Victorian Genealogy

Finding People and Places in Victoria, Australia.

 


Sailors and Maritime Workers

 

Also see Shipping Records.

Also see Passenger Arrival Records and Passenger Departure Records.

Also see Marine Death Records.

For navy records see Military Service Records.

 

CAPTAINS AND MATES

Ships' arrivals were detailed in newspapers under “Shipping News”. They usually listed the people in positions of authority on the ship such as the captain, surgeon or ship's doctor, and superintendent. See Newspapers, Magazines and Journals.

Also see Ships' Crew.

 

STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA - LLOYD'S OF LONDON CAPTAINS REGISTER

This is not online.

 

GUILDHALL LIBRARY MANUSCRIPTS SECTION - PARTIAL INDEXES TO LLOYD'S OF LONDON CAPTAINS REGISTERS 1869-1911 (INTERNET ARCHIVE WAYBACK MACHINE)

This version dated 8 March 2020 is sourced from the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

https://web.archive.org/web/20200308065243/https://archives.history.ac.uk/guildhallmanuscripts/capintro.htm

 

ANCESTRY - UK AND IRELAND, MASTERS AND MATES CERTIFICATES, 1850-1927

This database contains master and mate certificates issued to merchant seamen by the British Board of Trade.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/2271/

 

CREW LIST INDEX PROJECT

The site provides information about the records of British merchant seafarers of the late 19th and early 20th century as well as ships, and access to the CLIP maritime database.

https://www.crewlist.org.uk/

 

SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIAN GENEALOGISTS MIDAS - MARINERS CARD INDEX 1834, 1838, 1848 AND 1852

These are sourced from Lloyds Register of Shipping.

http://midas.sag.org.au/

 

AUSTRALIAN JOINT COPYING PROJECT - REGISTERS OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY: MASTERS AND MATES: COLONIAL TRADE 1870-1921 (BT 128)

These include

The entries give name, date and place of certification as Master, 1st Mate or 2nd Mate, year of birth, and place of birth.

See under British Government.

 

ANCESTRY - NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, REGISTERS OF SEAMEN, 1859-1936

This collection contains registers of seamen engaged or discharged in New South Wales, Australia. It also includes registers of certificates of competency issued between 1905 and 1933. These certificates were issued to masters, engineers, first mates, pilots, and others.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/nswregseamen/

 

SHIPS' DOCTORS

Surgeons were compulsory on British emigrant ships from the 1840s.

Ships' arrivals were detailed in newspapers under “Shipping News”. They usually listed the people in positions of authority on the ship such as the captain, surgeon or ship's doctor, and superintendent. See Newspapers, Magazines and Journals.

See Doctors and Surgeons.

 

SHIPS' CREW

Ships' crew included sailors as well as the positions concerned with maintaining the infrastructure of the ship such as carpenter, caulker, sailmaker, ropemaker and cooper.

If sailors deserted their ships they committed a crime and their details may be found in Police Gazettes. See Police Gazettes.

 

SHIPS' CREW RECORDS - BRITAIN

 

OVERVIEW

Crew lists and agreements were required for British-registered merchant ships with the Merchant Shipping Act 1835. Crew lists were a requirement twice a year for ships involved in “home trade” ie vessels operating in British waters. Agreements were created for foreign-going vessels for each voyage. Log books were not required until 1850 and became more common in the 20th century.

 

RECORDS

 

FINDMYPAST - BRITAIN, MERCHANT SEAMEN, 1835-1857

From 1835, the British government began to monitor a potential reserve of sailors for the Royal Navy, which resulted in the creation of thousands of records that identify individual seamen. The main series of records feature the ships' agreements and crew lists, from which registers of service were created. These are volumes from the National Archives' record series BT112, BT113, BT114, BT115, BT116 and BT120.

https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/britain-merchant-seamen-1835-1857

 

MYHERITAGE - UNITED KINGDOM, MERCHANT NAVY SEAMEN

This collection contains records of crew members of the United Kingdom Merchant Navy. Records typically include the name of the seaman, date and place of birth, and the service number. The Merchant Navy has existed since the 17th century, when an attempt was made to register all seamen that could be used for the Royal Navy. It was not fully implemented until 1835, and the Merchant Navy continued to grow, trading with British possessions all around the world. The records are sourced from The National Archives (England). The records are searchable.

