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Hall, Christopher A. ''A Guide to the Lloyd’s Marine Collection at the Guildhall Library''. London, England: Guildhall Library, 1985. (FHL book 942.1/L1 A3hc.) | Hall, Christopher A. ''A Guide to the Lloyd’s Marine Collection at the Guildhall Library''. London, England: Guildhall Library, 1985. (FHL book 942.1/L1 A3hc.) | ||
[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60609 '''Apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy, 1824-1910'''.] This approximately 350,000 name database at Ancestry.co.uk provides names, ages, ports sailed to, and sea captains' names, and the dates of sailing, and is a significant finding tool for those who served aboard ships of Great Britain's maritime navy. Search this database and records of the Royal Navy (at The National Archives, UK) when you know an ancestry served in the Merchant Navy.<br> | |||
'''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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'''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, eight fiche) of all people who were on board naval, merchant, and smaller vessels when the 1861 census was taken. 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 | '''Surname Index to the 1861 Census Returns of Ships'''. This is an alphabetical list (see FHL fiche 6025598, eight fiche) of all people who were on board naval, merchant, and smaller vessels when the 1861 census was taken. 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 National Archives (see [[England 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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Online Indexes, databases and browsable collections for merchant mariners and ships of the merchant marine: | Online Indexes, databases and browsable collections for merchant mariners and ships of the merchant marine: | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60609 Apprenticeships of Indentures, British Merchant Navy], 1824-1919 | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60609 Apprenticeships of Indentures, British Merchant Navy], 1824-1919 | ||
*[http://www.freecen.org.uk/ 1861 Census Ships at Sea Index] | *[http://www.freecen.org.uk/ 1861 Census Ships at Sea Index] | ||
*1871-1891 Census of shipping - search and view at: FindMyPast.co.uk or Ancestry. | *1871-1891 Census of shipping - search and view at: FindMyPast.co.uk or Ancestry. | ||
*[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3139 Muster rolls from Agreement & Crew Lists of seamen, 1747 to 1860].This is a browseable collection<br> | *[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3139 Muster rolls from Agreement & Crew Lists of seamen, 1747 to 1860].This is a browseable collection<br> | ||