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| NAME | AGE* | JOB ON BOUNTY | MUTINEER OR LOYALIST? | FATE, IF KNOWN |
| Adams, John (aka Alexander Smith) | 20 | Able Seaman | Mutineer | Lived on Pitcairn Island, as the last surviving mutineer, until his death in 1829. |
| Bligh, William | 33 | Commander | Loyalist, of course |
Survived ordeals at sea to return to England and continue his career in the British navy. Died in 1817. |
| Brown, William | 27 | Asst. Gardener |
Mutineer | Charges against him found to be proved and sentenced to death in 1792. Executed on the Brunswick with Milward and Ellison on 29 October, and left to hang for two hours. |
| Burkett, Thomas | 25 | Able Seaman | Mutineer | Charges of mutiny found to be proved and sentenced to death in 1792. Executed on the Brunswick on 29 October, and left to hang for two hours. |
| Byrn, Michael | 28 | Able Seaman | Detained Loyalist | Acquitted of mutiny in 1792. Served with Bligh’s nephew on the Prompte. Became a pensioner of Greenwich Hospital and vanished into obscurity. |
| Christian, Fletcher | 23 | Master's Mate | Chief Mutineer | After instigating and leading the mutiny, eventually took the Bounty to Pitcairn Island, where he remained until his death several years later. Died, along with others, after being massacred by Tahitian servants. |
| Churchill, Charles | 28 | Master-at-Arms | Died after mutiny | Murdered while in Tahiti by Matthew Thompson, his mess mate. |
| Cole, William | Boatswain | Loyalist | Died in 1833 after a long retirement. | |
| Coleman, Joseph | 36 | Armorer | Detained Loyalist | Acquitted of mutiny in 1792. Frequently admitted to the hospital after the court-martial. Subsequently served with Bligh on two other ships. |
| Ellison, Thomas | 17 | Able Seaman | Mutineer | Charges against him found to be proved and sentenced to death in 1792. Executed on the Brunswick 29 October, and left to hang for two hours. |
| Elphinstone, William | 36 | Master's Mate | Loyalist | |
| Fryer, John | 33 | Master | Loyalist | Served on eleven ships until his retirement. After retirement, lived in relative wealth and comfort until about age 60. |
| Hall, Thomas | 38 | Cook | Loyalist | |
| Hallett, John | 15 | Midshipman | Loyalist | Died at age 22 in Bedford in 1794. |
| Hayward, Thomas | 20 | Midshipman | Loyalist | Returned to the South Pacific on the Pandora, and helped to track down mutineers. Testified for prosecution at the court-martial of the mutineers. |
| Heywood, Peter | 15 | Midshipman | Mutineer | Found guilty of mutiny and sentenced to death in 1792. Received His Majesty the King’s unconditional pardon. Served as a successful and distinguished naval officer until his retirement in 1816. Died on February 10, 1831, at age 58. |
| Hilbrandt, Henry | 24 | Cooper | Mutineer | Died in the Pandora shipwreck in 1791 while still in his irons. He never escaped Pandora’s box. |
| Huggan, John | Surgeon | Died before mutiny | Died in Tahiti of failed health. | |
| Lamb, Robert | 21 | Butcher | Loyalist | |
| LeBogue, Lawrence | 39 | Sailmaker | Loyalist | Died on board the Jason at age 48. |
| Ledward, Thomas | Surgeon's Ass't | Loyalist | Died in England. | |
| Linklater, Peter | 30 | Quartermaster | Loyalist | |
| Martin, Isaac | 30 | Able Seaman | Mutineer | Died on Pitcairn Island. |
| McCoy, William | 25 | Able Seaman | Mutineer | Died after falling off a cliff in 1798. |
| McIntosh, Thomas | 28 | Carpenter's Mate | Detained Loyalist | Acquitted of mutiny in 1792. Subsequently entered merchant service. |
| Mills, John | 38 | Gunner's Mate | Mutineer | Killed in a slaughter on Pitcairn. |
| Millward, John | 21 | Able Seaman | Mutineer | Found guilty of mutiny and sentenced to death in 1792. Executed on the Brunswick with Burkett and Ellison on 29 October, and left to hang for two hours. |
| Morrison, James | 27 | Boatswain's Mate | Mutineer | |
