Passengers of the Christian
Master John White
Voyage of 1635
This table details the roll of passengers of the Christian, which sailed from London in March, 1634/35, Julian calendar, bound for New England. The ship arrived safe at Massachusetts Bay, although some of the persons listed below may not have debarked. The rolls represent persons who were ready to embark at the date of record, which often preceded the actual sailing by several weeks. Some may have decided not to sail. Some servants may have run away. And there usually was some loss of life among the passengers from disease and malnutrition during the passage.
This information was transcribed in the 19th century by Michael Tepper from records found at the Public Rolls Office, London.
For each common date of record, groupings of persons in consecutive order in the roll often indicate some relation by kinship, household or town origin. Either the persons were present in person before the scribe at that time and queued up in their natural groupings to enroll, or the documents of fealty arrived to the scribe from particular sources and were registered in order as received.
Spelling and Abbreviations:
The surnames are spelled as Savage, Tepper and their English collaborators could best decipher the old handwritten passenger rolls. Expect a few mistakes in interpretation, as well as errors by the original 16th century scribe. Savage's later corrections have been used. These spellings are antique and often curious, so if you are searching a particular name, try all imaginable variations.
We have generally given prenames their modern spelling. In many cases the spelling of a prename was unusual or doubtful, or the interpretation of the original abbreviated form is uncertain. If so we have left it as originally recorded. This is most notably the case for the abbreviation "Jo:" which can mean either John or Joseph or perhaps other names. Where a given name beginning with the letters "Jo..." is fully spelled out here, it was found that way in the original, or the intention is otherwise certain. Variants of "Anne" have been left as in the original, since many times "Hannah" is meant. Elisa may mean Elizabeth. "Francis" was nearly always spelled the same and might be male or female. Recall that Christian and Bennett were usually female names in those times.
Passengers of the Christian , March 1634/35
PRENAME SURNAME STATUS AGE DATE of record NOTE ROLL #
Francis Stiles . 35 16 Mar 1634/35 oath from St Mildred Bredstret, London 1
Thomas Bassett . 35 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 2
Thomas Stiles . 20 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 3
Thomas Barber . 21 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 4
Jo: Dyer . 28 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 5
Jo: Harris . 28 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 6
James Horwood . 30 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 7
Jo: Reeves . 19 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 8
Thomas ffoulfoot . 22 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 9
James Busket . 28 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 10
Thomas Coop . 18 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 11
Edward Preston . 13 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 12
Jo: Cribb . 30 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 13
George Chappell . 20 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 14
Robert Robinson . 41 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 15
Edward Patteson . 33 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 16
Francis Marshall . 30 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 17
Ric…e Heylei . 22 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 18
Thomas Halford . 20 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 19
Thomas Haukseworth 23 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 20
PRENAME SURNAME STATUS AGE DATE of record NOTE ROLL #
John Stiles . 35 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 21
Henry Stiles . 40 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 22
Jane Worden . 30 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 23
Joan Stiles . 35 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 24
Henry Stiles . 3 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 25
John Stiles . 9mo 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 26
Rachel Stiles . 28 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 27
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Brent Glad brentglad@@comcast.net 1/1/2014
The information found comes from the church records of St. Andrew, Enfield,
London, England. It includes the marriage of John and Rachael, and the
christening of their first two children, namely Henry Stiles, and John
Stiles. The dates match perfectly with dates approximated from genealogical
research up to this point, and there is little doubt that this must be the
marriage of the John that went to Windsor, Connecticut.
Information found from St. Andrew, Enfield, London, England church records:
Married, John Styles and Rachell Beadells, on 24 May 1629 at St. Andrew.
Christened, Henry Styles, Son of John and Rachell Styles, on 13 Jun 1630 at
St. Andrew.
Christened, John Styles, Son of John and Rachaell Styles, on 18 May 1634 at
St. Andrew.
These are the only two children christened at St. Andrew. I also looked for
anything regarding the surname Beadells, and other variations, and found
just one record.
Christened, Edward Beadelles, Son of Henry Beadelles, on 3 Sep 1620 at St.
Andrew.
