Muster Rolls listed the men who crewed the vessels.  Scarborough's muster rolls are in the British Library but here is a sample (forname beginning with 'A') from 1747-1765.


Name Age Ports Sailed to Postiion on Ships Length of Voyages Ships Year Place of Birth
Abraham Appelyard 20 Coasting Seaman 27 days Brotherly Love 1750 Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Abraham Appleyard 25 Riga Seaman 6 months, 25 days Diamond 1749 Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Abraham Appleyard Unknown Coasting (Voyage #108) Mate 7 months, 3 days Constant Ann 1754 Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Abraham Appleyard Unknown Unknown  (Voyage #216) Seaman 5 months, 5 days  Dragon 1755 Unknown
Abraham Camble 40 Riga Seaman 5 months, 25 days Good Intent 1749 Shields, Durham 
Abraham Camble  40 Transport Service Seaman 6 months, 15 days Good Intent 1748, 1749 Shields, Durham 
Abraham Dennis 24 Coasting (Voyage #18) Seaman  5 months, 5 days [Muster indicates a total voyage of 46 months for an 8 man crew. After deducting the master’s 9 month 28 day voyage, the average voyage for the remaining crew was 5 months, 5 days]. Success 1760, 1761 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Abraham Forster Unknown Unknown (Voyage #195) Mate 12 months, 8 days [Of total of 4,116 days applied to ship’s 6p assumed Master worked entire time and after subtracting Master’s time divided the remainder to be applied to other 8 crew members]  Valentine 1752, 1753, 1754, 1755 Unknown
Abraham Marlian  24 Unknown (Voyage #46) Line Coiler 4 months, 3 days  Blessing  1753 London
Abraham Morrillion 22 Coasting Seaman 3 months, 20 days Edward 1749 Crawll
Abraham Parker 14 Coasting Servant 5 months, 12 days Sarah 1749 Welborn, North Riding of Yorkshire
Abraham Rush 54 Transport (Voyage #34) Cook  6 months, 8 days [The muster indicates a total voyage of 119 months with a crew of 19. After the master’s 6 month 14 day voyage is subtracted, the average voyage for the remaining crew was 6 months 8 days].  Prosperous Amelia 1760 London
Abraham Saunders  Unknown Foreign (Voyage #51) Seaman  2 months, 23 days [Muster indicates 317 months, 26 days total voyage for a 107 man crew. After deducting the master’s 22 months, 23 days voyage, the average voyage fro the remaining crew was 2 months, 23 days]. Bland  1756, 1757, 1758 Unknown
Abraham Scotland 50 Coasting (Voyage #27) Cook 2 months, 24 days [Muster indicates a total voyage of 38 months 23 days for a 13 man crew. After deducting the master’s 5 months 9 day voyage, the average voyage for the remaining crew was 2 months, 24 days].


Ann’s Increase 1760, 1761 London
Abraham Smith  Unknown Transport [Voyage #18] Unknown  4 months 24 days  [The muster indicates a total voyage of  91 months 20 days  with a 19 man  crew. After deducting the master’s voyage, the average voyage for the rest of the crew was 4 months 24 days].

Polly 1763 Unknown
Abraham Stout 19 Diepee (Voyage #90) Servant 6 months 6 days [The ship’s total voyage was 80 months 24 days for a 12 man crew. After deducting the master’s 12 month 15 day voyage the average voyage for the remainder of the crew was 6 months 6 days]. Satisfaction 1759, 1760 Durham, Durham
Abraham Stout Unknown Coasting (Voyage #58) Servant  6 months [The muster indicates a total voyage of 72 months for a 12 man crew, but does not indicate the dates of the voyage. Assuming all crew served the same term, the average voyage is estimated to be 6 months].



