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The Journal of Syms Covington

Appendices

Appendix A

Crew List

  • Ash Gunroom - Steward
  • Beareley Sergeant - Royal Marines
  • Bennett, H - Quartermaster
  • Billett - Gunroom Boy
  • Blight, B - Maintop Man
  • Blight, J - Maintop Man
  • Bosworthick - Forecastle Man (ropemaker)
  • Burgess - Royal Marine
  • Bute - Royal Marine
  • Button, Jemmy - Passenger (to February 1834)
  • Bynoe, Benjamin - Asst Surgeon (Surgeon April 1832)
  • Chadwick - Maintop Man
  • Chaffers, Edward - Main Master
  • Childs - Maintop Man
  • Clarke - Foretop Man
  • Covington, Syms - Darwin's Servant
  • Darwin, Charles - Naturalist
  • Davis, E - Officer's Cook
  • Davis, J - Forecastle Man
  • Davis, R - Boy Steward
  • Derbishire, Alexander - Mate (to April 1832)
  • Door - Foretop Man
  • Doyle - Royal Marine
  • Dring, John Edward - Acting Purser (from June 1834)
  • Duff - Passenger (from February 1836)
  • Earle, Augustus - Artist (to August 1832)
  • Evans - Foretop Man
  • Fitz Roy, Robert - Captain (Commander Dec 1834)
  • Forsyth, Charles - Midshipman (from June 1832)
  • Fuegia Basket - Passenger (to February 1834)
  • Fuller, H - Captain's Steward
  • Hamond, Robert - Mate (Aug 1832 to May 1833)
  • Hare - Foretop Man
  • Harper - Forecastle Man (Sailmaker)
  • Heard - Forecastle Man
  • Hellyar, Edward - Clerk (Died March 1833)
  • Henderson - Quartermaster
  • Hughes - Maintop Man
  • Idlers - Carpenter's Crew
  • James - Carpenter's Crew
  • Johns - Maintop Man
  • Johns, D - Maintop Man
  • Johnson, Charles Richardson - Midshipman (later Mate)
  • Jones - Boy (Died May 1832)
  • Jones - Royal Marine
  • Kent, William - Asst Surgeon (from September 1833)
  • King, Philip Gidley - Midshipman (left February 1836)
  • Lester - Cooper
  • McCormick, Robert - Surgeon (to April 1832)
  • MacCurdy - Foretop Man
  • Martens, Conrad - Artist (1833 to 1834)
  • Martin - Royal Marine
  • Matthews, Richard - Missionary (left December 1835)
  • May, - Johnathan Carpenter
  • Mellersh, Arthur - Midshipman (Mate 1832)
  • Middleton - Royal Marine
  • Moore - Maintop Man
  • Morgan - ? (Died May 1832)
  • Musters, Charles - Volunteer 1st class (Died May 1832)
  • Peterson, J - Quartermaster
  • Phillips, G - Ship's Cook
  • Phipps - Maintop Man
  • Prior - Royal Marine (Midshipmen's Steward)
  • Rensfry - Foretop Man
  • Robinson - Foretop Man
  • Rogers - Carpenter's Crew
  • Rowe - Carpenter's Crew
  • Rowlett, George - Purser (Died June 1834)
  • Sloane - Maintop Man
  • Smith, J - Boatswains Mate
  • Sorrell, Thomas - Acting Boatswain
  • Stebbing, George James - Carpenter's Crew (Instrument maker)
  • Stewart, Peter Benson - Mate
  • Stokes, John Lort - Mate
  • Sulivan, Bartholomew James - Lieutenant
  • Tanner - Forecastle Man
  • Usborne, Alexander Burns - Master's Assistant
  • White - Quartermaster
  • Wickham, John Clements - Lieutenant
  • Williams - Maintop Man
  • Williams - Royal Marine (Died Dec 1832)
  • Williams, W - Boatswains Mate
  • Wills - Forecastle Man (Armourer)
  • Wright - Foretop Man
  • York Minster - Passenger (to February 1834)

