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Series
Outport Records: North and South Shields
Catalogue reference: CUST 87
What's it about?
CUST 87
This series contains outport records from North and South Shields. Comprising orders etc. of the Board of Customs to the collector, North Shields, 1839 to 1903. Letter books, collectors to board, North Shields, 1848 to 1909, South Shields, 1865...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- CUST 87
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Title (The name of the record)
- Outport Records: North and South Shields
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1817-1926
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains outport records from North and South Shields. Comprising orders etc. of the Board of Customs to the collector, North Shields, 1839 to 1903. Letter books, collectors to board, North Shields, 1848 to 1909, South Shields, 1865 to 1909. General letter books, North Shields, 1817 to 1909, and South Shields, 1885 to 1892. Order and report books, North Shields, 1833 to 1834, South Shields, 1856 to 1865. Board of Trade letter books, North Shields, 1881 to 1922 and wreck depositions there, 1884 to 1922. Wreck letter and inquiry books, South Shields, 1905 to 1926. Staff records, North Shields, 1848 to 1902, and port inspection order book, 1851 to 1918. Staff records, South Shields, 1865 to 1883 are also present.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 123 volume(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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- Topics
- Trade and commerce
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5663/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: CUST
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Outport Records: North and South Shields
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