Discovery muster on Cook's Third Voyage The following is a list of the men whose names were entered on the muster roll of HMS Discovery on its 1776 voyage to the Pacific. Not all of the men actually sailed on the ship with some running and others being discharged before its departure from Plymouth. ! A. Seamen. (1) Charles Clerke. Joined on 10 February 1776 as Captain. Transferred to the Resolution on 14 February 1779. Had been on Endeavour on first voyage as Master's mate and Third lieutenant and on Resolution on second voyage as Second Lieutenant. (2) James Burney. Joined on 10 February 1776 as First Lieutenant. Transferred to Resolution on 23 August 1779. Rejoined September 1780 as Commander from Resolution. Sailed on the second voyage on the Adventure. (3) Bowles Mitchell. Joined on 10 February 1776 as Master's mate. Discharged on 11 July 1776. (4) Joseph Barrett. Joined on 10 February 1776 as Midshipman. Discharged on 31 July 1776 to Plymouth Hospital. (5) Lawrence Hayes. Joined on 10 February 1776 as AB. Ran on 15 May 1776. (6) Richard Collett. Joined on 10 February 1776 as AB. Master at Arms from 30 November 1776 then transferred to Resolution on 16 February 1779. Rejoined 24 August 1779 from Resolution. Had been on Resolution on second voyage as AB. (see also 92). (7) Widow's man. (8) Gregory Bentham. Joined on 10 February 1776 as AB. Clerk from 12 March 1776. (9) William Peckover. Joined on 16 February 1776 as Gunner. Had been on Endeavour on first voyage as AB and on Resolution on second voyage as Gunner's mate. (10) Aneas Aitken (Atkins). Joined on 17 February 1776 as Boatswain. Died in 1806. PROB 11/1452. He had been on HMS Favourite. (11) Peter Reynolds. Joined on 17 February 1776 as Carpenter. Had been on Resolution on second voyage as Carpenter's mate. (12) Robert Goulding. Joined on 17 February 1776 as Cook. Had been on Resolution on second voyage as Carpenter's crew. (13) Edward Barrett. Joined on 17 February 1776 as AB. Born in London ~1756. Had been on Resolution on second voyage as Cook's mate (152). Died 1796 or 1801? PROB 11/1284 or 11/1361?. (14) Peter Tossett. Joined on 21 February 1776 as AB. Born in Grantham ~1742. Discharged on 08 July 1776 to the supernumerary list. (15) Edward Riou. Joined on 22 February 1776 as Midshipman from Romney. Born in Faversham ~1761. Transferred to Resolution on 06 September 1779. (16) William Jones. Joined on 22 February 1776 as AB. Ran on 10 March 1776. Born in Cardigan ~1754. (17) William Hollamby. Joined on 21 February 1776 as AB. Quartermaster from 31 August 1776. Master's mate from 31 December 1777. Quartermaster from 31 December 1778. Midshipman from 24 August 1779. Master's mate from 29 April 1780. (18) Thomas Edgar. Joined on 22 February 1776 as Master. (19) Francis McIlennie. Joined on 27 February 1776 as AB. Ran on 21 March 1776. Born in London ~1736. (20) Thomas Spalding. Joined on 27 February 1776 as AB. Ran on 29 March 1776. Born in Boston ~1735. (21) George Vancouver. Joined on 27 February 1776 as AB. Midshipman from 18 March 1776. (22) William Walker. Joined on 01 March 1776 as AB. Carpenter's crew from 18 March 1776. Carpenter's mate from 19 February 1779. Born in Glasgow ~1756. Injured at sea in South Atlantic on 04 June 1780. (23) David Markham. Joined on 08 March 1776 as AB. Sailmaker's mate from 25 March 1776. Born in Guernsey ~1739. (24) John Broadmead. Joined on 10 March 1776 as AB. Ran on 24 April 1776. Born in Taunton ~1736. (25) Jacob Bailston. Joined on 10 March 1776 as AB. Ran on 24 March 1776. Born in Warsaw ~1749. (26) Louis Miller. Joined on 10 March 1776 as AB. Ran on 24 March 1776. Born in Netherlands ~1746. (27) John McIntosh. Joined on 10 March 1776 as AB. Born in Perth ~1757. Died on 28 October 1778 off Maui (after main tack gave way). PROB 11/1070. (28) Heinrich Zimmermann. Joined on 12 March 1776 as AB. Coxswain from July 1776. Born ~1751. (29) Stephen Saurenson. Joined on 12 March 1776 as AB. Ran on 24 March 1776. Born in Norway ~1742. (30) Evan Harman Group. Joined on 12 March 1776 as AB. Ran on 24 March 1776. Born in Hanover ~1744. (31) Nathaniel Portlock. Joined on 12 March 1776 as AB. Master's mate from 30 March 1776. Transferred to Resolution on 23 August 1779. (32) Alexander Home. Joined on 16 March 1776 as AB. Master's mate from 11 July 1776. Quartermaster from 31 December 1777. Master's mate from 31 December 1778. (33) James Snagg. Joined on 16 March 1776 as Surgeon's mate. A James Snagg