Acadians Aboard English ship Britannia, 1769
Ages are as of 1769. Individuals with surnames in bold are family heads. Hyperlinks take you to individual histories in the Acadian family pages, which contain many more details of each person's life. For the story of this ill-fated voyage to Louisiana, see Appendix. The column on the right is where Maryland authorities counted that person in July 1763. See Jehn, Acadian Exiles in the Colonies, 150-58.
NOTE: These individuals are documented in <thecajuns.com/britania.htm>.
| Name | Age | Birthplace | Relationships & Comments | MD, Jul 1763 |
| Antoine BELLARD | 30 | Picardy, France | Acadian? | |
| Marie TRAHAN | 22 | ? | Wife; daughter of Honoré | |
| Étienne-Simon BELLARD | 2 | Maryland | Son | |
| Pierre-Olivier BENOIT | 40 | Pigiguit | brother of Jean-Baptiste, whose widow was Anne TRAHAN | |
| Marie-Geneviève BRASSEAUX | 45 | ? | Second wife | |
| Jean-Charles BENOIT | 10 | Maryland | Son | |
| Madeleine BENOIT | 6 | Maryland | Daughter | |
| Marie-Rose BENOIT | 8 | Maryland | Daughter | |
| Louis LATIER | 39 | ? | Acadian? | |
| Anne TRAHAN | 38 | ? | Wife; widow of Jean-Baptiste BENOIT, brother of Honoré | |
| Antoine LATIER | 7 | Maryland | Son | |
| Élisabeth/Isabelle LATIER | 4 | Maryland | Daughter | |
| Paul LATIER | 6 | Maryland | Son | |
| Marguerite BENOIT | 9 | Maryland | Stepdaughter; niece of Pierre-Olivier | |
| Marie-Anne BENOIT | 15 | ? | Stepdaughter; niece of Pierre-Olivier | |
| Marie-Rose BENOIT | 22 | ? | Stepdaughter; niece of Pierre-Olivier | |
| Jean-Vincent LEJEUNE | 20 | Pigiguit | ||
| Blaise LEJEUNE | 18 | Pigiguit | Brother | |
| Marguerite LEJEUNE | 17 | Pigiguit | Sister | |
| Nanette LEJEUNE | 13 | Maryland | Sister | |
| Étienne RIVET, père | 52 | Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit | ||
| Étienne RIVET, fils | 21 | Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit | Son | |
| François RIVET | 18 | Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit | Son | |
| Pierre RIVET | 16 | Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit | Son | |
| Théodore RIVET | 14 | Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit | Son | |
| Honoré TRAHAN | 43 | Pigiguit | Uncle of LEJEUNE orphans; father of Marie; brother of Anne | |
| Marie CORPORON | 50 | ? | Wife | |
| Pierre TRAHAN | 18 | Île Royale | Son | |
| Joseph LEJEUNE | 13 | Maryland | Orphan; nephew; brother of Jean-Vincent et al. | |
| 29 individuals/6 families | ||||
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