This page has been updated and now includes a list of 163 ships and more than 160 mariners associated with my family history, although the list is still not complete.
One of my favourite research interests in Genealogy is my connections to Maritime History, I have plenty of Mariners, Shipwrights, Coastguards, Lighterman and Explorers in my family tree so keeping an index of these connections on my Blog is a good way to share this information, and to make research for myself far easier.
My family connects to some of the most famous Ships to have ever sailed, something I am very proud off.
Ships from my family history and the family members that sailed on-board them.
HMS Warrior (1860)
James North (1819 – )
James North (1848 – 1885)
James North, Quatermaster (1848 – 1885 )
HMS Gannet (1878)
HMS Gannet / Victorian Photograph
James North (1848 – 1885)
James North, Quatermaster (1848 – 1885 )
HMS Endymion (1865)
HMS Endymion rounding the Cape of Good Hope.
James North (1848 – 1885)
James North, Quatermaster (1848 – 1885 )
HMS Unicorn (1824)
HMS Unicorn (1825)
James North (1848 – 1885)
James North, Quatermaster (1848 – 1885 )
HMS Excellent (base ship)
Formerly known as HMS Charlotte (1810)
Painted by; Nicolaas Baur in 1818 HMS Queen Charlotte (1810)
James North (1848 – 1885)
James North, Quatermaster (1848 – 1885 )
HMS Duke of Wellington (1852)
HMS Duke of Wellington
James North (1848 – 1885)
James North, Quatermaster (1848 – 1885 )
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Iron Duke (1870)
HMS Iron Duke (1870)
James North (1848 – 1885)
James North, Quatermaster (1848 – 1885 )
HMS Thunderer (1872)
HMS Thunderer 1872
James North (1848 – 1885)
James North, Quatermaster (1848 – 1885 )
HMS Champion (1878)
HMS Champion (1878) in 1880
James North (1848 – 1885)
James North, Quatermaster (1848 – 1885 )
HMS Duncan (1859)
HMS Duncan
James North (1848 – 1885)
James North, Quatermaster (1848 – 1885 )
HMS Fisgard, (Training Ship) / (1819)
H.M.S. Fisgard Oil painting by Derek G.M. Gardner.
James North (1848 – 1885)
James North, Quatermaster (1848 – 1885 )
HMS Fidelity (D57)
James ‘Jimmy’ Edward Plaskett (1920 – 1943)
James ‘Jimmy’ Edward Plaskett (1920 – 1943)
James Edward Plaskett & HMS FIDELITY
HMS Enterprise (1848)
Joseph Wood (1803 – 1855)
Barque Westminster (1837)
Joseph Wood (1803 – 1855)
HMS Volcano (1836)
Joseph Wood (1803 – 1855)
HMS Wanderer (1835)
Joseph Wood (1803 – 1855)
HMS Rodney (29)
HMS Rodney after refitting at Liverpool, 1942
Llewellyn Woods (1910 – 1967)
Whydah Galley (1716)
Treasure of the Whydah
Black Sam Bellamy (1689 – 1717)
Richard D’Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester (1094 – 1120)

HMS Cressy (1899)
SS Egypt
HMS Jumna
Training Ship Cornwall
Formerly: HMS Wellesley (1815)
Training Ship Cornwall
Ethelbert Harold Aubrey Myhill (1894 – 1974)
HMS Crocodile (1867)
HMS Crocodile (1867)
Charles Barritt (1861 – 1902), his story continued.
HMS Malabar (1866)
HMS Malabar (1865)
Charles Barritt (1861 – 1902), his story continued.
