West (Charles West) Chatten

  General Notes:

on 1851 census in Dunwich, Suffolk

Marriages Mar qtr 1838
Chatton Charles West Plomesgate 12 409
Haill Martha Plomesgate 12 409

From the National Archives and ships he was on.
ref BT 98 151
1837 Jan to Dec Vessel "Plough"
West CHATTON aged 28

1839 Jan to June Vessel "Plough"
West CHATTON aged 28 born Ald Mate
last ship "Nereid". Joined this ship 22 March 1834 left 10th May 1839

30 Jun 1844 to 31 Dec 1844
Vessel "Hercules"
West CHATTON aged 33 born Ald Mate
Voyages to and from London, Newcastle and Stockton.

reference BT 98/849 crew lists and agreements
1st January to 30th June 1846
Vessel "Jane" of 74 tons burden
4 voyages from Newcastle to Aldbro' and 1 to Newport and returned to Aldbro'
5 crew Master, Mate, 2 Mariners and a Lad
West Chatten age 35 born Aldbro' Mate

1st July to 31st December 1846
"Jane"
1 voyage from Aldbro' to Newport
1 to Gainsbro' and 3 to Newcastle
West Chatten age 35 born Aldbro' Mate
joined the ship in 1845 at Aldbro' and still remains at the end of the voyages.

  Birth Source:

1851 census

  Christening source:

church records

  Documentary notes:

• Occupation: Sailor in 1851.

• Listed on 1851 census: Listed on 1851 census.

West married Martha Haill in 1838 in Plomesgate District, Suffolk. (Martha Haill was born about 1816 in Aldeburgh, Suffolk and died on 9 Jan 1889.)