Alexander Kidd (Joseph Kidd/Agnes McBride), born Leith 1830, C6360 Liverpool 1855
1869 Register 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Leander   1856  E.I. Ajax Ajax Ajax Ajax Ajax
Cleator  10498   1857-9, 1860 FPS, Ct.  E.I. 3.69   4.69 M  Aug 31    Sep 17 M  Apr 14    May 13                      Jan 6                        Jan 1
Saladin 16854   1859-60  W.I. M  Sep 23      Oct 15 M  Nov 11    Dec 5 M  Oct 13 M  May 25    Jun 26 M  May 27      Jun 25
Plantagenet 27641   1860-61  W.I. M  Dec 11      Dec 29 M  Nov 8 C  Nov 8
Talisman 29152   1861-62 W.I.
Askalon  44,151   1862-64  W.I.
Chilian  51002   1864-65  W.I.
American  29936   1865-66  W.I.
Humboldt  54914   1866  M
Ajax  54941   1866-68  E.I., C.
Christobel Colon 9155   1868  W.I.
1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
Ajax Ajax Ajax Ajax Ajax Ajax
C                  May 11
M   Sep 14   Oct 30
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886
Ajax Ajax Ajax Ajax
Masters File:
Born 11 Apr 1830 in Leith
Only Mate 25 May 1852 Liverpool 10 Sussex Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool
First Mate 11 March 1854 Liverpool 106 South Chester Street, Toxteth Park
Master Mate 8 Sept 1855 Liverpool 106 South Chester Street, Toxteth Park
Anna Robertson Liverpool Apprentice 11 Nov 1845 3 Jul 1846
William Ward Liverpool Apprentice Jul 1846 Jul 1850
William Ward Liverpool Seaman 1850 1851
William Ward Liverpool Boatswain 1851 1852
Senator Liverpool 2nd Mate Jun 1852 Mar 1854
Senator Liverpool Mate 10 Apr 1854 12 Aug 1854
Leicester Liverpool Mate Sep 1854 20 Aug 1855
David Kidd (Joseph Kidd/Agnes McBride), born Leith 1827, C 13969 Liverpool 1865
1869 Register 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Saladin 16854 1865-66   1865-66  S.A., F.P.S.
Memnon 29649   1866-67 M
Flamsheed 55012   1867-68 S.A.
Ironsides 29959   1868 Ct.
Masters File:
Born 21 Jul 1827 Leith
Second Mate 20 May 1861 Leith 7 Hope Terrace, North Leith, Edinburgh
First Mate 24 Oct 1862 Liverpool 39 Shiring Street, Liverpool
Master 21 Aug 1865 Liverpool 33 Candia Street, Liverpool
New Express London Carpenter 17 Oct 1850 6 Apr 1851
New Express London Carpenter 6 May 1851 23 Sep 1851
William Ward Liverpool Carpenter 24 Oct 1851 30 Apr 1852
Senator Liverpool Carpenter 3 Jul 1852 28 Apr 1853
Senator Liverpool Carpenter 26 May 1853 3 Mar 1854
Scawfell Liverpool Carpenter 28 May 1858 30 Apr 1859
Scawfell Liverpool Carpenter 19 May 1859 5 May 1860
Scawfell Liverpool Carpenter 7 Jul 1860 12 Apr 1861
Memnon Liverpool #29647 2nd Mate 16 Jun 1861 9 Oct 1862
Pactolus Liverpool #6000 Mate 18 Nov 1862 8 July 1863
