Catalogue description Admiralty: Ships' Musters (Series III)

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Reference: ADM 38
Title: Admiralty: Ships' Musters (Series III)
Description:

Ships' Musters (Series III), recording the presence of every person on board a ship.

A number of musters were destroyed after WWI under schedule. The original list which is annotated with the musters that have been destroyed is in OBS 1/899
Date: 1793-1878
Arrangement:

The following abbreviations are used throughout this series:

  • C: Muster, or Complete, Book.
  • D: Description Book.
  • M: Quarterly Muster Book.
  • O: Muster Open List.
  • V: Victualling List.
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 9376 volume(s)
Access conditions: Open unless otherwise stated

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