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
46	Bristol	Thobie	Robert		Davies	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	100	1576	1576-08-25		E190/1129/12 f.19r
54	Bristol	Thobie	Robert		Davies	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	100	1576			E190/1129/12 f.19v
667	Bristol	Mare Walsyngh'm	John		Whitford	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	SOUTH-WEST (?)		1516			E122/21/2
680	Bristol	Mare C'tofur	Robert		Avyntre	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1517			E122/21/2
686	Bristol	Mare Tower	William		Robynet	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1517			E122/21/2
687	Bristol	Mare Kateryn	William		Deane	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1517			E122/21/2
688	Bristol	Trynyte	Evan		Danyell	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1517			E122/21/2
713	Bristol	Anthony	John	a	Mayne	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1517			E122/21/2
717	Bristol	Trinite	Evan		Danyell	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1517			E122/21/2
727	Bristol	Anthony	John		Crok	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1517			E122/21/2
752	Bristol	Trynyte	Evan		Danyell	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1517			E122/21/2
758	Bristol	Antony	John		Crok	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1517			E122/21/2
761	Bristol	Mare Kateryn	William	a	Deane	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire		1517			E122/21/2
13558	Topsham	Angell	Peter		Dier	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		Exeter	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	20	1572	1572-08-14		E190/928/8 f.8r
14922	Bristol	Fawcon	John		Slighte	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	36	1566		1566-04-17	E190/1128/7 f.2r
14923	Bristol	Prymrose	Richard		Cottrell	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	60	1566		1566-04-17	E190/1128/7 f.2r
14931	Bristol	Tobie	John		Baker	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	100	1566		1566-04-18	E190/1128/7 f.2r
14960	Bristol	Lyon	William		Wodde	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	100	1566		1566-06-13	E190/1128/7 f.3v
15238	Bristol	Petter	Philip		Whitinge	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	60	1568		1568-11-15	E190/1128/10 f.2v
15249	Bristol	Prymrose	Richard		Cottrell	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	80	1569		1569-02-07	E190/1128/10 f.5r
15250	Bristol	Ellin	Richard		Baker	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	60	1569		1569-02-07	E190/1128/10 f.5r
15252	Bristol	Mynyon	John		Cottrell	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	100	1569		1569-02-25	E190/1128/10 f.6r
15253	Bristol	Tobye	Robert		Davies	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	100	1569		1569-02-25	E190/1128/10 f.6r
15254	Bristol	Tigir	William		Agwylliam	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	85	1569		1569-02-25	E190/1128/10 f.6v
18293	Bristol	Raggid Stafe	Thomas		Naylor	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	150	1574		1574-06-13	E190/1129/3 f.11v
18327	Bristol	Hope	John		Lippet	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	100	1573		1573-09-30	E190/1129/4 f.1v
18356	Bristol	Minikin	Richard		Richards	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	40	1573	1573-12-11		E190/1129/4 f.4r
18357	Bristol	Minikin	Richard		Richards	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	40	1573	1573-12-22		E190/1129/4 f.4v
18360	Bristol	Minikin	Richard		Richards	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	40	1574	1574-01-11		E190/1129/4 f.5r
18367	Bristol	Thobie	John		Baker	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	100	1574	1574-02-03		E190/1129/4 f.6v
18470	Bristol	Peter	Philip		Whiting	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	100	1575	1575-09-10		E190/1129/5 f.14r; E190/1129/14 f.6v
18523	Bristol	Mynikin	Richard		Richards	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	40	1574	1574-07-20		E190/1129/6 f.4v
18547	Bristol	Primerose	John		Crok	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	80	1574	1574-08-27		E190/1129/6 f.9r
18618	Bristol	Primeros	John		Crock	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	80	1575	1575-01-03		E190/1129/5 f.3r; E190/1129/7 f.3v
18717	Bristol	Hare	Robert		Davyes	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	55	1576	1576-02-09		E190/1129/10 f.3r; E190/1129/12 f.3r
18747	Bristol	Thobie	John		Baker	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	90	1575		1575-12-01	E190/1129/11 f.2v, 15r; E190/1129/9 f.2r
18871	London	White Falcon	John		Keller	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Bristol	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	120	1576		1576-04-25	E190/1129/11 f.17r
18959	Bristol	Ragged Staff	John		Lippe	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	140	1575	1575-08-02		E190/1129/14 f.5r
19966	Bristol	Thobye	Robert		Davys	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		Bristol	England	Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	100	1576	1576-08-11		E190/1129/21 f.8r; E190/1129/12 f.16v
20830	Saltash	George	William		Anthonie	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		Sanlúcar de Barrameda	Spain	Plymouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Cornwall	30	1566		1566-04-01	E190/1010/7 f.6r