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British merchant seamen (1835-1836) At this period, the foreign trade of ships plying to and from the British isles involved about 150,000 men on 15,000 ships; and the coasting trade about a quarter as many more. A large proportion of the seamen on these ships were British subjects, and so liable to be pressed for service in the Royal Navy; but there was no general register by which to identify them, so in 1835 parliament passed a Merchant Seamen's Registration Bill. Under this act this large register of British seamen was compiled, based on ships' crew lists gathered in British and Irish ports, and passed up to the registry in London. Each seaman was assigned a number, and the names were arranged in the register by first two letters of the surname (our sample scan shows one of the pages for 'Sm'); in addition, an attempt was made to separate out namesakes by giving the first instance of a name (a), the second (b), and so on. But no effective method was devised to prevent the same man being registered twice as he appeared in a second crew list; moreover, the original crew lists were clearly difficult for the registry clerks to copy, and some of the surname spellings appear to be corrupted. A parliamentary committee decided that the system devised did not answer the original problem, and this register was abandoned after less than two years: but it is an apparently comprehensive source for British merchant seamen in 1835 to 1836. The register records the number assigned to each man; his name; age; birthplace; quality (master, captain, mate, 2nd mate, mariner, seaman, fisherman, cook, carpenter, boy &c.); and the name and home port of his ship, with the date of the crew list (usually at the end of a voyage). Most of the men recorded were born in the British Isles, but not all (for instance, Charleston and Stockholm appear in the sample scan). The final column 'How disposed of' is rarely used, and indicates those instances where a man died, was discharged, or deserted his ship during the voyage. RAPLEY. Cost: £8.00.	Sample scan, click to enlarge
Dissolutions of Partnerships (1836) Trade partnerships dissolved, or the removal of one partner from a partnership of several traders, in England and Wales RAPLEY. Cost: £6.00.	Sample scan, click to enlarge
Insolvents (1838) Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links RAPLEY. Cost: £6.00.	Sample scan, click to enlarge
Bankrupts' Assignees (1840) Assignees of bankrupts' estates (usually principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt) in England and Wales RAPLEY. Cost: £6.00.	Sample scan, click to enlarge
Petitioning Creditors and Solicitors (1840) Principal creditors petitioning to force a bankruptcy (but often close relatives of the bankrupt helping to protect his assets): and solicitors RAPLEY. Cost: £6.00.	Sample scan, click to enlarge
Bankrupts' Assignees (1841) Assignees of bankrupts' estates (usually principal creditors and/or close relatives of the bankrupt) in England and Wales RAPLEY. Cost: £6.00.	Sample scan, click to enlarge
English civil servants (1841) The Royal Kalendar lists officers and officials of a number of government bodies in London: Privy Seal, the Secretary of State's Office (including the Home, Irish, Foreign and Colonial departments, and the Colonial Land and Emigration Board) , the Queen's Mint, the Board of Council for Trade and Foreign Plantations; the Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India; the Office of her Majesty's Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings (including some officials in Scotland and the provinces, and the rangers and keepers of the royal parks); the State Paper Office; the Signet Office; Alien Department; Registry of Colonial Slaves; Establishment of Queen's Messengers; the Treasury Office; Commissariat Department; Receipt of Exchequer; Office of Paymasters of Exchequer Bills; Stationery Office; General Register Office; Poor Law Commission; Commissioners of Slave Compensation; Reduction of the National Debt and Life Annuity Office; and the Exchequer Bill Loan Office for Public Works and Fisheries. RAPLEY. Cost: £6.00.	Sample scan, click to enlarge
Insolvents (1841) Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links RAPLEY. Cost: £6.00.	Sample scan, click to enlarge
Insolvents (1842) Insolvency notices for England and Wales: insolvency often caused people to restart their lives elsewhere, so these are an important source for lost links RAPLEY. Cost: £6.00.	Sample scan, click to enlarge
Insolvents in England and Wales (1845) Perry's Bankrupt and Insolvent Gazette, issued monthly, included lists of insolvencies and stages in the process whereby the insolvents petitioned for release from debtors' prison. The insolvent is generally referred to by name (surname first), address and trade. This is the index to the names of the insolvents, from the issues from January to December 1845. RAPLEY. Cost: £6.00.	Sample scan, click to enlarge

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