Whitstable crewed Ships in Port

Introduction

The following records enable us to gather more information about our ancestors who worked on these boats. The Official Registered number can be used for searching maritime records and help distinguish vessels of the sam name. The weights, types and trades help us to visualise the vessel and put ourselves 'on-board' to imagine what our ancestor's working life was like.

Please note that the original census records would have been made at face value from the senior member of the crew present. Not all of these would have had the ship's papers to hand and in consequence details about the weight and port of registration may not be listed here as on official maritime records.

For example, Whitstable ships were actually registered at Faversham, and the listing for the vessel 'Alert' shows 13 tons which seems a bit small for a boat that had 8 people on board and a lot of diving equipment. Being listed as a barge we suspect it was something over 30 tons.

Where information was illegible, or unavailable, we have shown it so, rather than guess incorrectly.

The Ship's details.

Vessel	Tons	Reg.No.	Port belongs to.	Description.	How employed.	Location midnight 5th April 1891

Abraham John	16	P464, 48896	Portsmouth	Smack, Sail.	Coasting trade, Fish	At anchor, Off Greenwich, River Thames.
Alberta	n/a	n/a				Sunderland
Albion	16	F246, 9763	Whitstable	Smack, Sailing	Oyster Dredging	off Greenwich, River Thames.
Alert	13	80528	London	Barge, Steam	Coasting, Diving	Grain Spit, Off Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey.
Alice H	84	71447	Faversham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting	Exmouth Bight, parish of Kenton, Exeter.
Argus	_	12589	London	Steam, Screw	Lightship Service	Poplar Dry Docks, London.
Balgay	226	63988	Dundee	Barquentine, Sailing	Coasting Trade	off St.Lawrence (buoy?),Newcastle
Bella	88	62700	South Shields	Schooner, Sail	Coasting Trade	Howdon Dock, (North Shields?)
Berrington	479	53117	London	Steam, Screw	Coasting (Home)	Whitby Light (S by W, 10 miles).
Blue Jacket	60	27335	Beaumaris	Sailing	Coasting	Inside mouth of Sandwich Haven.
Brenda	249	77929	Faversham	Sailing	Coastal Trade	Tyne Dock, South Shields.
Caedmon	770	78861	Whitby	Steam	Spanish Trade	Tyne Dock, South Shields.
Caledonia	191	47211	Faversham	Sailing	Coasting	Northfleet.
Caroline	193	39195	Faversham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting	So. Dock, Seaham, Sunderland.
Cautious	153	T7323	Faversham	Schooner, Sailing	Coasting	Ramsgate harbour, Kent.
Charles P Knight	188	71420	Newport	Sail	Coasting	Rochester, Kent.
Christabel	174	56646	Whitstable	Schooner, Sailing	Coasting	Tyne Dock, South Shields.
Cornucopia	206	52502	Inverness	Sailing	Coasting Trade	Moored in river near Sunderland.
Cypress	231	28783	Folkestone	Brigantine, Sailing	Home Trade	Granville Dock, Dover, Kent.
Driving Mist	145	10113	Seaham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting	Seaham Dock, Sunderland.
Elizabeth	10	F332	Whitstable	Sailing	Fishing	off Northfleet.
Elizabeth Little	64	11418	Rochester	Sloop, Sailing	Coastal	off Brownsea Island, Poole Harbour.
Ellen Jane	16	F28,89853	Faversham	Smack, Sailing	Fishing	off Greenwich, River Thames.
Emerald	83	73662	London	Sail	Coke Trade	off Woolwich, River Thames
Emily	196	1976	Faversham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting Trade	New Dock, Llanelly, Wales
Emma (1)	145	11258	Faversham	Sailing	Coasting	So. Dock, Seaham, Sunderland.
Emma (2)	68	17848	Faversham	Schooner, Sailing	Coasting Trade	River Wear Sunderland
Faithlie	216	58879	Faversham	Barquentine, Sailing	Coasting	Johnsons Cement Works, Gateshead.
Flirt	187	59757	Swansea	Sail	Coasting	No. Dock, Seaham, Sunderland.
George and Ann	43	45289	Faversham	Sailing	Freight	Gravesend, River Thames.
Greenwich	187	12719	Faversham	Sailing	Coasting	Exeter basin.
Gypsy	26	F323,60244	Faversham	Ketch, Sailing	Fishing, Trading	off Greenwich, River Thames.
Herbert	273	89861	Faversham	Sailing	Coasting Trade	Tyne Dock, South Shields.
Hero	37	11289	Faversham	Sailing	Coasting	Lindsey Wharf, Chelsea, London.
Hildred	245	77667	Faversham	Sailing	Coasting	Queenborough, Isle of Sheppey, Kent.
Huntleys	185	49789	Whitstable	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting Trade	quay at Johnson's Cement Works,Gateshead.
Ida	123	81989	Ipswich	Sailing	Coasting Trade	off Gravesend.
Inchrhona	1479	84141	Liverpool	Steam Ship	Foreign Trades	Toxteth Dock, Liverpool.
