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Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
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Extracted logs: Ship's name Ilderton Official number 118262 Date of voyage 2 January...
Catalogue reference: BT 165/1153
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BT 165/1153
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Date (When the record was created)
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1915
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Description (What the record is about)
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Extracted logs:
Ship's name Ilderton Official number 118262 Date of voyage 2 January 1915 - 15 April 1915, 17 April 1915 - 1 September 1915 and 3 September 1915 - 22 November 1915.
Ship's name Algol Official number 118273 Date of voyage 1 July 1914 - 4 January 1915 and 5 January 1915 - 3 July 1915.
Ship's name Melanie Official number 118277 Date of voyage 16 November 1914 - 16 January 1914.
Ship's name Ronald West Official number 118286 Date of voyage 23 July 1915 - 30 October 1915.
Ship's name Dominion Official number 118287 Date of voyage 5 August 1915 - 14 August 1915.
Ship's name Oneka Official number 118290 Date of voyage 9 May 1914 - 21 May 1915.
Ship's name Somerset Official number 118292 Date of voyage 29 October 1914 - 13 March 1915 and 27 March 1915 - 7 November 1915.
Ship's name Margit Official number 118299 Date of voyage 1 January 1915 - 16 April 1915.
Ship's name Dunbarmoor Official number 118300 Date of voyage 15 February 1915 - 3 March 1915 and 8 June 1915 - 1 November 1915.
Ship's name Lullington Official number 118309 Date of voyage 28 October 1914 - 19 January 1915, 23 February 1915 - 18 April 1915, 28 June 1915 - 22 July 1915, 30 July 1915 - 18 August 1915 and 31 August 1915 - 25 November 1915.
Ship's name Good Hope Official number 118312 Date of voyage 8 July 1914 - 7 July 1915 and 8 July 1915 - 15 October 1915.
Ship's name St Agnes Official number 118316 Date of voyage 1 July 1915 - 31 December 1915.
Ship's name Saltmarsh Official number 118321 Date of voyage 29 December 1914 - 10 April 1915, 12 April 1915 - 11 July 1915 and 21 August 1915 - 21 November 1915.
Ship's name Cluny Castle Official number 118323 Date of voyage 22 October 1914 - 11 January 1915, 2 February 1915 - 18 May 1915 and 12 June 1915 - 7 October 1915.
Ship's name Sabia Official number 118331 Date of voyage 29 October 1913 - 19 February 1915 (2 separate logs).
Ship's name Comrie Castle Official number 118342 Date of voyage 9 October 1914 - 19 January 1915, 17 February 1915 - 20 June 1915 and 9 July 1915 - 29 November 1915.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Merchant seaman
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1733012/
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BT 165
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Ships' Official Logs
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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Ships' Official Logs
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