The Merchant Fleet of Late Medieval and Tudor England, 1400–1580

Origins and destinations of voyages in the database. The voyages shown here largely cover the period c.1565-c.1580. There are a few documents that record voyage details for the period before 1565 (a few Bristol accounts, a few ships leaving Hull for Calais loaded with wool, and a few east coast coastal records), but most pre-1565 documents only reveal if a ship entered or left a particular port, not where it came from or where it was going to. The Bordeaux wine trade voyages are equally difficult to map. While we know the ships left Bordeaux we can never be sure of where they sailed from to get to Bordeaux or where they sailed to after leaving Bordeaux. A Southampton ship, for example, may have left Bordeaux with wine but sailed straight to London. There is more information on ports and voyages in the ‘about’ option in the tool bar. To use the map mouse over a cluster to reveal list of place names (bottom of map); click a cluster to zoom. Click a place (or its name in list) to show its details and voyages. Use the № control to reveal more or fewer routes. The red lines show routes that were more frequently used and the arrows show the direction of travel.

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ID	Port|modern home port	Ship|shipname	Master|firstname	Master|namelink	Master|surname	Crew|type	Crew|size details	Crew|masters	Crew|masters mate	Crew|constables	Crew|mariners	Crew|boys	Crew|clerks	Crew|men at arms	Crew|armed men	Crew|archers	Crew|soldiers	Crew|carpenters	Crew|carpenters mate	Crew|boatswains	Crew|boatswains mate	Crew|quartermasters	Crew|quartermasters mate	Crew|yeoman of the tacks	Crew|coxswains	Crew|coxswains mate	Crew|yeoman of the jeers	Crew|yeomans mate	Crew|pursers	Crew|cooks	Crew|cooks mate	Crew|stewards	Crew|stewards mate	Crew|swabbers	Crew|master gunners	Crew|gunners mate	Crew|quarter gunners	Crew|quarter gunners mate	Crew|surgeons	Crew|surgeons mate	Crew|trumpeters	Crew|drum and fifes	Crew|pilots	Crew|seamen	Crew|preachers	Crew|lieutenants	Crew|corporals	Crew|miscellaneous crew	Crew|total crew	Crew|crew comments	Crew|nominal crew list	Crew|constable name	Voyage origin|placename	Voyage origin|country	Voyage destination|placename	Voyage destination|country	Owner|is shipmaster	Owner|name	Region	County	Tonnage	Year start	Date from	Date to	Source reference
5631	Hull	Trenitie	William		Johnsone	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	44	1566		1566-09-30	E190/304/2 f.1r
5633	Hull	Anne Gallande	William		Skande	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	60	1566		1566-09-30	E190/304/2 f.1r
5637	Newcastle	Jonas	Walter		Bailie	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	60	1566		1566-11-09	E190/304/2 f.1v
5642	Hull	Gabryell	John		Woodmouse	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	42	1566		1566-11-10	E190/304/2 f.2r
5662	Hull	John Evangelist	William		Bounter	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	60	1567		1567-01-08	E190/304/2 f.3r
5663	Hull	Ane Gallant	William		Stach	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	59	1567		1567-01-22	E190/304/2 f.3v
5664	Hull	Marie John	Thomas		Wright	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	60	1567		1567-01-26	E190/304/2 f.3v
5672	King's Lynn	James	John		Sparke	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			EAST	Norfolk	30	1567		1567-02-20	E190/304/2 f.4r
5673	Great Yarmouth	Elzabeth	John		Power	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			EAST	Norfolk	30	1567		1567-02-23	E190/304/2 f.4r
5676	Hull	Gabriell	John		Woodmouse	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	45	1567		1567-05-08	E190/304/2 f.5r
5679	Hull	Bartlemewe	Thomas		Hunter	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	45	1567		1567-05-30	E190/304/2 f.5v
5682	Hull	Barbaray	John		Mousye	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	39	1567		1567-04-24	E190/304/2 f.5v
5705	Keadby	Greyhound	Robert		Duffelde	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	30	1567		1567-04-24	E190/304/2 f.6r
5709	King's Lynn	John	James		Prude	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			EAST	Norfolk	33	1567		1567-05-09	E190/304/2 f.6r
5710	Grimsby	Margaret	John		Betteman	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			EAST	Lincolnshire	45	1567		1567-05-20	E190/304/2 f.6r
5713	Hull	Marye Fortune	Richard		Warde	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1567		1567-06-15	E190/304/2 f.6v
