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.
Piece
Apprentices' Names: K - Z
Catalogue reference: BT 150/16
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This record is about the Apprentices' Names: K - Z dating from c1828 - c1836 in the series Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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BT 150/16
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Date (When the record was created)
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c1828 - c1836
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Description (What the record is about)
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Apprentices' Names: K - Z
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Labour
- Merchant seaman
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C408513/
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Series information
BT 150
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
2,674,133 records
Within the department: BT
Records of the Board of Trade and of successor and related bodies
61 records
Within the series: BT 150
Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices
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Apprentices' Names: K - Z
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