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Brice and Labey<ref name=Brice> Labey, Capt G.T. and Brice, Capt R.K.H. (1970), ''The Bengal Pilot Service''. National Maritime Museum, Ref. THS/12/1-9. [http://remistry.wordpress.com Some chapters Chapters 1-5] are available online, see Historical books online, above. </ref> give a date of 1651 for the foundation of the service, but according to James Prinsep's Chronological Tables,<ref>Prinsep, James (1836). [http://books.google.com/books?id=BTYGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA160 ''Useful Tables, Forming an Appendix to The Journal Of The Asiatic Society. Part the Second. Chronological and Genealogical Tables''], page 160. Google Books</ref> the service dates back to 1669:

This is a unique unpublished history of the Bengal Pilot Service in the Historical Manuscripts Collection of the [[National Maritime Museum]]. It covers a wide range of aspects to do with the service and its employee's e.g. Appendix G ‘Obituaries’ comprises information from various sources for men of the Pilot service and their families. Chapters1-5 Some chapters of text, but no Appendices are available online.<ref name=Brice/>

Records marked (#) should appear on [[LDSFamilySearch]] /LDS microfilms: 2028922 - 25; 2029155. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Search the FamilySearch Catalog] and see [[FamilySearch Centres]] for viewing access.

*[httpshttp://searchfibis.fibisourarchives.org/frontisonline/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_dataset&id=86&s_id=189 Appendices From M.H. Beattie] on FIBIS Search (see details below)

This book is available as a pdf downloadonline, refer below.

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*[http://wwwmap-india.telelib.comorg/wordsartwork/authorsshipping-in-the-hooghly-calcutta-kolkata/K/KiplingRudyard/prose/LandandSea/unqualifiedpilot.html "An Unqualified Pilot"Photograph: Shipping in the Hooghly, Calcutta] by Rudyard KiplingSamuel Bourne c 1860. An interesting Numbered 1726. MAP Museum of Art and informative short story for younger readers depicting the work of a pilot on the HooghlyPhotography, Bangalore. The story was first published *Photographs in 1895 from the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution, and set in a time 'a good many years ago'Learning Lab website.**Notes from the [httphttps://wwwlearninglab.kiplingsi.org.ukedu/resources/view/rg_unqualified1.htm Kipling Society90091 Sailing ships and other boats docked along river in Calcutta]. *Read about the Bengal Pilot Service in September 1800, Pilot Mr Parryundated, by Bourne & Shepherd. the perils of shifting sand Photograph titled ”Shipping in the river, with numerous sharks and alligators Hooghly. 2582”. Same image [http://bookswww.googlebl.comuk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/books?id=mKgIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA41 Part 10s/019pho0000015s1u00085000.html British Library], page 41 from ''Cursory Remarks, on board the ship Friendship'' by Mary Anne Reid, continues dated 1890s.**[httphttps://bookslearninglab.googlesi.comedu/books?id=mKgIAAAAQAAJresources/view/90145 Sailing ships and other boats docked along river in Calcutta], undated, by Bourne &pg=PA249 part 11] Google Books *The Bengal Pilot Service in 1859Shepherd. Photograph titled ”Shipping on the Hooghly. 2583”. The author was aboard HMS Retribution Same image [http://www.archivebl.orguk/onlinegallery/streamonlineex/cu31924026424196#pageapac/n171photocoll/modes/2up ''Memories of the Sea'', page 151019pho0000015s1u00087000.html British Library] by Admiral Penrose Fitzgerald 1913 Archivedated 1890s.org*Photographs from the Smithsonian Institution , possibly c 1863. Click to enlarge**[httphttps://siris-archiveslearninglab.si.edu/ipac20resources/ipac.jsp?session=12825SX1354O1.90703&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!58957~!53&ri=1&aspect=subtab157&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=/90093 Strand Road with Indians with bullock carts and horse-drawn carriages and sailing ships and other boats on river in Calcutta], undated, by Bourne &index=Shepherd.GW Photograph titled ”Strand Rd &uindex=&aspect=subtab157&menu=search&ri=1#focus Shipping in the The Hooghly, . Calcutta], . 2599”.*[http://siris-archiveswww.sigetty.edu/ipac20art/collection/ipac.jsp?session=12825SX1354O1.90703&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!58958~!59&ri=1&aspect=subtab157&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Calcutta&index=.GW&uindex=&aspect=subtab157&menu=search&ri=1#focus Shipping on objects/48726/francis-frith-the Hooghly, -strand-calcutta-english-about-1865-1875/ Photograph: The Strand: Calcutta] c 1865–1875 by Francis Frith. The J Paul Getty Museum.*[http://siris-archiveswww.sihmsconway.eduorg/ipac20/ipacSea%20Career%20Calcutta.jsp?session=1288T662C4Q05.31019pdf "Old Conways &profile=allIndia – Part II: Calcutta &uri=full=3100001~!58960~!6&ri=3&aspect=subtab157&menu=search&source=~!siarchives&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=The Hooghly&index=v11"] by Alfie Windsor 2017. hmsconway.org.GW&uindex=&aspect=subtab157&menu=search&ri=3#focus The Bengal Pilot Service and accounts by Old Conways, old boys Strand by from the Hooghly, Calcutta]British training school ship HMS Conway.

