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==Online Resources== | |||
*'''1747-1860''' [http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3139 Muster rolls from Agreement & Crew Lists of seamen, 1747 to 1860].This is a browsable collection[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ <br>] | |||
*'''1824-1910''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60609 Apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy, 1824-1910] - provides names, ages, ports sailed to, and sea captains' names, and the dates of sailingavy.<br> | |||
*'''1824-1919''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60609 Apprenticeships of Indentures, British Merchant Navy, 1824-1919] - 350,000 entries<br> | |||
*'''1835-1857'''[http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/education-and-work-records/britain-merchant-seamen-1835-1857 Merchant Seamen 1835-1857] | |||
*'''1861''' [http://www.freecen.org.uk/ 1861 Census Ships at Sea Index] | |||
*'''1861-1913''' [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ Index to Merchant Marine Agreement & Crew Lists 1861-1913] - 570,000 entries with some images | |||
*'''1881''' [https://mha.mun.ca/1881/crews1881.php 1881 Crew Lists Database] at Marine History Archive | |||
*'''1918-1941''' [http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/full-list-of-united-kingdom-records/education-and-work-records/britain-merchant-seamen-1918-1941 Merchant Seamen 1918-1941] - registers; 2.6 million entries | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/browse-refine.asp?CatID=28&searchType=browserefine&pagenumber=1&guery=*&queryType=1/ Seamen's Wills at TNA] | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/crew-lists-agreements-log-books-merchant-ships-after-1861/ Crew lists and agreements and log books of merchant ships after 1861] | |||
*[http://www.welshmariners.org.uk/search.php Welsh Mariner's Index] | |||
=== Helpful Websites === | |||
*[http://www.mna.org.uk/wp/research/ Merchant Navy Association] - provides a research service in some more modern records ($) | |||
*[http://www.barnettmaritime.co.uk/main.htm The British Mercantile Marine and Fishing Fleets:] c.1835 - c.1972 with reference to the Seagoing Naval Reserves by Len Barnett. | |||
*[https://fishingboatheritage.co.uk/ Fishing Boat Heritage] We have a rich heritage in our communities, families and boats which have committed to the UK fishing industry over the past 150 years. Significant records and recollections of the people and their boats exist today. Fishing Boat Heritage has been created to provide a single easily accessed archive before much of this is lost forever. | |||
*[http://www.cwgc.org/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission] | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/default.htm The National Archives:] | |||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/merchantseamanbefore1857.htm National Archives Factsheet] | |||
*[http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/index.html Mariners] | |||
*[http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/gene.htm Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section] | |||
*[http://www.crewlist.org.uk/findingonindexes.html#online Finding seafarers from Indexes] | |||
==History== | |||
A merchant mariner worked aboard commercial or merchant 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 mariner worked aboard commercial or merchant 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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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 | [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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GREAT BRITAIN - MERCHANT MARINE | GREAT BRITAIN - MERCHANT MARINE | ||
'''London-Based Mariners''' | '''London-Based Mariners''' | ||
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*[[Deptford St Nicholas, Kent]] | *[[Deptford St Nicholas, Kent]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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