The Thirty chosen 12/3/1906
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The "Thirty", taken around 1914 from The Sublimity of Faith by Frank S. Murray |
1 Rev. Frank W. Sandford, age 44
2 Mrs. Helen Sandford, age 42
3 John Sandford, age 9
4 Esther Sandford, age 7
5 Margarites Sandford, age 6
6 Deborah Sandford age 3
7 David Sandford, age 1
8 Mr. Austin K. Perry, Captain at start of voyage, age 43
9 Mrs. Hama A. Perry, age 50
10 Thomas Marshall, 1st mate dies of Brights Disease ( a kidney desease) and is buried at
“Harbor Beautiful”, Gulf of Penas, Chile
11 Lester McKenzie, 2nd mate, age 24, made Captain at Gibraltar, replacing Mr. Perry.
12 Roland Whittom, age 20
13 George Hughey, boatswain, 41 made Captain after Mr. McKenzie is excused.
14 Charles Hughey, ordained on board, age 30
15 Bertram Dustin, seaman, age 36
16 Herman Dunning, aide to Mr. Sandford, age 26
17 Capt. Lewis Curtis, sail maker, age 71
18 Benjamin Cook, taxidermist, approximate age 55-60
19 John Harrod, ship’s carpenter, age 35 from Tacoma, Wa..
20 Herbert Jenkins, seaman, cook’s assistant, age 18
21 Everett Knight, stenographer - Mr. Sandford’s nephew
22 Edward Miller, cook, age 31
23 Wilmot Thompkins, saved Ev. Knights life, died of fever, buried in Alexandria, age 32
24 Eli Brown, age 31, chosen on 7/21/1907 to replace Wilmot Thompkins who died 2/28/07,
and who himself was replaced by Ralph Anderson, engineer, in West Indies
25 Almon Whittaker, age 43, minister
26 Alvin Hoad, age 44, minister
27 William Hastings, age 32, teacher, musician and minister
28 Ella Whittom, age 24, Roland’s sister, dubbed “Queen of the Sea” by FWS.
29 Millicent McKenzie, age 25, Lester’s sister, stenographer
30 Margaret Scott, age 31
31 Jean S. Dart, age 22, cousin to the McKenzies
32 Frank Hopkins, died of smallpox 12/12/1906 before the “second” departure