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==Online Resources== | ==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>] | *'''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> | *'''1824-1910''' [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> | *'''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] | *'''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''' [http://www.freecen.org.uk/ 1861 Census Ships at Sea Index] | ||
*'''1861-1913''' [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ Index to Merchant | *'''1861-1913''' [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/ Index to Merchant Navy Crew Lists 1861-1913] - 570,000 records with over 157,000 images | ||
*'''1881''' [https://mha.mun.ca/1881/crews1881.php 1881 Crew Lists Database] at Marine History Archive | *'''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 | *'''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/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.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] | *[http://www.welshmariners.org.uk/search.php Welsh Mariner's Index] | ||
=== Helpful Websites === | ===Helpful Websites=== | ||
*[http://www.mna.org.uk/wp/research/ Merchant Navy Association] - provides a research service in some more modern records ($) | |||
*[http://www.mna.org.uk/wp/research/ Merchant Navy Association] - provides a research service in some more modern records ($) | |||
*[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. | *[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. | *[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.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/default.htm The National Archives:] | ||
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/merchantseamanbefore1857.htm National Archives Factsheet] | *[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.mariners-l.co.uk/index.html Mariners] | ||
*[http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/gene.htm Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section] | *[http://www.history.ac.uk/gh/gene.htm Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section] | ||
*[http://www.crewlist.org.uk/findingonindexes.html#online Finding seafarers from Indexes] | *[http://www.crewlist.org.uk/findingonindexes.html#online Finding seafarers from Indexes] | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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GREAT BRITAIN - CIVIL REGISTRATION - INDEXES | GREAT BRITAIN - CIVIL REGISTRATION - INDEXES | ||
== How to Find Records in the Family History Library | ==How to Find Records in the Family History Library== | ||
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 The National Archives. Lloyd’s Marine Collection is in the Guildhall Library. The merchant marine records in the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch 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 The National Archives. Lloyd’s Marine Collection is in the Guildhall Library. The merchant marine records in the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under one of the following: | ||
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Many mariners while serving in the merchant navy or, who lived in or near Greater London, attended one of the following greater London churches: | Many mariners while serving in the merchant navy or, who lived in or near Greater London, attended one of the following greater London churches: | ||
*[[Stepney St Dunstan, Middlesex|St Dunstan, Stepney]] | *[[Stepney St Dunstan, Middlesex|St Dunstan, Stepney]] | ||
*[[All Hallows Barking|All Hallows, by the Tower (Barking)]] - a.k.a. Mariner's Chapel | *[[All Hallows Barking|All Hallows, by the Tower (Barking)]] - a.k.a. Mariner's Chapel | ||
*[[St Dunstan in the East]] | *[[St Dunstan in the East]] | ||
*[[Limehouse St Anne, Middlesex|St Anne, Limehouse]] | *[[Limehouse St Anne, Middlesex|St Anne, Limehouse]] | ||
*[[Poplar All Saints, Middlesex|Poplar, All Saints]] | *[[Poplar All Saints, Middlesex|Poplar, All Saints]] | ||
*[[Greenwich St Alfege, Kent]] | *[[Greenwich St Alfege, Kent]] | ||
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*[[Deptford St Nicholas, Kent]] | *[[Deptford St Nicholas, Kent]] | ||
== Shipwrecks | ==Shipwrecks== | ||
Articles about Shipwrecks: | Articles about Shipwrecks: | ||
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*[[Media:The Newcastle Weekly Courant-shipwrecd.pdf|Ulysse]] - 1887, transcript of article in ''The Newcastle Weekly Courant'' (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England); Friday, February 4, 1887: Issue 11064 | |||
*[http://scottishgenealogytipsntricks.blogspot.ca/2012/10/the-empress-of-ireland.html Empress of Ireland] - May 29, 1914, [http://www.sea-viewdiving.com/shipwreck_info/empress_home/passengerindex.htm A list of the persons involved in the shipwreck]. | *[http://scottishgenealogytipsntricks.blogspot.ca/2012/10/the-empress-of-ireland.html Empress of Ireland] - May 29, 1914, [http://www.sea-viewdiving.com/shipwreck_info/empress_home/passengerindex.htm A list of the persons involved in the shipwreck]. | ||
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