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Series
Foreign Office: Consulate, Bremerhaven, Germany: Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: FO 586
What's it about?
FO 586
This series contains miscellanea from the British consulate in Bremerhaven, Germany. Comprises declarations of marriage and a register of ships purchased by British owners during the years 1903 to 1904.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FO 586
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Consulate, Bremerhaven, Germany: Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
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1903-1914
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains miscellanea from the British consulate in Bremerhaven, Germany. Comprises declarations of marriage and a register of ships purchased by British owners during the years 1903 to 1904.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For further registers see FO 585
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Foreign Office, Consulate, Bremerhaven, Germany, 1872-1914
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7887/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Foreign Office: Consulate, Bremerhaven, Germany: Miscellanea
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