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The museum holds crew lists of British registered merchant ships for voyages undertaken in the years 1861–1862, then for the years ending in 'five', the most recent being 1995. Information relating to 19th century merchant seamen included in these crew lists, is age of crew member, country of origin, rank and the names of previous ships ...
Jun 16, 2009 · 268,000 posts on every subject imaginable contributed by 1000's of members worldwide. 25000 photos and videos mainly relating to the British Merchant Navy. Members experienced in research to help you find out about friends and relatives who served. The camaraderie of 1000's of ex Merchant Seamen who use the site for recreation & nostalgia.
Records of merchant seamen who served in Royal Navy ships during World War 2 are in BT 390. The toolkit also provides a search for BT 390. The toolkit also provides a search for BT 390. Records of merchant seamen engaged in the liberation of Europe (6 June 1944 to 8 May 1945) are in BT 391 and can be searched in the same way.
Find out about merchant ships involved in the First World War. This guide explains how to use the facilities of the Caird Library at the National Maritime Museum (NMM) to research the crews and vessels of the Mercantile Marine in 1914-1918. It also provides details of the principal relevant records held at The National Archives and elsewhere.
Jun 30, 2015 · For the first time ever, all the surviving crew lists of the British Merchant Navy from the year 1915 have been transcribed and the information made available to search online for free. These crew lists contain the details for around 39,000 voyages, including the names and personal details of over 750,000 seamen. The crew lists are of ...
Pay for research. This guide will help you find and interpret records of Merchant Navy officers’ from 1845 to 1965. For service before 1845, when registers of Merchant Navy officers were not kept, you must look for records kept for other purposes (such as crew lists, agreements and log books) but which may include incidental mention of officers.
Records of Crew Lists and Agreements which were created following the 1835 Merchant Shipping Act. The Act stipulated that the ship’s master had to compile Agreements and Crew Lists and then lodge these with the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, (RGSS). The process created a central register of Merchant Seamen employed on British ...