Kepler Liverpool #45921 Mate 2 Apr 1862 20 Nov 1864
Newton Liverpool #51021 Mate 16 Dec 1864 4 Aug 1865
Adam Russell (Adam Russell/Jane Elliott), born Maryport 1828, C 10236 Liverpool 1857
1869 Register 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Laconic 35291   1857-58  Ct. Charles Chaloner Charles Chaloner Charles Chaloner Charles Chaloner Charles Chaloner
Laconic 35291   1857-60 S.A., N.A. US Mar  NA  May 6  Aug 27 NA Apr 8  Jul 21 NA Apr 1  Jul 29 NA  Apr 7  Jul 21
Thornhill 19573    1861-65 A.,NA.,M.,SA. NA  Jun   Sep NA Sep 22  Feb 24 NA Aug 3  Nov 21 NA Aug 14  Nov 22 NA Aug 15 Dec 3
Charles Chaloner 1213   1866-68 US, NA, SA NA  Oct 30  Apr 23
1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
Charles Chaloner Charles Chaloner Charles Chaloner Charles Chaloner No entry No entry
1213 NA Apr 9 Aug 1 Apl 9   July 31 NA Apr 6 Aug 2 Mar Y
Aug 19  Collision Aug 19 NA  Dec 12 Aug 2    Dec 17 Jul 18  Nov 3
  Nov 11/19 12/19 Ashore Nov 1-27
Dec 6 off 3/25
James Russell (William Russell/Catharine Graham), born Maryport 1821, C 15629 Liverpool 1856
1869 Register 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Philanthropist 1406   1856-61 SP,EI,SA, Melbourne Melbourne Melbourne No entry Adriatic 29762 
      US, NA E.I.  May E.I. Jul 11 E.I. Jul 24 A  Mar 24
Indian Ocean 25796   1862  Aust lost  E.I. Jun E.I. Aug 10 E.I. Jul 31
     Jan 23, 1862
Avalanche 44195   1862-67 Aust, EI, C.
Melbourne 28753   1867-68 EI
1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
John Russell (John Russell/Mary Gibson), born Maryport 1835, C 10629
1869 Register 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Robert Ritson 26040   1858-63  EI.. Contest 13781 Contest  No entry Contest Duke of Sutherland 
Robert Ritson   1863-68  E.I. E.I. May E.I.         Apr 14 Mar 13 E.I., Ct,  W.I. 68220
E.I.   May 26 E.I. Sep 18  Dec 27
1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
Duke of Leisherland Duke of Buccleugh Duke of Lancaster Duke of Lancaster Duke of Lancaster Duke of Argyle
68220 Jan 26 Jan 15 Feb 18 E.I. Feb 24 Grounded in the June 28  Oct 30 E.I. Mar 10  Jul 12
E.I. Jan 16   Aug 16 sunk via collision Duke of Buccleugh Houghly Feb 5-19 Duke of Argyle  Duke of Bucceleugh
Duke of  Buccleuch Duke of Lancaster E.I  Mar 13  Jun 19 Ei Mar 2, Jul 9, Dec 15 68417   Nov 23 Jul 18  Nov 19
10629 70469 Duke of Lancaster
E.I. Oct 27 E.I.  Mar 8, Jun 30 EI Jul 4 Oct 9
Duke fo Buccleugh E.I. Oct 30
Oct 13 E.I.
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887
Duke of Buccleugh Duke of Buccleugh Clan Maclean Inglewood 63886  No entry No entry No entry Dryden /s/ 91268 
