthorpe (Whaler)York20Thomas WyrillAB0.17.109/61818/07/25
3325 July1818July 25DexterityThurso20John BruceAB1.2.89/61818/07/25

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
110 April1818April 3Woolwich1824/05/0116George GoldthorpeCorporal1.2.613.31.11.48.6.6
210 April1818April 3Woolwich1822/10/1620William FairbassPrivate0.14.613.36.41.1.105.15.0
310 April1818April 3Woolwich1819/12/014William CarpenterPrivate0.8.09.6Allotment 1818/07/091.1.105.15.0
41 August1818August 1From 3rd Class1825/08/018Thomas SwainstonePrivate0.6.93.2
Third Class
110 April1818April 3Woolwich1818/08/108Thomas SwainstonePrivateD.31 July1818to Second Class1.2.613.33.20.19.85.4.6
210 April1818April 3Woolwich1819/03/014James BeswickPrivate1.1.113.315.130.19.85.4.6

[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”.