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Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
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Extracted Logs: Ship's Name Oakfield Official Number 132816 Dates of Voyages 22 September...
Catalogue reference: BT 165/1716
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BT 165/1716
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Date (When the record was created)
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1917
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Description (What the record is about)
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Extracted Logs:
Ship's Name Oakfield Official Number 132816 Dates of Voyages 22 September 1916 - 16 March 1917 and 24 March 1917 - 24 March 1917.
Ship's Name El Uruguayo Official Number 132817 Dates of Voyages 2 December 1916 - 15 February 1917, 22 February 1917 - 11 May 1917, 25 May 1917 - 24 August 1917 and 4 September 1917 - 4 December 1917.
Ship's Name Rockpool Official Number 132819 Dates of Voyages 16 September 1916 - 23 February 1917 and 16 March 1917 - 29 October 1917.
Ship's Name Maxton Official Number 132820 Dates of Voyage 5 May 1917 - 14 June 1917.
Ship's Name Eskbridge Official Number 132821 Dates of Voyage 8 July 1817 - 1 October 1917.
Ship's Name Fishpool Official Number 132822 Dates of Voyages 21 December 1916 - 13 March 1917, 11 June 1917 - 9 November 1917.
Ship's Name La Rosarina Official Number 132823 Dates of Voyages 28 October 1916 - 25 January 1917, 5 February 1917 - 15 August 1917 and 24 August 1917 - 25 November 1917.
Ship's Name Lynton Grange Official Number 132824 Dates of Voyage 16 December 1916 - 8 July 1917.
Ship's Name Eavestone Official Number 132825 Dates of Voyage 13 September 1916 - 29 January 1917.
Ship's Name Marmion Official Number 132829 Dates of Voyage 4 November 1916 - 18 April 1917.
Ship's Name Denby Grange Official Number 132831 Dates of Voyages 6 January 1917 - 12 April 1917, 21 April 1917 - 25 September 1917 and 13 October 1917 - 21 September 1918.
Ship's Name Arachne Official Number 132832 Dates of Voyages 21 October 1916 - 25 February 1917, 6 March 1917 - 6 July 1917 and 20 July 1917 - 21 November 1917.
Ship's Name Oaklands Grange Official Number 132833 Dates of Voyages 9 January 1917 - 21 June 1917 and 4 July 1917 - 13 November 1917.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Merchant seaman
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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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