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| Subject: Re: Life of a deckboy..help please? | |
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Author: Billy McGee (Tracing Records) |
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Date Posted: 9/11/07 9:06am In reply to: DesTaff Jenkins 's message, "Re: Life of a deckboy..help please?" on 8/11/07 6:36am You need to search the following records depending on when his service terminated at sea. 1913 to 1940 Fourth Register of Merchant Seaman's service. These records are available at The National Archives at Kew and are held on Microfiche in the following classifications BT 348: Register of Seamen, Central Index, Numerical Series (CR 2), BT 349: Register of Seamen, Central Index, Alphabetical Series (CR 1) and BT 350: Register of Seamen, Special Index, Alphabetical Series (CR 10). These three classes were combined in one classification namely BT 364 Register of Seaman, Combined Numerical Index (CR1, CR 2 & CR 10) and were made up by extracting combinations of cards from the other three classes. All these files before 1941 are held on microfiche and are only available by visiting Kew and accessing the Fourth Register of Seaman's Service. The original records for the above named classifications are now held at the following address: Southampton Archives, Southampton City Council, South Block, Civic Centre, Southampton, S014 7LY. This office is open Tuesdays to Fridays 9.30am to 4.30pm, with one late evening opening each month. There is no charge for a personal visit. Alternatively enquiries for information from the records may be made by post, e-mail or fax but there will be a charge for this. Alternatively if his service continued after 1941: BT 382. The Fifth Register of Seaman’s Service 1941 to 1972. Records of individual Merchant Seamen's sea service details are held in alphabetical surname order at The National Archives at Kew and can be downloaded direct to your computer. These details include the following information: Name of seaman, Date and place of birth, Discharge (Seaman’s) book number, Rank, Details of the ships on which he served. These include: Name of ship and official number, date of engagement (Joining ship), Date of discharge (Leaving ship), whether ship was a foreign going of home trade vessel, and records in some cases National Insurance contributions. Details shown in these records are similar to those contained in an individual seaman's discharge book. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |