Catalogue description Outport Records: North and South Shields

This series contains outport records from North and South Shields. Comprising orders etc. of the Board of Customs to the collector, North Shields, 1839 to 1903. Letter books, collectors to board, North Shields, 1848 to 1909, South Shields, 1865 to 1909. General letter books, North Shields, 1817 to 1909, and South Shields, 1885 to 1892. Order and report books, North Shields, 1833 to 1834, South Shields, 1856 to 1865. Board of Trade letter books, North Shields, 1881 to 1922 and wreck depositions there, 1884 to 1922. Wreck letter and inquiry books, South Shields, 1905 to 1926. Staff records, North Shields, 1848 to 1902, and port inspection order book, 1851 to 1918. Staff records, South Shields, 1865 to 1883 are also present.