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William Scarrow, Master Mariner: Voyage Record

This section presents all the information discovered about William's voyages during his time in the Merchant Service, which started in 1836 and ended in around 1872, although it is hard to be exact with the latter date.

At the time that William went to sea there was no formal record keeping of a seaman's movements. This was about to change, and various ticketing systems came and went over the next few decades. For William, and others who sailed in during this period, it means there is an extensive, though somewhat haphazard, paper trail of voyages.

BT120 Register of Seaman, Series I

This volume only covers the period 1835 to 1836, and although William was an apprentice at this time, he does not have an entry in the register.

BT112/61 Register of Seaman, Series II, part 1

This volume covers the period 1835 to February 1840. William was still an apprentice during this period and does not have an entry in part 1 of the register.

 

BT112/62 Register of Seaman, Series II, part 2

This volume covers the period Dec 1841 to 1844, and the entries found for William are shown below:

Each entry has four lines decoded as follows: Line 1: [RANK]; Line 2: [REG. PORT] [PRN] where PRN is the Port Rotation number which is used to identify the vessel. Line 3: [DATE]; Line 4: [VESSEL NAME]

The following abbreviations have been used: Disd = Discharged; S=Seaman; 103=Whitehaven; 801 is a port rotation number used to identify the vessel. The entries only showed the homebound voyages.

BT113 Register of Seamen's Tickets

This volume covers the period 1845 to Oct 1853. This ticketing system differed from the Register of Seamen in two important ways. Firstly, it included information on both the outward and homebound voyages, and secondly, it showed some biographical information about the mariner.

Rather bizzarely, William Scarrow managed to obtain two of these tickets, the first of which (143,370) is shown below and covers the dates 1845 to 1848:

The entries shown in red have been added by the author after consultation of various crew lists. Why they are missing is somewhat of a mystery, but does illustrate that the various ticketing systems should not be solely relied upon to provide a complete history of a mariner's career.

Each entry has three lines decoded as follows: Line 1: [RANK]; Line 2: [PRN] [REG. PORT] [?] where PRN is the Port Rotation number which is used to identify the vessel. Line 3: [ARR/DEP PORT] [DATE];

The following abbreviations have been used: 2M=2nd Mate; M=Mate; 62=Liverpool; 103=Whitehaven; 66, 467 and 480 are port rotation numbers used to identify the vessel (66/467=Blucher, 480=Albion).

The second ticket (490,616) covering the period 1849 to 1853 is shown below:

This ticket was available both on microfilm at the National Archives, and as a digital image on findmypast. However, due to the very fine pen used to make the entries, it proved unreadable. The original image was then viewed and photographed at the National Archives and easily transcribed. Again, the entries in red have been added by the author in consultation with crew lists. Included are two entries for home trade, but it is still surprising how many foreign trade entries are also missing.

The following abbreviations have been used: D=Discharged; M=Mate; S=Seaman; 2=Aberystwyth; 22=Carlisle; 34=Drogheda; 43=Galway; 62=Liverpool; 64=London; 71=Montrose; 100=Westport; 103=Whitehaven; 128=Workington; 161=Barrow; 210, 401, 441, 478, 480, 493, 1948 and 2705 are port rotation numbers used to identify the vessel (210=Sally, 401=Valiant, 441=Bowes, 478=Nicholson, 480=Albion, 493=Waterford, 1948=Andover, 2705=Jessie).

 

BT116/79 Register of Seaman, Series III

This volume covers the period Oct 1853 to 1857, and the entries found for William are shown below:

Again, the entries shown in red have been added by the author after consultation of various crew lists. We also think the entry for the home voyage in 1855 is incorrect, and should have been placed in the 'OUT' column. William Scarrow gained his Master's Certificate of Competency in 1856, and his voyage record is then covered by a different series, namely the Register of Certificates of Competency, Masters and Mates, Foreign.

BT122/16 Register of Certificates of Competency, Masters and Mates, Foreign.

This volume covers the period 1850 to 1900, and the entries found for William are shown below:

This missing entries, again in red, show the voyages which William undertook in the home trade. One of the main flaws of this system was the inability to record home trade work undertaken by mariners registered in the foreign trade register.

