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North with Nares
Are you related to any member of the Arctic Expedition of 1875-76 led by Captain George Nares ?
Sponsored by the Royal Navy and The Royal Geographical Society, HM ships Alert and Discovery sailed from Portsmouth on 29th May 1875. The expedition, though blighted by scurvy, achieved a furthest north of 83° 6' 41" and collected much valuable scientific data. One member, Lieutenant Wyatt Rawson, was my great grandfather. If you recognize a forebear amongst the names listed below I should love to hear from you!
Meriel Larken [Merielarken@hotmail.com]
Officers, Men and Marines of Captain George Nares' Arctic Expedition 1875-76
HMS Alert
| Aldrich, Pelham | Senior Lieutenant |
| Ayles, Adam | 2nd Captain foretop |
| Berrie, James | Ice Quartermaster |
| Burroughs, George L. | Ship's Steward |
| Cane, James Frederick | Armourer |
| Capato, Spero | Captain's Steward |
| Colan, Thomas, M.D., | Fleet-Surgeon |
| Cranston, George | Able seaman |
| Deuchars, David | Ice Quartermaster |
| Doidge, James | Captain foretop |
| Dominics, Vincent | Ship's Cook |
| Egerton, George Le C. | Sub-Lieutenant |
| Ellard, William | Private |
| Ferbrache, William | Able seaman |
| Fielden, H.W. | Captain; R.A. Naturalist |
| Francombe, Reuben | Able seaman |
| Frederick | Greenlander |
| Giffard, G.A. | Lieutenant |
| Good, Joseph | Chief Boatswain's mate |
| Gore, William I. | Stoker |
| Harley, Daniel W. | Captain foretop |
| Hawkins, John | Cooper |
| Hill, Elias | Gunner |
| Hollins, John | Private |
| Hunt, William | Wardroom Cook |
| Joiner, Robert | Leading Stoker |
| Jolliffe, Thomas | Captain maintop |
| Kemish, George | Wardroom Steward |
| Lawrence, Edwin | Gunner's mate |
| Lorimer, William | Able seaman |
| Malley, William | Able seaman |
| Mann, Henry | Shipwright |
| Markham, Albert H. | Commander |
| Maskell, William | Able seaman |
| May, W.H. | Lieutenant |
| Mitchell, David | Able seaman |
| Moss, E.L., M.D. | Surgeon |
| Nares, George S | Captain |
| Oakley, Thomas | Gunner |
| Parr, A.A.C. | Lieutenant |
| Pearce, Alfred R. | Able seaman |
| Pearson, John | Able seaman |
| Petersen, N.C. | Inuit Interpreter |
| Porter, George | Gunner |
| Pullen, W.H., Rev. | Chaplain |
| Radmore, John N. | Chief Carpenter's mate |
| Rawlins, Thomas | Captain forecastle |
| Self, James | Able seaman |
| Shirley, John | Stoker |
| Simmons, John | 2nd Captain maintop |
| Simpson, Thomas H. | Able seaman |
| Smith, Thomas | Private |
| Stubbs, Thomas | Stoker |
| Stuckberry, Thomas | Captain maintop |
| Symonds, Robert D. | Able seaman |
| Thores, John | Ice Quartermaster |
| White, George | Engineer |
| Winstone, George | Able seaman |
| Wood, William | Colour Sergeant |
| Woolley, William P. | Able seaman |
| Wootton, James | Engineer |
HMS Discovery
| Archer, Robert H. | Lieutenant |
| Beaumont, Lewis A. | Senior Lieutenant |
| Bryant, George | Captain maintop |
| Bulley, Samuel | Stoker |
| Bunyan, George | Ropemaker |
| Cartmel, Daniel | Engineer |
| Chalkley, Thomas | Able seaman |
| Chatel, Frank | Captain forecastle |
| Conybeare, C.I.M. | Sub-Lieutenant |
| Cooper, James | 2nd Captain maintop |
| Coppinger, M.D, Richard W. | Surgeon |
| Craig, Peter | Able seaman |
| Cropp, John | Gunner |
| Darke, Thomas | Private |
| Dobing, Wilson | Gunner |
| Dougall, William | Ice Quartermaster |
| Eddy, E.C. | Chief Captain's mate |
| Edwards, Henry W. | Able seaman |
| Emmerson, George W. | Chief Boatswain's mate |
| Fulford, Reginald B. | Lieutenant |
| Gear, Jonah | Wardroom Steward |
| Girard, Daniel | Able seaman |
| Gray, Alexander | Ice Quartermaster |
| Hand, James J. | Able seaman |
| Hart, Chichester | R.A. Naturalist |
| Heindrich, Hans | Greenlander |
| Hindle, Alfred | Able seaman |
| Hitchcock, Robert W. | Able seaman |
| Hodges, John | Able seaman |
| Hodgson, Charles E. | Chaplain |
| Jones, Frank | Stoker |
| Leggatt, George | Able seaman |
| Miller, Matthew R. | Engineer |
| Mitchell, Thomas | Assistant Paymaster |
| Murray, John | Private |
| Ninnis, Belgrave, M.D. | Staff-Surgeon |
| Paul, Charles | Able seaman |
| Petty, Henry | Private |
| Phillips, James | Wardroom Cook |
| Rawson, Wyatt | Lieutenant |
| Rayner, Elijah | Gunner |
| Regan, Michael | Able seaman |
| Rourke, Jeremiah | Leading Stoker |
| Saggers, John S. | Able seaman |
| Sarah, George R. | Ship's Steward |
| Shepherd, James | Cooper |
| Simmons, Thomas | Captain forecastle |
| Smith, John E. | Sailmaker |
| Stephenson, Henry F. | Captain |
| Stewart, David | Captain foretop |
| Stone, George | 2nd Captain foretop |
| Sweet, William R. | Stoker |
| Taws, Edward | Ice Quartermaster |
| Thornback, James | Able seaman |
| Waller, William | Private |
| Ward, William | Armourer |
| Wellington, William C. | Sergeant |
| Windser, Henry | Carpenter's crew |
| Wyatt, Benjamin | Able seaman |