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'''Births, Deaths, and Marriages Occurring On Board British Merchant Vessels (BT 158–60).''' Shipboard events were recorded in a ship’s log. They cover the years 1854 to 1890. Some of these records are indexed. | '''Births, Deaths, and Marriages Occurring On Board British Merchant Vessels (BT 158–60).''' Shipboard events were recorded in a ship’s log. They cover the years 1854 to 1890. Some of these records are indexed. | ||
'''Surname Index to the 1861 Census Returns of Ships.''' This is an alphabetical list (FHL fiche 6025598, 8 fiche) of all people who were on board merchant and smaller vessels when the 1861 census was taken. Some naval ships are also included. These ships are not emigrant ships. The few passengers listed are usually family members of the crew. The information includes name, age, occupation, birthplace, name of the ship, and reference numbers for finding the records either in the Family Record Centre (see | '''Surname Index to the 1861 Census Returns of Ships.''' This is an alphabetical list (FHL fiche 6025598, 8 fiche) of all people who were on board merchant and smaller vessels when the 1861 census was taken. Some naval ships are also included. These ships are not emigrant ships. The few passengers listed are usually family members of the crew. The information includes name, age, occupation, birthplace, name of the ship, and reference numbers for finding the records either in the Family Record Centre (see "[[Wales Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]" for the address) or in the Family History Library. | ||
Census returns for other years include lists of persons on board ships. They are filed with the returns of the port city where the ship was docked. | Census returns for other years include lists of persons on board ships. They are filed with the returns of the port city where the ship was docked. | ||
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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
Welsh Mariners: [http://www.welshmariners.org.uk/ www.welshmariners.org.uk/] | |||
The National Archives: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/default.htm | |||
Guildhall Library: http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/ghinfo9.htm | Guildhall Library: http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/ghinfo9.htm | ||
[[Category:Wales]] | [[Category:Wales]] | ||