Each entry has three lines decoded as follows: Line 1: [SHIP OFF. NO.]; Line 2 [RANK] [SHIP NAME]; Line 3 [DATE] [DEP PORT] [ARR PORT]. Subsequent lines are decoded in the same way as line 3.

The following abbreviations have been used: C=Master; M=Mate; 18=Bristol; 20=Cardiff; 62=Liverpool; 103=Whitehaven; 112=Maryport.

The table below is a continuation of the same register, covering 1863-70, but with many gaps, yet to be filled. The entry added in red is another series of voyages in the home trade.

As far as we know, William sailed up until 1872, but probably mostly in the home trade. As mentioned earlier, and home trade he undertook would not have found its way into the foreign register.

The following abbreviations have been used: C=Master; M=Mate; 62=Liverpool; 72=Newport;

The information from the various tickets, as well as data derived from crew lists, newspapers and Lloyds List have been combined to produce a voyage history shown below. The rank has been abbreviated to A, S, 2M, M and C which correspond to Apprentice, Seaman, 2nd Mate, Mate and Master respectively. The passage is the length of the voyage in days.

 

Rank	Ship	From	Dep	To	Arr	Passage	Remarks
A	Elizabeth	Whitehaven	15 Oct 1835	Dublin			Master is John Winder
A	Elizabeth	Dublin		Whitehaven	13 Nov 1835
A	Elizabeth	Whitehaven	1 Dec 1835	Dublin
A	Elizabeth	Dublin		Whitehaven	18 Dec 1835
A	Elizabeth	Whitehaven	29 Dec 1835	Dublin
A	Elizabeth	Dublin		Whitehaven	10 Feb 1836
A	Elizabeth	Dublin	16 Apr 1836	Bathurst	May 1836
A	Elizabeth	Bathurst	May 1836	Port Carlisle	23 Jul 1836
A	Elizabeth	Port Carlisle	30 Jul 1836	Maryport	Jul 1836
A	Elizabeth	Whitehaven	2 Oct 1836	Dublin
A	Elizabeth	Dublin		Whitehaven	19 Oct 1836
A	Elizabeth	Whitehaven	26 Nov 1836	Dublin
A	Elizabeth	Dublin		Whitehaven	16 Dec 1836
A	Elizabeth	Whitehaven	26 Dec 1836	Dublin
A	Elizabeth	Dublin		Whitehaven	9 Feb 1837
A	Elizabeth	Carlisle	6 Apr 1837	Bathurst	5 Jun 1837
A	Elizabeth	Bathurst	Jun 1837	Carlisle	19 Jul 1837		Cargo stated as Timber
A	Elizabeth	Carlisle	Jul 1837	Whitehaven	1 Aug 1837
A	Elizabeth	Belfast	Apr 1838	Miramichi	13 Jun 1838
A	Elizabeth	Miramichi	Jun 1838	Drogheda	4 Aug 1838		Master is probably still John Winder, however the arrival is reported with Winterbury as Master
A	Elizabeth	Harrington	2 Oct 1838	Dublin			Master is now Joseph Scrugham
A	Elizabeth	Dublin		Whitehaven	15 Oct 1838
A	Elizabeth	Whitehaven	2 Nov 1838	Dublin
A	Elizabeth	Dublin		Whitehaven	1 Dec 1838
A	Elizabeth	Whitehaven	19 Dec 1838	Dublin
A	Elizabeth	Dublin		Harrington	12 Jan 1839
A	Elizabeth	Whitehaven	May 1839	Bathurst NB	23 Jun 1839
A	Elizabeth	Bathurst NB	11 Jul 1839	Port Carlisle	13 Aug 1839	33	The brig Elizabeth, Scrugham, from Bathurst, with timber for Messrs. Walker and Co., at Port Carlisle on the 13th instant - out 33 days
A	Elizabeth	Port Carlisle		Whitehaven	27 Aug 1839
S	Sally	Harrington	28 Apr 1840	Bathurst
S	Sally	Bathurst		Carlisle	(Sep 1840)
S	Jonathon Fell	Liverpool	20 Jun 1842	Rio de Janiero	20 Sep 1842	92
S	Jonathon Fell	Rio de Janiero		Cape Town	18 Dec 1842		William Scarrow discharged in Cape Town.
2M	John Moore	Liverpool	29 Sep 1844	Bombay	28 Feb 1845	152
2M	John Moore	Bombay	30 Apr 1845	Liverpool	12 Sep 1845	135
