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[[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Wales]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Merchant Marine | |||
A merchant marine is a person who worked aboard commercial vessels. You may want to search merchant shipping records if you find one of the following terms in records about your ancestor: captain, mariner, seaman, mate, boatswain (bosun), or super cargo. | A merchant marine is a person who worked aboard commercial vessels. You may want to search merchant shipping records if you find one of the following terms in records about your ancestor: captain, mariner, seaman, mate, boatswain (bosun), or super cargo. | ||
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More information about this marine collection is in: | More information about this marine collection is in: | ||
Hall, Christopher A. ''A Guide to the Lloyd’s Marine Collection at the Guildhall Library''. London, England: Guildhall Library, 1985. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=578214&disp=A+guide+to+the+Lloyd%27s+Marine+Collecti%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942.1/L1 A3hc].) | *Hall, Christopher A. ''A Guide to the Lloyd’s Marine Collection at the Guildhall Library''. London, England: Guildhall Library, 1985. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=578214&disp=A+guide+to+the+Lloyd%27s+Marine+Collecti%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942.1/L1 A3hc].) | ||
'''Register of Seamen (BT 112, 119, 120).''' These registers contain copies of the certificates issued to individuals authorizing them to serve on a ship. The registers exist for the years 1835 to 1856 and give the man’s age, birthplace, date of first going to sea, rank, service record, and the ship’s name. Those from 1844 to 1856 give a physical description of the man. The registers for some years are indexed. | '''Register of Seamen (BT 112, 119, 120).''' These registers contain copies of the certificates issued to individuals authorizing them to serve on a ship. The registers exist for the years 1835 to 1856 and give the man’s age, birthplace, date of first going to sea, rank, service record, and the ship’s name. Those from 1844 to 1856 give a physical description of the man. The registers for some years are indexed. | ||
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'''Foreign Consular Records.''' Foreign consular records include records of seamen who died at sea. The place where the seaman came from is often included. The records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | '''Foreign Consular Records.''' Foreign consular records include records of seamen who died at sea. The place where the seaman came from is often included. The records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
GREAT BRITAIN - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ;GREAT BRITAIN - CIVIL REGISTRATION | ||
=== Records in the Family History Library === | === Records in the Family History Library === | ||
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The Family History Library has copies of the captains’ registers, Trinity House petitions, and all Board of Trade records discussed here except the Certificates of Competency and Service. The Board of Trade records are now housed in the Public Record Office. Lloyd’s Marine Collection is in the Guildhall Library. <ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ''Research Outline: Wales'' (Salt Lake City: Corporation of the President, 2000), 45-46.</ref>The merchant marine records in the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following: | The Family History Library has copies of the captains’ registers, Trinity House petitions, and all Board of Trade records discussed here except the Certificates of Competency and Service. The Board of Trade records are now housed in the Public Record Office. Lloyd’s Marine Collection is in the Guildhall Library. <ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ''Research Outline: Wales'' (Salt Lake City: Corporation of the President, 2000), 45-46.</ref>The merchant marine records in the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under one of the following: | ||
;GREAT BRITAIN - MERCHANT MARINE | |||
;ENGLAND - MERCHANT MARINE | |||
=== External Links === | === External Links === | ||
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[[Category:Wales]] | [[Category:Wales]] | ||