Registers of Gloucester Ships
Gloucestershire
Archives D4292/1/1-12
These volumes record information about
the characteristics and ownership of each ship registered at Gloucester
between 1824 and 1992. The early registers mainly record trows and
barges based at riverside towns north of Gloucester that traded
to Bristol. Later registers record vessels owned in Gloucestershire
that traded around the Bristol Channel, and the latest entries are
mainly for pleasure craft. A personal names index is being compiled.
Registers for 1814 to 1823 are held at the Public Record Office
(BT 107).
Crew Lists of Gloucester Registered Ships
Gloucestershire
Archives D3080
Twice a year, the owners of coasting vessels
were required to list the names of their crews and the nature of
their voyages, and these sheets are available for most vessels registered
at Gloucester for most years between 1863 and 1913. The majority
of the crewmen came from Gloucestershire, and voyages were mainly
to ports in the Bristol Channel and Ireland, but some went further
afield. There is no personal names index. A limited number of crew
lists for the period 1835 to 1860 are held at the Public Record
Office (BT98).
Canal Boat Registers
Gloucestershire
Archives GBR L6/13/3/1-6
These volumes record information
about each canal boat (mainly narrow boats) registered at Gloucester
between 1879 and 1952. The information includes the name of the
owner and the name of the master. These boats traded between Gloucester/Sharpness
and the industrial towns in the Midlands. A transcript of the entries,
carried out by the Friends of the National Waterways Museum,
can be found in the Gloucestershire Archives online catalogue
by searching for 'Canal Boat Register'.
Gloucester Port Books
Gloucestershire
Archives has a searchable database giving the names of merchants
and masters involved in voyages between Gloucester, Bristol and
some other ports between 1575 and 1765.
Pilotage Records
Gloucestershire
Archives D5827/1/1-4
These volumes record the minutes of
the Gloucester Pilotage Authority for the years 1861-1873, 1897-1903,
1930-1943 and 1967-1984, and they include lists of names of the
licensed pilots who guided ships approaching and departing from
Sharpness.
Trade Directories
Gloucestershire
Archives
Trade directories include the names of merchants
and service providers that did business in and around the docks,
carriers by water, canal company officials, pilots and customs officials.
Waterways Archives
For an on-line catalogue of archives
related to canals and rivers held at the National Waterways Museum,
see http://collections.canalrivertrust.org.uk/home.
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