William Martin's 1887 Whaling Voyage

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.
NameQualitySharesPlace of BirthPlace of ResidenceNationalityAgeHeightComplexionHairEyes
Samuel Osborne Junior Owner         
William A. MartinMaster         
Arthur O. GibbonsMate1/18ConnecticutNew BedfordAmerica285' 7"DarkBlackBlack
Phillip Sylaveiro2nd Mate, 3rd Mate and Boatsteerer1/24[view in original]New BedfordUnited States315' 10"BlackBlackBlack
Joseph GomezBoatsteerer1/75Cape de VerdNew BedfordPortugal285' 6"BlackBlackBlack
Benjamin HazzardBoatsteerer1/75Sandwich IslandsNew BedfordU.S.555' 9"BlackBlackBlack
Thomas TaylorSteward1/120BostonBostonAmerica285' 6"LightBrownBrown
Joseph LopesCook, Shipkeeper1/140St. JagoNew BedfordPortugal405' 8"BlackBlackBlack
Manuel PeraOrdinary Seaman1/130FayalNew BedfordPortugal215' 6"DarkDarkDark
Antone RoderiqueSeaman1/125FayalNew BedfordPortugal235' 6"DarkDarkDark
John LopezSeaman1/150MauritiusNew BedfordFrance255' 5"BlackBlackBlack
Albert E. VaughanGreen Hand1/150New BedfordNew BedfordAmerica215' 8"LightLightGrey
William G. Hoyt [deserted]Ordinary Seaman1/150NewtonNewtonU.S.245' 8"LightLightGrey
S.F. McArthurOrdinary Seaman1/150PortlandCambridgeU.S.216' 3"DarkDarkGrey
C.C. BriggsGreen Hand1/150PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiaU.S.265' 7"LightLightBrown
James McNallyGreen Hand1/150ScotlandMarbleheadEngland185' 6"LightLightBrown
C.C. HamiltonGreen Hand1/150Nova ScotiaNantucketU.S.216' 0"LightLightBlue
William Moffat [deserted]Green Hand1/150BostonBostonAmerica255' 10"LightBrownGrey
F.A. PotterOrdinary Seaman1/140New YorkNew YorkAmerica285' 8"LightBrownBlue
John McNamaraGreen Hand1/150IrelandBostonEngland315' 7"SandyAuburnBlue
James Hicky [deserted]Green Hand1/150BostonBostonAmerica225' 8"LightBrownBrown
James Lynch [deserted]Green Hand1/150BostonBostonAmerica275' 8"LightBrownGrey
George RidsonCarpenter and Green Hand1/140LondonBostonEngland215' 6"LightBrownBrown
Fred RidsonGreen Hand1/150LondonBostonEngland235' 6"LightBrownBrown
Ambram L. JoshGreen Hand1/150EdgartownEdgartownU.S.235' 10"DarkDarkDark
Domingo FlemingBoatsteer1/75[?]Cape de VerdPortugal245' 11"DarkDarkDark

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Contents of this path:

  1. William Martin
  2. Samuel Osborne, Junior
  3. Arthur O. Gibbons
  4. Phillip Sylaveiro
  5. Joseph Gomez
  6. Benjamin Hazzard
  7. Thomas Taylor
  8. Joseph Lopes
  9. Manuel Pera
  10. Antone Roderique
  11. John Lopez
  12. Albert E. Vaughan
  13. William G. Hoyt
  14. S.F. McArthur
  15. C.C. Briggs
  16. James McNally
  17. C.C. Hamilton
  18. William Moffat
  19. F.A. Potter
  20. John McNamara
  21. James Hicky
  22. James Lynch
  23. George Ridson
  24. Fred Ridson
  25. Ambram L. Josh
  26. Domingo Fleming

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