68226 Mar 22 E.I Collision  Mar 15/33 Collision Mar 8/32 Aust Nov 28 June S.A.
Jul 9   Oct 22 Clan Maclean 62807 Clan Buchanan 85907 Holley /s/ 29968
Nov 16 E.I. May 16  Oct 13 Oct 20 S.A
Ashore Oct 21/28
Off 26/45
1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895
Halley /s/ 29968 Halley Sirius Sirius Rosse /s/ 74475 Rosse No entry No entry
SA Jan 26    Aug 30 For. Mar For.  Jan 25   May 4 SA  Mar 26    SA  May 14 Sep 12 SA  Jan 21
For Dec 13 Sirius For. Jul 25    Nov 28 For. Sept 12 Holbien
For. Aug 8    Nov 2 For.  Jun 23   Sep 9
Masters File:
Born 2 May 1835 Maryport
Only Mate 13 Jun 1854 Liverpool 9 Kent Square, Liverpool
Master 13 Nov 1857 Liverpool 60 Nelson Street, Liverpool
John Ritson Maryport Apprentice Aug 1848 Aug 1853
John Ritson Maryport Boatswain 31 Oct 1853 12 Jun 1854
John Ritson Maryport 2nd Mate 3 Aug 1854 14 Mar 1855
Mary Ann Johnston Maryport Mate 25 Apr 1855 1 Jul 1856
Mary Ann Johnston Maryport Mate 9 Sep 1856 10 Sep 1857
John Russell (William Russell/Sarah Wilkinson) , born Maryport 1828, C 96874
1869 Register 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Hibernia 8750   1861-62 N.A., Ct. Ann Falcon Ann Falcon Orizava Wanderer Ellen Ashcroft 
Ann Falcon 26594   1862-68 WI, FPS, Cp                  Jul 1                   Mar 22 FPS NA Apr 9  Aug 8 53137
Sep 4 Orizava 29135 Wanderer FPS Mar 3   Jun 24
A Jul 14 Electryon 42932
B Aug 12  Oct 23
Vale of Calder
Ct          Dec 29
1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
Vale of Calder 23043 Margaret 3581 Wastewater 74528 Wastewater 74528 Drontas 2000 Humbar 5753
B Apr 30  Jun 8 B May 17 Aug 28 NA Jul 21 NA Oct 15  Aust E.I. B May 21, Jun 24 B Feb 4
B Jun 16  Aug 1 Wave 67516 Frankfort 1677 Golden Island 70169
B Aug 12 M  Sep 23 Oct 8  Nov 23 F.P.S. Jun 17
Southern Crop Keepsake 6995
SP Nov 16 Jul 15
Hispania 62780
M  Oct 23   Dec 7
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887
Alone Holme 7425 Patriot Queen 1634 Glenmore 53360 FPS Progress 78214  Bernice 87836 Endeavour 27502 No entry Beechville /s/ 85007
Jul 2 W.I Apr NA Aug 8 B Apr 5 W.I. June 28 May 18 N.A. Feb 18  M
Beckermet 58194 Africa 52565 Donos 87049  for Countess of Gaerivern 78958
Nov 3 S.A.   Jul 30 SA Oct 14 M  Derby 1789  June 7  W.I.
18 Ch Sep 23 N.A.
1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895
Elwy  76390 No entry Grace Gibson 60012 No entry Konoma 71304 No entry 14/11 Trust 76275 No entry
SP Jun SP  Dec 19 NA  Apr 7 A Nov 7 
Masters File:
Born 20 Nov 1828 in Maryport (Harrington)
First Mate 6 Mar 1852 Liverpool Clarence Place, Saltney, Liverpool
Master 9 Mar 1861 Dublin Harrington, Cumberland
Roylast Maryport Apprentice 4 years
Congress Maryport Apprentice
Isis Maryport Seaman 5 months
Conrad Liverpool First Mate 1 year 1 month
Conrad Liverpool Chief Mate
Mary Ray Humport Mate Mar 1852 Oct 1852
Ann Falcon Workington Mate Sep 1855 Oct 1856
Edmond Workington Mate Apr 1858 Sep 1858
Albion Workington Mate Mar 1860 Jul 1860
Albion Workington Mate Aug 1860 Jul 1861
Joseph Turner Russell (James Russell/Mary Williamson), born Maryport 1819, S 52377
1869 Register 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Tug 12616   1858-64  Ct. No entries for these years
Masters file:
Joseph William Russell (Jonathan Russell/Sarah Hurst), born 1834, C 15444 Liverpool 1868
1869 Register 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Florence Nightingale   1162 1862-63  SP Clifton  Died Oct 1870
Helen Scott  45948   1863-64  E.I.                     Sep 8
Cleator 10498   1864  FPS Mary Ann Wilson
Clifton  48613   1865-68 NP, SP, SA, C 13599  Oct 16 Aust
Turner Russell (Joseph Turner Russell/Mary Shevils), born Maryport 1832, C 10695 Liverpool 1858
1869 Register 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Rothay 25077   1858-59  Cp. Achilles Achilles Achilles Achilles Achilles
Plantagenet 27641   1859-60  W.I. Sep 16 Sep 9 Feb 24 Feb 14
Cleator  10488   1860  W.I. Nov 16 Oct 5 Mar 30     Aug 25 Feb 10 C Mar 22    Sep 27
Talisman 29152   1860-61, 1862-64 Sep 26 Mar 9     Jul 29
   W.I., N.A. Sep 2
Talisman 29152   1861  W.I.