M	Blucher	Liverpool	12 Apr 1846	Quebec	24 Jun 1846	73	Master Joseph Scarrow. Alexander Thom, Thomas Hamilton, William Scott, William Collins, Charles Forsyth and John Seers all deserted in Quebec
M	Blucher	Quebec	18 Jul 1846	Chester	1 Sep 1846	45	Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Blucher	Whitehaven	2 Oct 1846	Berbice			Master Joseph Scarrow. Henry Spring, no 211095, is very sick and remains in the Colonial Hospital, Berbice under my sanction this 25thday January 1847. Further that John James, no 257270, was shipped this same date in room of the above. Pay to commence from the 21st December 1846.
M	Blucher	Berbice		Workington	3 Apr 1847		Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Blucher	Workington	9 May 1847	Demerara	1 Jul 1847	53	Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Blucher	Demerara	16 Aug 1847	Shields	30 Oct 1847	75	Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Albion	Harrington	10 Apr 1848	Dalhousie			Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Albion	Dalhousie		Workington	3 Sep 1848		Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Albion	Harrington	28 Sep 1848	Limerick			Master Joseph Scarrow. Coasting trade
M	Albion	Limerick		London	16 Jan 1849		Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Albion	Liverpool	26 Apr 1849	St. Johns	7 Jun 1849	42	Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Albion	St. Johns	25 Jun 1849	Dalhousie	10 Jul 1849	15	Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Albion	Dalhousie	21 Jul 1849	Carlisle	4 Sep 1849	45	Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Sally	Harrington	3 Jan 1850	Dublin			Coasting Trade, Coal
M	Sally	Dublin		Whitehaven	4 Feb 1850
M	Sally	Harrington	4 Apr 1850	St. Johns	11 May 1850
M	Sally	St. Johns	25 May 1850	Port Carlisle	24 Jul 1850
S	Andover	Liverpool	10 Sep 1850	Ceara
S	Andover	Ceara		Liverpool	30 Dec 1850
M	Jessie	Galway	12 Mar 1851	Bayonne	31 Mar 1851	19
M	Jessie	Bayonne	Apr 1851	Drogheda	3 May 1851
M	Jessie	Liverpool	24 May 1851	Narva (Baltic)
M	Jessie	Narva (Baltic)	13 Jul 1851	Montrose	8 Aug 1851	26
M	Nicholson	Ulverston	1 Sep 1851	Quebec	7 Nov 1851	67
M	Nicholson	Quebec	17 Nov 1851	Aberystwith	25 Dec 1851	38
M	Nicholson	Westport	7 Apr 1852	St. Johns	6 Jun 1852	60
M	Nicholson	St. Johns	23 Jul 1852	Donegal	26 Aug 1852	34
M	Valiant	London	13 Oct 1852	Demerara	29 Dec 1852	77	Joseph Casson (24th Dec 1852), John Byrne (24th Dec 1852) and John Pabula (18th Dec 1852) died of Yellow Fever. John Coates deserted on the 7th Jan 1853.
M	Valiant	Demerara	7 Jan 1853	LOST	20 Feb 1853	44	Ship sank on February 20th 1853
M	Bowes	Workington	10 Apr 1853	Quebec	17 Jun 1853	68	William Scarrow discharged in Quebec.
S	Waterford	Quebec	21 Jun 1853	Newport	23 Jul 1853	32
S	Nicholson	Harrington	5 Nov 1853	Dublin
S	Nicholson	Dublin		Harrington
S	Nicholson	Harrington		Dublin
S	Nicholson	Dublin		Harrington	31 Dec 1853
M	Quebec Packet	Newport	5 May 1854	Boston	Oct 1854		William Hopkins and John Haynes both deserted in Boston on Oct 11th 1854.
M	Quebec Packet	Boston	Oct 1854	Dumfries	4 Jan 1855
M	Quebec Packet
M	Quebec Packet				May 1855
M	Quebec Packet	Glasgow	9 Jun 1855
