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Seamans records online now

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Sandra

Sandra Report 14 Sep 2005 20:51

the seamans records are now starting to come online at the National Archives. I have just managed to get my grandfathers navy record sandie

Lucky

Lucky Report 14 Sep 2005 21:50

Will have to have a look

Sally-Anne

Sally-Anne Report 14 Sep 2005 22:20

Did everyone read your thread and go have a peek on National Archives?! It's ground to a halt, I can't get in :( Sal

Lucky

Lucky Report 15 Sep 2005 00:24

I found my grandads and downloaded it. It's the same type of thing that I already have (his original papers) but will be nice to put in my file.

Stevendeg

Stevendeg Report 15 Sep 2005 04:17

Hi Sandra, where can I find the seamans records on online in National Archives website? I could not find it. I hope to find two of my ancestors who were in Royal Navy. Thanks, Steven.

Victoria

Victoria Report 15 Sep 2005 07:01

Hi, How does one go about getting the seamens records? Is it only for navy or is it for any seamen, mariner? Thanks Victoria

Phoenix

Phoenix Report 15 Sep 2005 13:46

Site address is http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/default.asp These records are just (Just? - now over 400k listed!) for seamen in the navy. They don't include everyone who served after 1853, as the system seems to have applied just to men who joined after that date and not all cooks etc are on the early records. But, men could swap between Royal and Merchant Navy, so it is worth checking. If you navigate around the site to the Catalogue, you can do searches on actual names eg Daniel Marsh (one of my ancestors!) and find men who were awarded naval pensions in ADM 29. If you search under surname and initials eg SMITH J and Department or Series code BT you can find men in the Merchant Navy in the mid 1900s, mainly in BT 372. Have fun!