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Fall River (Mass) Crew Lists

Crew List for the Solomon Saltus, bark of Fall River. Voyage (1845 October 3-1848 March 12) to Indian, NW Coast

NameBirthplaceResidenceCitizenPositionAgeLayHeightComplexionHairNotesSource
Anderson, James Scotland Aukland Gt Britain cook 1/125 shipped at Bay of Islands, Feb 8, 1846; discharged at Hawaii Nov 10, 1846NARA Waltham
Baylies, Henry Dighton, MA Dighton, MA USA green hand 15 5 ' 2 dark dark NARA Waltham
Bennet, Joseph 26 5 ' 5 1/2 dark brown shipped at Hawaiian Islands n.d.NARA Waltham
Blanchard, George Cairo, NY Cairo, NY USA 2nd mate 22 5 ' 11 brown NARA Waltham
Brown, James Jr. New York Aukland USA seaman 1/135 shipped at Bay of Islands, Feb 8, 1846; discharged at Hawaii Nov 10, 1846NARA Waltham
Carr, John Manhattanville Manhattanville USA green hand 21 5 ' 4 3/4 red did not returnNARA Waltham
Champlin, George T. Warren, RI Warren, RI USA 1st mate 21 5 ' 6 brown NARA Waltham
Chapman, Charles Southwall Aukland Gt Britain green hand 1/150 shipped at Bay of Islands, Feb 8, 1846; discharged at Lahaina April 3, 1847NARA Waltham
Clark, John New York New York USA 28 5 ' 4 1/2 light brown did not returnNARA Waltham
Connell, John shipped at Hawaiian Islands n.d. not says did not proceed to seaNARA Waltham
Crank, Mark A. or H. Swanzey Swansea), MA Swanzey Swansea), MA USA green hand 19 5 ' 7 mulatto woolly NARA Waltham
Decker, Stephen USA 19 5 ' 11 1/2 light brown shipped at Hawaiian Islands n.d.NARA Waltham
Dow, Joseph Eastport, ME Eastport, ME USA green hand 21 6 ' 2 1/2 light brown NARA Waltham
Fales, Nathaniel Jr. USA master NARA Waltham
Fernandez, Y. 38 5 ' 6 dark black shipped at Hawaiian Islands n.d. note says did not proceed to seaNARA Waltham
Fragg, Joseph green hand shipped at AzoresNARA Waltham
Francisco, Manuel Pico, Azores Pico, Azores Portugal 1/80 shipped at Bay of Islands; discharged there Jan 1, 1846NARA Waltham
Frazee, Lewis B. New York New York USA green hand 17 5 ' 8 1/2 brown did not returnNARA Waltham
Gardner, Nicholas M. Providence, RI Fall River, MA USA green hand 29 5 ' 4 1/2 dark NARA Waltham
Gilpin, Aluron USA 21 5 ' 7 dark dark shipped at Lahaina, n.d.; discharged at Hawaii Oct 12, 1847NARA Waltham
Green, John Flores, Azores seaman shipped at Azores; ; discharged Bay of Islands Jan 1, 1846; epilepsyNARA Waltham
Hazard, Oliver P. Newport, RI Newport, RI USA boatsteerer 15 5 ' 5/8 light brown discharged at Lahaina April 3, 1847 illNARA Waltham
Hunt, Thomas seaman NARA Waltham
Jaggard, John blacksmith NARA Waltham
James, Charles New York New York USA steward 35 5 ' 8 woolly NARA Waltham
Joseph, Manuel boatsteerer NARA Waltham
Josey, John ordinary seaman did not returnNARA Waltham
Lewis, Theodore green hand did not returnNARA Waltham
Locke, Charles D. USA 19 5 ' 11 light brown shipped at Honolulu Oct 12, 1847 also on list of those shipped at Lahaina, n.d.NARA Waltham
Lyons (Lawrence), Abraham Trenton Trenton USA cook 24 5 ' 9 1/2 black woolly ran away; did not return listed as Lyons one place, Lawrence the other; presume same personNARA Waltham
Mathews, Henry Sydney Aukland Gt Britain seaman 1/130 shipped at Bay of Islands, Feb 8, 1846; discharged at Lahaina April 3, 1847NARA Waltham
Mullen, William Ireland Aukland Gt Britain cooper 1/50 shipped at Bay of Islands, Feb 8, 1846NARA Waltham
Nichols, Charles O Attleboro, MA Attleboro, MA USA green hand 19 5 ' 4 1/2 brown NARA Waltham
Pereira, Francisco Pico, Azores Pico, Azores Portugal green hand other list says cooper 1/150 shipped at Bay of Islands; discharged there Jan 1, 1846NARA Waltham
Rivenider, John H. C. Taunton, MA Taunton, MA USA green hand 15 5 ' 2 black NARA Waltham
Robbins, Rufus Thomaston, ME Fall River, MA USA 3rd mate, boatsteerer, carpenter 37 5 ' 9 3/4 brown NARA Waltham
Saltus, William Portugal 14 5 ' 3 light brown shipped at Honolulu Oct 12, 1847NARA Waltham
Shaw, George W. Newport, RI Newport, RI USA green hand 19 5 ' 5 2/8 light brown NARA Waltham
Simmons, C 33 5 ' 6 black woolly shipped at Hawaiian Islands n.d.NARA Waltham
Stephens, Joseph Plymouth Plymouth England seaman 1/135 shipped at Bay of Islands, Feb 8, 1846; discharged at Hawaii Nov 10, 1846NARA Waltham
Thompson, James Gainsville New York USA seaman 1/125 shipped at Bay of Islands, Feb 8, 1846; did not returnNARA Waltham
Tucker, Ozias B. USA 21 5 ' 7 1/2 light brown shipped at Honolulu Oct 12, 1847NARA Waltham
Ward, Thomas USA 18 5 ' 5 dark dark discharged at Hawaii Oct 12, 1847NARA Waltham
Williams, John USA 19 5 ' 4 dark yellow discharged at Hawaii Oct 12, 1847NARA Waltham