Have now completed indexing the records for 1877 for mariners of all
nationalities who sailed on Swansea registered ships.
Index of the crew agreements held at the West Glamorgan Archives for voyages
ending 1862 to 1877, 1890 to 1894 have been completed
plus a few crew agreements for other years, other registers and trawlers
agreements.
The Index contains 57,180 entries of Mariners linked to 1596 ships and
trawlers on the Custom House Register at Swansea between 1824 and 1913
and 10,1906 entries relating to their voyages.
Included in the index are fishermen, mostly from England, Ireland and Wales
engaged Swansea and Milford trawlers from about 1884 to about 1904
Additionally 5,962 entries of the shipowners and shares held/transferred by
sale or probate. These owners are mainly from the UK and all walks of life,
some only owned a single share. e.g grocers, victuallers, painters,
ironmongers, etc.
Indexing of 1878 starts again in mid January. Further indexing of
trawlermen, shipowners and ships will also continue
Happy new year
Bryan Richards
www.swanseamariners.org.uk