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  General Register Office: 1861 Census Returns

  Enumerators' schedules of returns made by heads of households for the 1861 census, which include the names, age, sex, occupation and parish and county of birth of individual members of the population of England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isl…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1861

  Reference

  RG 9

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  General Register Office: 1961 Census Returns

  Enumerators' schedules of returns made by heads of households for the 1961 census, which include the names, age, sex, occupation and parish and county of birth of individual members of the population of England, Wales and the Channel Islands; include…

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  Creating government department or its successor

  Date

  [1961]

  Reference

  RG 17

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  War Office and Ministry of Defence: Military Secretary's Department: Recommendations...

  This series contains surviving successful recommendations (often referred to as citations), forwarded from theatres of operations, for awards to British army personnel and those of the dominions. Also included here are papers concerning awards to the…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1935-1990

  Reference

  WO 373

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  Navy Board: Head Money Vouchers and Papers

  Correspondence, depositions, etc. relative to claims for head money or bounties for the capture of prisoners of war, with the Treasury warrants for the payment of the same.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1710-1833

  Reference

  ADM 43

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  FitzRoy Papers

  Official and scientific papers of Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy.Apart from one box of semi-official correspondence dated 1843-1857 from Admiral C R Moorsom, this series relates entirely to FitzRoy's career after 1854. It includes weather charts and rep…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1843-1881

  Reference

  BJ 7

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  Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Ships' Official Logs

  This series contains ships' official logs kept by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen and its predecessor.The logs are primarily concerned with matters of discipline, and were normally attached to the Articles of Agreement for the voyage to …

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1857-1972

  Reference

  BT 165

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  Government Code and Cypher School: Diplomatic Section and predecessors: Decrypts...

  This series contains decrypted foreign diplomatic telegrams and reports by the Government Code and Cypher School. The origin of the series name 'BJ Reports' is that the reports were circulated by the Foreign Office (the main recipient) in blue file j…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1919-1945

  Reference

  HW 12

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  Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Ships' Logs

  These logs were books maintained by the Officer of the Watch for every ship of the Royal Navy in commission. They provide a permanent and consecutive daily record of the ships movements and position, recording all wheel and telegraph orders, weather …

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1799-2008

  Reference

  ADM 53

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  Admiralty: Royal Marines: Description Books

  These volumes summarise alphabetically in book form the information given in attestation forms. The dates noted in the list against each volume give an approximate indication of the enlistment years covered. ADM 158/10 contains a list of deserters, 1…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  c1750-1940

  Reference

  ADM 158

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  Admiralty: East Indies Station: Correspondence

  Correspondence relating to India, Ceylon, Burma, Aden, the Red Sea, the Persian Gulf, the East Coast of Africa and islands in the Indian Ocean. There is also a volume of telegrams sent and received during the Sudan Campaign, 1883 to 1884.

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1808-1961

  Reference

  ADM 127

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  Colonial Office: Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees Department: Nominal Index...

  This series comprises a card index created by the Prisoners of War and Civilian Internee Department during the Second World War, to record information relating to civilians and civilian volunteers who were, or were thought to be, subject to internmen…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  c 1941-c 1947

  Reference

  CO 1070

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  High Court of Admiralty: Black Book of the Admiralty

  The Liber Niger Admiralitatis, or Black Book of the Admiralty, is an illuminated manual of instruction for the Lord High Admiral. It contains details on the appointment and office of admiral, the conduct of cases in the High Court of Admiralty, and a…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  c1450

  Reference

  HCA 12

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  Admiralty: China Station: Correspondence

  Records of the China Station including the East Indies, Japan, Korea, Australasia, Pacific Islands and the Behring Sea. They include correspondence relating to the East India Company in China, general service proceedings throughout the Station's area…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1828-1946

  Reference

  ADM 125

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  Office of Works and successors: Osborne House: Registered Files

  This series contains correspondence and papers relating to the administration of the Osborne estate on the Isle of Wight, including Osborne House and other buildings, and the Royal Naval College.Some files date from after the creation of the Departme…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1902-1975

  Reference

  WORK 15

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  Chancery: Petty Bag Office: Association Oath Rolls

  Following the discovery of a plot to assassinate William III in 1696, Parliament established an association for the defence of the king and in support of the succession. These are the rolls of subscribers to that association.The records are very deta…

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  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1696-1697

  Reference

  C 213

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  Exchequer: Treasury of Receipt: Diplomatic Documents

  The series includes many of the surviving original treaties, ratifications, powers, letters of credence and notarial exemplifications of formal documents which were deposited for safe keeping in the Treasury of the Receipt of the Exchequer prior to t…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  c1100-c1625

  Reference

  E 30

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  Board of Trade and successors: Marine Department and successors: Shipping Casualty...

  This series contains shipping casualty investigation papers of the Marine Department and successors.Most of the records are verbatim transcripts of the proceedings of formal investigations into shipping casualties held before a Wreck Commissioner. So…

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1910-1988

  Reference

  BT 369

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  Admiralty: Royal Marine Office: Out-Letters to Plymouth Division

  Entry books of out-letters to the Plymouth Division.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1868-1884

  Reference

  ADM 61

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  Navy Board and Admiralty: Accountant General's Department: Ledgers

  Before 1832 these are ledgers of the Accountant General of the Navy Board and thereafter of the Accountant General of the Admiralty.

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1826-1860

  Reference

  ADM 21

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  Admiralty: Admirals' Journals

  Formal daily journals of navigation, weather, orders, signals, manoeuvres, and other official business

  Held by

  The National Archives, Kew

  Date

  1702-1916

  Reference

  ADM 50