https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20462/united-kingdom-merchant-navy-seamen?s=833891551/?utm_source=partner_Victoriangenealogy&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=Victoriangenealogy_sep23​_​textlink​&​tr_ad_group=textlinks&​tr_funnel=supersearch

 

UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA MARITIME HISTORY ARCHIVE - CREW LISTS AND LOGBOOKS INDEX 1857-1942

The Maritime History Archive holds approximately 75 percent of the surviving crew lists (also called crew agreements) and official log books of British registered vessels for the periods 1857-1942 (predominantly 1863-1938) and 1951-1976. The crew lists and logbooks for voyages terminating in the years 1857-1942 are indexed and can be searched here. The crew lists for the years 1951-1976 have not been indexed.

https://mha.mun.ca/mha/holdings/searchcombinedcrews.php

 

NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, GREENWICH - CREW LISTS AND LOGBOOKS 1861-1995

The National Maritime Museum holds crew lists for the years 1861, 1862, 1865 and every year ending in '5' thereafter up to 1995.
Note: Crew Lists for 1945 are held at the National Archives. The crew lists are not online except for 1915. Crew Lists of the British Merchant Navy 1915:

https://1915crewlists.rmg.co.uk/

 

FINDMYPAST - ENGLAND AND WALES MERCHANT NAVY CREW LISTS 1861-1913

The crew lists and agreements in this collection come from a number of depositories including the National Archives, National Maritime Museum and various local archives and county record offices. These records include agreements from both home trade and foreign trade ships.

https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-merchant-navy-crew-lists-1861-1913

 

FORCES WAR RECORDS - UNITED KINGDOM, REGISTRY OF SHIPPING AND SEAMEN CREW LISTS, 1861-1994

Crew lists, originally called “muster rolls” or “lists”, were kept ensuring that a levy could be collected from all seamen's wages for a relief fund, and record the names, ratings, dates of entry and final discharge for all men serving on board a ship.

https://au.forceswarrecords.com/publication/1254/uk-registry-of-shipping-and-seamen-crew-lists-1861-1994

 

FINDMYPAST - SCOTLAND, OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

This includes the Scottish Seafarers Index.

https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/scotland-occupations-and-professions

 

UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA MARITIME HISTORY ARCHIVE - 1881 CREW LISTS DATABASE

This database contains the names of more than 376,500 seamen taken from the first 300 of the 358 boxes of crew agreements from the voyages of British registered vessels that ended in 1881. The highest official number entered to date is 76999. The year 1881 was chosen to coincide with the census taken in Britain in the same year. The database is a work in progress with several thousand names being transcribed monthly.

https://mha.mun.ca/mha/1881/crews1881.php


FINDMYPAST - AUSTRALIA, INWARD, OUTWARD AND COASTAL PASSENGER LISTS 1826-1972

These include the following:

https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/australia-inward-outward-and-coastal-passenger-lists-1826-1972

 

CREW LIST INDEX PROJECT

The site provides information about the records of British merchant seafarers of the late 19th and early 20th century as well as ships, and access to the CLIP maritime database.

https://www.crewlist.org.uk/

 

FINDMYPAST - BRITAIN, MERCHANT SEAMEN, 1918-1941

These records include index cards that the Registrar General of Shipping and Seaman used between the two world wars to produce a centralised index to merchant seamen serving on British merchant navy vessels. The Board of Trade issued these cards and they fall into three types: CR1, CR2 and CR10. There are two or more cards for some individuals. These are volumes from the National Archives' record series BT 348, BT 349, BT 350 and BT 364. The originals are held by the Southampton Archives.

https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-records/britain-merchant-seamen-1918-1941

 

ANCESTRY - ALL LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, CREW LISTS 1861-1919

This collection of crew lists held by the Liverpool Record Office includes records for 912 ships whose home port was registered as Liverpool, England. The lists contain information on ship voyages, crew members, and apprentices. Many of the records are grouped together as agreement booklets or ships' logs.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/2364/

 

ANCESTRY - GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, CREW LISTS, 1863-1901

This database contains crew lists, agreements, certificates of discharge, and some related documents for 11 ships that landed at Glasgow's ports.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/2895/

 

