Sea captain. Looking for a trade route, the North-East Passage, a 3 ship expedition set sail, from Harwich, with Willoughby in charge and captain of the 'Bona Esperanza'. The Esperanza and the 'Bona Confidentia' were separated from the third ship, the 'Edward Bonaventure' captained by Stephen Borough and carrying the chief pilot, Richard Chancellor. The two lost ships got no further than an area near Murmansk where the bodies were found by Russian fishermen many months later. The precise cause of their demise is not known.
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Sir Hugh Willoughby
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This tablet is in memory of Sir Hugh Willoughby, Stephen Borough, William Bor...
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George Thompson
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
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John Torrington
Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
Francis Pocock
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
David Thompson
Fur-trader, surveyor and mapmaker. Born Dafydd ap Thomas at Marsham Street, London. He was chosen to be an apprentice to the Hudson Bay Company. Transferring to the North West Company in 1797 he em...
1 memorial
Henry Lloyd
Role on the lost expedition: Able seaman on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.
1 memorial
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