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The [[British Library]] holds '''Ships' Journals''' in series '''IOR/L/MAR/A-B''' 1605-1856. [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_1&cid=1-1#1-1 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 also usually included for each journey.
Browse the records by ship name:
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_1&cid=1-1#1-1 A-Dav]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_2&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Daw-Han]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_3&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Hap-Mas]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_4&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Mat-Sat]
*[http://www.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].
==FIBIS resources==
*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=25&s_id=4 Rockingham Ships' Log 1796] List of soldiers from [[12th Regiment of Foot]] embarking for India aboard the Indiaman Rockingham.
[[Category:Naval and Maritime]]
[[Category:Records]]
[[Category:Research methods]]
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 also usually included for each journey.
Browse the records by ship name:
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_1&cid=1-1#1-1 A-Dav]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_2&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Daw-Han]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_3&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Hap-Mas]
*[http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/a2a/records.aspx?cat=059-iorlmar_4&cid=1-1-1#1-1-1 Mat-Sat]
*[http://www.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].
==FIBIS resources==
*[http://www.search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_browse_sources.php?mode=browse_components&id=25&s_id=4 Rockingham Ships' Log 1796] List of soldiers from [[12th Regiment of Foot]] embarking for India aboard the Indiaman Rockingham.
[[Category:Naval and Maritime]]
[[Category:Records]]
[[Category:Research methods]]
