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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1780/02/09 | 1782/08/19 | Josiah BrownBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1763-1816 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1782/08/20 | 1793/01/01 | Josiah BrownBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1763-1816 rated Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1793/01/03 | 1793/01/09 | James CampbellBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1765-1821 Rated Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1793/01/03 | 1816/12/31 | Josiah BrownBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1763-1816 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1793/01/10 | 1821/03/31 | James CampbellBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1765-1821 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1793/03/01 | 1793/03/26 | William EathorneBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1765-1821 Rated Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1793/03/11 | 1811/09/30 | James HawkinsBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1793-1827 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1793/03/27 | 1795/03/09 | William EathorneBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1765-1821 Rated Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1793/05/11 | 1793/06/28 | Joseph SkinnerBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1820 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1793/06/29 | 1795/03/09 | Joseph SkinnerBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1820 rated Pro-quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1794/08/30 | 1804/02/12 | John JennerBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1788-1822 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/03/10 | 1795/04/23 | William BrentonBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1772-1821 Rated Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/03/10 | 1808/12/09 | William EathorneBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1765-1821 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/03/10 | 1811/10/05 | Joseph SkinnerBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1771-1820 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/04/24 | 1795/07/01 | William BrentonBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1772-1821 Rated Pro Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/07/02 | 1799/11/10 | John W PikeBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1784-1827 Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1795/07/02 | 1811/10/05 | William BrentonBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1772-1821 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1796/03/29 | 1799/11/10 | William ProvoBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1776-1822 Rated Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1798/10/29 | 1801/02/19 | John SumpterBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1822 Rated Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1799/11/10 | 1805/03/31 | John ChinowethBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1799-1827 Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1799/11/11 | 1803/10/09 | William ProvoBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1776-1822 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1799/11/11 | 1805/03/31 | John RundellBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1822 Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1799/11/11 | 1811/09/30 | John W PikeBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1784-1827 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1801/02/20 | 1806/04/28 | George QuintrellBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1780-1822 Sub Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1801/02/20 | 1807/01/31 | John SumpterBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1822 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1805/04/01 | 1811/09/30 | John ChinowethBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1799-1827 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1805/04/01 | 1811/12/14 | John RundellBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1822 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1806/04/29 | 1813/02/12 | George QuintrellBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1780-1822 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1807/11/18 | 1816/03/13 | Andrew GruzilierBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1778-1816 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1809/05/21 | 1810/12/21 | John AncellBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1809-1822 | ADM 29/8 |
| 1812/11/08 | 1813/10/03 | William HaywardBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1799-1818 Rated Acting Quarterman | ADM 29/8 |
| 1813/10/04 | 1818/06/30 | William HaywardBritish Dockyard Staff Service 1799-1818 Rated Quarterman 2nd Class | ADM 29/8 |