Person    | Male  Born 1571  Died 22/8/1607

Bartholomew Gosnold

Categories: Exploring

Countries: USA

Explorer. Born in Grundisburgh, Suffolk. He led the first recorded European expedition to Cape Cod, and is considered to be the prime mover in the colonisation of Virginia. He captained the 'Godspeed', one of three ships in the 1606 expedition which founded Jamestown. The picture of him is a forensic reconstruction from his supposed skeleton.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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Bartholomew Gosnold

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Virginia Settlers Memorial

This voyage took place 16 years before the Mayflower. The memorial has a his...

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William Gibson

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John Gregory

John Gregory

Role on the lost expedition: Officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

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John Diggle

John Diggle

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

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1 memorial
James Hart

James Hart

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Erebus. See John Franklin.

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1 memorial
Alexander Wilson

Alexander Wilson

Role on the lost expedition: Petty officer on SS Terror. See John Franklin.

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