Saladin 16854   1861-62  W.I., U.S.
Galileo 49894   1864-66  FPS, SA
Achilles 55008   1866-68 EI, C.
1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
Achilles  55008 Achilles  55008 Achilles  55008 Achilles  55008
E.I. Mar 6  Aug 14 E.I. Sep 15  Jan 22 E.I. Jun 3  Oct 18
E.I. Oct 9  Feb 16 E.I. Nov 24  Mar 31
Masters File:
Born 29 Aug1832 in Maryport
Only Mate 14 Jul 1854 Sailors Home, Liverpool
First Mate 17 Dec 1856 57 Cornwallis Street, Liverpool
Master 5 Aug 1858 60 Nelson Street, Liverpool
Betsey Maryport App 2 May 1845 2 May 1850
Maria Cusuro Liverpool Seaman 2 May 1845 21 Jun 1850
Penningham Belfast Master 4 Sep 1850 13 Jan 1851
Penningham Belfast Master 2 April 1851 1 Oct 1851
Breeze Liverpool #22963 Master 11 Dec 1851 31 Oct 1852
Breeze Liverpool #22963 Master 5 Feb 1857 15 Jun 1857
Breeze Liverpool #22963 Master 21 Jul 1857 11 Apr 1858
Turner Russell (Jonathan Russell/Sarah Hurst), born 1838, C 32176  Liverpool 1868
1869 Register 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873
Augustine 54916   1868  SA Ambrose 58972 Ambrose Augustine Augustine Augustine
FPS Feb     Apr FPS             Jan 28 FPS  Jan 24   apr 24 FPS          Jan 29 SA          Jan 13
FPS May  Jul 26 Augustine 54916 Grounded floated off FPS  Feb 12   SA  Feb 4 
FPS Aug 24  Oct 26 SA  Mar 25  Jun 14    July 8 FPS  May 8   Aug 5 SA May 18  Jul 22
FPS Nov 17 SA Jun 25  Sep 5 Aug 8 Struck the FPS  Aug 13   Oct 26 SA  Aug 15
SA  Oct 24  Dec 13   ground Nov 1/31 SA  Nov 2 SA Nov 10
FPS Nov 22
1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879
Augustine 54916 Augustine 54916 Augustine 54916 Augustine 54916 Augustine 54916 Augustine 54916
SA Feb 26 SA  Mar 1  May 29 SA Feb 26   May 14 SA  Feb 12 SA Jan 15  Mar 30 SA Jan 27
SA May 27   Aug 8 SA  Nov 29  Feb 13 SA May 26  Aug 10 SA May 9 collision Mar 19-29 SA Jun 27
SA Aug 24  Nov 19 SA Aug 28  Nov 6 SA Aug 8 SA Apr 1 SA Sep 27  Dec 26
SA Nov 29  Feb 11 SA Nov 27   SA Oct 27  JaN 11 SA Jul 1
SA Oct 31
1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887
Augustine 54916 No entry No entry Juliana 86257 Juliana  Feb 23 No entry No entry No entry
Jan 1 S.A. Mar 2 July 28   W.I.
