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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Register of Seamen, Series I
Catalogue reference: BT 120
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BT 120
These volumes represent the first attempt to register British seamen by the General Registry and Record Office of Seamen. Seamen were entered in five volumes in alphabetical order. These volumes form Series I of the register, and give the man's...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- BT 120
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Title (The name of the record)
- Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Register of Seamen, Series I
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1835-1836
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Description (What the record is about)
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These volumes represent the first attempt to register British seamen by the General Registry and Record Office of Seamen.
Seamen were entered in five volumes in alphabetical order. These volumes form Series I of the register, and give the man's name, age, birthplace, ship and rank. They also give a register number.
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- General Register and Record Office of Seamen, 1835-1872
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 5 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Available in digital format unless otherwise stated
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- Topics
- Merchant seaman
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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These volumes rapidly became insufficient, and in 1836 the whole register was restarted, incorporating the men already registered this series.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3159/
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