| Muspratt, William | 27 | Cook's Assistant | Mutineer | Found guilty of mutiny and sentenced to death in 1792. Received pardon nearly 5 months later. Was rumored never to have spoken a word since witnessing the executions of Burkett, Millward and Ellison. |
| Nelson, David | Botanist | Loyalist | ||
| Norman, Charles | 26 | Carpenter's Mate | Detained Loyalist | Released after his acquittal in the court-martial. Died in December 1793. |
| Norton, John | 34 | Quartermaster | Loyalist | Died on the island of Tofua in 1790, stoned and beaten to death by islanders while the launch of the Bounty was trying to make its escape. |
| Peckover, William | 40 | Gunner | Loyalist | Served a long naval career after returning to England. |
| Purcell, William | Carpenter | Loyalist | Served on fourteen more ships until his retirement. Died in 1834, as the last surviving officer of the Bounty. | |
| Quintal, Matthew | 21 | Able Seaman | Mutineer | Hatcheted to death in 1799 by fellow mutineers Adams in Young, who feared for their own safety. |
| Samuel, John | 26 | Captain's Clerk | Loyalist | Fate unreported. |
| Simpson, George | 27 | Q'termaster's Mate | Loyalist | Died in 1801 of unknown causes. |
| Skinner, Richard | 22 | Able Seaman | Mutineer | Died in his irons in the Pandora shipwreck in 1791. |
| Smith, John | 36 | Captain's Servant | Loyalist | After returning to England, stayed with the Blighs until 1801. |
| Stewart, George | 21 | Midshipman | Mutineer | Struck and killed by a falling gangway during the Pandora shipwreck in 1791. |
| Sumner, John | 22 | Able Seaman | Mutineer | Struck and killed by a falling gangway during the Pandora shipwreck in 1791. |
| Thompson, Matthew | 37 | Able Seaman | Mutineer | Murdered by Tahitians in revenge for Churchill’s death. Was subsequently offered as a sacrifice to their gods. |
| Tinkler, Robert | 15 | Midshipman | Loyalist | Served as a naval commander after returning to England. Died in 1820, in Norwich. |
| Valentine, James | 28 | Able Seaman | Died before mutiny. | Died on the voyage to Tahiti of an infection while being treated for another ailment.. |
| Williams, John | 26 | Able Seaman | Mutineer | Killed by Tahitians on Pitcairn. |
| Edward, Young | 21 | Midshipman | Mutineer | Died of asthma in 1800. |
* Age at time Bounty left England
Description of the Pirates remaining on Board his Majesty's armed Vessel, Bounty, on the 28th April, 1789. Drawn up at Timor. Copies of this List were forwarded from Batavia to Lord Cornwallis, then Governor-General of India, at Calcutta; to Governor Philips, at New South Wales; and one was left at Batavia, with the Governor-General of the Dutch Possessions in India:
Fletcher Christian, master's mate, aged 24 years, five feet nine inches high, blackish, or very dark brown complexion, dark brown hair, strong made; a star tatowed on his left breast, tatowed on his backside; his knees stand a little out, and he may be called rather bow legged. He is subject to violent perspirations, and particularly in his hands, so that he soils any thing he handles.
George Stewart, midshipman, aged 23 years, five feet seven inches high, good complexion, dark hair, slender made, narrow chested, and long neck, small face, and black eyes; tatowed on the left breast with a star, and on the left arm with a heart and darts, is also tatowed on the backside.
Peter Heywood, midshipman, aged 17 years, five feet seven inches high, fair complexion, light brown hair, well proportioned; very much tatowed; and on the right leg is tatowed the three legs of Man, as it is upon that coin. At this time he has not done growing; and speaks with the Manks, or Isle of Man accent.
Edward Young, midshipman, aged 22 years, five feet eight inches high, dark complexion, and rather a bad look; dark brown hair, strong made, has lost several of his fore teeth, and those that remain are all rotten; a small mole on the left side of the throat, and on the right arm is tatowed a heart and dart through it, with E. Y. underneath, and the date of the year 1788 or 1789.