M	Quebec Packet			Cardiff	23 Jul 1855
M	Lady Gordon	Liverpool	3 Apr 1856	Quebec	23 May 1856	50
M	Lady Gordon	Quebec	11 Jun 1856	Pwllheli	20 Jul 1856	39
C	Minerva	Workington	31 Jul 1856	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	14 Aug 1856
C	Minerva	Workington	22 Aug 1856	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	12 Sep 1856
C	Minerva	Workington	20 Sep 1856	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	2 Oct 1856
C	Minerva	Workington	11 Oct 1856	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	18 Oct 1856
C	Minerva	Workington	24 Oct 1856	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	4 Nov 1856
C	Minerva	Workington	8 Nov 1856	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	2 Dec 1856
C	Minerva	Workington	6 Dec 1856	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Whitehaven	25 Dec 1856
C	Minerva	Workington	7 Jan 1857	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	24 Jan 1857
C	Minerva	Workington	24 Jan 1857	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	17 Feb 1857
C	Minerva	Workington	17 Feb 1857	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	4 Mar 1857
C	Minerva	Workington	4 Mar 1857	Derry
C	Minerva	Derry		Workington	24 Mar 1857
C	Minerva	Workington	24 Mar 1857	Clare
C	Minerva	Clare		Workington	10 May 1857
C	Minerva	Workington	10 May 1857	Londonderry
C	Minerva	Londonderry		Workington
C	Minerva	Workington	28 Jul 1857	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	11 Aug 1857
C	Minerva	Workington	11 Aug 1857	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	31 Aug 1857
C	Minerva	Workington	31 Aug 1857	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	2 Oct 1857
C	Minerva	Workington	2 Oct 1857	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	31 Oct 1857
C	Minerva	Workington	31 Oct 1857	Dublin
C	Minerva	Dublin		Workington	29 Dec 1857
C	Minerva	Workington	29 Dec 1857	Londonderry	15 Jan 1858	17
M	Albion	Liverpool	3 Jul 1858	Demerara	14 Aug 1858	42	Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Albion	Demerara	12 Oct 1858	Liverpool	8 Dec 1858	57	Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Albion	Liverpool	24 Feb 1859	Demerara	2 May 1859	67	Master Joseph Scarrow.
M	Albion	Demerara	1 Jul 1859	Annan	1 Sep 1859	62	Master Joseph Scarrow.
C	Palermo	Cardiff	15 Nov 1859	Mataro	2 Feb 1860	79
C	Palermo	Mataro	16 Feb 1860	Bristol	9 Apr 1860	52
M	Quebec Packet	Liverpool	8 May 1860	Hammerfest	25 Jun 1860	48
M	Quebec Packet	Hammerfest		Archangel	4 Jul 1860
M	Quebec Packet	Archangel	25 Jul 1860	Liverpool	29 Sep 1860	66
M	Quebec Packet	Liverpool	6 Nov 1860	Bordeaux
M	Quebec Packet	Bordeaux		Liverpool	(Jan 1861)
M	Fly	Workington	9 Jul 1864	Dublin	12 Jul 1864	3	Coal Trade. Master Joseph Pierce.
M	Fly	Dublin	20 Jul 1864	Workington	21 Jul 1864	1
M	Fly	Workington	3 Aug 1864	Dublin	6 Aug 1864	3
M	Fly	Dublin	19 Aug 1864	Workington	23 Aug 1864	4
M	Fly	Workington	16 Sep 1864	Dublin	19 Sep 1864	3
M	Fly	Dublin	24 Sep 1864	Workington	25 Sep 1864	1
M	Fly	Workington	30 Sep 1864	Dublin	2 Oct 1864	2
M	Fly	Dublin	13 Oct 1864	Workington	15 Oct 1864	2
M	Fly	Workington	29 Oct 1864	Dublin	30 Oct 1864	1
M	Fly	Dublin	16 Nov 1864	Workington	17 Nov 1864	1
M	Fly	Workington	15 Dec 1864	Dublin	17 Dec 1864	2