Golden Hinde (1578)
Golden Hinde (1578)
Laurence ‘Lawrence Eliot’ Ellyott (1550 – 1619)
Lawrence Elliot and the Golden Hinde
HMS Phoenix
George Norris (1858 -)
HMS Ringarooma
George Norris (1858 – )
SS Adriatic
Ada Harriet Pike (1879 – 1976)
HMS Ocean – 1862
Josiah Burn (1844 – 1896)
SS Ranpura
Malcolm John Hamilton (1899 – 1989)
SS Maloja
Malcolm John Hamilton (1899 – 1989)
The Greyhound
Reliance
SS Virginia
Samuel Black Leggett (1818 – 1903)
Ransom
George Jeffries Woods (1834 – 1893)
King Fisher
George Jeffries Woods (1834 – 1893)
SS Paule
Richard Beane (1631 – 1658)
HMS St Michael
Alexander Beane (1656 – 1695)
The Lyme
Michael Gilham (1691 – )
HMS Victory
William Sheppard (1785 -)
Recovery
Thomas Grey of Plymouth, Massachusetts (1620 – 1654)
Edward Grey (1623 – 1681)
John Grey (1613 – 1658)
Thomas Grey of Plymouth, Massachusetts
The Mayflower
James Chilton (1556 – 1620)
Susanna Furner (1573 – 1621)
Mary Chilton (1607 – 1669)
M/S Queen Victoria
Stephen Robert Kuta
The Discovery
Andrew Buckler (1573 – 1625)
Susan Constant
Pocahontas / Andrew Buckler (1573 – 1625)
The Godspeed
Andrew Buckler (1573 – 1625)
Postillion
Black Sam Bellamy (1689 – 1717)
Sloop Marianne
Black Sam Bellamy (1689 – 1717)
Pinque Mary Anne
Black Sam Bellamy (1689 – 1717)
Sultana Galley
Black Sam Bellamy (1689 – 1717)
Anne
Black Sam Bellamy (1689 – 1717)
Fisher
Black Sam Bellamy (1689 – 1717)
Colossus
William Ethelbert Myhill (1840 – 1910)
HMS Tornado
Reginald James Gray (1900 – 1917)
HMS Ganges
Stanley Hume (1889 – 1955)
HMS Pembroke I
Stanley Hume (1889 – 1955)
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
Albion
Stanley Hume (1889 – 1955)
Cochrane
Stanley Hume (1889 – 1955)
Baechante
Stanley Hume (1889 – 1955)
Barham
Stanley Hume (1889 – 1955)
Octalon
Stanley Hume (1889 – 1955)
Speedy
Stanley Hume (1889 – 1955)
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
St George
Stanley Hume (1889 – 1955)
Folxstone
Stanley Hume (1889 – 1955)
HMS King Alfred
Reginald James Gray (1900 – 1917)
HMS Dido
Reginald James Gray (1900 – 1917)
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
Vivid
Reginald James Gray (1900 – 1917)
Mauretania
Bertie Arthur Mumford (1881 – 1969)
Majestic
Stanley Hume (1889 – 1955)
SS Anselm
William Price Barker Leggett (1843 – 1890)
SS Basil
William Price Barker Leggett (1843 – 1890)
SS Augustine
William Price Barker Leggett (1843 – 1890)
SS Naturalist
William Price Barker Leggett (1843 – 1890)
Mora
William the Conqueror’s flagship
Hector
William Janes of Massachusetts (1610 – 1690)
HMS Aboukir (1900)
HMS Aboukir at Malta
George Christmas Leggett (1849 – 1914)
George Christmas Leggett & Edward George Leggett – Disaster at Sea
Blenden Hall
Theodore Forbes (1788 – 1820)
The Endeavor
Charles Janes (1884 – 1886)
Tunisian
George William Rollings (1885 – 1965)
Saturn
James Taylor Lording (1766 – 1837)
Themistocles
Jack Pike (1907 – 1995)
Greece
George Jeffries Woods (1834 – 1893)
Melicite
George Jeffries Woods (1834 – 1893)
City of Paris
George Jeffries Woods (1834 – 1893)
Morning Star
George Jeffries Woods (1834 – 1893)
SS Invicta
John George Woods (1893 – 1915)
Berengaria
Richard David Plaskett (1876 – 1956)
H M S Hawke
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume and the sinking of H.M.S Hawke
Rover
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
Ruby
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
Warspite
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