was baptised on 22 July 1754 at St. Sepulchre, London, the son of Richard and Ann Snagg. (34) Thomas Shaw. Joined on 16 March 1776 as AB. Gunner's mate from 30 March 1776. Born in London ~1754. Tried to desert on Raiatea on 27 November 1777. (35) John Moss. Joined on 19 March 1776 as Carpenter's mate. Born in Barnard Castle ~1752. Discharged 31 July 1776 to Plymouth Hospital. (36) Thomas Bean. Joined on 21 March 1776 as AB. Born in Deptford ~1753. Died in 1775? PROB 11/1015. (37) Barthold (Bartholomew) Lohman (Lowman). Joined on 21 March 1776 as AB. Quartermaster from 24 August 1779. He became lost on Christmas Island on 29 December 1779. Born in Hessen-Kassel, Germany ~1749. He returned to Germany where he was a baker until his death in April 1812. (38) Richard Brace. Joined on 21 March 1776 as AB. Born in London ~1758. Discharged on 08 July 1776 to the supernumerary list. (39) James Gould. Joined on 25 March 1776 as AB. Born in Rastrey ~1758. Discharged on 08 July 1776 to the supernumerary list. (40) Joseph Coleman. Joined on 21 March 1776 as AB. Quartermaster from xx July 1776. Born in Dorking, Surrey ~1751. (41) John Rickman. Joined on 21 March 1776 as Second Lieutenant. Transferred to Resolution on 23 August 1779. (42) William Morris. Joined on 22 March 1776 as AB. Ran on 10 June 1776. Born in St. Briavels, Gloucestershire ~1752. (43) William Ellis. Joined on 22 March 1776 as Surgeon's second mate. Transferred to Resolution on 16 February 1779. (44) Joseph Tear. Joined on 22 March 1776 as AB. Born in Deptford ~1757. Discharged on 08 July 1776 to the supernumerary list. (45) James Marshall. Joined on 22 March 1776 as AB. Born in Sandwich, Kent ~1757. Punished on 18 March 1775 for threatening violence. (46) Charles Willis. Joined on 22 March 1776 as AB. Discharged on 16 May 1776. Born in Derbyshire ~1736. (47) Thomas Goodman. Joined on 22 March 1776 as AB. Born in London ~1755. (48) John Atkins. Joined on 25 March 1776 as AB. Ran on 10 June 1776. Born in Halifax ~1747. (49) James Grantham. Joined on 25 March 1776 as AB. Born in Rotherhithe ~1746. Discharged on 08 July 1776 to the supernumerary list. (50) John Craven. Joined on 25 March 1776 as Quartermaster. Ran on 12 April 1776. (51) Joseph Fanson. Joined on 25 March 1776 as AB. Born in London ~1737. Discharged on 08 July 1776 to the supernumerary list. (52) James Burton. Joined on 25 March 1776 as AB. Ran on 24 April 1776. (53) Alexander Mouat. Joined on 25 March 1776 as Midshipman. Born in Greenwich ~1761. Attempted to desert on Raiatea on 29 November 1777. AB from 24 August 1779. Midshipman from 27 April 1780. (54) Paul Hill. Joined on 25 March 1776 as AB. Ran on 24 April 1776. (55) William Bloom. Joined on 25 March 1776 as AB. Born in Hampton, Derbyshire ~1756. Fell overboard and rescued in Bashi Channel on 24 November 1779. (56) Giles Griskell. Joined on 25 March 1776 as AB. Born in Stepney ~1747. Discharged on 08 July 1776 to the supernumerary list. (57) John Ryan. Joined on 25 March 1776 as AB. Born in Dublin ~1735. Discharged on 08 July 1776 to the supernumerary list. (58) Thomas Barfiled. Joined on 25 March 1776 as AB. Ran on 15 April 1776. Born in Oxford ~1751. (59) John Smallpiece. Joined on 06 April 1776 as AB. Born in Deptford ~1753. A John Smallpice was baptised on 25 March 1750 at St. Paul, Deptford, the son of John and Margaret Smallpice. (60) Harman Beatcher. Joined on 08 April 1776 as AB. Ran on 24 April 1776. Born in Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire ~1740. (61) John England. Joined on 08 April 1776 as Quarter gunner. AB from 31 December 1776. Born in Lincolnshire ~1758. A John England was baptised on 04 February 1759 at Hibaldstow, Lincolnshire, the son of Martin and Jane England. (62) Joseph Billings (Bellens). Joined on 08 April 1776 as AB. Transferred to Resolution on 14 September 1779. (63) Benjamin Harley. Joined on 08 April 1776 as AB. Ran on 24 April 1776. (64) William Stevens. Joined on 08 April 1776 as AB. Quartermaster from 23 April 1776. Born in Maidstone ~1746. (65) Simon Woodruff. Joined on 11 April 1776 as AB. Gunner's mate from 25 April 1776. Born in America ~1746. Simon Woodruff was born on 30 January 1743 at Litchfield, Connecticut, the son of Benjamin and Eunice Woodruff. He sailed as mate with John Kendrick in 1787 on Columbia Revivista but left voyage at Cape Verde Islands after arguments with Kendrick. Sometimes known as Simeon. (66) John Harvey. Joined on 13 April 1776 as AB.