Titanic Deck Crew: Belfast to Southampton

Titanic Crew > Particulars of Engagement > Belfast : Deck Crew

Name of Ship	Official No.	Port of Registry	Port No. and date of Registry	Registered Tonnage (if any) is certified		Nominal Horse power of Engines	No. of Seamen for whom accomm.

TITANIC	131428	Liverpool	Liverpool 24/1912	Gross: 46328	Net: 20894	6906	900

Registered Managing Owner: H. A. Sanderson, 30 James Street, Liverpool.

Master: H. J. Haddock: No. of certificate (if any) Ex. C. 08765 address: Elm Lea, The Avenue, Southampton.

The Several Persons whose names are subscribed, and whose descriptions are contained herein, and of whom ...... are engaged as Sailors hereby agree to serve on board the said Ship in the several capacities expressed against their respective Names, which is to be employed:

On the run from Belfast to Southampton, via any ports at which it may be required to call. The Crew to moor vessel or place her in dock to the satisfaction of the Master.

And the Crew agree to conduct themselves in an orderly, faithful honest and sober manner, and to be at all times diligent in the respective Duties, and to be obedient to the lawful commands of the said Master, or to any Person who shall lawfully succeed him, and of their Superior Officers, in everything relating to the said Ship and the Stores and cargo thereof, whether on board, in boats, or on shore; in consideration of which Services to be duly performed, the said master hereby agrees to pay to the said crew as Wages the Sums against their Names respectively expressed, and to supply them with provisions according to the Scale printed on page 11 of this book. And it is hereby agreed, That any Embezzlement of wilful or negligent Destruction of any part of the Ship's Cargo or Stores shall be made good to the Owner out of the Wages of the person guilty of the same: And it is further agreed, that if any seaman enters himself in a capacity for which he is incompetent, he is liable to be disrated: And it is also agreed, That the Regulations authorised by the Board of trade, which are printed on page 15 of this book, and numbered and adopted by the parties hereto, and shall be considered to be embodied in this Agreement.

The following signed on at Southampton and undertook that 'The Crew signing herein shall proceed from Southampton to Belfast, mustering at West Station (now Southampton central) at 2.30 pm on Tuesday 26th March 1912.'

And it is also agreed that: the said Crew, shall be on board their steamer on Monday morning, 1st April 1912; Firemen at four o'clock, and Seamen at six o'clock, and from that time until she is safely moored in one of the Southampton Docks they shall perform all work required of them by the Officers in command without any further payment than is entered against their names.

Firemen to clean down after arrival as may be required.

Food and bedding will be provided on the way round to Southampton, also tickets for the return journey to Belfast. Five shillings per day to be paid for detention in Belfast Lough, commencing from mid-night Monday, 1st April 1912.

The Master was obliged by Law to sign and deposit a copy of this book before sailing but on the page one there is the entry:

'Captain Smith was informed that he has not signed agreement and he sent a message that if he could not call before he sailed he would do son on the return of the ship.'

Particulars of Engagement:

Name	Age	Place of Birth	Signing	*Last Ship*	In what capacity engaged.
Haddock, Herbert James	51	Rugby	25/03/1912	Oceanic	Master

Bright, A. J.	40	Wiltshire	25/03/1912	Olympic	Quartermaster
Fleet, Frederick.	25	Liverpool	25/03/1912	Oceanic	Look-out
Foley, J.	44	Youghal	25/03/1912	Olympic	Quartermaster
Haines, A.	30	Kent	25/03/1912	Olympic	Bosuns Mate
Hemming, Samuel.	40	Worcester	25/03/1912	Olympic	Storekeeper/Lamps
Holman, H.	27	Portsmouth	25/03/1912	Dongola	Look-out
Hogg, G. A.	27	Hull	25/03/1912	Dongola	Look-out
Hutchinson, J.	26	Southampton	25/03/1912	Olympic	Joiner
Jenner, F.	31	Eastbourne	25/03/1912	Teutonic	Look-out
Jewell, Archie.	23	Isle of Bute	25/03/1912	Oceanic	Look-out
Nichols, A.	42	Sydney, Aus.	25/03/1912	Olympic	Boatswain
Olliver, A.	27	Jersey	25/03/1912	Olympic	Quartermaster
Perkis, W.	36	Ryde, IoW	25/03/1912	Olympic	Quartermaster
Rowe, George.	32	Gosport, Hants.	25/03/1912	Oceanic	Look-out
Weller, W.	29	Littlehampton	25/03/1912	Oceanic	Quartermaster
Wynn, W.	41	Chester	25/03/1912	Oceanic	Quartermaster

The following signed on at Belfast having travelled independently there.

