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American Offshore Whaling: Voyages

The entry for the 1887 Eunice H. Adams voyage is here: https://whalinghistory.org/?s=AV04665

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Crew of the Eunice Adams The crew of a voyage would expand and contract as crew members left (for reasons like illness, death or desertion) and others were hired to fill their places.
The table of crew members below combines data from the shipping papers and crew list for the 1887 voyage. The "Shares" column indicates the portion of the voyage's total profits each member of the crew would receive. According to records* the voyage brought home 375 barrels of sperm whale oil.

Name	Quality	Shares	Place of Birth	Place of Residence	Nationality	Age	Height	Complexion	Hair	Eyes
Samuel Osborne Junior Owner
William A. Martin	Master
Arthur O. Gibbons	Mate	1/18	Connecticut	New Bedford	America	28	5' 7"	Dark	Black	Black
Phillip Sylaveiro	2nd Mate, 3rd Mate and Boatsteerer	1/24	[view in original]	New Bedford	United States	31	5' 10"	Black	Black	Black
Joseph Gomez	Boatsteerer	1/75	Cape de Verd	New Bedford	Portugal	28	5' 6"	Black	Black	Black
Benjamin Hazzard	Boatsteerer	1/75	Sandwich Islands	New Bedford	U.S.	55	5' 9"	Black	Black	Black
Thomas Taylor	Steward	1/120	Boston	Boston	America	28	5' 6"	Light	Brown	Brown
Joseph Lopes	Cook, Shipkeeper	1/140	St. Jago	New Bedford	Portugal	40	5' 8"	Black	Black	Black
Manuel Pera	Ordinary Seaman	1/130	Fayal	New Bedford	Portugal	21	5' 6"	Dark	Dark	Dark
Antone Roderique	Seaman	1/125	Fayal	New Bedford	Portugal	23	5' 6"	Dark	Dark	Dark
John Lopez	Seaman	1/150	Mauritius	New Bedford	France	25	5' 5"	Black	Black	Black
Albert E. Vaughan	Green Hand	1/150	New Bedford	New Bedford	America	21	5' 8"	Light	Light	Grey
William G. Hoyt [deserted]	Ordinary Seaman	1/150	Newton	Newton	U.S.	24	5' 8"	Light	Light	Grey
S.F. McArthur	Ordinary Seaman	1/150	Portland	Cambridge	U.S.	21	6' 3"	Dark	Dark	Grey
C.C. Briggs	Green Hand	1/150	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	U.S.	26	5' 7"	Light	Light	Brown
James McNally	Green Hand	1/150	Scotland	Marblehead	England	18	5' 6"	Light	Light	Brown
C.C. Hamilton	Green Hand	1/150	Nova Scotia	Nantucket	U.S.	21	6' 0"	Light	Light	Blue
William Moffat [deserted]	Green Hand	1/150	Boston	Boston	America	25	5' 10"	Light	Brown	Grey
F.A. Potter	Ordinary Seaman	1/140	New York	New York	America	28	5' 8"	Light	Brown	Blue
John McNamara	Green Hand	1/150	Ireland	Boston	England	31	5' 7"	Sandy	Auburn	Blue
James Hicky [deserted]	Green Hand	1/150	Boston	Boston	America	22	5' 8"	Light	Brown	Brown
James Lynch [deserted]	Green Hand	1/150	Boston	Boston	America	27	5' 8"	Light	Brown	Grey
George Ridson	Carpenter and Green Hand	1/140	London	Boston	England	21	5' 6"	Light	Brown	Brown
Fred Ridson	Green Hand	1/150	London	Boston	England	23	5' 6"	Light	Brown	Brown
Ambram L. Josh	Green Hand	1/150	Edgartown	Edgartown	U.S.	23	5' 10"	Dark	Dark	Dark
Domingo Fleming	Boatsteer	1/75	[?]	Cape de Verd	Portugal	24	5' 11"	Dark	Dark	Dark