    Appendix B

    Covington's Travels

    1831-32


    Date Arrived

    -
    Jan 6, 1832
    Jan 16, 1832
    Feb 28, 1832
    Apr 4, 1832
    Jun 4, 1832
    Jul 26, 1832
    Aug 2, 1832
    Aug 4, 1832
    Sep 5, 1832
    Oct 26, 1832
    Nov 2, 1832
    Nov 14, 1832
    Dec 3, 1832
    Dec 1, 1832
    Dec 22, 1832
    Dec 24, 1832


    Date Left

    Dec 27, 1831
    Jan 6, 1832
    Feb 9, 1832
    Mar 18, 1832
    May 10, 1832
    Jul 5, 1832
    Jul 31, 1832
    Aug 2, 1832
    Aug 20, 1832
    Oct 17, 1832
    Oct 30, 1832
    Nov 10, 1832
    Nov 27, 1832
    Dec 4, 1832
    Dec 21, 1832
    Dec 22, 1832
    Dec 31, 1832


    Place

    Plymouth
    Teneriffe
    St Jago Id
    Bahía
    Rio de Janeiro
    Bahía
    Monte Video
    Buenos Ayres
    Monte Video
    Bahía Blanca
    Monte Video
    Buenos Ayres
    Monte Video
    Bay of San Blas
    Good Success Bay
    Cape Horn (rounded)
    Wigwam Cove

    1833


    Date Arrived

    Jan 2, 1833
    Jan 10, 1833
    Jan 13, 1833
    Jan 14, 1833 pm
    Feb 10, 1833 pm
    Mar 1, 1833
    Apr 17, 1833
    Apr 26, 1833
    Apr 28, 1833
    -
    -
    -
    Aug 3, 1833
    -
    -
    Aug 19, 1833
    Aug 24, 1833
    Sep 22, 1833
    Sep 28, 1833
    Oct ?2, 1833
    Oct 30, 1833 pm
    Oct 31, 1833 pm
    Nov 4, 1833
    Nov 5, 1833
    Nov 21, 1833


    Date Left

    Jan 2, 1833
    Jan 10, 1833
    Jan 14, 1833 am
    Feb 10, 1833
    Feb 11, 1833 am
    Apr 6, 1833
    Apr 17, 1833 pm
    Apr 27, 1833
    Jun 29, 1833
    -
    -
    Jul 24, 1833
    Aug 3, 1833
    -
    -
    Aug 19, 1833
    Sep 6, 1833
    Sep 25, 1833
    Oct 2, 1833
    Oct 30, 1833
    Oct 31, 1833 am
    Nov 2, 1833
    Nov 5, 1833
    Nov 21, 1833
    Dec 6, 1833


    Place

    Diego Ramirez (passed)
    Ildefonso, Yorkminster Ids (passed)
    Wind Bound Bay
    Goree Road, Beagle Channel
    Puck Saddle Bay
    Falkland Ids
    Bay of St Joseph
    Monte Video
    Maldonado (East Port)
    (Beagle went ahead;
    return on schooner)
    Id of Lobos (fitting)
    Río Negro
    (left with CD in schooner)
    St Gruthius
    Río Negro
    Bahía Blanca (Johnsons Point)
    Monte Video (left on the Caroline)
    Buenos Ayres
    estancia of Mr G.
    an estancia (by land)
    Buenos Ayres (by packet with CD)
    Monte Video
    ashore collecting (lived with Mr Parry)
    Monte Video

    1834


    Date Arrived

    Dec 23, 1833
    Jan 20, 1834
    Jan 9, 1834
    -
    -
    Jan 27, 1834
    Jan 29, 1834
    Jan 31, 1834
    Feb 2, 1834
    Feb 11, 1834 pm
    Feb 15, 1834
    Feb 21, 1834 pm
    Feb 22, 1834
    Feb 24, 1834 pm
    Mar 2, 1834 pm
    Mar 5, 1834 am
    Mar 5, 1834 pm
    Mar 16, 1834
    Apr 13, 1834
    May 16, 1834 pm
    May 25, 1834
    May 29, 1834 am
    Jun 1, 1834 am
    -
    Jun 9, 1834 pm
    Jun 28, 1834 am
    Jul 22, 1834
    Nov 22, 1834
    Nov 30, 1834
    -
    Dec 7, 1834
    Dec 24, 1834