Theseus
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
HMS Pemroke II
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
Wildfire II
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
Galakar
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
Adventure
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
Vindictive
Isaac William Hume
Biography of Isaac William Hume
Vivid II
Edward Sidney Hedgecock
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
Frank Thomas Sibley (1893 – 1956)
Thunderer
Edward Sidney Hedgecock
Cairngowan
Ralph Godfrey M Beadle
Republic
Edward Vincent Janes
Marathon
Benjamin Wilfred Granger
Stanos
Charles Sibley Rudlen (1834 – 1892)
War Hamilton
Clifford Thomas Rudlen (1885 – 1944)
Corsican
Clifford Thomas Rudlen (1885 – 1944)
Lake Manitoba
Clifford Thomas Rudlen (1885 – 1944)
Laurentic
Clifford Thomas Rudlen (1885 – 1944)
Tyrrhenia
Clifford Thomas Rudlen (1885 – 1944)
HMS Pembroke II
Stanley Harold Jay (1897 – 1982)
Frank Thomas Sibley (1893 – 1956)
HMS Shannon
Stanley Harold Jay (1897 – 1982)
HMS Victory II
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
Frank Thomas Sibley (1893 – 1956)
HMS Renown
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
HMS Hampshire
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
HMS Hindustan
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
HMS Princes Royal
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
HMS Lord Nelson
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
HMS Gibraltar
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
HMS Vernon
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
HMS Birmingham
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
HMS Brocus
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
HMS Revenge
Thomas Huckle (1892 – 1947)
HMS President II
Horace Huckle (1900 – 1988)
HMS Uxbridge
Horace Huckle (1900 – 1988)
HMS Vengiance
Frank Thomas Sibley (1893 – 1956)
HMS Africa
Frank Thomas Sibley (1893 – 1956)
HMS Wellington
Frank Thomas Sibley (1893 – 1956)
HMS Hecta
Frank Thomas Sibley (1893 – 1956)
HMS Royal Oak
Cyril Sibley (1915 – 1939)
Suevic
Abel Flett (1879 – 1938)
Baltic
Abel Flett (1879 – 1938)
Ivernia
William Flett (1881 – )
S.S. Laconia
Magnus Flett (1844 – 1942)
Cretic
Magnus Flett (1844 – 1942)
Carmania
Charlie Flett (1886 – )
Franconia
Edward Flett (1892 – 1929)
Royal George
Robert Ernest Rollings (1899 – 1955)
Chenor
Samuel Robert Leggett (1837 – 1906)
HMS King Edward
Edward George Leggett (1881 – 1914)
HMS Antrim
Edward George Leggett (1881 – 1914)
HMS Nine
Edward George Leggett (1881 – 1914)
HMS Cicero
Edward George Leggett (1881 – 1914)
HMS Queen
Edward George Leggett (1881 – 1914)
ST Stella Maris
Edward George Leggett (1881 – 1914)
HMS Winsum
Edward George Leggett (1881 – 1914)
HMS Boscawen
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Alexandra
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Cruiser
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Hercules
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Humber
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Wildfire
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Penguin
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Victory I
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Euphrates
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Waterwitch
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Hannibal
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
