Crew List of the Yarra Yarra 1878 - 1880


Agreement and Account of Crew

Name of Ship"Yarra Yarra"
Official No.76473
Port of RegistryLiverpool
Port No. and Date of Register90 1877
Registered TonnageGross 1289 Net 1241
Nominal Horse-power of Engines (if any) 

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The several persons whose names are hereto subscribed and whose descriptions are contained on the other side or sides, and of whom ten are engaged as Sailors, hereby agree to serve on board the said Ship, in the several capacities expressed against their respective Names, on a Voyage from Liverpool to Sydney N.S.W., and any ports and places in the Pacific, Indian & Atlantic oceans China & Eastern seas and Continent of Europe, calling for orders if required, and back to a final port of discharge in the United Kingdom, term not to exceed three years.

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Date of Commencement of Voyage29/10/78
Port at which Voyage commencedLiverpool
Date of Termination of Voyage14/2/80
Port at which Voyage terminated14/2/80

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Account of Apprentices on Board

Christian and Surnames of the Apprentices at full length Charles Percy Bishop
Age15
Registry of Indenture25/10/78 Liverpool
Registry of Assignment 
Date, Place, and Cause of leaving this Ship, or of Death31/3/79 Port Jackson deserted

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Certificates or Indorsements Made by Consols or by Officers in British Possessions Abroad

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I certify that the within named Chas.P. Bishop, Pat. tobin, Robt. Tildesby, F.H. Clark and McKay McKay, have been left behind at this port on the alleged ground of their having deserted, that I have inquired into the matter and find that the allegation is true and that a proper entry of such desertion in the official logbook has been produced to me

M E Shorter SM [Shipping Master]

[Stamped Shipping Master's Department, Sydney 1 APR - Port Jackson]

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Source: Liverpool Record Office; Crew lists. 387CRE/875
Source: Ancestry.com. Liverpool, England, Crew Lists 1861-1919