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CATALOGUE OF HEICS SHIPS AND
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF OFFICERS

The Catalogue of the Honourable East India Company Service Ships and Biographical Index of Officers has been published recently by the British Library. The material has been arranged in two large volumes. 1: Catalogue of East India Company Ships' Journals and Logs 1600-1834 by Anthony Farrington, 1999. The Catalogue gives a description of each ship, owners if known, voyages, captains and available ships logs and ledgers. The ships logs are records of the day-to-day events of these ships as they plied the high seas; weather patterns, ports visited, unusual occurrences and lists of ship crews and their positions and qualifications. 2: A Biographical Index of East India Company Maritime Service Officers 1660-1834 by Anthony Farrington, 1999. The Biographical Index deals with HEICS officers, gives their ranks and the ships on which they served. This is major and worthwhile publication.

BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF EAST INDIA COMPANY OFFICERS

Captain Richard Rawes

RAWES, Richard (1784-) b 2 Jul & bap 28 Jul 1784 Bromley, Kent, s of Richard & Mary;

1800/1 midshipman on the Northampton (2)
1802/3 4th mate on the same ship
1804/5 3rd mate on the same ship
1806/7 2nd mate on the same ship
1809/10 1st mate on the Lord Keith
1811/12 Captain of the Juliana
1811/12 Captain of the Warren Hastings (5)
1814/15 Captain on the same ship
1818/19 Captain on the same ship
1822/23 Captain on the same ship
1824/25 Captain on the same ship

RAWES, Richard,.

1811/12 Purser on the Juliana
1813/14 Purser on the Wexford
1815/16 Purser on the same ship
1818/19 Purser on the Warren Hastings (5)
1820/21 Purser on the Vansittart (4)
1822/23 Purser on the same ship
1824/25 Purser on the same ship
1826/27 Purser on the same ship

Notes:-
Captain Richard Rawes was buried in Bromley churchyard 24th October 1831.

Captain Richard Rawes was a member of the Bromley Line of Rawes' and is accredited with the introduction of one of the first camellias into England, there is a 'Captain Rawes' camellia.

Purser Richard Rawes was born 11th September and baptised at Shap Parish church, Westmorland on 13 September 1785. Richard was the son of William Wilson Rawes, of Wetsleddale, Shap, Westmorland, farmer, by Esther his wife. Richard Rawes senior and William Wilson Rawes were brothers. Richard died on 15th February 1848, a memorial to him was placed in Kendal Parish church.

Transcribed from the original by Julian Rawes, 2003

CATALOGUE OF EAST INDIA COMPANY SHIPS

JULIANA: Extra ship, built at Culcutta by Gillet 1783 as Peggy, 2 decks, 4in bottom, length 112ft 5in, keel 87ft 9in, breadth 32ft 8in, hold 15ft 8in, wing transom 20ft, port cell 26ft 2in, waist 8in, between decks 6ft 9in, ports 6 upper, 498 tons.
Principal Managing Owner: James Thomas

          1 1809/10 Bengal
          L/MAR/B/75A      Journal 12 Mar 1810-9 Aug 1811
          L/MAR/B/75D(1)   Ledger
          L/MAR/B/75D(2)   Pay Book
          Capt Jeremiah Richard James Toussaint
          Portsmouth 11 May 1810 - 27 May Madeira - 12 Oct 
          Madras - 1 Dec Calcutta - 26 Jan 1811 Saugor -
          11 May St Helena - 13 Jul Downs

          2 1811/2 Batavia
          L/MAR/B/75B      Journal 12 Mar 1812-15 Sep 1813
          L/MAR/B/75E(1)   Ledger
          L/MAR/B/75E(2)   Pay Book
          Capt Richard Rawes
          Falmouth 15 May 1812 - 3 Jun Madeira - 30 Sep 
          Batavia - 19 Mar 1813 Cape - 10 Apr St Helena - 
          10 Aug Downs

          3 1823/4 China and Quebec
          L/MAR/B/75C      Deck Log 12 Jul 1824-28 Jul 1825
          Capt Alexander Fotheringham
          Portsmouth 22 Aug - 25 Jan 1825 Whampoa - 16 May 
          St Helena - 13 Jul Quebec

LORD KEITH: Built by Mestaer, launched 1804, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 132ft 2in, keel 107ft 4in, breadth 32ft 5in, hold 13ft, wing transom 21ft 7½in, port cell 28ft 11in, waist 11in, between decks 5ft 11in, roundhouse 6ft 2in, ports 10 upper, 599 tons
Principal Managing Owners: 1-2 Peter Everett Mestaer, 3-8 Robert Morris