Passengers of the Christian
Master John White
Voyage of 1635
This table details the roll of passengers of the Christian, which sailed from London in March, 1634/35, Julian calendar, bound for New England. The ship arrived safe at Massachusetts Bay, although some of the persons listed below may not have debarked. The rolls represent persons who were ready to embark at the date of record, which often preceded the actual sailing by several weeks. Some may have decided not to sail. Some servants may have run away. And there usually was some loss of life among the passengers from disease and malnutrition during the passage.
This information was transcribed in the 19th century by Michael Tepper from records found at the Public Rolls Office, London.
For each common date of record, groupings of persons in consecutive order in the roll often indicate some relation by kinship, household or town origin. Either the persons were present in person before the scribe at that time and queued up in their natural groupings to enroll, or the documents of fealty arrived to the scribe from particular sources and were registered in order as received.
Spelling and Abbreviations:
The surnames are spelled as Savage, Tepper and their English collaborators could best decipher the old handwritten passenger rolls. Expect a few mistakes in interpretation, as well as errors by the original 16th century scribe. Savage's later corrections have been used. These spellings are antique and often curious, so if you are searching a particular name, try all imaginable variations.
We have generally given prenames their modern spelling. In many cases the spelling of a prename was unusual or doubtful, or the interpretation of the original abbreviated form is uncertain. If so we have left it as originally recorded. This is most notably the case for the abbreviation "Jo:" which can mean either John or Joseph or perhaps other names. Where a given name beginning with the letters "Jo..." is fully spelled out here, it was found that way in the original, or the intention is otherwise certain. Variants of "Anne" have been left as in the original, since many times "Hannah" is meant. Elisa may mean Elizabeth. "Francis" was nearly always spelled the same and might be male or female. Recall that Christian and Bennett were usually female names in those times.
Passengers of the Christian , March 1634/35
PRENAME SURNAME STATUS AGE DATE of record NOTE ROLL #
Francis Stiles . 35 16 Mar 1634/35 oath from St Mildred Bredstret, London 1
Thomas Bassett . 35 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 2
Thomas Stiles . 20 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 3
Thomas Barber . 21 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 4
Jo: Dyer . 28 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 5
Jo: Harris . 28 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 6
James Horwood . 30 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 7
Jo: Reeves . 19 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 8
Thomas ffoulfoot . 22 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 9
James Busket . 28 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 10
Thomas Coop . 18 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 11
Edward Preston . 13 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 12
Jo: Cribb . 30 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 13
George Chappell . 20 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 14
Robert Robinson . 41 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 15
Edward Patteson . 33 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 16
Francis Marshall . 30 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 17
Ric…e Heylei . 22 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 18
Thomas Halford . 20 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 19
Thomas Haukseworth 23 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 20
PRENAME SURNAME STATUS AGE DATE of record NOTE ROLL #
John Stiles . 35 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 21
Henry Stiles . 40 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 22
Jane Worden . 30 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 23
Joan Stiles . 35 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 24
Henry Stiles . 3 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 25
John Stiles . 9mo 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 26
Rachel Stiles . 28 16 Mar 1634/35 sworn at St. Mildred Bredstret, London 27
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Brent Glad brentglad@@comcast.net 1/1/2014
The information found comes from the church records of St. Andrew, Enfield,
London, England. It includes the marriage of John and Rachael, and the
christening of their first two children, namely Henry Stiles, and John
Stiles. The dates match perfectly with dates approximated from genealogical
research up to this point, and there is little doubt that this must be the
marriage of the John that went to Windsor, Connecticut.
Information found from St. Andrew, Enfield, London, England church records:
Married, John Styles and Rachell Beadells, on 24 May 1629 at St. Andrew.
Christened, Henry Styles, Son of John and Rachell Styles, on 13 Jun 1630 at
St. Andrew.
Christened, John Styles, Son of John and Rachaell Styles, on 18 May 1634 at
St. Andrew.
These are the only two children christened at St. Andrew. I also looked for
anything regarding the surname Beadells, and other variations, and found
just one record.
Christened, Edward Beadelles, Son of Henry Beadelles, on 3 Sep 1620 at St.
Andrew.