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.

Origins and destinations of the voyages in the database include all voyages undertaken in and out of the selected port regardless of the home ports of the ships.

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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
4428	Scarborough	Mathewe	Nicholas		Storm	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		Scarborough	England	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	North Riding Yorkshire	30	1592			E190/185/2 m.1
4429	Hartlepool	Mary James	Robert		Smale	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		Scarborough	England	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1592			E190/185/2 m. 1
4430	Hartlepool	Mary James	Thomas		Harte	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		London	England	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1592			E190/185/2 m.1
4431	Newcastle	Elzabethe	William		Nicholson	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	50	1593			E190/185/2 m.1
4432	Hartlepool	James	Thomas		Harte	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1593			E190/185/2 m.1
4439	Cromer	William	William		Clarkson	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	Hartlepool	England			EAST	Norfolk	30	1593			E190/185/2 m.1
4446	Hartlepool	William	Thomas		Harte	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	20	1593		1593-05-15	E190/185/2 f.1
4447	Hartlepool	William	Thomas		Harte	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	20	1593		1593-06-26	E190/185/2 f.1
4448	Hartlepool	Mary James	Robert		Smale	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		London	England	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1593		1593-06-25	E190/185/2 f.1v
4449	Wells-next-the-Sea	Elzabeth	Henry		Tonsham	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	Hartlepool	England			EAST (?)	EAST (?)	20	1593		1593-07-10	E190/185/2 f.1v
4450	Hartlepool	James	Robert		Smale	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		London	England	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1593		1593-07-26	E190/185/2 f.1v
4451	Scarborough	Mathew	John		Sandemane	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		Scarborough	England	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	North Riding Yorkshire	30	1593		1593-08-02	E190/185/2 f.1v
4452	Wells-next-the-Sea	Nicholas	Robert		Moton	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		Wells-next-the-Sea	England	Hartlepool	England			EAST	Norfolk	11	1593		1593-08-23	E190/185/2 f.1v
4453	Hartlepool	Mary James	Thomas		Harte	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		Hartlepool	England	London	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1592	1592-10-14		E190/185/2 f.2r
4454	Ipswich	Hopewell	John		Power	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		Hartlepool	England	Ipswich	England			EAST	Suffolk	40	1592	1592-10-12		E190/185/2 f.2r
4455	Blakeney	Robert	Alan		Quantor	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		Hartlepool	England	London	England			EAST	Norfolk	40	1592	1592-11-24		E190/185/2 f.2r
4456	Hartlepool	William	Thomas		Harte	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		Hartlepool	England	Newcastle	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	20	1593	1593-04-22		E190/185/2 f.2r
4457	Hartlepool	Mary James	Robert		Smale	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		Hartlepool	England	London	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1593	1593-06-02		E190/185/2 f.2r
4458	Hartlepool	Mary James	Robert		Smale	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		Hartlepool	England	London	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1593	1593-07-12		E190/185/2 f.2r
4459	Wells-next-the-Sea	Nichollars	Robert		Motto	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		Hartlepool	England	Wells-next-the-Sea	England			EAST	Norfolk	12	1593	1593-08-12		E190/185/2 f.2r
4847	Hartlepool	William	John		Harte	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	Hartlepool	England		unknown, unknown	NORTH-EAST	County Durham	10	1594	1594-06-17		E190/185/6 f.21r
4885	Hartlepool	William	Thomas		Harte	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	Hartlepool	England		unknown, unknown	NORTH-EAST	County Durham	12	1594	1594-07-08		E190/185/6 f.24r
5000	Hartlepool	William	Thomas		Harte	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	10	1594	1594-08-05		E190/185/6 f.29r
5273	Sandwich	Swallow	John		Hoolston	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		London	England	Hartlepool	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	24	1600		1600-10-03	E190/185/10 f.1r
5274	Hartlepool	Hopewell	Edward		Smith	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	20	1600		1600-10-03	E190/185/10
5275	Newcastle	Marie Ann	Robert		Wilkinson	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		London	England	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	80	1600		1600-12-04	E190/185/10 f.1r
5276	Hartlepool	Hopewell	Thomas		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		London	England	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	20	1601		1601-03-09	E190/185/10 f.1r
5279	Hartlepool	Hopewell	William		Hindmass	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1601		1601-06-12	E190/185/10
5280	London	Violet	George		Hope	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		London	England	Hartlepool	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1601		1601-06-27	E190/185/10 f.1v
5281	Hartlepool	Hopewell	William		Hindmass	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1601		1601-07-03	E190/185/10 f.1v
5282	Goole	Marie	Ralph		Pote	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		Stockton-on-Tees	England	Hartlepool	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	20	1601		1601-08-24	E190/185/10 f.1v
5288	Hartlepool	Grace God	Cornelius		Deeckson	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	40	1600		1600-10-11	E190/185/10 f.1v
5290	Hartlepool	Harye	Thomas		Harte	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	40	1600		1600-12-31	E190/185/10
5291	Hartlepool	Harie	Thomas		Harte	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	50	1601		1601-04-18	E190/185/10
5292	Hartlepool	Chacewed	Richard		Privet	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		Sunderland	England	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1601		1601-04-22	E190/185/6 f.1v
5293	Hartlepool	Chaucewod	Richard		Privet	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	30	1601		1601-04-28	E190/185/6 f.1v
5294	Hartlepool	Hary	Thomas		Hart	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	50	1601		1601-05-08	E190/185/10 f.1v
5295	Hartlepool	Fortune	Timothy		Holiman	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	40	1601		1601-05-09	E190/185/10 f.1r
5296	Hartlepool	Fortune	Pope		George	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	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	40	1601		1601-05-22	E190/185/10 f.1v
5298	Hartlepool	Chancewod	Richard		Privet	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		Sunderland	England	Hartlepool	England			NORTH-EAST	County Durham	40	1601		1601-05-24	E190/185/10 f.1v