Satisfaction  1760, 1761 Unknown
Abraham Wilkinson 21 London Servant 1 months, 17 days (entered at Shields on Jan. 14, 1749) Good Intent 1749 Gateshead, Tyne and Wear
Abraham Willkinson 20 Coasting Servant 1 month, 3 days  Good Intent 1747 Newcastle, Tyne and Wear
Abram Apleyard Unknown Coasting (Voyage #14) Seaman  5 months, 13 days [The muster indicates a total voyage of 60 months. Deducting the master’s 5 months, 13 days the rest of the 23 man crew averaged 2 months, 16 days].  Vulture 1757 Unknown
Abram Appleyard 28 Coasting Seaman 14 days Oak 1747 Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Abram Appleyard 28 Coaster Seaman 4 months, 9 days Oak 1748 Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Abram Appleyard 24 Norway Seaman 1 month, 25 days Oak 1748 Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Abram Appleyard 35 Unknown (Voyage #67) Seaman  1 month, 18 days (”Prest at Portmouth”) Joseph and Mary 1755 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Abram Bucks  Unknown London (Voyage #37) Seaman   2 months, 25 days   Brotherly Love 1758 Unknown
Abram Cooper  Unknown Boston, Deptford (Voyage #9) Seaman  4 months 14 days [The muster indicates a total voyage of 429 months, 22 days for the 96 man crew for an average voyage of 4 months 14 days]. Bland 1754, 1755, 1756 Unknown
Abram Hure Unknown Coasting (Voyage #12) Seaman  9 months, 8 days [The muster indicates a total voyage of 264 months, 10 days. Deducting the master’s 33 months, 25 days the rest of the 13 man crew averaged 19 months, 8 days].  Dragon 1755, 1756, 1757 Unknown
Abram Marill 20 Coasting Servant 7 months, 5 days Edward 1748, 1749 Crowll
Abram Parkin 18 Coasting Servant 1 month, 5 days  Sarah 1748 Welborn, North Riding of Yorkshire
Abram Parkin 15 Dunkirk Seaman 2 months, 10 days Sarah 1748 Welborn, North Riding of Yorkshire
Abram Perkin 18 Holland Servant 8 months  Sarah 1748 Welborn, North Riding of Yorkshire
Abram Rawson  Unknown Baltic (Voyage #54) Servant  5 months 19 days [The muster indicates a total voyage of 154 months for a 26 man crew. After deducting the master’s 13 month, 7 day voyage, the remaining crew’s average voyage was 5 months 19 days]. Diamond 1758, 1759 Unknown
Abram Willingson 20 London Servant 4 months, 15 days Good Intent 1748 Unknown
Abrham Appleyard 25 Riga Seaman 8 days Diamond 1749 Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Abrham Morrillin 23 Coasting Seaman 3 months, 26 days Edward 1749 Stockwith
Absolam Dennis 14 Carolina Servant 11 months True Love 1748 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Absolam Lee Unknown Coasting (Voyage #56) Seaman  14 months 27 days [The muster indicates a total voyage of 327 months, 6 days for a 12 man crew. But it also indicates a voyage from April 2, 1757 to June 29, 1758. Therefore, I utilized the 14 months 27 days for the entire crew]. Felicity 1757, 1758 Unknown
Absolm Gilderslave 49 London Mate 6 months Generous 1748, 1749 Ipswich, Suffolk
Absolom Dennis 19 Baltic (Voyage #88) Seaman  5 months, 27 days [The muster roll indicates a total voyage of 69 months 10 days for a 11 man crew. After deducting the master’s 10 month 15 day voyage the crew’s average voyage was 5 months, 27 days]. Providence 1759 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Absolom Dennis Unknown Coasting [Voyage #11] Seaman  15 months 27 days [The muster indicates a total voyage of 220 months for a 10 man. As this entry would result in average voyages far in excess of the time the ship was at sea, have applied the masters 15 month 27 day voyage to the entire crew].  William & Mary 1761, 1762, 1763 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Absolom Dennis  25 Coasting (Voyage #47) Seaman  10 months 19 days [The muster indicates the total voyage to be 52 months 5 days for a 7 man  crew. Deducting the master’s voyage, the average voyage for the remaining crew was 6 months 27 days]. John & Hannah 1761, 1762 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Absolom Lee 20 Guadaloupe (Voyage #5) Seaman  16 months, 29 days [The muster indicates a total voyage of 232 months 26 days for a 12 man crew. As this results in an average voyage greater than the master’s voyage, I’ve used the master’s voyage for the entire crew]. Felicity 1759, 1760 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Absolum Denniss Unknown Baltic (Voyage #59) Servant 8 months, 8 days [The muster indicates a 44 month 3 day total voyage for an 13 man crew. When deduct the master’s 8 month, 8 day voyage, the remaining crew averaged 2 months, 29 days]. Providence 1758 Unknown
Absolum Lee 14 Unknown (Voyage #97) Servant 20 months, 14 days [Muster shows a total of 251 months for 12 men. After subtracting master’s voyage this was the average for other men among the remaining 225 months, 2 days].  Felicity 1754, 1755, 1756 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Atkinson 16 London Servant 4 months, 15 days Good Intent 1748 Unknown
Adam Atkinson 15 London Servant 1 months, 17 days (entered at Shields on Jan. 14, 1749) Good Intent 1749 Hackness, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Atkinson 17 Coasting Servant 3 months Goodfriends 1749 Hackness, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Atkinson 17 London Servant 7 months, 15 days Good Intent 1749, 1750 Hackness, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Attkinson 16 Coasting Servant 1 month, 3 days  Good Intent 1747 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Bailey 40 London (Voyage #47) Seaman 7 months  Noble Bounty 1756, 1757 London
Adam Burn 23 Norway Carpenter 3 months, 20 days Restoration 1749 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Coaham  Unknown Unkown (Voyage #11) Seaman  6 months, 25 days. [Muster indicates a total voyage for the 18 man crew of 133 months, 2 days. After subtracting the master’s 17 months, 2 days averaged the remaining 116 months among the rest of the crew].