HMS Research
Charles John Baylis (1866 – 1904)
Cornelius Erwin
Caroline Curl (1847 – 1922)
Richard James Curl (1809 – 1885)
Sarah Curl (1845 – 1922)
Thomas Curl (1850 – 1924)
Henry Curl (1852 – 1904)
Elizabeth Curl (1854 – 1934)
HMS Lux
Leonard Edward Hanson (1892 – 1917)
Mariners, Coastguards, Waterman, Lighterman, Fisherman and Shipwrights not listed above
Lieutenant / Admiral Jonathan Webb, Coastguard (1792 – 1865)
David Warder Webb, Coastguard (1825 – )
Captain John Brocket, Mariner of Stebonheath (1660 – 1701)
Captain John Martin, of James Town (1560 – 1632)
Captain John Gordon, 6th Laird of Park (1714 – 1781)
Captain James Gordon (1719 -)
Captain James Duff (1729 – 1780)
Captain James Bollen (1630 – 1682)
Captain Isaac Johnson (1668 – 1738)
Captain Edward Hutchinson (1613 – 1675)
Captain Edward Hutchinson, of Alford (1564 – 1631)
Captain Benjamin Sheldon (1697 – 1773)
Captain Alexander Innes, of Orkney and Blackhills (1506 – )
Captain Alexander Gordon, of Balmuir (1780 – 1842)
Captain Adam Gordon (1612 – )
Captain Lawrence Washington (1661 – 1697)
Captain John Ogle (1621 – 1686)
Captain John de Clifford (1613 – 1684)
Captain Henry Ogle (1600 – 1669)
Captain David Seton, 1st of Kinglass (1574 – 1646)
James ‘1st of Letterfourie’, “Admiral of the Scots Fleet” GORDON (1482 -)
Konstantinos “Admiral of Sicily” ANGELOS (1085 – 1166)
Nehemiah “Rear Admiral” BOURNE (1611 – 1691)
Robert “1st Baron of Ixworth” ‘the Admiral‘ le BLOUNT (1029 -)
Roger ‘Rugerro’ II “Sicilian Admiral” de LAURIA (1250 – 1304)
Sir Edward “Lord High Admiral of the Fleet” HOWARD (1476 – 1513)
Sir Gilbert I ‘the Admiral‘ de NEVILLE (1042 – 1118)
Sir John “1st Lord Ros of Watton”, “Admiral of the Fleet north of the Thames” ROOS – (1338 -)
Sir John “Admiral of Navy” HOWARD (1315 – 1388)
Sir John “Rear Admiral” BROWNE (1558 – 1627)
Sir John “Vice Admiral“, “Burgess of Bramber & Thetford” CLERE (1511 – 1557)
Theophylactos “the admiral of the Aegean fleet” RANGABE (772 – 813)
William “Lord Admiral” GONSON (1482 – 1545)
Alexander “Mariner of Botolph” BEANE (1656 – 1695)
James “Mariner of Shadwell” BROCKETT (1650 -)
John “Mariner of Stepney” ALLEN (1665 – 1702)
Thomas “Mariner of Stepney” HOWARD (1622 – 1672)
William Gordon, Lt of Russian Navy (1744 – 1768)
Captain John Johnson, of Roxbury (1588 – 1659)
Benjamin Granger (1849 – 1929)
William Robinson (1839 – )
Arthur Edward Ackerman (1895 – 1972)
Frederick Huckle (1895 – 1962)
Robert Alfred Baylis (1876 – )
Percy William Leggett (1883 – )
Thomas Leggett Morley – Fisherman and Coastguard (1823 – 1867)
25 Lives Lost in Gorleston, Suffolk – 3 December 1867
John William Carter – Shipwright (1825 – 1896)
John William Carter – Waterman / Lighterman (1810 – 1850)
John William Carter (1810 – 1850)
Married aged 12 – My Ancestor John William Carter
John Carter – Lighterman (1784 – )
John Carter – Mariner (1767 – 1800)
William Carter – Lighterman (1732 – )
Garrad Carter – Lighterman (1688 – 1734)
Henry Leggett, Mariner and Pilot (1776 – 1831)
John James Leggett, Sailmaker (1854 – 1904)
Thomas Morley, Mariner (1802 – 1827)
Henry Leggett Morley, Mariner and Fisherman (1824 – 1892)
Thomas Leggett Morley, Fisherman and Coastguard/Ranger (1823 – 1867)
Joseph Morley, Boatman (on the Seas), Fisherman and Beachman (1826 – 1901)
James Dalrymple Horn (1762 – 1798)
Pierre I de Dreux, ‘Peter’ Mauclerc, Comte de Dreux, Duc de Bretagne (1191 – 1250)
The Lives of my Ancestors 