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== History of the Bengal Pilot Service ==
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:
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[1669 ...] This year also were received orders from home, to institute a pilot establishment at Hoogly, to build a pinnace to be manned with intelligent seamen from the Indiamen, to take charge of the shipping up and down. Thus originated the Bengal Pilot Service.
'''THS 12 ''The History of the Bengal Pilot Service'' by Brice & Labey'''
This is a unique unpublished history of the Bengal Pilot Service in the Historical Manuscripts Collection of the [[National Maritime Museum]].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/>
'''The Percy-Smith Collection (MS 88/006)'''
There are many records of the India Office at the [[British Library]] that pertain to the Bengal Marine and Bengal Pilot Service.
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.
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== Index of Pilots ==
*[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)
* Index to L/MAR/8/1 (in preparation)
* Pilots and pilot vessels contained in the Marine lists in civil publications such as the East India Register, see the list of [http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Directories_online Directories]
:Appendix C comprises a list of men joining the Service (1893-1916)
This book is available as a pdf downloadonline, refer below.
==External Linkslinks==
*[http://www.barnettmaritime.co.uk/index.htm British Maritime History - Realistic genealogical guides to surviving records and more], Len Barnett’s site, has a section on [http://www.barnettmaritime.co.uk/mainbengal.htm Bengal Marine].
*[http://map-india.org/artwork/shipping-in-the-hooghly-calcutta-kolkata/ Photograph: Shipping in the Hooghly, Calcutta] by Samuel Bourne c 1860. Numbered 1726. MAP Museum of Art and Photography, Bangalore.*Photographs from the National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution , possibly c 1863 Learning Lab website. 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=/90091 Sailing ships and other boats docked along river in Calcutta], undated, by Bourne &index=Shepherd.GW&uindex=&aspect=subtab157&menu=search&ri=1#focus Shipping Photograph titled ”Shipping in the Hooghly, . 2582”. Same image [http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/s/019pho0000015s1u00085000.html British Library] dated 1890s.**[https://learninglab.si.edu/resources/view/90145 Sailing ships and other boats docked along river in Calcutta], undated, by Bourne & Shepherd. Photograph titled ”Shipping on the Hooghly. 2583”. Same image [http://siris-archiveswww.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/photocoll/s/019pho0000015s1u00087000.html British Library] dated 1890s.**[https://learninglab.si.edu/ipac20resources/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=/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&uindex=&aspect=subtab157&menu=search Photograph titled ”Strand Rd &ri=1#focus Shipping on the The Hooghly, . Calcutta] . 2599”.*[http://siriswww.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/48726/francis-frith-the-strand-calcutta-english-about-archives1865-1875/ Photograph: The Strand: Calcutta] c 1865–1875 by Francis Frith.siThe J Paul Getty Museum.edu*[http:/ipac20/ipacwww.hmsconway.jsp?session=1288T662C4Q05org/Sea%20Career%20Calcutta.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.
===Individuals===
*[https://www.quivis.uk/dum/index_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. Originally with scans and transcripts of many original documents, exploring the site is recommended, but pages of particular general interest include:
===Historical books online===
* ''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://remistry.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.com/2009/01/13/1-the-early-merchant-adventurers-and-the-hooghly-1534-–-1696/ "Chapter 1. The Early Merchant Adventurers And The Hooghly (1534 – 1696)"]
**[https://remistry.wordpress.com/2009/01/12/2-years-of-expansion-1700-–-1800/ "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. [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