1 1803/4 Madras and Bengal L/MAR/B/187A Journal 6 Jun 1804-6 Feb 1806 L/MAR/B/187-I(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/187-I(2) Pay Book Capt Patrick Ramage Portsmouth 4 Sep 1804 - 27 Sep Madeira - 17 Feb 1805 Madras - 19 Mar Diamond Harbour - 3 Jun Saugor - 22 Oct St Helena - 23 Dec Downs

2 1805/6 St Helena and Bengal L/MAR/B/187B Journal 20 Mar 1806-31 Dec 1807, John Mayne, Chief Mate L/MAR/B/187G Journal 16 Nov-31 Dec 1807, William Knowles, Second Mate L/MAR/B/187J(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/187J(2) Pay Book Capt Patrick Ramage Portsmouth 10 Jun 1806 - 22 Aug St Helena - 21 Jan 1807 Diamond Harbour - 22 Feb Saugor - 10 Apr Benkulin - 9 Aug St Helena - 10 Nov Downs * Skirmish with French ship 9 Nov 1807

3 1807/8 St Helena and Bengal L/MAR/B/187C Journal 29 Jan 1808-20 Jan 1810 L/MAR/B/187K(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/187K(2) Pay Book Capt Peter Campbell Portsmouth 15 Apr 1808 - 4 Jul St Helena - 15 Sep Cape - 10 Dec Trincomalee - 22 Jan 1809 Calcutta - 20 Mar Saugor - 10 Jun Penang - 12 Nov St Helena - 20 Jan 1810 Downs * action with French frigate 31 May 1809, list of damage

4 1809/10 Bengal L/MAR/B/187D Journal 7 Apr 1810-28 Oct 1811 L/MAR/B/187L(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/187L(2) Pay Book Capt Peter Campbell Portsmouth 9 Jun 1810 - 26 Jun Madeira - 12 Dec Diamond Harbour - 22 Dec Calcutta - 24 Feb 1811 Saugor - 18 Jun St Helena - 30 Aug Downs [Further voyages]

NORTHAMPTON (2): Extra ship, repaired by Mestaer 1801, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 123ft 6in, keel 99ft 1in, breadth 32ft 1in, hold 12ft 6in, wing transom 20ft 8in, waist 11in, between decks 5ft 6in & 5ft 7½, ports 10 upper, 542 tons.
Principal Managing Owners: 1-2 Moses Agar, 3-7 John Crosthwaite, & George Palmer

1 1800/1 Bombay and Bengal L/MAR/B/198B Journal 12 Jul 1801-18 Apr 1803 L/MAR/B/198-O(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/198-O(2) Pay Book Capt Robert Barker Portsmouth 9 Sep 1801-11 Feb 1802 Bombay - 2 Apr Surat - 7 Apr Bombay - 14 May Calcutta - 19 Oct Saugor - 14 Jan 1803 St Helena - 23 Mar Downs

2 1802/3 Bengal L/MAR/B/198C Journal 12 May 1803-9 Feb 1805 L/MAR/B/198P(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/198P(2) Pay Book Capt Robert Barker Plymouth 17 Jul 1803 - 23 Sep Rio de Janeiro - 12 Feb 1804 Calcutta - 30 Apr Diamond Harbour - 22 Nov St Helena - 9 Feb 1805 Downs

3 1804/5 Madras and Bengal L/MAR/B/198D Journal 19 Apr 1805-15 May 1807 L/MAR/B/198Q(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/198Q(2) Pay Book Capt Robert Barker Cork 31 Aug 1805 - 29 Sep Madeira - 5 Jan 1806 Cape - 22 Apr Madras - 5 Jun Calcutta - 20 Sep Saugor - 9 Oct Madras - 18 Oct Trincomalee - 30 Dee Cape - 23 Jan 1807 St Helena - 12 Apr Downs

4 1806/7 Madras and Bengal L/MAR/B/198E Journal 4 Jul 1807-2 Feb 1809 L/MAR/B/198R(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/198R(2) Pay Book Capt Thomas Sanders Portsmouth 15 Sep 1807 - 28 Sep Madeira - 17 Feb 1808 Madras - 19 Mar Kidderpore - 15 May Culpee - 3 Jan Saugor - 28 Sep St Helena - 12 Aug 1810 [Further voyages]

VANSITTART (4): Built at Calcutta by Gilmore & Co, launched 9 Nov 1813, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 165ft 8¼in, keel 133ft 7in, breadth 42ft 4in, hold 17ft 1in, wing transom 26ft 10in, port cell 29ft 5½in, waist 1ft 9in, between decks 6ft 4¼in, & 6ft 7in, roundhouse 6ft 7in, ports 14 middle & upper, deck range 97ft, 1273 tons
Principal Managing Owners: 2-3 James Mangles, 4-5 John Carstairs, 6-11 Joseph Hare

