Record revealed
Affidavit describing the uprising of enslaved people onboard the Bedford
This affidavit is testament to the lengths enslaved African people went to in seeking their freedom.
Series
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Indexes to the Registrar General of Shipping and...
Catalogue reference: BT 319
What's it about?
BT 319
This series contains indexes to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen's registers of cooks' certificates of competency and service. The volumes show surname, Christian name, [forename], year of birth, place of birth, discharge 'A' number -...
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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BT 319
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Title (The name of the record)
- Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Indexes to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen's Registers of Cooks' Certificates of Competency and Service
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Date (When the record was created)
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1913- 1956
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains indexes to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen's registers of cooks' certificates of competency and service. The volumes show surname, Christian name, [forename], year of birth, place of birth, discharge 'A' number - infrequently quoted, certificate number and occasional remarks. The indexes are split over two volumes the first covering Surnames with the initial letter A to L and the second M to Z.
The actual Registers of Cooks' Certificates of Competency and Service, are held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.
RSS/CO/1, 1915-1922 5001-10000
RSS/CO/2, 1922-1930 10001-15000
RSS/CO/3, 1930-1940 150001-19760
RSS/CO/4, 1940-1944 19761-24935
RSS/CO/5, 1951-1955 30906-31094
RSS/CO/6, 1949-1958 35000-41021
If you do not know the Certificate Number you are advised to check these indexes before visiting the National Maritime Museum.
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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)
- Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, 1872-1992
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 volume(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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in 2001 Registry of Shipping and Seamen
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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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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
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No future accruals expected
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3355/
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Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Indexes to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen's Registers of Cooks' Certificates of Competency and Service
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