Other Nautical Resources

Other sources of information relating to mariners other include parish records of births, marriages and deaths, Wills, freehold or
leasehold property indentures, newspaper reports, etc. These pages will gather such material for the genealogist to browse through.

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, the researcher should check the original sources for themselves.

Impressed Seamen South West of England & South Wales Circa 1650~1700
From the Manorial Records of the Mansel family of Margam

Index of Mariners Marriage Bonds and Parish Records Circa 1600 - 1850
Bonds include a bondsman who may be the father or other relative.

List of Mariners Home Addresses Collected from crew lists and trade directories Includes all ranks and some non U.K. addresses.

List of Ships Pilots Includes address and some details of pilotage. Collected from Trade Directories and Crew Lists.

Mariners Memorial Inscriptions at St.Mary's Swansea Taken from the " Graveyard Survey of 1861 by Evan Daniel.
Today the graveyard has been lawned and none of of the inscriptions exist.

Masters and their ships loading coals Neath Glamorganshire Wales 1672-73 1676-77 & 1682-1683
From the Manorial Records of the Mansel family of Margam

Masters appearing on the Register of Ships in the Port of Swansea. 1824-1863
Masters appearing on the Ships Register prior to 1863 where no crew agreements are available.

Milford Haven Trawlers and their crews Researched and indexed by Barry Johnson Monmouth Wales ~ For convenience details of the trawlers have been added to the Register of Swansea shipping web page. Barry's index of Swansea trawlers and crew has been merged into the main Swansea Mariners database. Further details can be found at Barry's website www.milfordtrawlers.org.uk

Photograph Albums Albums of Steam Ships, Swansea Tugs and Welsh Docks and Harbours

Swansea and Gower Mariners burials  Data supplied by the Glamorgan Family History Society.
This lists Swansea and Gower area with the occupation of Mariner or Master Mariner in the burial records..

Swansea and Gower Mariners in the 1841 Census  Data supplied by the Glamorgan Family History Society.
This lists all those in the 1841 census in the Swansea and Gower area with the occupation of Mariner or Master Mariner.

Swansea and Gower Mariners in the 1861 Census  Data supplied by the Glamorgan Family History Society.
This lists all those in the 1861 census in the Swansea and Gower area with the occupation of Mariner or Master Mariner.

West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser By:-Rita Bone Kopp, Julia Symons Mosman, Isabel Harris and LaVelda Faull ~ Extracts and news cuttings relating to the South Wales maritime trade. Full listings can be found at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wbritonad/

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