Catalogue description General Record' for the month of January 1866 (continued) Thomas Kissick, aged 20,...

General Record' for the month of January 1866 (continued) Thomas Kissick, aged 20, Ordinary Seaman; Charles Jefford, aged 20, Ordinary Seaman; George Cameron, aged 22, Ordinary Seaman, died at 5am after 22 hours illness. 2 January 1865, attacked with fever; Boswell, Moon, Coles, Johns. 3 January 1865, attacked with fever, Pharoah, Barton, Young. Donovan died. 4 January 1865, Albert Webster, William Johns, Joseph Guernsey, all died. 5 January 1865, Bowman attacked with fever. John Hardy and Charles Jefford, died. [6] January 1865, George Bier, Daniel Gillard, John Tees, Thomas Barnett, [all died]. 7 January 1865, Samuel Riley, John Turner, Henry Maslin, James Elliott, all died. 8 January 1865, William Pears, Charles Cook, Thomas Pharoah, all died. 10 January 1865, Alfred Efford, David Boswell, died. [11] January 1865, George Peel died. Epps attacked with fever. 17 January 1865, Herbert Epps, Captain's Servant, died in hospital at Ascension Island. 21 January 1865, Robinson, fractured femur, sent to hospital. 29 January 1865, Samuel Moon, aged 21, Ordinary Seaman; disease or hurt, mania. Sent on board HMS Marauder for passage home.

Folio 28A: Inserted sketch, 'Plan I. Main deck HMS Bristol yellow fever epidemic 1865 to 1866', showing position of patients, colour coded for fatal and recovered cases.

Folio 29: Meteorological table and 'General Record' for the month of February 1866. Daily entries record the whereabouts of the ship, main events and names entered on sick list. 1 February 1866, sent to hospital, Barnard, Hughes and Brown. 2 February 1866, Hardcastle with phlegmon and Daniels with wound added to sick list. 3 February 1866, J Minter, Able Seaman, contusion; R White, Able Seaman, phlegmon; William Holdsworth, Able Seaman, phlegmon, all added to list. 4 February 1866, Lieutenant George Morrell added to the list for dyspepsia and debility. 8 February 1866, William Johnson, Private Marine, died in hospital. Invalided; Maul, [Ward Room OS], for hernia; Town, Carpenter's Crew, for varicose ulcers; Philip Fluke, Ordinary Seaman, for phthisis; Kilburn, [Printer], for phthisis; and Lieutenant Morrell. 10 February 1866, added to the sick list; J Sheriff, Ordinary Seaman, whitlow; J Boyce, Leading Seaman, rheumatism; G Hobbs, Carpenter's Crew, ulcer; J White, Captain of the Fore Top, contusion; Steward, Able Seaman, wound. 11 February 1866, two intermittent fevers added to list; Daniel McElheran, aged 19, Ordinary Seaman, HMS Investigator, sent to hospital 29 March 1866; Thomas Holman, aged 17, Boy 1st Class. 12 February 1866, Charles Savary, aged 19, Ship's Cook, added to list with intermittent fever and sent to hospital, 27 March 1866. 13 February 1866, added to sick list; C Feist, Servant, ulcer; Daniel Davis, Able Seaman, phlegmon; C Riddy, Ordinary Seaman, abscess; R Reece, Ordinary Seaman, phlegmon; F Tagg, Boy 1st Class, diarrhoea; Birch, ulcer; Fisher, whitlow. 14 February 1866, added to sick list; Reeves, epilepsy; Cawse, whitlow; [Keast], morbus cordis; Bright, phlegmon; Smith, boil; Connor, phlegmon; Munden, dyspepsia, Cox, rheumatism; [Laugmaid], febricula; Phillips, dyspepsia; Gorringe, boil; Walduck and Cruise, phlegmon; Walton, febricula. 15 February 1866, added to sick list; Thompson, Greenwood, Kennet and Moon, phlegmon; Stone, whitlow; Stubbs, diarrhoea; Mann, rheumatism. 18 February 1866, added to sick list; George Wood, aged 18, Ordinary Seaman, contusion; John [Tolcher], aged 20, Ordinary Seaman, ulcer; Thomas Ribeley, aged 20, Private Marine, whitlow. 19 February 1866, added to sick list, J Ralph, Able Seaman, scald; W Burgess, Boy 1st Class, scalp wound; Samuel Kemp, Ordinary Seaman, abscess; Alfred Chaplin, Ulcer; Hall, wound. 20 February 1866, added to the sick list; John Grey, Boy 1st Class, boil; John Simson, aged 32, Stoker, abscess; R [Kirne], Ordinary Seaman, secondary syphilis. 25 February 1866, Master Webb on sick list. Added to sick list; Stewart, [Quarter Master], ulcer; Benham, febris intermittens; Collier, ulcers; Clothier, ulcer; Wyatt, of HMS Investigator, febris intermittens; Mr Webb, dyspepsia. 26 February 1866, added to sick list; [Salterly], phlegmon; L Leeney, abscess (after fever); Wood, boil; Cline, Boil; Michael Mahoney, abscess. 28 February 1866, added to sick list; Coney, Boy 1st Class, wound; Thomas Mannering, Leading Seaman, contusion (foot); William Burgess, Boy 1st Class, contusion; Alfred Burdett, Boy 1st Class, whitlow.

