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H.M. Ships: Marriages solemised on board HM ships during 1842-1879
Catalogue reference: RG 33/156
What’s it about?
This record is about the H.M. Ships: Marriages solemised on board HM ships during 1842-1879 dating from 1842-1889 in the series General Register Office: Foreign Registers and Returns. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- RG 33/156
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1842-1889
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Description (What the record is about)
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H.M. Ships: Marriages solemised on board HM ships during 1842-1879
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 77
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Population
- Navy
- Census
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Custodial history (Describes where and how the record has been held from creation to transfer to The National Archives)
- The marriages were originally registered in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of London and the records subsequently placed in the Registrar General's custody, together with returns received direct from HM ships during 1880-1899, in accordance with a directive of 25 February 1880 issued by the Lords Commissioners of the Admirality.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3324014/
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Series information
RG 33
General Register Office: Foreign Registers and Returns
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the series: RG 33
General Register Office: Foreign Registers and Returns
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H.M. Ships: Marriages solemised on board HM ships during 1842-1879
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