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Series
Navy Board, and Admiralty, Accountant General's Department: Seamen's Effects Papers
Catalogue reference: ADM 44
What's it about?
ADM 44
Applications from the next of kin of deceased ratings and Royal Marine other ranks for their unpaid wages. Some applications are supported by wills, birth or marriage certificates.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ADM 44
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Title (The name of the record)
- Navy Board, and Admiralty, Accountant General's Department: Seamen's Effects Papers
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Date (When the record was created)
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1800-1860
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Description (What the record is about)
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Applications from the next of kin of deceased ratings and Royal Marine other ranks for their unpaid wages. Some applications are supported by wills, birth or marriage certificates.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Arranged under the first letter of the name of the seaman or marine. The letter in the piece number is the initial letter of the surname. There are separate certificate numbers for each letter of the alphabet.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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Another means of reference is ADM 154
These papers are indexed by ADM 141
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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)
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- Board of Admiralty, Accountant General's Department, 1832-1932
- Navy Board, 1546-1832
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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376 bundle(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/C1753/
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Navy Board, and Admiralty, Accountant General's Department: Seamen's Effects Papers
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