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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 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>
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