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A Royal Navy dockyard officer, acting as a 'leader', or foreman, of a gang of workers. In 1696 the Navy Board directed the employment of one Quarterman for every twenty shipwrights and caulkers. In 1816 ths was increased to 30.
The term "Quarterman" was derived from the practice of dividing the work on a ship's construction into quarters-port bow, starboard bow, port quarter and starboard quarter.
| Date from | Date to | Holder | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1779/08/21 | 1780/08/05 | Joseph MaddockBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1768-1822 Rated Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1785/01/08 | 1786/01/23 | John BestBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1821 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1787/02/15 | 1787/04/24 | William ReedBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1772-1817 Rated Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1787/04/25 | 1797/01/02 | William ReedBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1772-1817 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1794/10/27 | 1797/01/02 | Nathaniel BarlingBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1776-1822 Rated Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/07/11 | 1797/02/20 | Thomas PennyBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1790-1830 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1796/07/01 | 1798/11/05 | John HookerBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1769-1818 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1797/01/03 | 1817/12/31 | Nathaniel BarlingBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1776-1822 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1798/11/06 | 1818/12/31 | John HookerBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1769-1818 Rated Quarterman 1st Class | ADM 29/8 |
| 1814/01/01 | 1815/03/24 | William RaynerBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1803-1826 Acting Pro Quarterman and Instructor | ADM 29/8 |
| 1815/03/25 | 1822/09/30 | William RaynerBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1803-1826 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1818/01/01 | 1822/08/18 | Joseph BilbieBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1803-1822 | ADM 29/8 |