Folio 30: Meteorological table and 'General Remarks' for the month of March 1866. Daily entries record the whereabouts of the ship, main events and names entered on sick list. Note, 'Assistant Surgeon [William L] McDermott MD BA dismissed the service for drunkenness'. 3 March 1866, added to sick list; R Unwin, Leading Stoker, catarrh; J Boyce, Able Seaman, febricula; R Johnson, Boy 1st Class, opthalmia; Call, diarrhoea. 4 March 1866, added to the sick list; John Wells, aged 16, boy 1st Class, febricula. 5 March 1866, added to the sick list, Grimes and Riordan, phlegmon; Mann, phthisis; Minter, boil; Courtney, secondary syphilis; Clarke, abscess. 6 March 1866, added to the sick list; Captain Newall, Royal Marine Light Infantry, boils; J Boyce, Abel Seaman, febris intermittens; J Hopkins, phlegmon. 7 March 1866, added to sick list; Coleuso, Bligh, Florence, Taylor, Hunt and Bremner, phlegmon; Phillips, febris intermittens; Mason, debility; 1 contusion and 1 whitlow. 8 March 1866, added to sick list; Steward, Littlejohn and Nicholas, phlegmon; Barnett, abscess; Patty, ulcer. 10 March 1866, added to sick list; Davis, Morley and Featherstone, phlegmon; [Werther], contusion; Clements, diarrhoea; McKenzie, wound. 11 March 1866, Dr McDermott discharged to brig Belle of the [Clyde]. 12 March 1866, Invalided; Charles Heyward, Ordinary Seaman, febris; James Bishop, Gunner's Mate HMS Pioneer, debility after fever. 15 March 1866, added to sick list; Hancock and Hopkins, contusion; J Drake, Ordinary Seaman, diarrhoea. 16 March 1866, added to sick list; Lieutenant Lawson and Bosun's Mate McDonald, ulcer; West, wound; Abbott, Robertson and Feist, phlegmon; Benham, febricula; Murton, febris intermittens; 1 rheumatism and 1 whitlow. 17 March 1866, added to the sick list; Wagner and Atkins, boil; [Orris], Boy 1 Class, febricula; Fisher, Ordinary Seaman, contusion; William Taylor, Captain of the Hold, febris intermittens. 18 March 1866, added to the sick list; Hunt, wound; Sparks, Sibbles and McGuiness, phlegmon; Drake and Driscoll, diarrhoea; Cooper, Overy, whitlow; Shepperd, ulcer; Shaw, secondary syphilis. 19 March 1866, added to the sick list; Clarke, Private Marine and Stone, Boy 1st Class, phlegmon; Bridges, [C Mate], diarrhoea; Hughes, Private Marine, whitlow. 20 March 1866, court martial of Mr Smyth and Mr Murphy who got some shrimps from shore which caused vomiting and diarrhoea, 18 cases in the evening. 21 March 1866, 46 cases of shrimp diarrhoea 22 March 1866, 55 cases of shrimp diarrhoea - 12 officers, 7 marines and 36 sailors, and 14 other cases.