Reconstructed Passenger List of the Britannia,

Compiled by Don Hayworth; Revised November 2012

Updated January 2019 (see note below)

While performing research to determine the sailing and arrival dates of the Britannia, I discovered many passengers on the Britannia; including some who died at sea. The discovery of so many passenger names without really trying inspired me to try to compile a list of passengers who sailed on the Britannia.

Preserved wills written, signed, and witnessed aboard the Britannia provided many passenger names and most names of those who died. The preparer of the will invariably died shortly after preparing his will and the wills were probated shortly after the Britannia arrived in Philadelphia. All witnesses to a will made aboard ship were clearly passengers. Wives and children aboard the Britannia were often named in one’s will. Executors and trustees named in the will were often aboard the Britannia, but some were friends or family already in Pennsylvania. Heirs named in one’s will tended to be a mixed bag of friends and family; some aboard ship, some already in Philadelphia, and some back in England. Other names came from the letters of George Haworth. Some of the names, especially children, are from documented family histories that seem to be reliable sources.

All of the passengers on the Britannia were Quakers and all seem to have emigrated from Lancashire and Yorkshire, except for a few servants taken on board in Cork, Ireland. Many of the probable and possible passengers were known to George Haworth and his family still in England and definitely immigrated to Pennsylvania. However, I could not locate proof that they were actually aboard the Britannia as opposed to another ship that arrived in 1699 or a few years earlier or later.

After I concluded my research and posted an earlier passenger list, I discovered that I was not the first to prepare a passenger list for the Britannia. In 2009, William Brooke Fetters (see reference 17) published a list of adult Britannia passengers in an appendix to his biography of John Brooke/Brook/Brookes, a passenger on the Britannia. Since we used many common sources, most of the passengers identified by Mr. Fetters were already known to me. However, Mr. Fetters had access to a number of sources not known to me and identified additional passengers now included in this revised list.

Including the passengers identified by Mr. Fetters, I was able to compile a list of 145 “plus” names. The plus denotes an unknown number of children of two families referred to only as “my children” in the will of their father. Of these 145 “plus” names, I consider 125 “plus” of them to be “proven passengers” on the Britannia. An additional 6 names I consider to be “probable passengers”. The remaining 14 names are categorized as “possible passengers”. The names of 38 who died at sea or shortly after arrival have also been identified. Note, however, that all “proven passengers” should be considered proven to my personal satisfaction; not necessarily proven in accordance with recognized genealogical standards in all case.

We know that there were more than 200 passengers aboard the Britannia and that about 75 died at sea or ashore shortly after arrival. Most of the unidentified probably fall into one of the following categories:

1. Indentured servants – Many well-to-do men with large families were aboard the Britannia. Most probably had a large number of servants, yet only a very few servants have been identified. Servants are seldom named in wills and seldom wrote wills.

2. Wives of men who survived the voyage – Women seldom wrote wills and are seldom identified unless their husbands died and left a will.

3. Children of men who survived the voyage – Children never wrote wills, except possibly some older children, and they are seldom identified unless their father died and left a will.

4. Men of lesser means who survived the voyage - If a man survived the voyage he probably did not write a will aboard the Britannia. Unless he was considered a man of some importance, a close friend, or a relative he would not have been called upon to witness a will or serve as an executor or trustee.

It is my hope that this list will prove useful to others trying to trace their Quaker ancestors. It is also my hope that others will revise and update this list to make it as accurate and complete as possible by adding and removing names when there is evidence to substantiate revisions. Don Hayworth, November 2012

Update: by Ron Haworth

Claudia Sullivan wrote me, saying that she had found the Will of William Norcorss, who had died onboard the ship Britannia, and is one of the listed passengers. The Will (see link), had two witnesses that were not included in the list prepared by Don Hayworth.

The two additional names are: Gabriel Barnes and Jonathan Cowper (other members of his family are on the list).