Charles Churchill, ship's corporal, aged 30 years, five feet ten inches high, fair complexion, short light brown hair, top of the head bald, strong made; the fore-finger of his left hand crooked, and his hand shews the marks of a severe scald; tatowed in several places of his body, legs, and arms.
James Morrison, boatswain's mate, aged 28 years, five feet eight inches high, sallow complexion, long black hair, slender made; has lost the use of the upper joint of the fore-finger of the right hand; tatowed with a star under his left breast, and a garter round his left leg, with the motto of Honi soit qui mal y pense; and has been wounded in one of his arms with a musket ball.
John Mills, gunner's mate, aged 40 years, five feet ten inches high, fair complexion, light brown hair, strong made, and raw boned; a scar in his right arm-pit, occasioned by an abscess.
John Millward, seaman, aged 22 years, five feet five inches high, brown complexion, dark hair, strong made; very much tatowed in different parts of the body, and under the pit of the stomach, with a taoomy of Otaheite.
Matthew Thompson, seaman, aged 40 years, five feet eight inches high, very dark complexion, short black hair, slender made, and has lost the joint of the great toe of his right foot; and is tatowed in several places of his body.
William Mickoy, seaman, aged 25 years, five feet six inches high, fair complexion, light brown hair, strong made; a scar where he has been stabbed in the belly, and a small scar under his chin; is tatowed in different parts of his body.
Matthew Quintal, seaman, aged 21 years, five feet five inches high, fair complexion, light brown hair, strong made; very much tatowed on the backside, and several other places.
John Sumner, seaman, aged 24 years, five feet eight inches high, fair complexion, brown hair; a scar on the left cheek, and tatowed in several places.
Thomas Burket, seaman, aged 26 years, five feet nine inches high, fair complexion, very much pitted with the small-pox, brown hair, slender made, and very much tatowed.
Isaac Martin, seaman, aged 30 years, five feet eleven inches high, sallow complexion, short brown hair, raw boned; tatowed with a star on his left breast.
William Musprat, seaman, aged 30 years, five feet six inches high, dark complexion, brown hair, slender made, a very strong black beard, with scars under his chin; is tatowed in several places of his body.
Henry Hilbrant, seaman, aged 25 years, five feet seven inches high, fair complexion, sandy hair, strong made; his left arm shorter than the other, having been broke; is an Hanoverian born, and speaks bad English; tatowed in several places.
Alexander Smith, seaman, aged 22 years, five feet five inches high, brown complexion, brown hair, strong made; very much pitted with the small-pox, and very much tatowed on his body, legs, arms, and feet. He has a scar on his right foot, where it has been cut with a wood axe.
John Williams, seaman, aged 25 years, five feet five inches high, dark complexion, black hair, slender made; has a scar on the back part of his head; is tatowed, and a native of Guernsey; speaks French. Richard Skinner, seaman, aged 22 years, five feet eight inches high, fair complexion, very well made, and has scars on both ankles, and on his right shin; is very much tatowed.
Thomas Ellison, seaman, aged 17 years, five feet three inches high, fair complexion, dark hair, strong made; has got his name tatowed on his right arm, and dated October 25th, 1788.
William Brown, assistant botanist, aged 27 years, five feet eight inches high, fair complexion, dark brown hair, slender made; a remarkable scar on one of his cheeks, which contracts the eye-lid, and runs down to his throat, occasioned by the king's evil; is tatowed.
Michael Byrne, seaman, aged 28 years, five feet six inches high, fair complexion, short fair hair, slender made: is almost blind, and has the mark of an issue on the back of his neck; plays the violin.
Joseph Coleman, armourer, aged 40 years, five feet six inches high, fair complexion, grey hair, strong made; a heart tatowed on one of his arms.
Charles Norman, carpenter's mate, aged 26 years, five feet nine inches high, fair complexion, light brown hair, slender made, is pitted with the small-pox; and has a remarkable motion with his head and eyes.
Thomas McIntosh, carpenter's crew, aged 28 years, five feet six inches high, fair complexion, light brown hair, slender made; is pitted with the small-pox, and is tatowed.
The four last are deserving of mercy, being detained against their inclinations.
WM. BLIGH.
Note. This description was made out from the recollection of the persons with me, who were best acquainted with their private marks.