5721	Hull	Trenyte	William		Johnson	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	44	1567		1567-07-04	E190/304/2 f.7r
5728	Hull	Marye John	John		Wodmause (Wodmanse)	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	40	1567		1567-08-29	E190/304/2 f.8r
5729	Wells-next-the-Sea	Clemet	Henry		Bailey	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			EAST (?)	EAST (?)	30	1567		1567-08-29	E190/304/2 f.8r
5730	Hull	Barttelmew	John		Gaston	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	45	1567		1567-08-30	E190/304/2 f.8r
5732	Hull	Marie James	John		Moudson	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hull	England			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	45	1567		1567-09-02	E190/304/2 f.8v
5756	Hull	Anne Galland	William		Skarte	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hull	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	49	1566	1566-11-04		E190/304/2 f.9v
5760	Hull	Marie John	John		Sedgrove	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hull	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	40	1566	1566-11-22		E190/304/2 f.9v
5770	Hull	Gabriell	John		Woodmouse	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hull	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	42	1567	1567-01-01		E190/304/2 f.10r
5776	Hull	Barthelmew	Thomas		Spencer	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hull	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	45	1567	1567-01-18		E190/304/2 f.10r
5787	Hull	Barbary	John		Mousye	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hull	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	39	1567	1567-02-06		E190/304/2 f.10v
5789	Keadby	Greyhound	Robert		Duffeld	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hull	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			EAST	Lincolnshire	30	1567	1567-03-16		E190/304/2 f.11r
5822	Hull	Bartholemew	John		Gaston	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hull	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	45	1567	1567-07-03		E190/304/2 f.12v
5833	Hull	Mary John	John		Hoddgeson	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hull	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1567	1567-07-11		E190/304/2 f.13r
5839	Hull	Honybe	William		Johnson	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hull	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	44	1567	1567-07-25		E190/304/2 f.13r
5843	Hull	Marye James	William		Parot	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hull	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	40	1567	1567-07-27		E190/304/2 f.13v
7621	Newcastle	Cudbart	Matthew		Hennis?	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Scarborough	England			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	27	1567		1567-01-02	E190/304/10 f.1r
9586	Pevensey	Symon	John		Hille	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Pevensey	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	28	1579	1579-01-19		E190/741/4 f.1r
9590	Hastings	Salloman	Michael		Dallery	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Pevensey	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	30	1579	1579-04-16		E190/741/4 f.1v; E190/741/42 f.1r
9591	Winchelsea	Willm	William		Newton	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Pevensey	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Sussex	20	1579	1579-04-16		E190/741/4 f.1v; E190/741/42 f.1r
11179	Boston	Anthony	Richard		Ffoster	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Boston	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			EAST	Lincolnshire	40	1565	1565-05-12		E190/387/1 f.4r
11899	Hythe (Kent)	Mayefloure	Michael		Bucklande	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hythe	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	20	1574	1574-06-06		E190/740/29 f.1v
11919	Hythe (Kent)	Mayfloure	Michael		Buckland	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hythe	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	20	1574	1574-07-13		E190/740/29 f.2v
11999	Hythe (Kent)	Bundell	Michael		Bucklande	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Hythe	England	Antwerp	Low Countries			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	12	1580	1580-04-02		E190/742/5 f.1r
12006	Hythe (Kent)	Hope	Robert		Andrewes	merchant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Antwerp	Low Countries	Hythe	England			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	12	1580		1580-11-07	E190/742/6 f.1r