Reconstructed Passenger List of the Summer 1699 Sailing of the Britannia
	Name	AKA	References		Notes
1	Atkinson, Christopher		3, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18		Wrote will aboard Britannia; died at sea
2	Atkinson, Margaret (Fell)		3, 7, 8, 9, 17		Wife of Christopher Atkinson; named in will
3	Atkinson, William		3, 7, 8, 9, 17		Son of Christopher Atkinson; named in will; died ashore - drowned
4	Atkinson, Hannah		3, 7, 8, 9, 17		Dau. of Christopher Atkinson; named in will
5	Atkinson, Margaret		3, 7, 8, 9, 17		Dau. of Christopher Atkinson; named in will
6	Atkinson, Isabell		3, 7, 8, 9, 17		Dau. of Christopher Atkinson; named in will

7	Atkinson, John		7, 8, 9, 17, 18		Brother of Christopher Atkinson; died at sea
8	Atkinson, Susannah (Hynde)		7, 8, 9, 17, 18		Wife of John Atkinson; died at sea
9	Atkinson, William		7, 8, 9, 17, 18		Son of John Atkinson
10	Atkinson, Mary		7, 8, 9, 17, 18		Daughter of John Atkinson
11	Atkinson, John		7, 8, 9, 17, 18		Son of John Atkinson

12	Atkinson, Marie		3		Named as heir in will of Benjamin Smithson; probable passenger. (Possibly the same as Mary Atkinson.)

13	Baines, Alexander		3		Named in will of Daniel Morris; possible passenger
14	Baines, Richard		3		Named in will of Daniel Morris; possible passenger

15	Thomas Baker		12		Possible passenger but may have arrived earlier than 1699; died ashore August 1699,
16	Mary Baker		12		Mentioned in George Haworth letters; widow of Thomas Baker; possible passenger
17	Edward Baker		12		Mentioned in George Haworth letters; son of Thomas Baker; possible passenger
18	Rachel Baker		12		Mentioned in George Haworth letters; daughter of Thomas Baker; possible passenger

19	Baldwin, John	Baldwen Boldwin	1		Obtained leave to come to America from Marsden meeting in November 1698; probable passenger
20	Baldwin, Jennet (Hartley)		1		Wife of John Baldwin; probable passenger

21	Bracken, William	Brackin Braken	2, 3, 10, 17		Witness to will of George Godsall (or Godslave); witness to will of John Smith
22	Bracken, Hannah (Devers)		2		Wife of William Bracken; possibly nee Booker.
23	Bracken, Thomas		2		Son of William Bracken
24	Bracken, John		2		Son of William Bracken

25	Brewer, Robert		1, 3, 12, 17		Wrote his will aboard the Britannia; death also mentioned in George Haworth letter; died at sea

26	Brook, John	Brooke(s)	4, 17		Died ashore in Elsinborough, New Jersey
27	Brook, Frances (Morton)		4, 17		Wife of John Brook; died ashore in Elsinborough, New Jersey

	Name	AKA	References	Notes
28	Brook, James		4, 17	Son of John Brook; left ship in Elsinborough, New Jersey
29	Brook, Matthew		4, 17	Son of John Brook; left ship in Elsinborough, New Jersey

