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

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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
11537	Keadby	Elsabethe	John		Emson	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	Newcastle	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	30	1572	1572-06-05		E190/427/2 f.2v
12345	Great Yarmouth	Elsabethe	Henry		Skynner	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		Aldeburgh	England	Great Yarmouth	England			EAST	Norfolk	26	1573	1573-02-19		E190/473/5 f.1v
13433	Newcastle	Elsabethe	Christopher		Blaxtone	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	Scarborough	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	50	1570		1570-10-10	E190/305/8 f.1r
14895	Hull	Elsabethe	Roger		Watte	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	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	56	1575	1575-02-10	1575-02-28	E190/307/2 f.7r
15083	Hull	Elsabethe	Lawrence		Johnson	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	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1576	1576-09-14	1576-09-25	E190/307/3 f.4v
15718	Hull	Elsabethe	William		Collinson	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	London	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1578	1578-02-17		E190/307/9 f.8v
15733	Newcastle	Elsabethe	Nicholas		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		Bridlington	England	Newcastle	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	24	1577	1577-12-12		E190/307/9 f.9v
16773	Newcastle	Elsabethe	William		Perse	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	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	30	1579	1579-03-18	1579-04-08	E190/307/12 f.3r; E190/307/13 f.3v
16810	Newcastle	Elsabethe	Thomas		Anderson	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	Bridlington	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	24	1579	1579-03-01	1579-03-10	E190/307/13 f.4r
17058	London	Elsabethe	Richard		Ffrenche	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	Hull	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	36	1580	1580-03-24	1580-04-01	E190/307/16 f.6r
17198	Newcastle	Elsabeth	Thomas		Stele	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	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	30	1580	1580-05-07	1580-05-17	E190/307/19 f.1v
17229	Newcastle	Elsabeth	Thomas		Fyfe	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	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	30	1580	1580-07-02	1580-07-12	E190/307/19 f.3r
17238	Newcastle	Elsabethe	Thomas		Fyfe	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	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	34	1580	1580-07-24	1580-08-09	E190/307/19 f.3r
17272	London	Elsabeth	Richard		French	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	London	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	30	1580	1580-09-15	1580-09-24	E190/307/19 f.4v
17339	London	Elsabeth	Richard		Frenche	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	Hull	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	36	1580	1580-08-27	1580-09-05	E190/307/19 f.10r
19031	Northam	Elsabeth	Robert		Bennette	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		Tewkesbury	England	Aberdyfi	Wales			SOUTH-WEST	Devon	10	1575	1575-11-14		E190/1129/15 f.2v
19110	Gloucester	Elsabeth	William		Tiler	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		Tewkesbury	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	14	1576	1576-02-08		E190/1129/15 f.3v
19123	Tewkesbury	Elsabethe	Peter		Griffon	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		Tewkesbury	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	15	1576	1576-03-10		E190/1129/15 f.4r
19124	Bewdley	Elsabethe	James		Chamberlen	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		Gloucester	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Worcestershire	14	1576	1576-03-10		E190/1129/15 f.4r
19224	Tewkesbury	Elsabeth	Peter		Griffith	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		Tewkesbury	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	15	1576	1576-09-03		E190/1129/15 f.5v
19412	Tewkesbury	Elsabeth	Piers		Griffith	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		Tewkesbury	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	14	1576	1576-05-15		E190/1129/18 f.3v
19447	Bewdley	Elsabeth	James		Chamberleyn	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	Bewdley	England			SOUTH-WEST	Worcestershire	14	1576	1576-06-28		E190/1129/18 f.5r
19457	Tewkesbury	Elsabeth	Piers		Griffith	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		Tewkesbury	England	Bristol	England			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	14	1576	1576-07-09		E190/1129/18 f.5v
19490	Milford Haven	Elsabeth	Richard		Hyll	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	Milford Haven	Wales			WALES	Wales	30	1576	1576-07-27		E190/1129/18 f.7r
19494	Bewdley	Elsabeth	James		Chamberleyn	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	Bewdley	England			SOUTH-WEST	Worcestershire	14	1576	1576-07-27		E190/1129/18 f.7r
19531	Carmarthen	Elsabeth	Richard		Hill	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	Milford Haven	Wales			WALES	Wales	40	1576	1576-07-31		E190/1129/18 f.9v
19544	Padstow	Elsabeth	William		Tinke	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	Padstow	England			SOUTH-WEST	Cornwall	24	1576	1576-08-27		E190/1129/18 f.10v
19922	Gloucester	Elsabethe	Edward		Swanleie	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		Gloucester	England	Carmarthen	Wales			SOUTH-WEST	Gloucestershire	7	1577	1577-03-14		E190/1129/20 f.3v
23311	Newcastle	Elsabeth	Richard		Machen	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	King's Lynn	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	45	1565	1565-07-12	1565-09-01	E190/425/2 f.11r
23576	Newcastle	Elsabethe	Christopher		Blaystone	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	King's Lynn	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	60	1566	1566-05-02	1566-05-15	E190/425/5 f.9r
23627	Great Yarmouth	Elsabethe	Richard		Ffrannces	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Norfolk	17	1566	1566-04-13	1566-05-16	E190/425/5 f.9v
23725	King's Lynn	Elsabeth	Reginald		Wright	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Norfolk	35	1566	1566-05-05	1566-06-21	E190/425/5 f.12r
23829	King's Lynn	Elsabeth	Reginald		Wright	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Norfolk	30	1566	1566-07-29	1566-08-05	E190/425/5 f.16r
23834	Woodbridge	Elsabeth	Thomas		Knappett	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Suffolk	20	1566	1566-07-29	1566-08-05	E190/425/5 f.16v
23851	Maidstone	Elsabeth	Reginald		Joyner	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	King's Lynn	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	38	1566	1566-08-05	1566-08-13	E190/425/5 f.17r
23857	Keadby	Elsabeth	Thomas		Yonge	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	24	1566	1566-08-07	1566-08-16	E190/425/5 f.17r
23898	Deptford	Elsabeth	Robert		Ffranncys	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	King's Lynn	England			SOUTH-EAST	London	20	1566	1566-08-21	1566-08-28	E190/425/5 f.18r
23935	King's Lynn	Elsabeth	Reginald		Wright	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	King's Lynn	England			EAST	Norfolk	35	1566	1566-08-23	1566-09-26	E190/425/5 f.19v
25292	Torbay	Elsabethe	Bonaventure		Audie	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		Dartmouth	England	La Rochelle	France			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	40	1575	1575-10-19		E190/930/7 f.2v
26484	King's Lynn	Elsabeth	Reginald		Wryght	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	Middelburg	Low Countries			unknown (?)	unknown (?)	30	1567	1567-01-04		E190/425/3 f.15v