Good Intent 1756, 1757 Unknown 
Adam Cooker 25 Unknown (Voyage #156) Seaman 6 months, 5 days  Venus 1754 London
Adam Fergesond  Unknown Transport (Voyage #71) Seaman  9 months [The muster indicates a total voyage of 504 months for a 51 man crew. After deducting the master’s 40 months, 7 day voyage, the average voyage for the remaining crew was 9 months].  Ruby 1756, 1757, 1758, 1759 Unknown
Adam Garshill 21 Unknown (Voyage #183) Seaman 2 months, 7 days  Providence Increase 1755 Hackness, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Garskit 22 Unknown (Voyage #49) Seaman  3 months, 5 days Providence Increase 1755 Hackness, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Goodall 33 Baltic (Voyage #43) Mate 20 months 8 days [The muster roll indicates a total voyage of 249 months,15 days for a 25 man crew. After deducting the master’s and carpenter’s 20 months 8 day voyages , the average for the rest of the crew was 9 months, 3 days]. Fortitude 1756, 1757 Newby, West Riding, North Yorkshire
Adam Goodill Unknown Baltic (Voyage #59) Mate 8 months, 8 days [The muster indicates a 44 month 3 day total voyage for an 13 man crew. When deduct the master’s 8 month, 8 day voyage, the remaining crew averaged 2 months, 29 days]. Providence 1758 Unknown
Adam Goodill 38 Coasting (Voyage #21) Mate 4 months 13 days [The muster indicates a 61 month total voyage for a 10 man crew. As this entry would result in average voyages in excess of the time the ship was at sea, have applied the master’s voyage to the entire crew].


