Catalogue description Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Indexes to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen's Registers of Cooks' Certificates of Competency and Service

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Reference: BT 319
Title: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Indexes to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen's Registers of Cooks' Certificates of Competency and Service
Description:

This series contains indexes to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen's registers of cooks' certificates of competency and service. The volumes show surname, Christian name, [forename], year of birth, place of birth, discharge 'A' number - infrequently quoted, certificate number and occasional remarks. The indexes are split over two volumes the first covering Surnames with the initial letter A to L and the second M to Z.

The actual Registers of Cooks' Certificates of Competency and Service, are held at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich.

RSS/CO/1, 1915-1922 5001-10000

RSS/CO/2, 1922-1930 10001-15000

RSS/CO/3, 1930-1940 150001-19760

RSS/CO/4, 1940-1944 19761-24935

RSS/CO/5, 1951-1955 30906-31094

RSS/CO/6, 1949-1958 35000-41021

If you do not know the Certificate Number you are advised to check these indexes before visiting the National Maritime Museum.

Date: 1913- 1956
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Creator:

Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, 1872-1992

Physical description: 2 volume(s)
Access conditions: Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition:

in 2001 Registry of Shipping and Seamen

Accruals: No future accruals expected

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