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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1778/05/23 | 1778/10/25 | Henry CanhamBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1767-1825 Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1778/10/26 | 1779/06/11 | Henry CanhamBritish Ship Builder Dockyard Staff Service 1767-1825 Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1779/01/30 | 1779/08/25 | Arthur DavisBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1821 Rated Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1779/01/30 | 1801/07/29 | Joseph HelbyBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1766-1822 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1779/05/23 | 1799/11/05 | James WilliamsBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1776-1822 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1779/08/26 | 1786/04/11 | Arthur DavisBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1821 Rated Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1780/08/07 | 1783/05/19 | Joseph MaddockBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1768-1822 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1783/05/20 | 1790/01/27 | Joseph MaddockBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1768-1822 Rated Established Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1786/04/12 | 1821/03/31 | Arthur DavisBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1762-1821 | ADM 29-1 |
| 1789/06/13 | 1790/08/17 | William MistBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1823 Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1790/08/18 | 1792/05/24 | William MistBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1823 Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1790/08/18 | 1795/02/14 | Isaac DayBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1765-1821 Rated Acting Quarteman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1792/03/01 | 1798/09/07 | James CanawayBritish Naval Sailor Dockyard Staff Service 1768-1822 Rated Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1792/05/25 | 1809/10/27 | William MistBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1823 Established Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1793/03/27 | 1795/05/12 | Edward CheesmanBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1793-1834 Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1793/04/08 | 1797/04/07 | Samuel JonesBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1782-1823 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/02/15 | 1795/05/12 | Isaac DayBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1765-1821 Rated Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/05 | 1801/07/24 | Edward CheesmanBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1793-1834 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/05/13 | 1796/07/20 | John WilliamsBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1770-1820 Rated Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/05/13 | 1821/03/31 | Isaac DayBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1765-1821 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/07/11 | 1799/11/17 | Peter PalmerBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1795-1830 Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/08/18 | 1800/02/02 | John WilliamsBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1821 Rated Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1796/07/21 | 1801/08/03 | John WilliamsBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1770-1820 Rated Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1796/07/21 | 1804/08/22 | William HookeyBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1784-1829 Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1797/05/22 | 1804/04/08 | John OakshottBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1774-1823 Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1798/09/08 | 1804/12/31 | James CanawayBritish Naval Sailor Dockyard Staff Service 1768-1822 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1799/11/18 | 1803/04/12 | Peter PalmerBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1795-1830 Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1800/02/03 | 1802/12/31 | John WilliamsBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1821 Raed Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1801/07/01 | 1817/06/30 | John MumfordBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1773-1817 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1801/07/23 | 1811/09/30 | James MaybeeBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1795-1826 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1801/08/04 | 1820/12/31 | John WilliamsBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1770-1820 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1802/01/30 | 1806/12/31 | Richard ChurcherBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1775-1821 Rated Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1803/01/01 | 1803/03/15 | John WilliamsBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1821 Rated Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1803/03/16 | 1804/04/08 | John WilliamsBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1821 Rated Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1803/04/13 | 1811/09/30 | Peter PalmerBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1795-1830 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1804/04/09 | 1805/02/20 | John OakshottBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1774-1823 Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1804/04/09 | 1821/03/31 | John WilliamsBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1821 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1804/08/23 | 1808/07/14 | William HookeyBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1784-1829 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1805/02/21 | 1806/06/30 | John OakshottBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1774-1823 Established Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1807/01/01 | 1821/03/31 | Richard ChurcherBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1775-1821 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1810/03/21 | 1810/07/09 | William MistBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1823 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1818/01/01 | 1822/07/02 | William MistBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1823 | ADM 29/8 |