30	Brooks, Thomas		12	Mentioned in George Haworth letters; possible passenger

31	Brooke(s), James	Brook	17	Shipper of dutiable goods; (possibly the same as James Brook, son of John Brook)

32	Burdett, Matthew		3, 17	Wrote his will aboard Britannia; died at sea

33	Caras, William		18	Left son in the care of Gabriel Beans; died ashore
34	Caras, Thomas		18	Son of William Caras

35	Cautherey, Sarah		17	Servant to John Brook

36	Clough, George		3, 10, 12, 17	Mentioned as shipmate in George Haworth letters; overseer in will of Margaret Lansdale; witness to will of John Smith; executor and trustee in will of Robert Brewer; executor in will of George Godsall (or Godsalve)
37	Cockshaw, Jonathan	Cockshott	17	Brother of Hannah (Cockshaw) Musgrave
38	Cooper, William	Cowper Couper	5, 6	Settled in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
39	Cooper, Thomasin (Porter)		5, 6	Wife of William Cooper; no records in Pennsylvania; probably died at sea
40	Cooper, Elizabeth		5, 6	Daughter of William Cooper
41	Cooper, Henry		5, 6, 17	Son of William Cooper; witness to will of Henry Burdett
42	Cooper, Jonathan	Couper	5, 6, 17	Son of William Cooper; witness to will of Benjamin Smithson
43	Cooper, Hannah		5, 6	Daughter of William Cooper
44	Cooper, Ann		5, 6	Daughter of William Cooper
45	Cooper, Abraham		5, 6	Son of William Cooper
46	Cooper, Sarah		5, 6	Daughter of William Cooper
47	Cooper, Joseph		5, 6	Son of William Cooper
48	Cooper, Israel		5,6	Reared as son of William Cooper, but probably out of wedlock son of his daughter Elizabeth

49	Corbine, Thomas		3, 17	Named as heir in will of Matthew Burdett; “Boatswain” on the Britannia.

50	Cotton, Jane		17	Single woman

51	Croxton, Hugh		17	Shipper of dutiable goods; possible passenger

52	Daves, John	Dares	3, 10, 17	Witness to will of George Godsall (or Godsalve); inconsistent transcription of same name


	Name	AKA	References	Notes
53	Dawson, John		12	Mentioned in George Haworth letter of 1712 as “hatter from Rossendale”; possible passenger, but seems to have arrived about 1710
54	Elliott, Andrew		12	Mentioned in George Haworth letters; possible passenger

55	Eaton, Samuel	Eton	3, 17	Witness to will of Daniel Morris; witness to will of Thomas Musgrave

56	Ford, Sampson		3, 17	Witness to will of Robert Brewer

57	Godsalve, George	Goodsall Godsall	3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 17	Witness to will of Christopher Atkinson; wrote his will aboard Britannia; died at sea

58	Growdon, Joseph		3, 4	Named trustee in will of Thomas Musgrave; possible passenger, but probably arrived earlier

59	Haydock, Robert		17	Quaker merchant; chartered the Britannia for its voyage to America

60	Haworth, George		12, 17	George Haworth letters name some fellow shipmates as well as some friends from Lancashire who may have come to America on different ships.

61	Heaton, Robert		17	Shipper of dutiable goods

62	Higginson, Jonathan		3, 17	Witness to will of Daniel Morris; witness to will of Robert Brewer

63	Hinds, Marie		3	Named as heir in will of Benjamin Smithson; probable passenger (possibly the same as Mary Hynde)

64	Hudson, Timothy		3, 16, 17	Witness to will of Margaret Lansdale; witness to will of Matthew Burdett; witness to will of John Smith; witness to will of Benjamin Smithson
65	Hudson, William		3, 10	Witness to will of Margaret Lansdale; possible passenger

66	Hughes, John		3, 4, 17	Witness to will of Thomas Musgrave

67	Hynde, Mary	Hind	7, 8, 9, 17	Sister-in-law of Thomas Atkinson
68	Hynde, Alice	Hind	7, 8, 9, 17	Sister-in-law of Thomas Atkinson
69	Hynde, Lydia	Hind	7, 8, 9, 17	Sister in law of Thomas Atkinson; no record in America; probably died at sea

70	Kennedy, Alice	Kinerley	3, 17	Named in will of Benjamin Smithson; died at sea. (almost certainly the same as Alice Kenworthy (or Kennerly) in another transcription error)