*[httphttps://www.quivis.co.uk/dum/indexindex_dum.html Arthur David Linklater, Master Mariner] - Duncan Linklater's excellent site contains information on shipping and navigation in the early twentieth century, including details of Linklater's employment by the Calcutta Port Commission. With Originally with scans and transcripts of many original documents, exploring the site is recommended, but pages of particular general interest include::*[httphttps://www.quivis.co.uk/dum/images/portrait/675x900/pilot.jpg Scan of pilot's certificate] for pilotage of the Hooghly.:*[httphttps://www.quivis.co.uk/dum/hooghly/index_hooghly.html Some notes about the Introduction To HooghlyRiver Pilotage]:*[httphttps://www.quivis.co.uk/dum/hooghly/hooghly-pilotage1.html Hooghly Pilotage ca. 1910-16]:*[httphttps://www.quivis.co.uk/dum/dana/indexindex_dana.html Dana's ''Dictionary of Sea Terms'' 1841/51]Adapted from ''The Seaman's Friend...'' by R. H. Dana 1st ed. 1841, 6th edition 1851.

*''History of the Bengal Pilot Service'' complied by Captain G. T. Labey and compiled and edited by Captain R. K. H. Brice 1963. National Maritime Museum, Ref. THS/12/1-9, which includes Appendices. [http://wwwremistry.wordpress.com Chapters] (scroll down) are available online (remistry.wordpress.com) as follows, but there are no Appendices online:**[https://remistry.wordpress.com/2009/01/15/preface/ "Preface"]**[https://remistry.wordpress.com/2009/01/14/introduction-geographical-historical/ "Introduction : Historical"]**[https://remistry.wordpress.newcom/2009/01/13/1-the-early-merchant-adventurers-and-the-hooghly-1534-–-1696/ "Chapter 1.dliThe Early Merchant Adventurers And The Hooghly (1534 – 1696)"] **[https://remistry.ernetwordpress.incom/2009/01/handle12/20152-years-of-expansion-1700-–-1800/77306 "Chapter 2. Years Of Expansion 1700 – 1800"]. At the end of this chapter is some further text under "Chapter 5. Years Of Consolidation 1800 – 1900".*''On The Hooghly''] by M H Beattie 1935. Pdf download [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.77306 Archive.org mirror version], from Digital Library of India.*Read about the Bengal Pilot Service in September 1800, Pilot Mr Parry, the perils of shifting sand in the river, with numerous sharks and alligators [http://books.google.com/books?id=mKgIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA41 Part 10], page 41 from ''Cursory Remarks, on board the ship Friendship'' by Mary Anne Reid, continues [http://books.google.com/books?id=mKgIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA249 part 11] Google Books *The Bengal Pilot Service in 1859. The author was aboard HMS Retribution [http://www.archive.org/stream/cu31924026424196#page/n171/mode/2up ''Memories of the Sea'', page 151] by Admiral Penrose Fitzgerald 1913 Archive.org*[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.225565/page/n61/mode/2up ''An Unqualified Pilot''] page 57 ''Land And Sea Tales For Scouts And Guides'' by Rudyard Kipling 1923. Archive.org. [http://www.telelib.com/words/authors/K/KiplingRudyard/prose/LandandSea/unqualifiedpilot.html Transcribed version]. :An interesting and informative short story for younger readers depicting the work of a pilot on the Hooghly. The story was first published in 1895 and set in a time 'a good many years ago'. Notes from the [http://www.kipling.org.uk/rg_unqualified1.htm Kipling Society].