Friendship’s Increase 1762 Newby, West Riding, North Yorkshire
Adam Goodwell  Unknown Transport (Voyage #4) Mate  24 months 17 days [The muster indicates a total voyage of 623 months for a 24 man crew. After deducting the master’s  month, day voyage, the average voyage for the remaining crew was  24 months 17 days]. Loyalty 1754, 1755, 1756, 1757, 1758 Unknown
Adam Goodwill 26 Danzick  Seamen 4 months, 10 days Loyalty 1750 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Goodwill 30 Unknown (Voyage #173) Seaman  1 month, 15 days Elizabeth & Ann 1753 Newby, West Riding, North Yorkshire
Adam Goodwill  36 Baltic (Voyage #70) Second Mate 4 months 3 days [The muster indicates a total voyage of 105 months for the 25 man crew. Deducting the master’s voyage 6 months 23 days, the remaining crew averaged 4 months 3 days ]. Amity’s Friendship 1757 Unknown
Adam Guddle 26 Coasting Seaman 9 months, 5 days Free Britain 1750 Newby, West Riding, North Yorkshire
Adam Gudill Unknown Coasting (Voyage #63) Seaman  3 months, 2 days [Muster indicates a total voyage of 17 months, 20 days for a 5 man crew. After deducting the master’s 5 months, 19 days voyage the average voyage of the remaining crew was 3 months, 2 days]. Phoenix 1759 Unknown
Adam Hewitt 24 Unknown (Voyage #123) Seaman  1 month, 17 days Providence Increase 1754 Hackness, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Hugan 25 London (Voyage #54) Seaman 7 months, 8 days  Elizabeth & Ann 1756, 1757 Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Leacher 16 Unknown Servant 1 month, 19 days Robert & Hannah 1749 Loftus, East Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Leaf Unknown Foreign (Voyage #50) Seaman  6  months, 26 days [Muster indicates 593 months, 10 days total voyage for a 85 man crew. After deducting the master’s 16 months, 2 days voyage, the average voyage fro the remaining crew was 6  months, 26 days]. Sally Bland 1757,1758 Unknown
Adam Pringle 30 Coasting [Voyage #44] Seaman  9 months, 12 days [The muster indicates a 163 month total voyage for a 15 man crew. After deducting the master’s 31 month 18 day voyage, the average voyage for the remaining crew was 9 months, 12 days]. Exchange 1761, 1762, 1763, 1764 Shields, Durham 
Adam Reacher 24 Unknown (Voyage #8) Seaman  4 months, 4 days  Providence 1755 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire 
Adam Reachey 20 Coasting Seaman 1 month, 5 days  Robert & Hannah 1749 Leith, Sotland
Adam Richar 16 Coasting Servant  4 months  Robert & Hannah 1748 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Richardson Unknown London (Voyage #12) Carpenter’s Mate 24 days.   Prince Frederick 1756 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Adam Rodgers Unknown New York, North America (Voyage #27) Seaman 4 months, 9 days [Muster indicates a total voyage of 265 months, 28 days for a 52 man crew. (With three masters noted, this entry appears to cover multiple legs of a long voyage). After deducting the master’s 142 months, 3 days, average for rest of crew was 4 months, 9 days]. Theaderick 1754, 1755, 1756, 1757 Unknown
Adam Salman 25 Unknown (Voyage #47) Carpenter 7 months [The muster indicates a 77 month total voyage for a 11 man crew]. Friendship 1764 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Salmon 21 Coasting (Voyage #65) Carpenter  6 months 4 days  [The muster indicates a total voyage of 64 months for a 9 man crew. Subtracting the master’s 11 month voyage, the rest of the crew averaged 6 months 4 days] Suzanna & Mary 1760, 1761 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Salmon Unknown Transport (Voyage #37) Carpenter 12 months  [The muster indicates the total voyage to be 180 months for a 15 man crew].

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Providential Rebecca 1761, 1762 Unknown
Adam Salmon 25 Coasting [Voyage #45] Carpenter 6 months [The muster indicates a 66 month total voyage for a 11 man crew]. Friendship 1763, Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Adam Veacher 16 Coasting Servant 2 months, 10 days Robert & Hannah 1748 Staintondale, North Riding of Yorkshire
Agnus McDonald 27 Foreign [Voyage #38] Seaman  8 months [The muster indicates a 89 month 24 days total voyage for a 13 crew size]. Munificence 1763 Glasgow, Scotland
Agreck Laurnell 20 Leghorn Seaman 1 month, 18 days Richard & Thomas 1750 Unknown
Airey Carnaby 22 Coasting [Voyage #17] Seaman  9 months, 5 days  [The muster indicates a total voyage of 106 months 15 days  with a 14 man  crew. After deducting the master’s voyage, the average voyage for the rest of the crew was 7 months 15 days].

Father’s Goodwill 1763 Whitby, North Riding of Yorkshire
Alckander Allen 14 Stockholm Servant 2 months 23 days Friends Goodwill 1747 Unknown
Alea Cooper Unknown Transport (Voyage #45) Unknown 12 months 22 days [Muster indicates a total voyage of 450 months for a 34 man crew. After deducting the master’s 30 month, 20 day voyage, the average voyage for the rest of the crew was 12 months 22 days]. Eagle  1758 Unknown
Alen Burn 27 Unknown (Voyage #2) Carpenter 10 months, 7 days 

