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''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[British Merchant Marine|Merchant Marine]]'' | ||
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<br>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. | |||
The Board of Trade (BT), Registrar of Shipping and Seamen (RGSS) and the Register Office of Merchant Seamen kept merchant marine records. Some are discussed here. The National Archives classification numbers are added for convenience. For more detail on availability and accessibility of merchant maritime records and their indexes, go to this article on ''[[Using British Merchant Marine Records]].'' | The Board of Trade (BT), Registrar of Shipping and Seamen (RGSS) and the Register Office of Merchant Seamen kept merchant marine records. Some are discussed here. The National Archives classification numbers are added for convenience. For more detail on availability and accessibility of merchant maritime records and their indexes, go to this article on ''[[Using British Merchant Marine Records]].'' | ||