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Place of birth Sussex. Gender male. Occupation Seaman; tas: baker; victoria: miner.. HISCO other. Hair brown (d bro, dark brown). Eyes hazel (hazl). Distinguishing marks heart with ba eb in it rt arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded October 1817.
Place of birth Hampshire (christchurch hampshire). Gender male. Occupation Farmer's man. ploughman, can do anything on a farm.. HISCO other. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks man & wife sb eb left arm woman child eb sb right arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions woman, man, child. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 19th October 1817.
Born 1798. Place of birth Perthshire (hendlewer perthshire). Gender male. Occupation Baker. HISCO 7. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes blue (l blue). Distinguishing marks scar (large scar over rt eye ring pricked ring finger rt hand). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery. Tattoo descriptions ring. Tattoo body locations finger, hand. First recorded 1818.
Born 1795. Place of birth clapham. Gender male. Occupation Labourer. HISCO 11. Hair brown. Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked, dot (e.e. t.e. 4 dots 1833 on left arm - pockpitted). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects year, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions dot. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1st February 1818.
Born 1803. Place of birth London. Gender male. Occupation Servant. HISCO 9. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes brown (bro). Distinguishing marks crucifix left arm af anchor & heart on rt arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, names and initials, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions anchor, heart, crucifix. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded September 1818.
Place of birth London. Gender male. Occupation Lamplighter. HISCO other. Hair brown (d bro, dark brown). Eyes brown (d bro). Distinguishing marks anchor on left arm and gb. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions anchor. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded September 1818.
Place of birth London. Gender male. Occupation Servant. HISCO 9. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes brown (bro). Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked (heart dart blue & red spots left arm slightly pockpitted). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love. Tattoo descriptions dart, heart. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 28th October 1818.
Place of birth Bristol. Gender male. Occupation Pump maker. HISCO other. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks scar (large scar over right eyebrow 2 small ditto over left 3 rings pricked on left hand number of figures on both arms). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery. Tattoo descriptions rings. Tattoo body locations hand. First recorded 1819.
Born 1791. Place of birth philadelphia. Gender male. Occupation Seaman. HISCO 11. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes hazel (l hazl). Distinguishing marks man woman double ensign cs and crucifix left arm cb db right arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions woman, man, crucifix. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 1819.
Place of birth Bath. Gender male. Occupation Mason's labourer. HISCO 11. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes brown (bro). Distinguishing marks man woman ichhcpap love on rt arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words ichhcpap. Tattoo descriptions woman, man. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded March 1819.
Place of birth Birmingham. Gender male. Occupation Gunmaker. HISCO 6.5. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes blue (l blue). Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked (james cheatham on right arm pockpitted). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words cheatham, james. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded March 1819.
Place of birth Liverpool. Gender male. Occupation Comb maker.. HISCO other. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes hazel (hazl). Distinguishing marks sun moon & stars jsws left arm mermaid and mt on right. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials, astronomy. Tattoo written words jsws, initials. Tattoo descriptions moon, mermaid, sun. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded March 1819.
Place of birth Lincolnshire. Gender male. Occupation Farm labourer.. HISCO other. Hair brown (d bro, dark brown). Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks crucifix s sinebill left arm sun moon & stars on right. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials, astronomy, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions moon, sun, crucifix. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded March 1819.
Place of birth Cornwall. Gender male. Occupation Farm labourer. HISCO other. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes brown (bro). Distinguishing marks fc no 74/1833 29 march 1833. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects year, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. First recorded March 1819.
Place of birth Birmingham. Gender male. Occupation Wireworker; victoria: sawyer.. HISCO other. Hair brown (l bro, light brown). Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks am anchor js rt arm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions anchor. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 27th March 1819.
Place of birth London. Gender male. Occupation Plasterer. HISCO 9. Hair red. Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks anchor right arm tc on left. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions anchor. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded April 1819.
Place of birth derby. Gender male. Occupation Servant. HISCO 9. Hair brown (d bro, dark brown). Eyes brown (d bro). Distinguishing marks dot (gcjhw and 16 blue dots right arm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials. Tattoo written words gcjhw. Tattoo descriptions dot. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded May 1819.
Place of birth London. Gender male. Occupation Sailor. HISCO 11. Hair brown (l bro, light brown). Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks anchor mermaid heart and darts sun moon & stars right arm man woman heart jp sj laurel branch star and other heart and dart left arm crucifix man with dagger and pistol in hands on breast. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, military, names and initials, astronomy, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions laurel, dagger, woman, star, pistol, sun, heart, crucifix, dart, moon, mermaid, anchor, man. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 28th May 1819.
Place of birth Birmingham. Gender male. Occupation Jeweller's apprentice. HISCO other. Hair brown (brown, bro). Eyes grey (l grey). Distinguishing marks anchor left arm ring fr rt hand pricked. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects jewellery, naval. Tattoo descriptions ring, anchor. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded August 1819.
Born 1795. Place of birth London. Gender male. Occupation Employed in the manufactory. HISCO other. Hair brown (d bro, dark brown). Eyes grey. Distinguishing marks scar (sun jb left arm both arms crippled scar above elbow both arms). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects names and initials, astronomy. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions sun. Tattoo body locations arm. First recorded 15th September 1819.