Empress 1755, 1756 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Alex Dean  Unknown Foreign (Voyage #50) Second Mate  6  months, 26 days [Muster indicates 593 months, 10 days total voyage for a 85 man crew. After deducting the master’s 16 months, 2 days voyage, the average voyage fro the remaining crew was 6  months, 26 days]. Sally Bland 1757,1758 Unknown
Alexander Adams Unknown Coasting (Voyage #8) Seaman  6 months, 7 days  [The muster indicates a total voyage of 97 months, 28 days for the 15 man crew. After deducting the master’s 10 months, 22 day voyage have an average voyage of 6 months, 7 days for the remaining crew]. Joseph 1755, 1756 Unknown
Alexander Allen  14 London Servant 7 months Blessing 1749 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Alexander Allon  22 Unknown (Voyage #181) Seaman 1 month, 13 days Friends Goodwill 1754 Peterhead, Scoltand
Alexander Annett 28 Topsham Seaman 4 months, 23 days  Sarah 1750 Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire
Alexander Arnold 28 London Seaman 2 month, 20 days Golden Apple 1749 Prestenpanns, Scotland
Alexander Arnold 27 Coasting Seaman 2 month, 10 days  Golden Apple 1749 Prestonpans, Scotland
Alexander Bannerman  20 Leghorn Seaman 1 month, 24 days Richard & Thomas 1750 Scotland
Alexander Barter 23 Coasting Seaman 10 days  William & Mary 1747 Linlithgow, Scotland
Alexander Baxter 24 London Servant 4 months, 20 days William & Mary 1748 Linlithgs
Alexander Baxter 26 Coasting Seaman 9 months, 20 days William & Mary 1749 Linlithgow, Scoltand
Alexander Baxter 25 London Seaman 2 months, 10 days Constant John 1749, 1750 Leith, Scotland
Alexander Baxter 27 Unknown (Voyage #147)  Servant 9 months, 15 days Prosperous 1753 Lithcox
Alexander Baxter 27 Unknown (Voyage #147)  Seaman 8 months, 2 days Prosperous 1753 Lithcox
Alexander Baxter 31 Topsham (Voyage #1) Seaman 4 months, 5 days William and Mary 1755 Lintithgo
Alexander Baxter 34 Holland (Voyage #28) Seaman  7 months, 12 days [Muster indicates a total voyage of 57 months, 5 days for a 7 man crew.  After deducting the master’s 8 months, 23 days, average for rest of crew was 7 months, 12 days]. Speedwell 1757 Lithgow, Scotland
Alexander Been 45 Havre de Grace Seaman 1 month, 22 days q Elizabeth & Ann 1748 Dumfries, Scotland
Alexander Bow 17 Unknown (Voyage #33) Servant  5 months, 24 days Diligence 1759 Unknown
Alexander Boxter 23 Coasting Seaman 8 days Constant John 1750 Scotland
Alexander Boxter 23 Coasting Seaman 24 days Constant John 1750 Scotland
Alexander Boxter 23 Coasting Seaman 20 days Constant John 1750 Scotland
Alexander Boxter Unknown Unknown (Voyage #193) Seaman  1 month, 22 days Baltimore 1755 Unknown
Alexander Brown 15 Unknown Servant 3 months Eagle 1749 Sneaton
Alexander Brown  18 Coasting Servant 7 months, 10 days Eagle 1749 Weickum
Alexander Byyuth Unknown Transport (Voyage #78) Mate 12 months  Amity’s Instaurstion 1758, 1759 Unknown
Alexander Caighton 38 Maryland, North America Chief Mate 9 months, 5 days Amitys Goodwill 1748 Irving
Alexander Cannin 24 Havre de Grace Seaman 2 months, 2 days  Elizabeth & Ann 1748 Leith, Scotland
Alexander Clark 19 Unknown (Voyage #120) Servant 2 months, 25 days Free Britain 1754 Dundee, Scotland
Alexander Clark 27 Unknown (Voyage #35) Boatswain 4 months, 26 days [The muster does not indicate the total voyage for the man crew. Therefore, applied to the entire crew the captain’s 4 month 26 day voyage].
 


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Free Briton  1763 Unknown
Alexander Connery 30 London Seaman 2 months, 20 days Blessing 1749 Scotland
Alexander Crawford Unknown Coasting (Voyage #52) Servant  7 months 12 days  [Muster indicates a total voyage of 77 months for a 11 man crew. After deducting the master’s 9 months, 26 days voyage, the average voyage for the remaining crew was 7 months 12 days].   Prosperous 1757 Unknown
Alexander Crookshanks 15 Topsham (Voyage #1) Servant 4 months, 5 days William and Mary 1755 Edinburgh, Scotland
Alexander Crookshanks 15 Unknown (Voyage #16) Servant 1 month, 22 days  William & Mary  1757 Aberdeen, Scotland 
Alexander Edgar 26 Maryland, North America Second Mate 9 months, 5 days Amitys Goodwill 1748 Montrose, Scotland
Alexander English 18 Rochfort (Voyage #92) Seaman 1 month, 20 days  Nancy’s Friends 1754

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