Irby	1480	84074	Liverpool	Sailing Ship	Foreign	Outer Harbour, Falmouth.
John Bright	41	76611	Rochester	Barge, Sailing	Coasting Trade	Sheerness, Kent.
John White	168	10985	Faversham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting	harbour, Whitstable, Kent.
Josephine	37	9076	Faversham	Spritsail, Sailing	Coasting	Outer Harbour, Dover, Kent.
Kate	21	RR1, 43523	Rochester	Smack, Sailing	Fishing	off Woolwich, River Thames.
L C Owen	188	59698	Faversham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting Trade	alongside quay, Poole.
Lady Flora	155	5242	Faversham	Sail	Coal Trade	Sheerness, Kent.
Laura Ann	79	5292	Faversham	Schooner, Sailing	Coasting	River Wear, Sunderland.
Laura (1)	174	29522	Faversham.	Sailing	Coasting Trade	Tyne Dock, South Shields.
Laura (2)	185	42581	Faversham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting Trade	Portsmouth (Camber).
Lena	277	77687	Swansea	3 mast Schooner, Sail	Home Trade	Felling, River Tyne.
Light Vessel	__	__				South Sand Head
Lord March	155	73900	Faversham	Schooner, Sailing	Coasting	Northfleet.
Mary A Mckay	191	50889	Faversham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting Trade	River Wear, Sunderland
Mary Ann	45	10989	Faversham	Barge, Sailing	Coasting	Globe Wharf, Rotherhithe, London.
Mascotte	185	82768	Middlesex	Screw Steamer	Coasting	Aberavon, Wales
Masonic	156	19773	Whitstable	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting Trade	Sunderland
Matilda Calder	160	48607	Faversham	Sail	Coasting	No. Dock Seaham, Sunderland.
Moneta	138	27629	Faversham	Schooner, Sailing	Coasting	Anchored in River Humber.
Nentwater	545	?7338	Newcastle	Steam	Foreign	Newport (Mon.) Wales.
Olive Branch	27	29873	Portsmouth	Ketch, Sailing	Coasting	Lymington Quay.
Peggy	74	52532	Gravesend	Sailing	Coasting	Moored in Howdon Dock, Newcastle.
Percy	45	5661H	Faversham	Barge, Sailing	Coasting	East Swale, Faversham.
Perkins and Homer Hulk	42	Ex 1480	London	Resident Hulk	Store Hulk	off Custom House Quay.
Perserverance	75	29749	Whitstable	Ketch	Coasting Trade	Erith, London.
Princess of Wales	572	62959	Fleetwod	Schooner, Steam	Coasting	Steamboat Wharf, Fleetwood.
Promise	n/a	n/a				Sunderland
Resolute	216	58881	Faversham	Barquentine, Sailing	Coasting	Gravesend.
Ringleader	180	3919	Whitstable	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting Trade	West Bank.
Rival	96	44?57	Portsmouth	Schooner, Sailing	Coasting	Off Sheerness.
Rock Light	2119	95548	London	Steam Ship	Petroleum Trade	Petroleum Wharf, Thames Haven
Rose	163	63321	Sunderland	Schooner, Sailing	Coasting Trade	Whitstable Harbour.
Royal Sovereign L.V.	__	Light Vessel			Trinity Service	off Eastbourne, Sussex.
Sancho Panza	146	2536	Faversham	Sail	Coasting	Northfleet.
Satis	192	20033	Manchester	Sailing	Coasting Trade	Southampton.
Sela	198	27833	Faversham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting Trade	off Gravesend.
Sparkling Foam	189	60232	Faversham	Schooner, Sailing	Coasting	off Gravesend
Stag	209	65484	Faversham	Barquentine, Sailing	Coasting	Johnsons Cement Works, Gateshead.
Star of the North	164	11267	Faversham	Sailing	Home Trade	Tyne Dock, South Shields.
Stephen & Sarah	177	25657	Faversham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting	River Wear, Sunderland.
Sunshine	118	89864	Faversham	Sailing	Coasting	Teignmouth Harbour
Thames	162	68346	Faversham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting	Faversham
Thessaly Wreck Light	__	Wreck Light			Wreck Light	Near 'Thessaly', Yorkshire.
Three Brothers	24	F134,200061	Faversham	Smack, Sailing	Oyster Dredging	off Greenwich, River Thames.
Tweed	174	29508	Faversham	Sail	Foreign & Coasting	alongside Grays Pier.
Twilight	962	97368	W. Hartlepool	Steam	Overseas	Barry Dock, Wales.
Utopia	n/a	n/a				Sunderland
Venus	210	44127	Faversham	Brigantine, Sailing	Coasting	Whitstable Harbour
Wave	37	45237	Faversham	Barge, Sailing	Coasting	Oare Creek, Faversham.
Wear	470	53083	Sunderland	Steam	Coasting	Strood Dock, Rochester.
William Varney	106	67028	Rochester	Ketch, Sailing	Home Trade	St.Sampson, Guernsey
Willie	190	29812	Dartmouth	Sailing	Coasting	Exmouth Bight, Kenton.

Connected pages.

The Whitstable born people on Vessels from the 1891 Census.

The Whitstable born people on Vessels from the 1881 Census.

Further reading: If these details have given you an interest in the ships that were built or traded from Whitstable then buy Wallace Harvey's excellent book "The Merchant Ships of Whitstable" (ISBN 1 871716 04 7) which has hundreds of ships, their owners and their local masters listed.