Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen

This page summarises records created by this Organisation

The summary includes a brief description of the collection(s) (usually including the covering dates of the collection), the name of the archive where they are held, and reference information to help you find the collection.

Date:	1739-2010
Functions, occupations and activities:	Government (central) > Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/C74330 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/O53360 )

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1863-1938, 1951-76: crew lists, agreements and official logbooks (c70% of total)	Memorial University of Newfoundland, Maritime History Archive		See information from website
2	c1890-1927: applications for examination and certificates of competency	National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive	MS92/001	See Annual Return 1992
3	1739-1988: Liverpool Registers of Merchant ships	National Museums Liverpool: Maritime Archives and Library	C-EX
4	1863-1913: crew lists and agreements for Port of Cardiff, logbooks	Glamorgan Archives	DCA
5	1867-1914: crew lists and agreements for Scottish whalers, fishing vessels, etc	National Records of Scotland (formerly National Archives of Scotland)	BT3
6	1875-1905: agreements, crew lists and official logs	National Maritime Museum: The Caird Library and Archive	REG11/000481
7	1824-1994: shipping and other registers for Swansea and Port Talbot	West Glamorgan Archive Service	DD PRO RBS S
8	1910-2010: crew list and agreement for SS Retriever	The London Archives: City of London	B18/097	See Annual Return 2018