	Name	AKA	References	Notes
71	Kenworthy, John	Kennerly	12, 17	Brother in-law of George Haworth; died at sea. Note that Kenworthy was “commonly known as Kennerly”; a local, colloquial name variation in Yorkshire.
72	Kenworthy, Alice (Haworth)	Kennerly, Kencerly	12, 17	Wife of John Kenworthy, sister of George Haworth, died at sea
73	Kenworthy, James		12	Son of John Kenworthy, died at sea
74	Kenworthy, Infant		12, 17	Child of John Kenworthy; born & died at sea

75	Lace, Thomas		3, 17	Witness to will of Robert Brewer

764	Langdale, Thomas	Langsdale	3, 10, 17	Witness to will of George Godsall (or Godsalve). (probably the same as Thomas Lansdale)

775	Lansdale, Thomas	Londsdale Loynsdall Lounsdale Laynfall Loundsdale	3, 10, 15, 16, 17	Named as deceased husband of Margaret Lansdale in her will, died ashore.
78	Lansdale, Margaret (Robinson)		3, 10, 15, 16, 17	Wrote her will ashore as widow of Thomas Lansdale; died ashore
79	Lansdale, Elinor (or Eleanor)		3, 10, 15	Named as daughter and heir in will of Margaret Lansdale
80	Lansdale, Elizabeth		15, 17	Daughter of Thomas Lansdale; died ashore

81	Laycock, John		12	Mentioned in George Haworth letters; possible passenger

82	Lee, Laurence		3, 17	Will was written ashore; named as an executor and trustee in the will of Robert Brewer; died ashore
83	Lee, Laurence Mrs.		3,17	Mentioned only as wife in will; not an heir; probable passenger, probably died at sea

84	Mitchell, Henry		1, 12, 17	Mentioned in George Haworth letters; died at sea
85	Mitchell, Elizabeth (Foulds)		12, 13	Mentioned in George Haworth letters; wife of Henry Mitchell; died ashore
86	Mitchell, John		12, 13	Mentioned in George Haworth letters; son of Henry Mitchell; died at sea
87	Mitchell, Richard		13, 14	Son of Henry Mitchell
88	Mitchell, Henry		13, 14, 17	Son of Henry Mitchell
89	Mitchell, Margaret		13, 14	Daughter of Henry Mitchell

90	Morris, Daniel		3, 17	Wrote his will aboard Britannia; died at sea
91	Morris, Elie (or Elce)		3, 17	Wife of Daniel Morris, died ashore
xxx	Morris, Children		3, 17	At least two of Daniel Morris’ children were aboard the Britannia but the exact number of children and their names have not been determined


	Name	AKA	References	Notes
92	Musgrave, Thomas	Musgrove, Murgrave Mugrave & several other erroneous spellings	3, 4, 17	Death mentioned in George Haworth letters; named as an executor in will of Matthew Burdett; named as executor and trustee in will of Robert Brewer; named an executor in will of George Godsall (or Godsalve); witness to will of Christopher Atkinson; wrote his will aboard ship; died at sea
93	Musgrave, Hannah (Cockshaw)		3, 4, 17	Wife of Thomas Musgrave; left ship at Elsinborough, NJ
94	Musgrave, Thomas		3, 4, 17	Son of Thomas Musgrave; left ship at Elsinborough, NJ
95	Musgrave, Abraham		3, 4, 17	Son of Thomas Musgrave; left ship at Elsinborough, NJ
96	Musgrave, Elizabeth		3, 4, 17	Daughter of Thomas Musgrave; named as heir in will of Benjamin Smithson; left ship at Elsinborough, NJ
97	Musgrave, William		3, 4, 17	Son of Thomas Musgrave; left ship at Elsinborough, NJ

98	Nicholls, Richard	Nicholas Nicolles Nicholes	17	Captain/Master/Commander of the Britannia

99	Norcross, William		10, 17, 18	Died at sea or shortly after coming ashore
100	Norcross, Elizabeth		10, 17, 18	Wife of William Norcross
101	Norcross, John		10, 17, 18	Son of William Norcross
102	Norcross, Jane (or Sarah)		10, 17, 18	Daughter of William Norcross
103	Norcross, William		10, 17, 18	Son of William Norcross
104	Norcross, Thomas		10, 17, 18	Son of William Norcross

