Charles W. Morgan Crew arranged by:
Name Position Birth Place Country Voyage About the ProjectDid your ancestor sail on the Charles W. Morgan?
[1st Mate]s on board on the Charles W. Morgan
(Ordered by voyage)| Voyage | Name | Age | Birth Place | Residence | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chadwick, Charles S. | Nantucket, MA | Nantucket, MA | ||
| 2 | Clement, William W. | 30 | Philadelphia | New Bedford | |
| 3 | Packard, Thacher | 30 | Sandwich | Sandwich | |
| 4 | Devoll, Stephen | 36 | Dartmouth | Dartmouth | |
| 5 | Johnson, Thomas W. | ||||
| 7 | Chase, Charles M. | 21 | Westport | Westport | USA |
| 8 | Davis, Alvan H. | ||||
| 10 | Ricketson, Daniel L. | ||||
| 11 | Tobey, John B. | 24 | New Bedford | New Bedford | USA |
| 14 | Waldron, Silvanus C. | 44 | Massachusetts | San Francisco | USA |
| 15 | West, Andrew D. | 37 | Massachusetts | New Bedford | USA |
| 16 | Allen, William F. | 32 | Massachusetts | San Francisco | USA |
| 17 | Gifford, D. W. | 49 | Massachusetts | San Francisco | USA |
| 18 | Flanders, R. N. | 41 | Massachusetts | San Francisco | USA |
| 19 | Tower, Horace F. | 46 | Massachusetts | San Francisco | USA |
| 20 | Swain, Frederic C. | 46 | Scotland | San Francisco | USA |
| 21 | Christian, G. P. | 40 | Norfolk Island | San Francisco | USA |
| 22 | Tower, Horace F. | 50 | Massachusetts | San Francisco | USA |
| 23 | Morgan, Emanuel F. | 32 | Massachusetts | San Francisco | USA |
| 24 | Morgan, Emanuel F. | 32 | Massachusetts | San Francisco | USA |
| 25 | Morgan, Emanuel F. | 33 | Massachusetts | San Francisco | USA |
| 26 | Allen, George F. | ||||
| 27 | Morgan, Emanuel F. | ||||
| 28 | Morgan, Emanuel F. | ||||
| 29 | Sparks, Charles A. | ||||
| 30 | Morgan, Emanuel F. | ||||
| 32 | Senna, J. J. | ||||
| 32 | Rodrick, Joseph | ||||
| 36 | Alves, Peter B. | ||||
| 37 | Freitas, Frank M. | ||||
| 35 | Freitas, Theophilo M. | ||||
| 1 | Norton, Thomas A. | ||||
| 2 | Samson, John D. | ||||
| 3 | Samson, John D. | New Bedford | |||
| 4 | Ripley, Tristam P. | ||||
| 5 | Fisher, Thomas N. | ||||
| 6 | Hamilton, James A. | ||||
| 7 | Landers, Thomas C. | ||||
| 8 | Athearn, George | ||||
| 9 | Tinkham, John M. | ||||
| 10 | Tinkham, John M. | ||||
| 11 | Ellis, Thomas L. | ||||
| 12 | Keith, Charles F. | ||||
| 13 | Smith, George A | ||||
| 20 | Earle, James A.M. | 40 | Massachusetts | San Francisco | USA |
| 21 | Earle, James A.M. | 41 | Massachusetts | San Francisco | USA |
| 22 | Layton, John S. | ||||
| 23 | Scullun, Thomas | ||||
| 24 | Scullun, Thomas | San Francisco | USA | ||
| 25 | Scullun, Thomas | ||||
| 26 | Earle, James A.M. | ||||
| 27 | Scullun, Thomas | ||||
| 28 | Earle, James A.M. | ||||
| 29 | Earle, James A.M. | ||||
| 30 | Reed, Edwin J. | ||||
| 31 | Earle, James A.M. | ||||
| 31 | Nye, Hiram | ||||
| 32 | Gibbons, Arthur O. | ||||
| 32 | Church, Charles S. | ||||
| 33 | Church, Charles S. | ||||
| 34 | Cleveland, Benjamin D. | ||||
| 37 | Gonsalves, John | ||||
| 22 | Morgan, Emmanuel | ||||
| 31 | James, A. Judson | ||||
| 33 | Griffiths, William H. | ||||
| 34 | Lopes, John D. |
Boatheader: The man who steers the boat in going on a whale, and afterwards kills it. Generally a mate, but sometimes an experience whaleman with no ship duties save masthead and cutting-stage, whose only title is boatheader.
Boatsteerer: Harpooner. The man who pulls the harpoon oar, darts the iron into the whale, and then steers while the mate or boat-hander lances him.
Greenhand: Inexperienced man on his first whaling voyage.
Preventer Boatsteerer: A substitute boatsteerer. The foremast hand who is next in line for promotion. He pulls bow oar.
Shipkeeper: Usually the cooper, who acts as sailing master while the boats are away.