Ship Names from 1480-01

by Maridonna Benvenuti
(Andrea Hicks, maridonna@worldnet.att.net

© 1999 by Andrea Hicks; all rights reserved.
The source for these ship names is the General Index of The Overseas Trade of London Exchequer Customs Accounts 1480-1 (Edited by H.S. Cobb, London Record Society, The Bath Press, 1990, SBN 90095227X). The original spellings of ships' names have been preserved. Note that while many of the ships originated in other countries and no doubt had names in other languages, all the names were recorded in English.


Alphabetical by ship name

Anne of Colchester
Anthony of Flushing
Barbara of London
Barbara of Middelburg
Barbara of Purmerend
Barge of Calais
Bartilmewe, le of London
Bell(e), le, of Antwerp
Bere of Bergen-op-Zoom
Blak Barge of Ostend
Blak Bark of Ostend
Blak George of Ostend
Blithe of London
Burnet of London
Christofer
Christofer of Antwerp
Christofer of Arnemuiden
Christofer of Bergen-op-Zoom
Christofer of Brightlingsea
Christofer of Colchester
Christofer of Dordrecht
Christofer of Flushing
Christofer of Hamburg
Christofer of Holland
Christofer of Leiden
Christofer of London
Christofer of 'Lothury'
Christofer of Middelburg
Christofer, le, of Middleton
Christofer of Reimerswaal
Christofer of Weymouth
Christofer Howard of London2
Clement of London
Clement of Ostend
Clement of Ratcliff
David of Antwerp
Edward of Fowey
Fastelawyn (Fastelaven) of Flushing
Fryday of Purmerend,
Gabriell of Purmerend,
Gabriell of St. Osyth
Gabryell of London
Genet, le, of Le Conquet,
George of Bergen-op-Zoom,
George of Danzig,
George of Hamburg,
George of Middelburg
George Cobham
Grace Dewe of Calais
Gylmet of Rouen
Hert, le, of Dordrecht
James of Flushing
Jamys of Arnemuiden
Jamys of Gouda
Jamys of Middelburg
Jamys of Reimerswaal
Jesus of London
John of London
John of Yarmouth
John Remyngton of London
Julyan of Arnemuiden
Julyan of Gravesend
Julyan of London
Julyan of Reimerswaal
Kateryn of Benfleet
Kateryn of Caen
Kateryn of Dieppe
Kateryn of Fowey
Kateryn of Hamburg
Kateryn of Harfleur
Kateryn of London
Kateryn Charles of London
Laurens of Guérande
Leonard of London
Margaret, le, (Margret) of Dieppe
Margaret, le, of Guérande
Margret of Réville
Margret Stokker
Mari of Greenhithe
Maria of Bilbao
Maria of Boston; see also Mary Boston
Maria of Danzig
Maria of Harfleu
Maria of Lynn
Maria de Lawe of Viana
Martyn of London
Martyn of Middelburg
Martyn Baldry of London
Mary of Faversham
Mary of Flushing
Mary of Guérande
Mary of Hamburg
Mary of London
Mary of Malines
Mary of Rotherhithe
Mary of Rouen
Mary (Maria) of the Steelyard, London
Mary Boston of Boston; see also Maria of Boston
Mary Dawbene
Mary Elwyn of Plymouth
Mary Floure
Mary Gale of Dartmouth
Mary Gaske of Saltash
Mary Knyght of Middelburg
Mary Neewe Condy
Mathew of Middelburg
Maudelyn of Leek
Mawdelyn of Bergen-op-Zoom
Mighell of Danzig
Mighell of Dieppe
Mighell of Le Conquet
Mighell of Rouen
Nicholas of London
Nicholus of Fowey
Nicholus of Hamburg
Peter Fynkell, le
Petir of Antwerp
Petir of Bergen-op-Zoom
Petir of Ostend
Petir Owtotey
Petir (Petyr) Stokker of London
Petir Tate of London
Porte de St. Mary
Reynold of Danzig
Rikmans of Queenborough
Sancta Clara of San Sebastien
Sancta Maria of Cadiz
Sancta Maria, le, of San Sebastian
Sanctus Andreas of Purmerend
Sanctus Petrus (Spiritus) of Purmerend
Sanctus Spiritus of Oporto
Sanctus Spiritus of Viana
Saynt Saveour of Viana
Saresyn of Sluis
Sesio of Portugal
Thomas of London
Thomas Basset of London
Thomas Fyncham of London
Trego of Arnemuiden
Tres Magos of Oporto
Trinite of Antwerp
Trinite Bull (Bole) of London
Valantyn (Valentyn), of Bergen-op-Zoom
Volantyne (Valentyn) of London