C	Edwin	Liverpool	4 Apr 1865	St. Johns	9 May 1865	35
C	Edwin	St. Johns	1 Jun 1865	Quebec	30 Jun 1865	29
C	Edwin	Quebec	15 Jul 1865	Barrow	19 Aug 1865	35
M	George	Workington	16 Sep 1865	Londonderry			Coasting Trade. Master William Barnes.
M	George	Londonderry		Workington	16 Oct 1865
M	George	Workington	3 Nov 1865	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Maryport	20 Nov 1865
M	George	Maryport	30 Nov 1865	Londonderry
M	George	Londonderry		Workington	12 Jan 1866
M	George	Workington	23 Jan 1866	Dublin			Coasting Trade. Master John Flinn.
M	George	Dublin	2 Feb 1866	Workington	3 Feb 1866	1
M	George	Workington	13 Feb 1866	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Workington	11 Mar 1866
M	George	Workington	18 Mar 1866	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Workington	13 Apr 1866
M	George	Workington	18 Apr 1866	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Workington	4 May 1866
M	George	Workington	12 May 1866	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Workington	27 May 1866
M	George	Workington	11 Jun 1866	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Workington	26 Jun 1866
M	George	Workington	4 Jul 1866	Dublin			Coasting Trade. Master John Flinn.
M	George	Dublin		Workington	21 Jul 1866
M	George	Workington	27 Jul 1866	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Workington	6 Aug 1866
M	George	Workington	22 Aug 1866	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Workington	1 Sep 1866
M	George	Workington	5 Sep 1866	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Workington	22 Sep 1866
M	George	Workington	5 Oct 1866	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Workington	24 Oct 1866
M	George	Workington	10 Nov 1866	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Workington	23 Nov 1866
M	George	Workington	2 Dec 1866	Dublin
M	George	Dublin	27 Dec 1866	Workington	28 Dec 1866	1
M	George	Workington	10 Jan 1867	Dublin	11 Jan 1867	1	Coasting Trade. Master John Flinn.
M	George	Dublin	22 Feb 1867	Workington	23 Feb 1867	1
M	George	Workington	4 Mar 1867	Tralee	8 Mar 1867	4
M	George	Tralee	22 Mar 1867	Galway	23 Mar 1867	1
M	George	Galway	24 Apr 1867	Cardiff	30 Apr 1867	6
M	George	Cardiff	9 May 1867	Kingstown	11 May 1867	2
M	George	Kingstown	28 May 1867	Workington	29 May 1867	1
M	George	Workington	7 Jun 1867	Dublin	18 Jun 1867	11
M	George	Dublin	21 Jun 1867	Workington	24 Jun 1867	3
M	George	Workington	27 Jun 1867	Dublin	29 Jun 1867	2
M	George	Dublin		Workington	29 Jul 1867
M	George	Workington	2 Aug 1867	Dublin
M	George	Dublin		Workington	21 Aug 1867
M	George	Workington	11 Sep 1867	Douglas
M	George	Douglas		Workington	9 Oct 1867
M	Elizabeth	Workington	25 Oct 1867	Drogheda	2 Nov 1867	8	Coasting Trade. Master Thomas Flanagan.
M	Elizabeth	Drogheda	25 Nov 1867	Workington	27 Nov 1867	2
M	Elizabeth	Workington	26 Dec 1867	Drogheda	30 Dec 1867	4
M	Solway	Newport, Monmouth	23 Jun 1868	Alexandria			Master David Evans
M	Solway	Alexandria		Sandwich	25 Nov 1868
M	Solway	Sandwich	24 Dec 1868	Cardiff	9 Jan 1869	16

 

A more detailed description of William's voyages, which includes the names of all the other crew members transcribed from crew lists can be found here.