Records of Merchant Shipping and Seamen,9781873162491

Records of Merchant Shipping and Seamen

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ISBN13: 9781873162491
ISBN10: 1873162499
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-09-01
Publisher(s): Pen & Sword
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Summary

Beginners' guide to this highly popular collection of records.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
ix
Acknowledgements xi
Preface xiii
Introduction xv
Historical background xv
Registration of Shipping xv
Registration of Seamen xv
Registry of Shipping and Seamen xvi
Scope of the Records xvi
Records in the PRO xvi
Records Elsewhere xvii
Printed Sources xviii
Records of Seamen before 1835
1(18)
Introduction
1(1)
Port Books, Shipping Returns, Customs Records and State Papers
1(5)
Port Books
1(1)
Board of Trade Shipping Returns
2(3)
Customs
5(1)
State Papers
6(1)
Legal Records - maritime disasters, commercial and wages disputes
6(7)
Introduction
6(2)
High Court of Admiralty
8(1)
Introduction
8(1)
Instance Court
8(2)
Prize Court
10(1)
High Court of Delegates
11(2)
Royal Naval records
13(3)
Introduction
13(1)
Registers of Protection from being Pressed
13(1)
Letters of Marque
14(1)
Register of Passes
15(1)
Musters
16(1)
Apprentices
16(1)
Greenwich Hospital
17(2)
Receiver of Sixpences
17(2)
Records of Seamen after 1835
19(28)
Introduction
19(1)
Registers of Seamen's Service - nineteenth century (1835-1857)
19(6)
Register of Seamen Series I, 1835-1836
20(1)
Register of Seamen Series II, 1835-1844
21(1)
Introduction
21(1)
Home Trade
21(1)
Foreign Trade
22(1)
Register of Seamen's Tickets, 1845-1854
22(2)
Register of Seamen Series III, 1853-1857
24(1)
Crew Lists and Agreements 1835-1860
25(5)
Introduction
25(1)
1835-1844
25(2)
1845-1854
27(3)
1854-1860
30(1)
Crew Lists and Agreements after 1861
30(2)
Other records
32(6)
Log Books
32(1)
Discharge Certificates
33(1)
Seamen's conditions
33(3)
1861 Census
36(2)
Registers of Seamen's Service - twentieth century
38(4)
Central Index Register, 1913-1941
38(3)
Central Register of Seamen, 1941-1972
41(1)
Apprentices
42(1)
Pensions
43(4)
Introduction
43(2)
Board of Trade
45(1)
War Office
46(1)
Paymaster General's Office
46(1)
Ministry of Pensions/National Insurance
46(1)
Records of Other Officers
47(16)
Introduction
47(1)
Incidental sources
47(5)
Alphabetical Register of Masters
47(1)
Voluntary Examination, 1845-1850
47(2)
Shipping Registers - Transcripts and Transactions
49(1)
Lloyds Register of Shipping and Mercantile Navy List
49(3)
Certificates of Competency and Service - Masters and Mates
52(7)
Introduction
52(1)
1845-1921
52(1)
Certificate Registers
52(4)
Applications for certificates
56(1)
1913-1938
57(1)
Lloyd's Captains' Register (1851-1947)
58(1)
Certificates of Competency and Service - Engineers
59(1)
Certificates of Competancy and Service - Cooks
60(1)
Disciplinary Proceedings
60(3)
Records of Fishermen and Fishing Vessels
63(14)
Introduction
63(1)
Agreements and Crew Lists from 1884
63(4)
Background
63(1)
Records
63(1)
Content
64(3)
Certificates of Competency and Service from 1884
67(1)
1884-1910
67(1)
After 1910
68(1)
Registration of Fishing Vessels from 1894
68(5)
Background
68(2)
Transcripts and Transactions
70(2)
Annual Returns
72(1)
Census Records - Fishing Communities
73(1)
Apprentices
73(4)
War Service
77(9)
Introduction
77(1)
Pre First World War
78(1)
First World War
78(2)
Medals
79(1)
Prisoners of War
80(1)
Second World War
80(4)
Medals
80(1)
The 1939-45 Star
81(1)
The Atlantic Star
81(1)
The Africa Star
82(1)
The Pacific Star
82(1)
The Burma Star
82(1)
The Italy Star
82(1)
The France and Germany Star
82(1)
The War Medal
83(1)
Prisoners of War
83(1)
Convoys and Losses
84(2)
First World War
84(1)
Second World War
84(2)
Royal Naval Reserve (RNR)
86(3)
Background
86(1)
Introduction
86(1)
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR)
86(1)
Royal Naval Reserve Trawler Section (RNR(T))
86(1)
Royal Fleet Auxiliaries
87(1)
Royal Naval Division
87(1)
Shetland Royal Naval Reserve
87(1)
Officers
87(1)
Ratings
88(1)
Medals
88(1)
Registration of Ships
89(8)
Introduction
89(1)
1786 to 1854
90(3)
Introduction
90(1)
Records
91(2)
1854 to 1889
93(1)
Introduction
93(1)
Records
94(1)
From 1889
94(1)
Introduction
94(1)
Records
95(1)
Related Records
Annual Lists of Ships
95(1)
Quinquennial Lists of Ships
95(1)
Changes of Master
96(1)
Miscellaneous
97(16)
Births, Deaths and Marriages at Sea
97(7)
Introduction
97(1)
Records of Seamen's Deaths 1852 to 1889
97(1)
Births, Deaths and Marriages of Passengers at Sea 1854 to 1890
98(4)
Births, Deaths and Marriages of Passengers and Seamen 1891 to 1972
102(1)
General Register Office Records
102(1)
Maritime Disasters
103(1)
Titanic
103(1)
Lusitania
103(1)
Amazon
103(1)
Mohegan
104(1)
Atlantic
104(1)
Drummond Castle
104(1)
Seamen's Welfare
104(3)
Introduction
104(1)
Seamen's Fund
105(1)
Port of Exeter Receiver's Account Books
105(1)
Lists of Ships
106(1)
Ships' Index Book
106(1)
Seamen's Welfare Board etc
106(1)
Colonial Office Records
106(1)
Committee of Inquiry into Trawler Safety
106(1)
Censuses of Ships
107(2)
Introduction
107(1)
Records
107(2)
Honours and Awards
109(4)
Introduction
109(1)
Records
110(3)
Appendixes 113(10)
Apendix 1 Port Numbers and Abbreviations
113(4)
Appendix 2 Crew Lists transferred to local repositories (1863-1912)
117(3)
Appendix 3 Fishing Boats - Port Letters
120(3)
Bibliography 123(4)
Index 127

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