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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1790/07/05 | 1793/03/31 | Thomas StoreyBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1770-1821 Rated Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1793/04/01 | 1808/09/30 | Thomas StoreyBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1770-1821 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/08/24 | 1801/07/22 | James MaybeeBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1795-1826 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1797/10/01 | 1802/12/31 | Thomas WallisBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1764-1821 Rated Sub Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1798/04/30 | 1800/03/31 | John SavageBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1826 Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1799/04/01 | 1802/12/31 | Richard AbethellBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1799-1827 Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1800/01/01 | 1808/09/30 | Thomas WallisBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1764-1821 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1800/04/01 | 1806/03/31 | John SavageBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1826 Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1801/07/01 | 1805/02/05 | John BestBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1821 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1803/01/01 | 1810/12/20 | Richard AbethellBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1799-1827 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1804/01/04 | 1807/04/09 | John MooreBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1773-1827 Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1806/04/01 | 1807/04/27 | Charles CurzonBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1784-1814 Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1806/04/01 | 1811/10/13 | John SavageBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1826 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1807/04/10 | 1807/10/08 | Joseph HousBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1782-1828 Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1807/04/23 | 1822/09/30 | Thomas PorterBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1806-1830 Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1807/04/28 | 1814/03/31 | Charles CurzonBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1784-1814 Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1807/10/09 | 1822/09/30 | Joseph HousBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1782-1828 Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1808/01/01 | 1824/08/10 | William ClaytonBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1808-1827 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1814/04/01 | Charles CurzonBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1784-1814 | ADM 29/8 |