Crew List: Agreements and Official Logs for Ship Presto, Official Number 118652

R Coutts; rank/rating, Master; age, 39; place of birth, Shetland, British; previous ship, Presto. R J Kay; rank/rating, Mate; age, 39; place of birth, South Shields, British; previous ship, same. J Strandel; rank/rating, Steward; age, 41; place of birth, Sweden; previous ship, Presto. F Bossen; rank/rating, Able Seaman and Carpenter; age, 46; place of birth, Holland; previous ship, same. T Mizen; rank/rating, Able Seaman and Lamptrimmer Trimmer; age, 37; place of birth, Bath, British; previous ship, same. W Jefferson; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 48; place of birth, Whitby; previous ship, same. T P Somerville; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 35; place of birth, Glasgow; previous ship, same. George Grant; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 46; place of birth, Kingston, Jamaica; previous ship, same. A Hughson; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 57; place of birth, Shetland; previous ship, same. W Thompson; rank/rating, 1st Engineer; age, 29; place of birth, Pelton Fell; previous ship, same. E C Durrant; rank/rating, 2nd Engineer; age, 27; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, same. H J Thirkell; rank/rating, Donkeyman; age, 29; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, same. John Brockley; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 46; place of birth, Washington, U S a; previous ship, same. D O'Connell; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 43; place of birth, South Shields, British; previous ship, same. P Hagan; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 51; place of birth, Sunderland; previous ship, same. N Calney; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 43; place of birth, Argentina; previous ship, Fellside of Newcastle. A Ross; rank/rating, Mess Room Steward; age, 26; place of birth, South Shields, British; previous ship, Ella Sayer of Newcastle. G Mackey; rank/rating, 2nd Mate; age, 20; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, Gracefield of Newcastle. A E Birch; rank/rating, 2nd Engineer; age, 27; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, Queensmore. E C Durrant; rank/rating, Chief Engineer; age, 27; place of birth, South Shields, British; previous ship, Presto. H Gill; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 31; place of birth, Rye; previous ship, Desabla. T Mizen; rank/rating, 2nd Mate; age, 37; place of birth, Bath; previous ship, Presto. W Jefferson; rank/rating, Able Seaman and Lamptrimmer Trimmer; age, 48; place of birth, Whitby; previous ship, Presto. C Sievwright; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 30; place of birth, Broughty Ferry; previous ship, Elfrida of Newcastle. W Houlsby; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 44; place of birth, Tyne Dock; previous ship, Gerent of Sunderland. R Shirley; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 35; place of birth, Greenock; previous ship, San Melito of London. J Mackie; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 48; place of birth, Sunderland; previous ship, Fulgens of Newcastle. Peter Fraser; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 50; place of birth, Shetland; previous ship, Harrow of London. N Calney; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 43; place of birth, Argentina; previous ship, Presto of Newcastle. George McKenzie; rank/rating, 2nd Engineer; age, 44; place of birth, Montrose; previous ship, Clodmoor. R Black; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 30; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, Eglantine. Alexander Duguid; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 25; place of birth, Aberdeen; previous ship, first ship. Y Pick; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 29; place of birth, Boston, Lincolnshire; previous ship, Fulgens of London. Peter Fraser; rank/rating, Able Seaman and Carpenter; age, 50; place of birth, Shetland; previous ship, Presto. A Laderlund; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 34; place of birth, Finland; previous ship, Birtley. J Thomas Knox; rank/rating, Mess Room Steward; age, 20; place of birth, Sunderland; previous ship, Gallier of London. H F Thirkell; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 29; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, Presto. W Johnson; rank/rating, Donkeyman; age, 56; place of birth, Newcastle; previous ship, Rallus of Cork. George Daley; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 33; place of birth, Cumberland; previous ship, Brittania of London. F Copping; rank/rating, Donkeyman; age, 52; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, Levenit of London. Alfred Nash; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 25; place of birth, Troon, Scotland; previous ship, Boldon of London. Robert Codling; rank/rating, Mess Room Steward; age, 15; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, Dilston. Thomas Minikin; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 44; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, Dalegarth of Newcastle. C Wijnbeck; rank/rating, Able Seaman; age, 28; place of birth, Holland; previous ship, Shoreham of London. Richard Leggett; rank/rating, Mess Room Steward; age, 20; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, Nettleton of West Hartlepool. Frederick Copping Junior; rank/rating, Mess Room Steward; age, 15; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, first ship. James E Carnall; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 57; place of birth, South Shields; previous ship, Largo of Newcastle. Andrew Watt; rank/rating, Fireman; age, 56; place of birth, Sunderland; previous ship, Airedale of Sunderland. Fred Hedbery; rank/rating, Mess Room Steward; age, 26; place of birth, Liverpool; previous ship, San Urbano.

Record Details

Item reference: RSS/CL/1915/3723/8; BT400/3723/8
Catalogue Section: Public records: records of the central administration of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1915
Creator: Registrar General Of Shipping And Seamen
Credit: © Crown copyright. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
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