Ship names listed alphabetically by home port

Antwerp
    Bell(e), le
    Christofer
    David Petir
    Trinite
Arnemuiden
    Christofer
    Jamys
    Julyan
    Trego
Bergen-op-Zoom
    Bere
    Christofer
    George
    Mawdelyn
    Petir
    Valantyn (Valentyn)
Benfleet
    Kateryn
Bilbao
    Maria
Boston
    Maria or Mary Boston
Brightlingsea
    Christofer
Caen
    Kateryn
Cadiz
    Sancta Maria
Calais
    Barge
    Grace Dewe
Colchester
    Anne
    Christofer
Le Conquet
    Mighell
Danzig
    George
    Maria
    Mighell
    Reynold
Dartmouth
    Mary Gale
Dieppe
    Kateryn
    Margaret, le, (Margret)
    Mighell
Dordrecht
    Christofer
    Hert, le,
Faversham
    Mary
Flushing
    Anthony
    Christofer
    Fastelawyn (Fastelaven)
    James
    Mary
Fowey
    Edward
    Kateryn
    Nicholus
Gouda
    Jamys
Gravesend
    Julyan
Greenhithe
    Mari
Guérande
    Laurens
    Margaret, le
    , Mary
Hamburg
    Christofer
    George
    Kateryn
    Mary
    Nicholus
Harfleur
    Kateryn
    Maria
Holland
    Christofer
Leek
    Maudelyn
Leiden
    Christofer
London
    Barbara
    Bartilmewe, le
    Blithe
    Burnet
    Christofer
    Christofer Howard
    Clement
    Gabryell
    Jesus
    John
    John Remyngton
    Julyan
    Kateryn
    Kateryn Charles
    Leonard
    Martyn
    Martyn Baldry
    Mary
    Nicholas
    Petir (Petyr) Stokker
    Petir Tate
    Thomas
    Thomas Basset
    Thomas Fyncham
    Trinite Bull (Bole)
    Volantyne (Valentyn)
Lothury (probably Locuirec, Brittany)
    Christofer
Lynn
    Maria
Malines
    Mary
Middelburg
    Barbara
    Christofer
    George
    Jamys
    Martyn
    Mary Knyght
    Mathew
Middleton
    Christofer, le,
Oporto
    Sanctus Spiritus
    Tres Magos
Ostend
    Blak Barge
    Blak Bark
    Blak George
    Clement
    Petir
Plymouth
    Mary Elwyn
Portugal
    Sesio
Purmerend
    Barbara
    Fryday
    Gabriell
    Sanctus Andreas
    Sanctus Petrus (Spiritus)
Queenborough
    Rikmans
Ratcliff
    Clement
Reimerswaal
    Christofer
    Jamys
    Julyan
Réville
    Margret
Rotherhithe
    Mary
Rouen
    Gylmet
    Mary
    Mighell
St. Osyth
    Gabriell
Saltash
    Mary Gaske
San Sebastien
    Sancta Clara
    Sancta Maria, le,
Sluis
    Saresyn
the Steelyard, London (Hanse)
    Mary (Maria)
Viana
    Maria de Lawe
    Sanctus Spiritus
    Saynt Saveour
Weymouth
    Christofer
Yarmouth
    John
No home port given
    Christofer
    George Cobham
    Margret Stokker
    Mary Dawbene
    Mary Floure
    Mary Neewe Condy
    Peter Fynkell, le
    Petir Owtotey
    Porte de St. Mary


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