Crew List of Bankburn, ON97784, 20 September 1902

Crew List of Bankburn, ON97784, 20 September 1902 - 5 November 1903

The following information follows the voyage of Bankburn from Liverpool, England, on 20 September 1902 to Antwerp, Belgium, on 5 November 1903. The tables show crew members, with their nationality or place of birth, previous ship, and their date, place and reason for discharge, indexed by the ports where they signed on. This information is extracted from a crew agreement held by the Public Record Office in Kew, England, file BT99/2325. If you would like more information, please e-mail me.

Abbreviations used below are:

AB	Able Seaman
DaS	Death at Sea
Dis	Discharged
Des	Deserted
DoD	Date of Discharge (DDMMYY)
DoJ	Date of Joining (DDMMYY)
FtJ	Failed to Join
INA	Information not Available
Nat. / PoB	Nationality, or if British, place of birth
OS	Ordinary Seaman
PoD	Place of Discharge
RFD	Reason for Discharge
RoI	Registry of Indenture
S	Sickness
ToA	Termination of Agreement
TUK	Transmitted to U.K
YoB	Year of Birth

Crew Members who joined Bankburn in Liverpool, England, in September 1902

Name	Age	Nat. / PoB	Last Ship	DoJ	Position	DoD	PoD	RFD
.
Albright, George	41	Sheffield	Ravenswood	190902	1st Mate (013151)	130203	Fremantle, W. Aust.	Dis
Alesio, D.	46	Rio de Janeiro	Same	190902	Cook	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis/TUK
Brew, Albert	23	Gateshead	Cervantes	190902	2nd Mate (037151)	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis
Knudsen, C.	44	Norway	Sheila	190902	Sailmaker	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis/TUK
McDonald, W. G.	43	Aberdeen	Brussels	190902	Steward	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis/TUK
Smith, George	27	Liverpool	Vapo	190902	Carpenter	011002	Glasgow, Scotland	Dis
Wyllie, George	50	St. Vincent	Same	190902	Master (09290)	INA	INA	INA

Crew Members who joined Bankburn in Glasgow, Scotland, in October 1902

Name	Age	Nat. / PoB	Last Ship	DoJ	Position	DoD	PoD	RFD
.
Cormack, Daniel	51	Aberdeen	St. Sunniva, Aberdeen	011002	AB	110203	Fremantle, W. A.	Dis
Grande, Olaf	21	Norway	Greta, Liverpool	031002	AB	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis/TUK
Hansen, Hans	27	Tonsberg, Norway	Mangara, Glasgow	011002	AB	190203	Fremantle, W. A.	Dis
Innes, George	18	Port Gordon	Mangara, Glasgow	011002	AB	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis/TUK
Knox, John	28	Belfast	Wellington, Glasgow	011002	AB	100203	Fremantle, W. A.	Dis
Marnitz, Henry	56	Edinburgh	Craigendoran, Glasgow	011002	AB	120103	Fremantle, W. A.	Des
McHenry, D.	22	Liverpool	Cockermouth, Liverpool	021002	Carpenter	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis/TUK
Morrison, Patrick	23	Greenock	Kenneth Victor, Soton	011002	AB	100203	Fremantle, W. A.	Dis
Ninkens, Lewis	25	Holland	Bucentaur, London	011002	AB	030103	Fremantle, W. A.	Des
Olsen, Ole S.	19	Norway	Norfolk, Norway	011002	OS	030103	Fremantle, W. A.	Des
Ross, F.	44	Flensburg	Marina, Glasgow	011002	AB	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis
Sandbo, Carl	30	Fredrikshald, Norway	Mangara, Glasgow	011002	AB	110203	Fremantle, W. A.	Dis
Wyllie, E.	46	Middlewick	First Ship (Capt’s Wife)	021002	Stewardess	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis

Crew Members who joined Bankburn in Fremantle, Western Australia, in January, February and March 1903

Name	Age	Nat. / PoB	Last Ship	DoJ	Position	DoD	PoD	RFD
.
Bal, J.	18	Antwerp, Belgium	Australia	160303	OS	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis/TUK
Clapp, A. A.	32	Cook	Elias Branch	190203	AB	280203	Fremantle, W. Aust.	Dis
Connors, Frederick*	23	Dublin	Earl of Dalhousie	190203	OS	180603	Lat 8°20N Lon 95°34E	DaS
Cormack, Daniel	53	Aberdeen	Same	230203	AB	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis/TUK
Gillespie, William	23	Troy	Fabian	090103	OS	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis/TUK
Jorgensen, J.	28	Norway	Puako	130303	AB	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis/TUK
McGaw, R. M.	16	Fremantle	First Ship	260303	Boy	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis/TUK
Nilsen, A.	35	Plymouth	Puako	250303	AB	281003	Falmouth, England	Dis
Olsen, Olaf	32	Norway	Auwia	190203	AB	INA	Fremantle, W. Aust.	FtJ
Steven, Thomas	36	Dundee	Lomus	260303	1st Mate (037057)	INA	Fremantle, W. Aust.	FtJ
Strong, Anthony	27	Cardiff	Star of Bengal	190203	OS	170303	Fremantle, W. Aust.	Dis
Van den Neste, G.	32	Belgium	Australia	170303	AB	200303	Fremantle, W. Aust.	Dis

* “I certify that I have enquired into the circumstances attendant on the death of Fredk. Conner [sic], that I find the same to have been truly stated, and that no further inquiry is necessary.” Customs, Falmouth, 28 October 1903.

Crew Members who joined Bankburn in Rangoon, Burma, in May 1903

Name	Age	Nat. / PoB	Last Ship	DoJ	Position	DoD	PoD	RFD
.
Vaine, A. Cecil	25	Bucks	Ujina	270503	1st Mate (001540 Bombay)	051103	Antwerp, Belgium	Dis

Apprentices who joined Bankburn in Liverpool, England, in September 1902

Name	YoB	Nat. / PoB	Last Ship	DoJ	Position	RoI	PoD	RFD
.
Ingwood, John P.	1884	Liverpool	INA	200902	Apprentice	130702	INA	INA
Hadaway, Ernest J.	1884	Battersea	INA	200902	Apprentice	130702	INA	INA
Edwards, Nicholas H	1885	Merthyr Tydfil	INA	200902	Apprentice	300501	INA	INA
Thwaites, William J.	1886	Sunderland	INA	200902	Apprentice	290501	INA	INA
Gardner, Bernard J.	1886	Guernsey	INA	200902	Apprentice	200902	INA	Des

Certificates

All Discharge on Engagement papers were received by the Superintendent, Mercantile Marine Office, Liverpool, 19 September 1902
All Discharge on Engagement papers were received by the Superintendent, Mercantile Marine Office, Glasgow, 03 October 1902
Vessel arrived Fremantle, Western Australia, 30 December 1902; Articles deposited 02 January 1903 and returned 27 March 1903
Engagement of one crew member certified by the Superintendent, Mercantile Marine Office, Rangoon, 03 June 1903
Death of Frederick Connors certified by Customs, Falmouth, England, 28 October 1903
Vessel arrived Antwerp, Belgium, 03 November 1903; Articles deposited 05 November 1903