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The British have always had a reputation as a seafaring nation, being reliant on this form of transport for trade and for communication with their far-flung empire. Mainland Britain has almost 2500 miles of coastline, and it is impossible to be more than 60 to 70 miles from sea. Such a distance would be considered by any of our ancestors to be no more than a couple of days walking. Against this backdrop, it would therefore be somewhat surprising if a British family did not, at some time, have a connection with the sea or one of its allied trades.

Contents:

• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Trade and Taxation
• Military Connections
• Legal Disputes
• Registration of merchant Seamen
• Certificates for Sea Officers
• Agreements, Crew Lists and Log Books
• War Service and Medals
• Apprenticeship, Charities and Pensions
• Births, Marriages and Deaths at Sea
• Lloyd's Marine Collection
• Registers of Shipping
• Miscellaneous

Appendix 1: Includes Abbreviations, Codes and Forms used by the Register General of Shipping and Seamen

Appendix 2: Record Repositories and their Holdings

Appendix 3: References and Bibliography

A5; softcover; 206 pages

Authors: Christopher T Watts & Michael J Watts are family historians with over thirty years' experience. Both are well-known in the family history world, having been active in, and serving on committees of, Family History Societies.

They have written, or contributed to, several books including My Ancestor was in the British Army and Records of Merchant Shipping and Seaman. Their book, My Ancestor was a Merchant Seaman, which was recently fully revised, has been in print for nearly eighteen years and has become recognised as the authoritative work on the subject for both academic and family historians.