An essential guide for family historians who want to learn more about the merchant seamen on their family trees. This book offers invaluable information on how to find the records and how to understand them.
During the British Empire, ships provided an essential form of transport and communication between Britain and its colonies. The book covers records such as taxation on imports and exports, the pursuit and settlement of disputes in the law courts, and the registration of ships.
Authors: Christopher T Watts and Michael J Watts
Published: Second edition 2002