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
4934	Newcastle	Elizab	Edward		Tonler	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	Northumberland	80	1571		1571-10-23	E190/5/5 f.4r
5164	Dover	Mari Thomas	Robert		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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	80	1572		1572-07-26	E190/5/5 f.37v
5194	London	Jonas	Paul		Frunde	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	200	1572		1572-08-02	E190/5/5 f.40r
5374	Newcastle	Tobie	William		Maw	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Newcastle	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	80	1601		1601-11-14	E190/186/1 f.4r
5376	Hull	Exchange	Richard		Rickery	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Newcastle	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	60	1601		1601-12-01	E190/186/1 f.4v
5409	Newcastle	Elving Youngson	Edward		Redshawe	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		Newcastle	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	120	1602	1602-03-23		E190/186/1 f. 14r
5717	Hull	John	Thomas		Franke	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1567		1567-06-26	E190/304/2 f.7r
5723	Hull	Trinitie	Thomas		Lodell	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	70	1567		1567-07-16	E190/304/2 f.7v
5726	Hull	Ann Gallande	Thomas		Roe	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	59	1567		1567-07-28	E190/304/2 f/7v
5799	Hull	Gabrell	John		Woodmouse	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		Hull	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	45	1567	1567-04-17		E190/304/2 f.11v
5810	Hull	Elyzabeth	George		Browne	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		Hull	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	70	1567	1567-04-22		E190/304/2 f.11v
5818	Hull	Anne Galland	Thomas		Roe	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		Hull	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	59	1567	1567-05-12		E190/304/2 f.12r
5820	Hull	Elizabeth	Richard		Hassylwoode	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		Hull	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1567	1567-05-12		E190/304/2 f.12r
5834	Hull	Mathew	Robert		Lamme	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		Hull	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	90	1567	1567-07-22		E190/304/2 f.13r
11930	London	Black Raven	Thomas		Rychardson	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Blakeney	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1573		1573-04-28	E190/473/1 f.1v
12134	Aldeburgh	Savour	Richard		R/Beverson	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		Woodbridge	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			EAST	Suffolk	50	1573	1573-04-16		E190/473/2 f.3v
12135	Harwich	Mary Thomas	Dennis		Hedlyn	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		Woodbridge	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			EAST	Essex	50	1573	1573-04-18		E190/473/2 f.3v
12466	London	Grayhounde	Gervase		Milis	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Southampton	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	160	1572		1572-02-28	E190/814/8 f.24r
12692	Newcastle	Minyon	Robert		Harrison	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		Colchester	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	80	1571	1571-10-01		E190/589/5 f.2r; E190/589/7 f.2r
12726	Harwich	Elizabeth	John		Haukin	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		Ipswich	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			EAST	Essex	70	1572	1572-06-03		E190/589/6 f.4v
12728	Scarborough	John Bonaventure	John		Boyes	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		Ipswich	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			EAST	EAST (?)	80	1572	1572-06-12		E190/589/6 f.5r
16543	Hull	George	William		Pratt	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hull	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	60	1578	1578-10-06		E190/307/12 f.20v
16288	Hull	Mathew	Richard		Warde	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	40	1578		1578-10-14	E190/307/12 f.10v
16293	Hull	Elizabeth Jonas	Thomas		Rowell	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	80	1578		1578-10-18	E190/307/12 f.11r
16386	Hull	George	William		Pratt	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1579		1579-06-28	E190/307/12 f.17v
16387	Hull	Robart	Christopher		Harisson	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1579		1579-06-28	E190/307/12 f.17v
16402	Hull	Elizabeth Jonas	Thomas		Roe	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	80	1579		1579-07-13	E190/307/12 f.18r
16405	Hull	Angalland	William		Scarthe	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	80	1579		1579-07-16	E190/307/12 f.18v
16407	Hull	Angilland	John		Gaytonbie	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	60	1579		1579-07-21	E190/307/12 f.18v
16417	Hull	Fawkon	Thomas		Kent	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	34	1579		1579-08-01	E190/307/12 f.19r
16421	Hull	Unicorne	Thomas		Backhowse	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	22	1579		1579-08-03	E190/307/12 f.19r
16423	Hull	Sampson	Richard		Warde	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	30	1579		1579-11-08	E190/307/12 f.19v
16426	Hull	Swallowe	Nicholas		Harison	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1579		1579-08-11	E190/307/12 f.19v
16428	Hull	Bartellmewe	William		Goselinge	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	30	1579		1579-08-11	E190/307/12 f.19v
16430	Hull	Whyt Hynde	John		Adames	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1579		1579-08-15	E190/307/12 f.19v
16432	Hull	Marifortuen	George		Pattison	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	60	1579		1579-08-15	E190/307/12 f.19v
16433	Hull	Sallomonde	Bartholomew		Bell	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		Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	80	1579		1579-08-15	E190/307/12 f.20r
16546	Hull	Whyt Hind	John		Addames	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		Hull	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1578	1578-11-04		E190/307/12 f.20v
16601	Hull	Robart	Christopher		Harisson	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		Hull	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	40	1579	1579-03-26		E190/307/12 f.23r
16603	Hull	Fawcon	Thomas		Kent	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		Hull	England	Gdansk (Poland)	Foreign			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	34	1579	1579-03-30		E190/307/12 f.23r