ANCESTRY - DORSET, ENGLAND, CREW LISTS, 1863-1914

This database contains various crew lists for ships associated with Dorset ports. Log books are included.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/2211/

 

ANCESTRY - ABERYSTWYTH, WALES, INDEXES TO CREW LISTS, 1850-1914

This collection contains information derived from civilian crew lists filed at the port of Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales, between 1856 and 1914. The crew lists contain personal information about sailors and their records on the ships they manned.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/70910/

 

ANCESTRY - UK, APPRENTICES INDENTURED IN MERCHANT NAVY, 1824-1910

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/60609/

 

SHIPS' CREW RECORDS - IRELAND

 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF IRELAND - RECORDS OF THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF SHIPPING AND SEAMEN 1863-1921

The records of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen consist of crew lists and agreements with seamen regarding wage rates, conditions of service and related information of ships, registered in what is now the Republic of Ireland between 1863 and 1921.

http://census.nationalarchives.ie/search/cl/home.jsp

 

ANCESTRY - IRELAND, CREW LISTS AND SHIPPING AGREEMENTS 1863-1920

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/62047/

 

FINDMYPAST - IRELAND MERCHANT NAVY CREW LISTS 1863-1921

https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/ireland-merchant-navy-crew-lists-1863-1921

 

SHIPS' CREW RECORDS - GERMANY

 

ANCESTRY - BREMEN, GERMANY SAILORS REGISTRY (BREMER SEELEUTEREGISTER), 1824-1917

This database is a collection of service records of over 50,000 sailors who enlisted with crews in Bremen, Germany. The records are searchable and may be browsed.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/1065/

 

ANCESTRY - BREMEN, GERMANY SHIPS CREW LISTS (BREMER MUSTERUNGSLISTEN DER SCHIFFE), 1815-1917

This database is a collection of thousands of ship crew lists from Bremen, Germany. These lists cover crews on cargo ships, shipping, fishing, and whaling vessels, passenger ships, and small river crafts. The records are searchable and may be browsed.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/1067/

 

ANCESTRY - BREMEN, GERMAN DEATHS OF SAILORS AND SHIP PASSENGERS (SEEMANSAMT BREMEN, STERBEREGISTER), 1834-1875

This database contains records of sailors and passengers who died aboard ships sailing from Bremen, Germany between 1834 and 1875. Sailors may have also died at ports of call. Ships included passenger, shipping, fishing and other vessels. The records are searchable and may be browsed.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/1273/

 

ANCESTRY - BREMEN, GERMAN DESERTIONS OF SAILORS (SEEMANSAMT BREMEN, DESERTEURLISTEN), 1855-1874

This database contains records of sailors who deserted ships sailing from Bremen Germany between 1855 and 1874. The records are searchable and may be browsed.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/1271/

 

SHIPS' CREW RECORDS - SWEDEN

 

MYHERITAGE - SWEDEN, SAILORS AND SEAMEN'S HOUSE ENROLLMENTS 1752-1941

This collection contains records of individuals who served in Swedish sailor houses, between the years 1752 and 1941. Swedish sailor houses mentioned in this collection are Härnösand, Gamlakarleby, Västervik, Hudiksvall, Söderhamn, Gävle, Karlskrona, Oskarshamn, Visby and Örnsköldsvik. The records are searchable.

https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20339/sweden-sailors-seamen%E2%80%99s-house-enrollments?s=833891551/?utm_source=partner_Victoriangenealogy&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=Victoriangenealogy_sep23​_​textlink​&​tr_ad_group=textlinks&​tr_funnel=supersearch

 

ANCESTRY - SWEDISH EMIGRATION RECORDS 1783-1951

These records include Swedish passengers travelling through European ports 1859-1951, letters to and from Larsson Brothers and Co, emigrant agents, passport holders 1783-1860, and sailors who were listed in the sailor houses in Göteborg, Lysekil, Marstrand Strömstad, and Uddevalla and who are recorded as discharges, escapees or dead outside of Europe, 1812-1930. They are searchable.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/1189/

 
SHIPS' CREW RECORDS - NORWAY

 

MYHERITAGE - NORWAY, 1875 SAILORS AND SEAMEN CENSUS

The 1875 Norway census was created to include people native to the country and other residents. Sailors and seamen on Norwegian ships and ports were counted and they are in this sub-collection of the 1875 census. This collection is provided through cooperation with the National Archives of Norway. It is searchable.

