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The [[British Library]] holds '''Ships' Journals''' in series '''IOR/L/MAR/A-B''' 1605-1856. [http://wwwdiscovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2adetails/records.aspx?cat=059rd/937f93cc-ccf5-iorlmar_1&cid=14c31-1#1951c-1 af92be35ea66 Read] about these records. The various ships are listed alphabetically, following the order in ''Catalogue of East India Company Ships' Journals and Logs 1600-1834'' by Anthony J.Farrington (London, 1999). Although the records continue until 1856, they effectively end at 1834.

If you know the ship your research interest travelled on (for instance, from Arrival and Departure lists in [[directories]]), these journals may provide interesting information. In the daily deck log of occurrences onboard, alongside more minimal entries recording weather and landmarks, one can find details of births and deaths at sea (and baptisms and burials), offences and punishments for sailors and other interesting genealogical tidbits. A [[passenger list]] is often included for each journey.<ref>Note however, a researcher was advised by the British Library that neither the ship’s log for the Anson (1774/1776), nor the ledger contain a passenger list - although the latter contains a crew listing.</ref> A researcher, who refers to the ships' records as a 'treasure trove', found out the name of a child travelling, and some of the circumstances, [on an earlier voyage] of the death of the child’s father<ref>Frances. [https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/india.rootsweb.com/thread/1662228/ Yorrick] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 20 September 2010. See particularly the P S. Retrieved 9 March 2019.</ref>

Browse the records by ship name:*[http://wwwsearcharchives.nationalarchives.govbl.uk/a2aprimo_library/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_1&cid=1-1#1-1 A-Dav]*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uklibweb/a2aaction/recordssearch.aspxdo?catvid=059-iorlmar_2&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Daw-HanIAMS_VU2 The catalogue of the British Library]can be searched by ship's name to determine the material held.*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_3&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Hap-Mas] *If you cannot find the ship’s name you are looking for, confirm the name from the [httphttps://wwweicships.nationalarchivesthreedecks.gov.ukorg/a2aships/recordsshipsearch.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_4&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Mat-Satphp Ships Search]*[http://wwwfrom Andrea Cordani’s "East India Company Ships" .nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_5&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Sc-Z plus extra ships names from 1834]As an example, the ship whose name was thought to be the 'Lushington' was in fact the 'Sir Stephen Lushington', to be found in the lists above under S (not L).

If you cannot find ==National Maritime Museum, Greenwich==The National Maritime Museum, Greenwich holds some ships' logs in its collection, some of which may not be held by the ship’s name you are looking for British Library, confirm the name from the with catalogue entries: Merchant Shipping: Logs [http://wwwcollections.eicshipsrmg.infoco.uk/archive/shipsobjects/shipsearch492087.asp Ships Search] from Andrea Cordani’s "html East India Company Ships" LOG/C] and [http://collections.rmg. As an example, the ship whose name was thought to be the 'Lushington' was in fact the 'Sir Stephen Lushington', to be found in the lists above under S (not L)co.uk/archive/objects/492086.html LOG/M]

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