    Date Left

    Jan 4, 1834
    -
    -
    Jan 19, 1834
    Jan 22, 1834
    Jan 28, 1834 am
    Jan 30, 1834 am
    Feb 1, 1834
    Feb 10, 1834
    Feb 12, 1834 am
    Feb 15, 1834
    Feb 22, 1834 am
    Feb 22, 1834
    Mar 2, 1834 am
    Mar 3, 1834 am
    Mar 5, 1834
    Mar 6, 1834 am
    Apr 7, 1834
    May 12, 1834 am
    -
    May 25, 1834
    May 29, 1834 pm
    Jun 8, 1834 am
    -
    Jun 10, 1834 am
    Jul 14, 1834
    Nov 10, 1834
    Nov 24, 1834
    -
    -
    -
    -


    Place

    Port Desire
    Port St Julian
    Río Santa Cruz
    Port St Julian
    Port Desire
    Posession Bay
    Gregory Bay
    Shoal Haven
    Port Famine
    Port Gregory
    out of Straits, at Sea
    Thetis Bay
    Straits le Maire
    Wollaston Id
    Beagle Channel
    Ponsonby Sound
    Woollya
    Falkland Ids
    Santa Cruz River
    Cape of Virgins
    First Narrows (pass)
    Gregory Bay
    Port Famine
    Jerome Channel
    Warp Bay
    Chiloé
    Valparaíso
    Chiloé
    Castro
    survey archipelago
    San Pedros Id (meet Beagle)
    Cape Tres Montes

    1835


    Date Arrived

    Feb 8, 1835
    Mar 3, 1835

    Hiatus of seven months

    -
    Dec 19, 1835


    Date Left

    Feb 22, 1835
    -

    -

    Nov 26, 1835
    Dec 30, 1835


    Place

    Valdivia
    Talcahuano

    -

    Otaheite
    Bay of Islands

    1836


    Date Arrived

    Jan 12, 1836
    Feb 5, 1836
    Mar 6, 1836
    Apr 1, 1836
    Apr 29, 1836
    May 13, 1836 am
    May 28, 1836
    Jun 1, 1836
    Jul 8, 1836
    Jul 19, 1836 pm
    Aug 1, 1836 am
    Aug 12, 1836 pm
    Aug 12, 1836 pm
    Aug 13, 1836 pm
    Aug 17, 1836 pm
    Aug 31, 1836 am
    Sep 19, 1836
    Sep 24, 1836
    Oct 1, 1836 pm
    Oct 4, 1836 pm
    Oct 20, 1836
    Oct 23, 1836
    Oct 26, 1836
    Oct 26, 1836 am
    Oct 27, 1836
    Nov 7, 1836
    Nov 17, 1836


    Date Left

    Jan 30, 1836
    -
    -
    Apr 12, 1836
    May 9, 1836 pm
    May 13, 1836 am
    May 28, 1836
    Jun 18, 1836 pm
    Jul 14, 1836
    Jul 23, 1836
    Aug 7, 1836
    Aug 12, 1836 pm
    Aug 13, 1836 pm
    Aug 17, 1836 pm
    Aug 17, 1836 pm
    Sep 4, 1836
    Sep 22, 1836 pm
    Sep 24, 1836
    Oct 3, 1836 pm
    Oct 10, 1836
    Oct 21, 1836 am
    Oct 24, 1836 am
    -
    Oct 27, 1836 am
    -
    -
    -


    Place

    Port Jackson (Sydney)
    Hobart (Mt Wellington, Kangaroo Pt)
    King George Sound
    Cocos Keeling Ids
    Mauritius
    Madagascar (passed)
    Cape Aguilias (rounded)
    Simons Bay
    St Helena
    Ascension Id
    Bahía
    Roads of Pernambuco
    Pernambuco
    Roads of Pernambuco
    Fernando Noronha (passed)
    St Jago Id
    Roads of Angra (Terceira)
    St Michael
    Falmouth
    Plymouth
    Dover
    Deal
    Nore (near Chatham)
    Gravesend
    Greenwich
    Woolwich
    Paid off

    Published by the Australian Science Archives Project on ASAPWeb, 23 August 1995
    Comments or corrections to: Bright Sparcs (bsparcs@asap.unimelb.edu.au)
    Prepared by: Victoria Young
    Updated by: Elissa Tenkate
    Date modified: 17 March 1998
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