https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20236/norway-1875-sailors-seamen-census?s=833891551/?utm_source=partner_Victoriangenealogy&utm_medium=partner&utm_campaign=Victoriangenealogy_sep23​_​textlink​&​tr_ad_group=textlinks&​tr_funnel=supersearch
 
SHIPS' CREW RECORDS - AUSTRALIA

 

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE VICTORIA - SEAMEN RECORDS 1852-1922

Public Record Office Victoria holds records relating to merchant ships' crews. These cover a variety of locations and crew activities, including discharge, desertion, payment and release.

They hold the following seamen records:

This is a finding aid for ships' crew records. They are not online.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/transport/ships-crew-1852-1922

 

ANCESTRY - VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, DESERTER, DISCHARGED AND PRISONER CREW LISTS 1852-1925

These records are provided in association with the Public Record Office of Victoria. They contain lists of crew members who deserted or otherwise left employment on a particular ship. They have been digitized and are searchable by name (The prisoner crew lists were prisoners held on hulks) (VPRS 2144, VPRS 4320). The records are searchable and may be browsed.

https://search.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=60709

 

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA GENEALOGICAL INDEX OF NAMES - SHIPS' DESERTERS DEC 1853 - DEC 1861,1862-1867 BY GSV GEELONG GROUP

https://www.gsv.org.au/article/our-collection

 

AUSTRALIAN JOINT COPYING PROJECT - REGISTERS OF CERTIFICATES OF COMPETENCY: ENGINEERS: COLONIAL TRADE 1877-1921 (BT 140)

These include

The entries give name, date and place of certification as 1st or 2nd class engineer, place of birth and year of birth.

See under British Government.

 

FAMILYSEARCH - NEW SOUTH WALES REGISTERS OF SEAMEN, 1880-1971

These are under Australia, New South Wales, Occupations in the Catalog.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/

 

ANCESTRY - NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, REGISTERS OF SEAMEN, 1859-1936

This collection contains registers of seamen engaged or discharged in New South Wales, Australia. It also includes registers of certificates of competency issued between 1905 and 1933. These certificates were issued to masters, engineers, first mates, pilots, and others.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/nswregseamen/

 

FINDMYPAST - QUEENSLAND, SEAMEN, 1882-1919

The names included in this index were taken from the registers kept by the Harbours and Rivers Department.

https://search.findmypast.com.au/search-world-Records/queensland-seamen-1882-1919

 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - IMMIGRATION-REGISTER OF ASIAN DESERTERS 1913-1918 (A2455)

Immigration - Register of Asian deserters for whose apprehension and conviction a reward has been offered. This has been digitized.

http://www.naa.gov.au/

 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIAN MERCHANT SEAMEN EMPLOYMENT RECORDS 1922-1990 (A8877)

The National Archives holds microfilmed employment records for Australian seamen who served on Australian merchant vessels. The records are arranged by family name and give some personal information, the name of ships and dates of service.

http://www.naa.gov.au/

 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIAN MERCHANT SEAMEN EMPLOYMENT RECORDS, MELBOURNE 1922-1926 (MP978/2)

The National Archives holds microfilmed employment records for Australian seamen who served on Australian merchant vessels from Melbourne. The records are arranged by family name and give some personal information, the name of ships and dates of service.

http://www.naa.gov.au/

 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIAN MERCHANT SEAMEN EMPLOYMENT RECORDS, MELBOURNE 1927-1966 (MP978/1)

The National Archives holds microfilmed employment records for Australian seamen who served on Australian merchant vessels from Melbourne. The records are arranged by family name and give some personal information, the name of ships and dates of service.

http://www.naa.gov.au/

 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - AUSTRALIAN MERCHANT SEAMEN EMPLOYMENT RECORDS, MELBOURNE 1926-1967 (MP978/3)

The National Archives holds microfilmed employment records for Australian seamen who served on Australian merchant vessels from Melbourne; these were "native" seamen. The records are arranged by family name and may give some personal information, the name of ships and dates of service.

http://www.naa.gov.au/

 

AUSTRALIAN MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY

This authority holds merchant navy service information. The information does not appear to be online.

https://www.amsa.gov.au/

 

INDEX

 

GEELONG AND DISTRICT WEBSITE - GEELONG: REGISTER OF SEAMEN ENGAGED 1856 (VPRS 22)

This has been indexed into the Geelong and District Database.

http://zades.com.au/gandd/index.php/databases/potpourri/ppindexes

 

MIGRATION AND TRAVEL RECORDS

The following records include ships' crew.

