Muster Book of Her Majesty's Ship Erebus, 3 March - 19 May 1845 (1845 May 19)

No. Day Year appearance Whence and whether Pressed or Voluntary or from what Ship, or from former Bark Parish, Town, and County where Born Age when intern to this ship [status] Names Qualities Discharge [:] D. [;] D.D. or R. Date
21 20 March 1845 March 20 Woolwich Vol Woolwich Kent 26 "Endymion" Oct 20 1844 John Bridgens Sr Bordg Officers' Steward
20 " " " March " No Yarmouth Norfolk 40 "Sydenham" 26 Dec 1844 Thomas Watson Carprs mate
25 " " " 25 "Willm of Mary" and Pay short Westminster Midsex "William of Mary" 24 Mar 1845 Thomas Plater to the 6th May 1845, then Ab Stoker
27 " " " 27 Woolwich Vol Llanilly S Wales 25 "Belvidera" 5 March 1845 Willm Smith Blacksmith
25 27 " " " 27 " Llanilly S Wales 25 "Belvidera" 5 March 1845 Francis Dunn Caulker's Mate
4 April " April 4 " Wickham Hants 22 First Entry Thomas Burt Armorer X
7 " " " 7 " Edgeware Road Midsex 29 First Entry Francis Clarke GR Steward D 8 May 1845
25 March " " 9 St. Vincent P. P Lists Portsea Hants 23 "St. Vincent" 24 March 1845 Edmund Hoar Captain's Steward
12 April Woolwich Vol Gainsboro' Loncolnsh 25 First Entry John Morfin AB
30 4 " " " 13 [illegible] Preston Pans Edinburgh 21 First Entry George Potter AB D 25 April 1845
5 " " " 13 " Kinfauns Perthsr 28 First Entry James Mason AB D 25 " "
5 " " " 13 " Aberdeen 35 "Vernon" 22 May 1844 Daniel Arthur AB to assd 2d Mt
5 " " " 13 " Thirsk York 21 First Entry Willm Mitchell AB D 25 April 1845
7 " " " 13 " Dundee Forfarshr 39 First Entry John Scott AB D 25 " "
35 8 " " " 13 " St. Andrews Fifeshire 21 First Entry James Gilmore AB D 25 " "
8 " " " 13 " Dundee Forfarshire 18 First Entry John Nicholl AB D 25 " "
8 " " " 13 " Dundee Forfarshire 20 First Entry John Jack AB D 25 " "
8 " " " 13 " Worksop Nottingm 23 First Entry John McEdwards AB D 25 " "
8 " " " 13 " Stoniske Forfarshire 30 First Entry Alex Smith AB D 25 " "
40 18 " " " 18 Woolwich Vol Fareham Hants 23 First Entry Charles Best AB

[status] = If his 3rd year in the Service, to be instated, if not the Name of his last ship, as part of complement, and Date of Discharge as nearly as can be ascertained ; and if a Marine, his Division and No. of Company and date of completion of 3 years service ; if a supernumerary, by whose authority borne, and for what purpose ; If an officer, the date of his Commission or Warrant ; in whose Vacancy; what ship received from ; or if from Half-Pay.

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