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Edward Stearn
Place of birth Suffolk. Gender male. Hair brown. Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks scar, deaf, mark (large scar right arm s right arm tree bird man gun dog left arm j. & 2 marks left hand rather deaf.). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects nature, pleasure, military, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions gun, bird, tree, man, dog. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1756.
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John Holland
Place of birth great bardford. Gender male. Height 5' 4.5". Occupation Seaman, soldier 22nd infanty and labourer # 5 months. HISCO 11, other. Religion Church of England. Complexion fair or fresh (fair). Hair brown. Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks mole, bald (anchor m.b. ring on second finger mole on left shoulder mole on back bald). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery, naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions ring, anchor. Tattoo body locations finger, arm. First recorded 15th June 1787.
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Thomas Chrawn
Place of birth Dublin. Gender male. Hair grey. Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks a decrepid <[t:sic]> old man infirm sunken cheeks nose flat. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions man. Tattoo body locations cheek. First recorded January 1791.
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Thomas Anglim
Place of birth Limerick. Gender male. Hair grey. Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks red pimple under left eye. our saviour crucified 7 stars & half moon inside right arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects astronomy. Tattoo descriptions moon, half, sun. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1796.
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William Mahar
Place of birth Cork (cork, ireland). Gender male. Height 5' 5". Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions mermaid. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1797.
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Jno Brisk
Alias Thos maley. Born 1770. Place of birth Dublin. Gender male. Height 5' 0". Occupation Seaman. HISCO 11. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, names and initials, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions foul anchor, mermaid, anchor, heart, crucifix. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1797.
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James Early
Place of birth Ireland (monaghar, ireland). Gender male. Height 5' 4". Occupation Sailor. HISCO 11. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval. Tattoo descriptions man and woman, anchor. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1797.
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Patrick Hart
Alias Peter meyer.. Place of birth Liverpool. Gender male. Height 5' 4". Occupation A mariner. HISCO 11. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval. Tattoo descriptions anchor. Tattoo body locations hand. First recorded 1797.
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Joseph Ramond
Alias Remon.. Place of birth Kingston Upon Thames (kingston, devonshire). Gender male. Height 5' 6". Occupation A Mariner. HISCO 11. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials, astronomy, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions sun, crucifix. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1797.
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Willm Smith
Place of birth Penzance (penzance, cornwall). Gender male. Height 5' 5". Occupation A Mariner. HISCO 11. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo body locations hand. First recorded 1797.
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Alexandr Boyd
Born 1750. Place of birth Edinburgh. Gender male. Height 5' 6". Occupation Seaman. HISCO 11. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects astronomy. Tattoo descriptions compass, sun. Tattoo body locations temple. First recorded 1797.
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Jno Larmont
Born 1772. Place of birth Scotland (kelso, scotland). Gender male. Height 5' 8". Occupation Sailor. HISCO 11. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects religion. Tattoo descriptions woman, compass, cross. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1797.
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Robert Jones
Born 1767. Place of birth Scotland. Gender male. Height 5' 6". Occupation Seaman. HISCO 11. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words rmn, initials. Tattoo descriptions mermaid. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1797.
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Thomas Mccann
Place of birth co meath. Gender male. Hair grey. Eyes grey (d grey). Distinguishing marks crucifix &c right arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects religion. Tattoo descriptions crucifix. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded October 1797.
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Samuel Davison
Place of birth Chesterfield. Gender male. Occupation Labourer. HISCO other. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes hazel (hazl). Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked (pockpitted mermaid left arm sd on right arm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions mermaid. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 30th March 1800.
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Valentine Soper
Place of birth Kent (sandling kent). Gender male. Occupation Tailor. HISCO 7. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes blue (l blue). Distinguishing marks bald (nearly bald top of head faint anchor on rt arm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval. Tattoo descriptions anchor. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 24th November 1802.
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John Simmons
Born 1767. Place of birth prussia. Gender male. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks man woman jsgam on left arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words jsgam. Tattoo descriptions woman, man. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1803.
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Richard Over
Born 1825. Place of birth London (holborn London, holborn). Gender male. Height 4' 3". Religion Protestant (unspecified). Hair red. Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks heart left arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1st January 1804.
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John Pugh
Place of birth Denbigh (wrexham denbigh). Gender male. Hair brown (lt bro, light brown). Eyes hazel (d haz). Distinguishing marks atapa anchor inside left arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words atapa. Tattoo descriptions anchor. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1st January 1804.
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David Robertson
Place of birth paisley. Gender male. Occupation Baker. HISCO 7. Hair brown (l bro, light brown). Eyes brown (l bro). Distinguishing marks crucifix rt arm mermaid anchor dr rr same arm woman and man mr 1824 on left. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, year, naval, names and initials, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions woman and man, mermaid, anchor, crucifix. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1st January 1804.
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