Mar 15 
Masters File:
Born 24 Nov 1838 in Maryport
Second Mate 28 Sep 1864 Liverpool 6 Woodville Terrace, Everton, Liverpool
First Mate 15 Aug 1866 Liverpool 6 Woodville Terrace, Everton, Liverpool
Master 12 Sep 1868 Liverpool
Philanthropist Liverpool Seaman 30 Jul 1859 25 Sep 1860
Alasic Liverpool Seaman 12 Nov 1860 22 Jul 1861
John Liverpool Seaman 6 Aug 1861 2 Apr 1862
Lady Octavia Greenock Seaman 27 Jun 1862 17 Mar 1863
G. A. Holt St John Seaman 16 May 1863 8 Sep 1864
G. A. Holt St John 2nd Mate 5 Nov 1864 27 Jul 1866
Augustine Liverpool #54916 Mate 20 May 1867 5 Aug 1867
Augustine Liverpool #54916 Mate 4 Sep 1867 16 Dec 1867
Augustine Liverpool #54916 Mate 9 Jan 1868 7 Mar 1868
Augustine Liverpool #54916 Mate 2 Apr 1868 12 Jun 1868
Augustine Liverpool #54916 Mate 27 Jun 1868 1 Sep 1868
James Watt Walker (David Watt Walker/Catherine Scott), born Leith 1863, Vict 746 Victoria 1892
1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903
Mimiro (s) 112681 Mimiro (s) 112681 Indradevi (s) 110639
Dec 4 Aust. June 4 Aust Dec Sep 7 Aust
William Turner Russell (John Russell/Mary Gibson), born Harrington 1873, C 025176
1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903
Craigmore (s) 97747 Oropesa (s) 102192 Antisanap (s)102081
Jul 17 M (Ant) Oct 15 Jul 28 S.A
1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911
 Sonata /s/ 106849 Inchborva /s/ 120837 Panama /s/ 115276 Corcovado /s/ 106804 Antisana /s/  Antisana No entry Broderick 197215
SP SP Mar 24 SP Jun 6 SA Jul 11 SA  May 15   Nov 7 SA May 5 SA Sept 7
Antisan /s/102081 Croyo  /s/ 93712 Lord Antrim /s/113518 Huanchaco  Lizanka /s/97215
SA Aust Nov 30 For  Sep 28 /s/ 124048 C Sep 21   Nov 24
Oravia /s/ 106858 SA Aug  H/Agt Ship/
SP
Masters File:
Born 4 Mar 1873 in Harrington
Second Mate 12 May 1892 26 Dumbarton Street, Walton,Liverpool with father John
First Mate 18 Oct 1894 26 Dumbarton Street, Walton,Liverpool with father John
Master 30 Jan 1897 26 Dumbarton Street, Walton,Liverpool with father John
Corolla Liverpool Apprentice 27 Dec 1887 27 Dec 1891
Spirt of the Dawn Liverpool #631516 App/ 3rd Mate 27 Dec 1891 2 Apr 1892
Parthia Liverpool # 90842 2nd Mate 26 Jun 1892 13 Jun 1893
Thames Liverpool #93368 Mate 7 Jul 1893 22 Aug 1893
Lassell Liverpool #81315 4th Mate 30 Sep 1893 8 Jan 1894
Lassell Liverpool #81315 3rd Mate 18 Jan 1894 30 Aug 1894
Algoma Liverpool #912191 3rd Mate 30 Oct 1894 4 Mar 1895
Algoma Liverpool #912191 3rd Mate 23 Apr 1895 22 Jul 1895
Algoma Liverpool #912191 2nd Mate 16 Aug 1895 10 Sep 1895
Lingfield Liverpool #96629 2nd Mate 1 Oct 1895 24 Jan 1896
Clterspool Liverpool #105343 2nd Mate 14 Mar 1896 28 Apr 1896
Clterspool Liverpool #105343 2nd Mate 30 Apr 1896 24 Oct 1896
Clterspool Liverpool #105343 2nd Mate 26 Oct 1896 18 Dec 1896
Destinations: Notes:
A West coast of Africa and adjacent islands  1851-69:
Aust Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand   Ships name in ordinary type = engagement as captain
B Baltic, Norway, White Sea, Gulf of Finland and Cattegat   Ships name in italics type = engagement as mate
C China, Japan and oriental archipelago
Cp Cape colonies, Ascension, St. Helena, Natal, Algoa Bay 1869-93:
Ct coasting trade, including Holland, Belgium, France, from River Elbe to Brest   black ink = engagements
EI East Indies, Burma, Mauritius, Red Sea   red ink = discharges
FPS France, (South of Brest), Portugal, Spain, (outside straits of Gibraltar) Azores   blue ink = casualties and notes
M Mediterrian Sea, Black Sea, Sea of Azoff, Adriatic   ships' name not underlined = engagement as captain
NA British North America, Greenland, Iceland   ships' name underlined = engagement as mate
NP North Pacific and West coast of North America
NS West coast of Denmark 1894-1911: