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.

Origins and destinations of the voyages in the database include all voyages undertaken in and out of the selected port regardless of the home ports of the ships.

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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
3045	Newcastle	Nicolas	John		Watson	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	60	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3046	Milton-next-Gravesend	George	John		Wahaler	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	30	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3047	Mill-Hall	Anne	Oliver		Pers	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	SOUTH-EAST (?)	45	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3048	London	Julyan	William		Danyell	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3049	London	Anne	William		Crusa	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	240	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3050	Margate	Crayer of Margate	Nicholas		Jacob	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	30	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3051	Newcastle	Laurons	William		Randson	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	70	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3052	Maldon	James	William		Burgh	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			EAST	Essex	40	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3053	London	Katina	John		Smyth	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	50	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3054	London	John	William		Salesbury	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	70	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3055	London	Julyan	William		Jakes	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	60	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3056	Hull	Michell	John		Chapman	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	70	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3057	Hull	Clement	William		Roynson	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	70	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3058	Sandwich	John	John		Edmonde	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	56	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3059	Ipswich	Thomas	Robert		Miller	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			EAST	Suffolk	24	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3060	Hurst Castle	John	John		Thorp	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	Hampshire	30	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3061	Colchester	Xpofre	Henry		Sede (Fode?)	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			EAST	Essex	30	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3062	Snaith	Michell	John		Jackson	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			NORTH-EAST	East Riding Yorkshire	50	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3063	Fishlake	Edward	Richard		Breras (Braras)	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			EAST	West Riding Yorkshire	56	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3064	Great Yarmouth	Trinite	Walter		Kent	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			EAST	Norfolk	30	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3065	Bradley	George	Nicholas		Bolwara	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			NORTH-EAST (?)	unknown	30	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3066	Dartford	Michell	Adam		Wraght	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	42	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3067	Sandwich	John	Jordan		Broun	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	40	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m4
3068	Colchester	Trinite	John		Pache	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			EAST	Essex	60	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3069	Blakeney	Crayer of Blakeney	Adam		Elys	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			EAST	Norfolk	40	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3070	London	Thomas	William		Wartholl	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	46	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m5
3071	Newcastle	Xpofre	John		Edward	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			NORTH-EAST	Northumberland	60	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m4
3072	Sandwich	Xpofre	John		Clere	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	36	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m4
3073	Ipswich	George	William		Drakes	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			EAST	Suffolk	70	1450	1450-10-11	1450-12-24	E403/780 m5
3074	Goldhanger	Mary	John		Tylly	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	SOUTH-EAST (?)	30	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m4
3075	Sandwich	Julyan	Richard		William	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	Kent	60	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m4
3076	London	Xpofre	Perin		Alisandre	unknown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0		Southampton	England	Cherbourg	France			SOUTH-EAST	London	40	1450	1450-03-01		E403/780 m4
12638	Melcombe Regis	Lenarde	John		Peters	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		Cherbourg	France	Weymouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Dorset	60	1569	1569-09-06		E190/864/12 f.1r
12733	Weymouth	Peter	William		Richardson	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		Cherbourg	France	Weymouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Dorset	7	1569		1569-10-10	E190/864/12 f.1r
12741	Weymouth	Lenard	John		Peters	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		Cherbourg	France	Weymouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Dorset	6	1569		1569-12-02	E190/864/12 f.1v
12748	Weymouth	Xpofer	William		Rechardson	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		Cherbourg	France	Weymouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Dorset	7	1569		1569-12-23	E190/864/12 f.1v
12752	Weymouth	Johe	Henry		Higines	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		Cherbourg	France	Weymouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Dorset	16	1570		1570-03-02	E190/864/12 f.2r
12781	Weymouth	John	Thomas		Rives	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		Cherbourg	France	Weymouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Dorset	16	1570		1570-05-20	E190/864/12 f/3r
12782	Melcombe Regis	Lenard	John		Peters	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		Cherbourg	France	Weymouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Dorset	7	1570		1570-05-14	E190/864/12 f.3v
12786	Melcombe Regis	Lenard	John		Petres	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		Cherbourg	France	Weymouth	England			SOUTH-WEST	Dorset	7	1570		1570-06-15	E190/864/12 f.3v