 

MUSEUMS OF HISTORY, NEW SOUTH WALES STATE ARCHIVES COLLECTION - CREW AND PASSENGERS INDEX 1828-1841 (NRS 905)

This index was developed from Joan Reese's NSW Colonial Secretary's In Letters Index 1826-1895. It is not a complete list of crew.

https://mhnsw.au/indexes/immigration-and-shipping/crew-and-passengers-index-1828-1841/

 

ANCESTRY - NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, IMMIGRATION RECORDS, 1840-1902

This collection contains a variety of immigration records from New South Wales, Australia. Types of records available include:

These are searchable and may be browsed.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/62356/

 

MUSEUMS OF HISTORY, NEW SOUTH WALES STATE ARCHIVES COLLECTION - UNASSISTED IMMIGRANTS INDEX 1842-1855

Unassisted (or free) passengers who came to Australia at their own expense, including ships' crew and military.

https://mhnsw.au/indexes/immigration-and-shipping/unassisted-immigrants-index/

 

MARINERS AND SHIPS IN AUSTRALIAN WATERS

This website has indexed and digitized the Shipping Master's Office inwards passenger and crew lists from the State Records Authority of New South Wales. They appear to date from the 1800s.

https://marinersandships.com.au/

 

ANCESTRY - NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, DEPARTING CREW AND PASSENGER LISTS, 1816-1825, 1898-1911

These records are provided in association with State Records Authority of NSW. This data collection contains muster rolls, ship's company, and passenger lists for vessels departing from New South Wales (also from Sydney) between December 1816 and 1825 as well as 1898 to 1911. The records may be browsed and they are searchable.

https://search.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=1602

 

ANCESTRY - NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, UNASSISTED IMMIGRANT PASSENGER LISTS, 1826-1922

These records are provided in association with State Records Authority of NSW. These records are passenger arrivals in New South Wales from 1826 to 1922; they include interstate arrivals. The records include information about seamen.

https://search.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=1210

 

ANCESTRY - TASMANIA, PASSENGER AND CREW LISTS, 1834-1837, 1841-1887

These records are from the Tasmanian Archive and Heritage Office. The records may be browsed and they are searchable.

https://www.ancestry.com.au/search/collections/tasmaniapassenger/

 

ANCESTRY - WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA, CREW AND PASSENGER LISTS, 1852-1930

These records are from the State Records Office of Western Australia. This is a collection of passenger records of arriving immigrants and emigrants to Western Australian port cities from 1852 to 1930. The majority of records involve arrivals from the Eastern States, but immigrants from overseas are also included.

https://search.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=1684

 

SEA PILOTS

Sea pilots were used for the expert pilotage of ships from Bass Strait to the ports of Melbourne and Geelong. They were licensed from 1839. The government took over the service in 1853.

For the government vessels used by sea pilots see Ships.

 

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE VICTORIA - SEA PILOT RECORDS

Public Record Office Victoria holds the following sea pilot records:

These are not online.

 

ARCHIVAL ACCESS VICTORIA - INDEX TO EMPLOYEE REGISTER (PORTS AND HARBOURS) (VPRS 10979 UNIT 1) 1892-1921

This is an index to the Employee Register for the Ports and Harbours Branch. The page number can be used to access the full staff record at Public Record Office Victoria. This includes sea pilots.

https://datastudio.google.com/reporting/350d2b4e-4d47-4973-9694-90661db2e75b

 

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA GENEALOGICAL INDEX OF NAMES (GIN) - VICTORIAN PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS

The following records have been indexed into the Genealogical Society of Victoria's Genealogical Index of Names (GIN) Database.

https://www.gsv.org.au/article/our-collection

 

FISHERMEN

 

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE VICTORIA - CORRESPONDENCE BOOK OF ASSISTANT TO INSPECTOR OF FISHERIES, PORT FAIRY 1913-1949 (VPRS 3366)

These include Fishing Licences and Boat Registrations.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/VPRS3366

 

ANCESTRY - VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, SELECTED TRIAL BRIEF AND CORRESPONDENCE REGISTERS AND OTHER IMAGES, 1837-1993

These include Port Fairy Fisheries Correspondence 1913-1949 (VPRS 3366). These records are not indexed but can be browsed by description and range. These are provided by Public Record Office Victoria.

https://search.ancestry.com.au/search/db.aspx?dbid=60672

 

PORT AND HARBOUR WORKERS

 

Also see Public Servants.

