The British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition, also known as Franklin's lost expedition, was an attempt by the British Royal Navy to discover and chart the Northwest Passage through the Canadian Arctic in 1845, under the command of Sir John Franklin and using the ships and . The following is a complete list of the ships' muster rolls. __TOC__

HMS Erebus Name Rank Origin Age (as of 1845) Captain Lincolnshire 59 Commander London 31 First Lieutenant (Commander) Plymouth 35 Second Lieutenant Devon 31 Third Lieutenant Perth, Scotland 24 Ice-Master Aberdeen 45 First Mate 24 Second Mate 19 See Ommaney v Stilwell 23 Beav. 328, 53 ER 129 Third Mate 22 Second Master Hastings, Sussex 27 Chief Surgeon Assistant Surgeon Anstruther, Fife 25 Paymaster Purser 46 Boatswain Ramsgate, Kent 34 Carpenter Portsea, Hampshire 40 Engineer 39 Boatswain's Mate Hull, Yorkshire 34 Carpenter's Mate Yarmouth 40 Captain of the Forecastle Brompton, Kent 28 Quartermaster Aberdeen 35 Quartermaster Dundee, Forfar 36 Quartermaster Plymouth, Devon 34 Sailmaker Glasgow, Lanarks. 43 Caulker Deptford, Kent 28 Blacksmith Thibnam [Tibenham], Norfolk 28 Leading Stoker Hampstead, Middx 33 Cook Hull, Yorks. 45 Captain's Coxswain Upper Deal, Kent 32 Captain of Maintop Gillingham, Kent 24 Captain of Foretop Kirkwall, Orkney 25 Captain of the Hold Edmonton, Middx. 35 Caulker's Mate Llanelly [Llanelli], S. Wales 25 Captain's Steward Portsea, Hampshire 23 Gunroom Steward Southampton, Hants 24 Paymaster and Purser's Steward Bristol, Somerset 26 Subordinate Officers' Steward Woolwich, Kent 26 Stoker Bermondsey, Surrey 32 Stoker Westminster, Middx. Able Seaman Fareham, Hants. 23 * Able Seaman Shetland 25 Able Seaman Greenwich, Kent 28 Able Seaman Perth 29 † Able Seaman London, Middx. 32 Able Seaman Brompton, Kent 25 Able Seaman Chatham, Kent 23 Able Seaman Penryn, Cornwall 24 Able Seaman Christiansen, Norway 26 Able Seaman Holyhead, Angelsea [Anglesey] 24 Able Seaman Liverpool, Lancs. 24 Able Seaman Gainsboro., Lincolns. 25 Able Seaman Chatham, Kent 34 Able Seaman Upnor, Kent 24 Able Seaman Gravesend, Kent 34 Able Seaman Portsmouth, Hants. 24 Able Seaman Brompton, Kent 28 Able Seaman Staines, Berks 27 Able Seaman Holyhead, Angelsea [Anglesey] 35 Able Seaman Kirkwall, Orkney 41 ¤ Sergeant, Royal Marines Shepton Montague, Somerset 31 Corporal, Royal Marines Inverness 30 Private, Royal Marines Somerset 32 Private, Royal Marines Manchester, Lancs. 29 Private, Royal Marines Nottingham, Notts. 38 Private, Royal Marines Kilrush, County Clare 28 Private, Royal Marines Bristol, Somerset 28 Ship's Boy Woolwich, Kent 18 Ship's Boy Sheerness, Kent 18 ‡ ∞ Armourer Wickham, Hants 22 Neptune Pet, Newfoundland dogThe animals of the Franklin expedition. Canadian Geographic. Jacko Pet, New World monkey Ship's cat

∗ Written with the first "s" as an "ſ" (long s) in Victorian manner i.e.: "Cloẛsan" ¤ First name read as "David" in Cyriax crewlist † This name appears twice in the original list ‡ McClintock spells this as "Birt" ∞ Returned to England from the Whalefish Islands on the Barretto Junior

HMS Terror Name Rank Origin Age (as of 1845) Captain Banbridge, County Down 49 First Lieutenant (Commander) Hornsey, Middx. 33 Second Lieutenant London 28 Third Lieutenant Edinburgh 30 Ice-Master Whitby, Yorkshire 44 First Mate 26 Second Mate Second Master 29 Chief Surgeon 29 Assistant Surgeon Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire 27 Clerk 23 Boatswain Carpenter Portsmouth, Hampshire 34 Engineer 35 Boatswain's Mate Corbridge 28 Carpenter's Mate Lindisfarne 27 Captain of the Forecastle Woolwich, Kent 27 Quartermaster Peterhead, Scotland 46 Quartermaster St. Monance [Monans], Fifeshire 44 Quartermaster Redingstreet, Kent 31 Caulker Plymouth, Devon 29 Blacksmith Plymouth, Devon 22 Leading Stoker Manchester 20 Cook Westminster, London 36 Captain's Coxwain Portsea, Hants 33 Captain of the Maintop Deptford, Kent 32 Captain of the Foretop London, Middx. 37 Captain of the Hold Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk 29 Caulker's Mate Limerick, Ireland 24 Captain's Steward Marylebone, Middx. 27 Gun-room Steward Chatham, Kent 38 Subordinate Officers' Steward London, Middx. 22 Paymaster and Purser's Steward Gosport, Hants. 21 Stoker London, Middx. 27 Stoker Kirton-Lindsey, Lincolns. 45 Able Seaman Leyton, Essex 21 Able Seaman London, Middx. 24 Able Seaman S. Ferry, Fifeshire 32 Able Seaman Battersea, Middx. 23 Able Seaman Lynn, Norfolk 24 Able Seaman Sunderland 28 Able Seaman Pembroke, Wales 29 Able Seaman Halifax, Nova Scotia 28 Able Seaman Hastings, Sussex 23 Able Seaman London, Middx. 30 Able Seaman Montrose, Scotland 37 Able Seaman Shetland, Scotland 28 Able Seaman Bognor, Sussex 23 Able Seaman Dundee, Scotland 29 * Able Seaman Gedney, Lincoln. 24 Able Seaman Sallaway [Scalloway], Scotland 30 Able Seaman Portsmouth, Hants. 22 Able Seaman S. Shields 29 Able Seaman London, Middx. 33 Sergeant, Royal Marines Axbridge, Somerset 34 Corporal, Royal Marines Bradford, Wilts 30 † Private, Royal Marines Luberclue [Tubberclare], County Westmeath 30 Private, Royal Marines Bradford, Yorks. 32 Private, Royal Marines Battersea, Surrey 35 Private, Royal Marines Leicester 28 Ship's Boy Deptford, Kent 18 Ship's Boy Deptford, Kent 19 ∞ Royal Marines Kenilworth, Surrey 37 ∞ Able Seaman ∞ Armourer London 23 ∞ Sailmaker Woolwich, Kent 20

∗ First name read as "David" in Cyriax crewlist † This name is not in the Muster Books but is taken from Cyriax ∞ Returned to England from the Whalefish Islands in the Barretto Junior

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