105	Pearson, Thomas		1, 16, 17	Died at sea
106	Pearson, Grace (Veepon)		1, 16, 17	Wife of Thomas Pearson, died ashore
107	Pearson, Grace		1, 17	Daughter of Thomas Pearson
108	Pearson, Elizabeth		1, 17	Daughter of Thomas Pearson
109	Pearson, Sarah		1, 17	Daughter of Thomas Pearson

110	Proctor, Thomas		3, 7, 8, 9, 17	Atkinson servant, died ashore, drowned
111	Scholfield, Ellis		12, 17	Mentioned in George Haworth letters; died at sea

112	Scott, John		1, 17	Witness to will of Christopher Atkinson; named as executor in will of John Smith; died ashore
113	Scott, Jane (Bond)		1, 17	Wife of John Scott
114	Scott, Ann		1, 17	Daughter of John Scott
115	Scott, John		1, 17	Son of John Scott
116	Scott, Henry		1, 17	Son of John Scott
117	Scott, Sarah		1, 17	Daughter of John Scott
118	Scott, Thomas		1, 17	Son of John Scott

119	Shaw, Robert		3, 17	Named as executor in will of Laurence Lee; also identified as servant of Laurence Lee.

	Name	AKA	References	Notes
120	Shelton, Jane		3, 17	Servant and heir in will of Benjamin Smithson

121	Smith John		3, 17	Wrote his will aboard Britannia; died at sea
122	Smith, Ellen (Kellet		3, 17	Wife of John Smith; named in his will
123	Smith, Joseph		3, 17	Son of John Smith; named in his will
124	Smith, Ruth		3, 17	Daughter of John Smith; named in his will
125	Smith, Timothy		3, 17	Son of John Smith; named in will of John Smith
126	Smith, Isaac		3, 17	Son of John Smith; named in his will
127	Smith, Robert		3, 17	Son of John Smith; named in his will
128	Smith, Ann		3, 17	Daughter of John ; named in his will
129	Smith, Margaret		3, 17	Daughter of John Smith; named in his will

130	Smith, Richard	Smyth	3, 17	Executor in will of Matthew Burdett; executor & trustee in will of Robert Brewer; heir, executor, trustee & witness in will of Benjamin Smithson
131	Smithson, Benjamin		3, 17	Wrote will on Britannia; witness to will of Matthew Burdett; executor & trustee in will of Robert Brewer; died at sea

132	Stephen, John		17	Servant to Robert Haydock; died ashore

133	Stretch, Joseph		17	Shipper of dutiable good

134	Tomlinson, Elizabeth (Duckett)		17	Widow of Thomas Tomlinson
135	Tomlinson, John		17	Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Tomlinson
136	Tomlinson, Elizabeth		17	Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth Tomlinson
137	Tomlinson, Henry		17	Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Tomlinson
138	Tomlinson, Joseph		17	Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Tomlinson
139	Tomlinson, Thomas		17	Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Tomlinson

140	Walker, Mary		12	Mentioned in George Haworth letters; possible passenger

141	Whalley, Henry		1	From Marsden meeting

142	Whitacre, John	Whiteacre Whitaker	11, 17	Married Jane, widow of Thomas Wilson; probable passenger

143	Wilson, Thomas	Willson	3, 10,11, 16, 17	Wrote his will ashore; died ashore
144	Wilson, Jane		3, 10,11, 16	Wife of Thomas Wilson; probably died at sea
xxx	Wilson, Children		3, 10, 16	Aboard the Britannia; names not determined

145	Wright, Richard		3, 4, 17	Witness to will of Matthew Burdett; witness to will of Thomas Musgrave

146 - Gabriel Barnes (ref 19)

147 - Jonathan Cowper (ref 19)

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