1 From Bengal 1814 L/MAR/B/46-I Journal 9 Nov 1813-13 Oct 1814 Capt Hugh Reid Calcutta 27 Dec 1813 - 31 Dec Saugor 6 Feb 1814 - 17 Feb Point de Gaulle - 19 May St Helena - 6 Aug Downs

2 1814/5 Bombay and China L/MAR/B/46J Jouranl 31 Oct 1814-10 Jul 1816 L/MAR/B/46BB(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/46BB(2) Pay Book Capt Robert Stair Dalrymple Downs 14 Jan 1815 - 27 May Bombay 22 Jul - 25 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 21 Jan 1816 - 28 Mar St Helena - 12 May Downs

3 1816/7 Bombay and China L/MAR/B/46K Journal 24 Oct 1816-8 Jul 1818 L/MAR/B/46CC(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/46CC(2) Pay Book Capt Robert Stair Dalrymple Downs 7 Jan 1817 - 31 Mar Cape - 31 May Bombay 27 Jul - 14 Aug Penang - 24 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 20 Dec - 24 Mar 1818 St Helena - 4 Jun Downs

4 1818/9 Bombay and China L/MAR/B/46L Journal 12 Nov 1818-4 Jul 1820, Henry Cowan, Third Mate L/MAR/B/46DD(1) Ledger L/MAR/b/46DD(2) Pay Book Capt Robert Stair Dalrymple Downs 28 Jan 1819 - 1 Jun Bombay 25 Jul - 17 Sep Whampoa - left China 20 Jan 1820 - 15 May Downs

5 1820/1 St Helena, Bombay and China L/MAR/B/46M Journal 21 Dec 1820-29 Nov 1822 L/MAR/B/46EE(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/46EE(2) Pay Book Capt William H C Dalrymple Downs 19 Feb 1821 - 23 May St Helena - 29 Aug Bombay 23 Oct - 27 Dec Batavia - 7 Mar 1822 Whampoa - Second Bar 18 Apr - 9 Aug St Helena - 13 Oct Downs

6 1822/3 China L/MAR/B/46N Journal 27 Feb 1823-14 Jul 1824 L/MAR/B/46FF(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/46FF(2) Pay Book Capt William H C Dalrymple Downs 29 Apr 1823 - 29 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 27 Jan 1824 - 13 Apr St Helena - 10 Jun Downs

7 1824/5 Cape, Bombay and China L/MAR/B/46-O Journal 6 Nov 1824-19 Jun 1826 L/MAR/B/46GG(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/46GG(2) Pay Book Capt William H C Dalrymple Downs 9 Jan 1825 - 13 Mar Cape - 31 May Bombay 11 Aug - 1 Oct Whampoa - Second Bar 1 Jan 1826 - 12 Mar St Helena - 16 May Downs

8 1826/7 Bengal and China L/MAR/B/46P Journal 15 Dec 1826-11 Jul 1828 L/MAR/B/46HH(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/46HH(2) Pay Book Capt William H C Dalrymple Downs 18 Feb 1827 - 4 Jun Saugor 20 Aug - 1 Sep Penang - 18 Nov Whampoa - Second Bar 12 Jan 1828 - 11 Apr St Helena - 4 Jun Downs [Further voyages]

Warren Hastings

WARREN HASTINGS (5): 1200 tons
Principal Managing Owners: 1 John Pascal Larkins, 2-5 William Sims

1 1810/1 Cape and China L/MAR/B/9K Journal 24 Jan 1811-25 Jul 1812 L/MAR/B/9HH(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/9HH(2) Pay Book Capt Gunter Lyde Browne Portsmouth 8 Apr 1811 - 13 Jul Cape - 30 Aug Penang - 20 Sep Malacca - 28 Oct Whampoa - Second Bar 11 Jan 1812 - 21 Mar St Helena - 14 May Downs

2 1814/5 China L/MAR/B/9N Journal 13 Mar 1815-11 Jul 1816 L/MAR/B/9KK(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/9KK(2) Pay Book Capt Richard Rawes Downs 27 Apr 1815 - 23 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 10 Jan 1816 - 26 Mar St Helena - 11 May Downs

3 1818/9 China L/MAR/B/9R Journal 25 Jan 1819-28 Jul 1820 L/MAR/B/9NN(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/9NN(2) Pay Book Capt Richard Rawes Portsmouth 4 Apr 1819 - 20 Jul Penang - 15 Sep Malacca - 25 Sep Singapore - 7 Nov Whampoa - Second Bar 6 Feb 1820 - 21 Apr St Helena - 20 Jun Downs