Also see Ports and Harbours.

 

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE VICTORIA - PORTS AND SHIPS-EMPLOYMENT RECORDS

This is a finding aid for Ports and Ships - Employment Records. The records are not online.

https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-collection/explore-topic/employment-and-personal-name-records-transport-agencies/ports-ships

 

ARCHIVAL ACCESS VICTORIA - INDEX TO EMPLOYEE REGISTER (PORTS AND HARBOURS) (VPRS 10979 UNIT 1) 1892-1921

This is an index to the Employee Register for the Ports and Harbours Branch. The page number can be used to access the full staff record at Public Record Office Victoria.

https://datastudio.google.com/reporting/350d2b4e-4d47-4973-9694-90661db2e75b

 

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA GENEALOGICAL INDEX OF NAMES (GIN) - VICTORIAN PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS

The following records have been indexed into the Genealogical Society of Victoria's Genealogical Index of Names (GIN) Database.

https://www.gsv.org.au/article/our-collection

 

CUSTOMS RECORDS

The Colony of Victoria joined the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901 becoming the State of Victoria. The Federal Government took control of the customs administration of Victoria. Customs records may be found at the National Archives of Australia.

 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - LISTS OF SHIPS CLEARED AND GOODS EXPORTED, AND ACCOUNTS OF OFFICERS AND COMPARATIVE TABLES, VICTORIA 1836-1844 (B4793)

These have been digitized.

https://www.naa.gov.au

 

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA GENEALOGICAL INDEX OF NAMES (GIN) - VICTORIAN PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS

The following records have been indexed into the Genealogical Society of Victoria's Genealogical Index of Names (GIN) Database.

https://www.gsv.org.au/article/our-collection

 

NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - OFFICERS' REGISTERS OF APPOINTMENTS AND SALARIES, VICTORIA 1883-1926 (B3853)

These have been digitized.

https://www.naa.gov.au

 

STEVEDORES

 


NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF AUSTRALIA - STEVEDORING INDUSTRY

The following is Fact Sheet 141 from the National Archives of Australia.

https://www.naa.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-05/fs-141-stevedoring-industry.pdf

 

INDEX

GEELONG AND DISTRICT WEBSITE - GEELONG DISTRICT: WATERSIDE WORKERS LIFE MEMBERS

These have been indexed into the Geelong and District Database.

http://zades.com.au/gandd/index.php/databases/potpourri/ppindexes

 

LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS

Also see Lighthouses.

 

ARCHIVAL ACCESS VICTORIA - INDEX TO EMPLOYEE REGISTER (PORTS AND HARBOURS) (VPRS 10979 UNIT 1) 1892-1921

This is an index to the Employee Register for the Ports and Harbours Branch. The page number can be used to access the full staff record at Public Record Office Victoria. This includes lighthouse keepers.

https://datastudio.google.com/reporting/350d2b4e-4d47-4973-9694-90661db2e75b

 

NEWSPAPER

 

TROVE NEWSPAPERS - MARITIME WORKER

This newspaper was published in Melbourne and is online from 1938 to 1954.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/?q=

 

RESOURCES

 

STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA - FINDING YOUR ANCESTORS' OCCUPATIONS: MARINERS

This lists resources held by the state library relating to mariners.

https://guides.slv.vic.gov.au/c.php?g=435343&p=6902421

 

MUSEUMS

 

NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, GREENWICH, ENGLAND

The world's largest collection of manuscripts and original documents relating to maritime history.

https://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum

 

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES

It is Australia's centre for maritime collections, exhibitions, research and archaeology.

https://www.anmm.gov.au/

 

MARITIME MUSEUMS OF VICTORIA

http://mmv.com.au/

 

 

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