The Merchant Fleet of Late Medieval and Tudor England, 1400–1580

Origins and destinations of voyages in the database. The voyages shown here largely cover the period c.1565-c.1580. There are a few documents that record voyage details for the period before 1565 (a few Bristol accounts, a few ships leaving Hull for Calais loaded with wool, and a few east coast coastal records), but most pre-1565 documents only reveal if a ship entered or left a particular port, not where it came from or where it was going to. The Bordeaux wine trade voyages are equally difficult to map. While we know the ships left Bordeaux we can never be sure of where they sailed from to get to Bordeaux or where they sailed to after leaving Bordeaux. A Southampton ship, for example, may have left Bordeaux with wine but sailed straight to London. There is more information on ports and voyages in the ‘about’ option in the tool bar. To use the map mouse over a cluster to reveal list of place names (bottom of map); click a cluster to zoom. Click a place (or its name in list) to show its details and voyages. Use the № control to reveal more or fewer routes. The red lines show routes that were more frequently used and the arrows show the direction of travel.

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ID	Port|modern home port	Ship|shipname	Master|firstname	Master|namelink	Master|surname	Crew|type	Crew|size details	Crew|masters	Crew|masters mate	Crew|constables	Crew|mariners	Crew|boys	Crew|clerks	Crew|men at arms	Crew|armed men	Crew|archers	Crew|soldiers	Crew|carpenters	Crew|carpenters mate	Crew|boatswains	Crew|boatswains mate	Crew|quartermasters	Crew|quartermasters mate	Crew|yeoman of the tacks	Crew|coxswains	Crew|coxswains mate	Crew|yeoman of the jeers	Crew|yeomans mate	Crew|pursers	Crew|cooks	Crew|cooks mate	Crew|stewards	Crew|stewards mate	Crew|swabbers	Crew|master gunners	Crew|gunners mate	Crew|quarter gunners	Crew|quarter gunners mate	Crew|surgeons	Crew|surgeons mate	Crew|trumpeters	Crew|drum and fifes	Crew|pilots	Crew|seamen	Crew|preachers	Crew|lieutenants	Crew|corporals	Crew|miscellaneous crew	Crew|total crew	Crew|crew comments	Crew|nominal crew list	Crew|constable name	Voyage origin|placename	Voyage origin|country	Voyage destination|placename	Voyage destination|country	Owner|is shipmaster	Owner|name	Region	County	Tonnage	Year start	Date from	Date to	Source reference
8280	Sandwich	Jhus	John		Cocke	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Sandwich	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	12	1565	1565-09-10	1565-09-12	E190/638/1 f.5v
8417	Faversham	Thomas	Thomas		Audryan	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Faversham	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	10	1565		1565-07-01	E190/638/3 f.3r
8481	Faversham	Myghell	Christopher		Dobynson	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Faversham	England	Dunkirk	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent		1565	1565-09-26		E190/638/3 f.6r
9478	Milton-next-Gravesend	Jhesus	Alan		Salmon	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Milton-next-Gravesend	England	Dunkirk	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	8	1574	1574-06-02		E190/639/10 f.6r
9479	Milton-next-Gravesend	Jhesus	Alan		Salmon	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Milton-next-Gravesend	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	8	1574	1574-06-02	1574-06-15	E190/639/10 f.6r
9480	Rye	Marie Bennett	Alan		Bennett	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Milton-next-Gravesend	England			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	8	1574		1574-06-23	E190/639/10 f.6r
9481	Walton (Suffolk)	Marie Margett	John		Tyler	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Milton-next-Gravesend	England	Dunkirk	France			EAST	Suffolk	10	1574	1574-08-16		E190/639/10 f.6r
11792	Hythe (Kent)	Hope	Simon		Makkarell	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hythe	England	Dunkirk	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	10	1573	1573-11-13		E190/739/25 f.1r
11814	Hythe (Kent)	Hope	Michael		Buckland	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hythe	England	Dunkirk	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	10	1574	1574-03-02		E190/739/25 f.2r
11831	Hythe (Kent)	Hope	Michael		Buckland	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Hythe	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	10	1573		1573-11-27	E190/739/25 f.2v
11995	Hythe (Kent)	Hope	George		Hallet	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Hythe	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	12	1580		1580-02-15	E190/741/26 f.1v
12909	Burnham	Thomas	Barnaby		Nycolls	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Maldon	England			EAST	Norfolk	8	1572		1572-05-18	E190/589/9 f.2v
22354	King's Lynn	Mary Jermayn	William		Cragge	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		King's Lynn	England	Dunkirk	France			EAST	Norfolk	45	1565	1565-06-02		E190/425/1 f.1v
22360	King's Lynn	Andrewe	Brian		Liptone	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		King's Lynn	England	Dunkirk	France			EAST	Norfolk	80	1565	1565-06-02		E190/425/1 f.2v
25343	Dartmouth	Lion	Andrew		Cut	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Dartmouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	20	1575		1575-12-31	E190/930/7 f.12r
25375	Dartmouth	Lion	Andrew		Cut	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Dartmouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	25	1576		1576-06-06	E190/930/7 f.16r
27949	London	Abraham	Stephen		Read	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Southampton	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	30	1566		1566-03-26	E190/814/2 f.26r
29058	Southampton	Jesus	Philip		Carteret	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Dunkirk	France			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1573	1573-10-01		E190/814/9 f.31v
29431	Yarmouth, Isle of Wight	Ann	Robert		Gyer	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Newport (Isle of Wight)	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	20	1575		1575-10-12	E190/814/10 f.19v
29446	Yarmouth, Isle of Wight	Ann	Robert		Gyer	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Isle of Wight	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	16	1576		1576-01-03	E190/814/10 f.22r
29447	Newport, Isle of Wight	Bonaventure	John		Smyth	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Southampton	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	16	1576		1576-01-07	E190/814/10 f.22r
29448	Queenborough	Bull	Andrew		Tyse	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Southampton	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	250	1576		1576-01-07	E190/814/10 f.22r
29457	Sandwich	Grace of God	John		Lennan	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Southampton	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	14	1576		1576-02-11	E190/814/10 f.24r
29476	Southampton	Nycholas	Francis		Hobson	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Southampton	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	10	1576		1576-04-03	E190/814/10 f.27r
29480	London	Vyolet	William		Robert	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Southampton	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	70	1576		1576-04-14	E190/814/10 f.28r
29481	Southampton	Peter	Thomas		Gryston	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Southampton	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	30	1576		1576-04-16	E190/814/10 f.28r
29482	Hythe (Hampshire)	Julyan	Edward		Smythe	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Southampton	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	18	1576		1576-04-19	E190/814/10 f.28r
30537	King's Lynn	Greyhownde	John		Thornton	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	King's Lynn	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	30	1575		1575-12-21	E190/427/8 f.2v
31460	Colchester	Samuell	George		Hunte	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		King's Lynn	England	Dunkirk	France			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	24	1575	1575-10-20		E190/427/8 f.13r
31657	Blakeney	Marye Ffortune	John		Webster	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		King's Lynn	England	Dunkirk	France			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	30	1576	1576-03-29		E190/427/8 f.17v
34898	Aldeburgh	Saviour	Thomas		Beversham	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Aldeburgh	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	60	1573		1573-12-11	E190/473/8 f.4v
35768	Orford	Marii Anne	Robert		Pierse	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	Aldeburgh	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	50	1575		1575-11-09	E190/473/14 f.4v
46379	London	Marye Caterin	Charles		Pyers	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Dunkirk	France	London	England			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	18	1565		1565-06-05	E190/3/2 f.10r