4 1822/3 China L/MAR/B/9T Journal 24 Feb 1823-13 Jul 1824 L/MAR/B/9QQ(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/9QQ(2) Pay Book Capt Richard Rawes Downs 21 Apr 1823 - 1 Oct Whampoa - Second Bar 17 Jan 1824 - 27 Mar St Helena - 10 Jun Downs

5 1824/5 China L/MAR/B/9V Journal 4 Mar 1825 - 25 Jul 1826 L/MAR/B/9RR(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/9RR(2) Pay Book Capt Richard Rawes Downs 1 May 1825 - 27 Aug Penang - 3 Oct Singapore - 6 Nov Whampoa - Second Bar 6 Feb 1826 - 3 May St Helena - 23 Jun Downs

WEXFORD: Built by Smith, launched 1802, 3 decks, 4in bottom, length 167ft, keel 135ft 3in, breadth 42ft ½in, hold 17ft, wing transom 26ft 1½in, port cell 29ft 5in, waist 1ft 6in, between decks 6ft 6in, roundhouse 6ft 3in, ports 14 middle & 13 upper, deck range 95ft 9in, 1271 tons
Principal Managing Owner: Sir Robert Wigram

1 1802/3 Madras and China L/MAR/B/173A Journal 24 Jan 1803-20 Sep 1804 L/MAR/B/173H(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/173H(2) Pay Book Capt William Stanley Clarke Downs 26 mar 1803 - 4 Aug Madras - 7 Sep Penang - 23 Oct Whampoa - Second Bar 1 Feb 1804 - 18 Feb Malacca - 1 Mar Penang - 9 Jun St Helena - 8 Aug Downs

2 1804/5 Bombay and China L/MAR/B/173B Journal 22 Oct 1804-22 Oct 1806 L/MAR/B/173-I(1)Ledger L/MAR/B/173-I(2)Pay Book Capt William Stanley Clarke Portsmouth 17 Feb 1805 - 20 Jun Bombay - 25 Sep Penang - 10 Oct Malacca - 28 Dec Whampoa - Second Bar 5 Mar 1806 - 18 Mar Malacca - 2 Jul St Helena - 3 Sep Downs

3 1806/7 Madras and Bombay L/MAR/B/173C Journal 13 Apr 1807 - 10 Jul 1809 L/MAR/B/173J(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/173J(2) Pay Book Capt Charles Barnard Portsmouth 22 Jun 1807 - 15 Sep Cape - 30 Dec Madras - 22 Jan 1808 Colombo - 2 Mar Bombay - 27 May Bushire - 15 Aug Muscat - 26 Aug Bombay - 9 Dec Cape - 24 Feb 1809 St Helena - 23 May Downs

4 1809/10 Bombay and China L/MAR/B/173D Journal 28 Oct 1809-19 Sep 1811 L/MAR/B/173K(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/173K(2) Pay Book Capt William Stanley Clarke Portsmouth 21 Jan 1810 - 9 Apr Cape - 26 May Bombay - 1 Sep Penang - 10 Sep Malacca - 11 Oct Whampoa - Second Bar 12 Feb 1811 - 29 May St Helena - 8 Aug Downs

5 1811/12 China L/MAR/B/173E Journal 28 Dec 1811-20 Aug 1813 L/MAR/B/173L(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/173L(2) Pay Book Capt Charles Barnard Portsmouth 25 Mar 1812 - 8 Aug Batavia - 19 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 3 Jun 1813 - 27 Mar St Helena - 5 Jun Downs

6 1813/14 China L/MAR/B/173F Journal 22 Dec 1813-12 Sep 1815 L/MAR/B/173M(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/173M(2) Pay Book Capt Charles Barnard Portsmouth 9 Apr 1814 - 7 Sep Whampoa - Second Bar 21 Nov - 26 Nov Whampoa - Second Bar 22 Jan 1815 - 19 Apr St Helena - 23 Jun Downs

7 1815/16 Madras and China L/MAR/B/173G Journal 26 Dec 1815-10 Oct 1817 L/MAR/B/173N(1) Ledger L/MAR/B/173N(2) Pay Book Capt Charles Barnard Downs 26 Feb 1816 - 10 Mar Ile de Rhé 16 Apr - 1 Aug Madras - 15 Sep Penang - 15 Oct Malacca - 3 Feb 1817 Whampoa - Second Bar 29 Mar - 6 Jul St Helena - 26 Aug Downs

Notes:-
The copy of the painting of the 'Warren Hastings' is by courtesy of the East India Company Records.

Transcribed from the original by Julian Rawes, 2003