Officers:

Blair, David	37	Newport, IoW	24/03/1912	Teutonic	Second Officer
Boxhall, J. Groves.	28	London	24/03/1912	Arabic	Fourth Officer
Lightoller, Charles H	37	Chorley, Lancs.	24/03/1912	Oceanic	First Officer
Lowe, Harold G.	29	Hampshire	24/03/1912	Belgic	Fifth Officer
Maxwell, John.	32	Hampshire	24/03/1912	Majestic	Carpenter
O'Loughlin, William, F. N.	62	Tralee	24/03/1912	Olympic	Surgeon
Moody, James P.	24	Hampshire	24/03/1912	Oceanic	Sixth Officer
Murdoch, William M.	38	Dalbeattie, Sco.	24/03/1912	Olympic	Chief Officer
Pitman, Harold, J.	34	Bath	24/03/1912	Oceanic	Third Officer
Smith, Edward J.	61	Hanley, Staffs.	24/03/1912	Olympic	Master

Belfast - April 1st 1912.

Captain E. J. Smith RNR this day took over the command of the ship, superseding Captain H. J. Haddock RNR.

Engineers:

Alsopp, A.	34	Manchester	02/04/1912	Oceanic	Junior Electrician
Bell, Joseph.	50	Carlisle	02/04/1912	Olympic	Chief Engineer
Blake, S.	26	Portsmouth	02/04/1912	Olympic	Steward
Chisnall, George.	32	Greenock	02/04/1912	Majestic	Senior Boilermaker
Coleman, J..	55	Freetown	02/04/1912	Olympic	Steward
Coy, F. E. G.	26	Norfolk	02/04/1912	Olympic	Third Ass. Engr.
Creese, H.	44	Falmouth	02/04/1912	Olympic	Deck Engineer
Dodd, E. C.	37	Crewe	02/04/1912	Olympic	Third Engineer
Duffy, William.	27	Dublin	02/04/1912	First Ship	Engineer's Clerk
Dyer, H. R.	24	India	02/04/1912	Olympic	Fourth Ass. Engr.
Ervine, Albert.	22	?ferry	02/04/1912	Maloja	Assistant Electrician
Farquharsen, W.	39	Liverpool	02/04/1912	Oceanic	Second Engineer
Fitzpatrick, Hugh	28	Barrow	02/04/1912	Romanic	Boilermaker
Foster, A. C.	37	Hampshire	02/04/1912	Oceanic	Storekeeper
Fraser, James.	28	Aberdeen	02/04/1912	Adriatic	Engineer
Harrison, Norman.	38	Liverpool	02/04/1912	Adriatic	Second Engineer
Harvey, H. G.	30	Belfast	02/04/1912	Olympic	Ass. Second Engr.
Hesketh, James.	31	Whitehaven	02/04/1912	Olympic	Ass. Second Engr.
Heslketh, J. H.	32	Liverpool	02/04/1912	Olympic	Second Engineer
Hodge, C.	28	Devon	02/04/1912	Teutonic	Third Ass. Engr.
Hodgkinson, Lenoard	45	Stoke	02/04/1912	Olympic	Fourth Engineer
Hosking, G. F.	36	Devon	02/04/1912	Olympic	Snr. Third Engineer
Kelly, W.	24	Glasgow	02/04/1912	First ship	Assistant Electrician
Kemp, Thomas	43	Hampshire	02/04/1912	S.Y. White Ladye	Fourth Ass. Engr.
Kenzler, A.	45	London	02/04/1912	Olympic	Storekeeper
Mackie, W. D.	30	Glasgow	02/04/1912	Olympic	Junior Fifth Engr.
McReynolds, William, N.	22	Belfast	02/04/1912	Irish ship	Sixth Engineer
Middleton, Alfred	26	Sligo	02/04/1912	Demosthenes	Assistant Electrician
Millar, Robert.	26	Alloa	02/04/1912	Olympic	Junior Fifth Engr.
Millar, T.	31	Carickfergus	02/04/1912	Gothland	Deck Assistant
Moyes, William.	23	Stirling	02/04/1912	Oceanic	Sixth Engineer
Parsons, F. A.	26	Hampshire	02/04/1912	Olympic	Fifth Engineer
Rous, A.	26	Southampton	02/04/1912	Olympic	Plumber
Sloan, P.	31	Liverpool	02/04/1912	Olympic	Senior Electrician
Smith, J. M.	35	Elgin	02/04/1912	Majestic	Junior Fourth Engr.
Ward, A.	24	Romsey, Hants.	02/04/1912	Olympic	Fourth Ass. Engr.
Wilson, Bertie.	28	Liverpool	02/04/1912	Olympic	Ass. Second Engr.

''the said crew shall be on board this steamer on Monday morning, 1st April 192; Firemen at four o'clock, and Seamen at six o'clock, and from that time until she is safely moored in one of the Southampton Docks they shall perform all work required of them by the Officers in command without any further payment than is entered against their names.

Firemen to clean down after arrival as may be required.

Food and bedding will be provided on the way round to Southampton, also tickets for the return journey to Belfast.

Five shillings per day to be paid for detention in Belfast Lough, commencing from midnight, Monday, 1st April 1912.''

Documents
Crew Particulars of Engagement

References
Agreement and Account of Crew (PRO London, BT100/259)
PRO, London Reference BT 100/259 (handwritten piece of paper, lined)
Particulars of Engagement (Belfast), Ulster Folk and Transport Museum (TRANS 2A/45 381)

Contributors
Hermann Söldner, Germany
Brian Ticehurst, UK