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The Newent was commanded by Captain H Bolton of 10 Ashmore St, Sunderland who had been 18 years in the employment of the owners of the Newent.
Other crew were ;
T Gould, chief mate 18 Worcester St Sunderland, T Pottinger, second mate, 12 Pearson Place, Jarrow
James Curtis, chief engineer, Marshall Wallace Rd, South Shields
R Horton , Second engineer, Deans Rd , South Shields
James Heron, donkey man, South Shields- son in law to the chief engineer
A Betts, Steward, Corbridge St, South Shields.
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As the Newent was regularly employed in the coasting trade there is difficulty in obtaining an accurate list of the seamen and firemen, owing to the many changes within every six months when the vessels articles are deposited in the shipping office.
It is known however Thos(Thomas?) Manson, 284 Eldon St, South Shields, serving in the capacity of seaman, was on board the Newent when she left Southampton, besides a fireman named Joslund who was living at River St, Tyne Dock, and H Rasmuson, fireman living at Gilbert St, South Shields.
According to the owners list supplied on the previous voyage by the master , there were serving aboard the Newent, besides the fireman and seamen mentioned above;
C Mandal- Seaman
H Garland- Seaman
B Breig-Fireman
C Burgenson-Fireman
Another man is mentioned named Anderson , but these are subject to correction as there may have been changes before the ship left Blyth on the outward passage, when two of the former hands named Laurence Williamson and James Herculson, lost their voyages.
Williamson was seen afterwards , and explained that he and his shipmate had every intention of joining the Newent, but through a mistake of the master in his telegram informing them when to be aboard again they were unable to travel to Blyth in time to catch the ship.
The men, who came ashore for a few hours to see their friends at Shields, left all their belongings onboard.
