Captains of colliers entering the port of London
(1785)
The Custom House in the port of London posted daily lists of ships. The Coast List was in four parts - Colliers Entered Inwards; Coasters Entered Inwards; Coasters Entered Outwards (i. e., receiving cargo for a prospective voyage); and Coasters Cleared Outwards. Colliers entered inwards are listed by name with the surname of the captain, and the number of the wharf (usually 46, Pelican Stairs, or 49, Stone Stairs). These lists were printed in the Daily Universal Register. May 1785.WARD. Cost: £6.00.  | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Captains of merchantmen at Gravesend
(1785)
The Daily Universal Register of London carried detailed lists of shipping news from ports around the world - arrivals, departures, ships in port, ships spoken to in passage - mostly, but not entirely, relating to British merchantmen. May 1785.
WARD. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Captains of merchantmen at Liverpool
(1785)
The Daily Universal Register of London carried detailed lists of shipping news from ports around the world - arrivals, departures, ships in port, ships spoken to in passage - mostly, but not entirely, relating to British merchantmen. May 1785.
WARD. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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 Clerks and apprentices
(1785)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 2 January to 31 December 1785. IR 1/32WARD. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Criminals
(1785)
Criminals accused and/or convicted, reported in the Daily Universal Register of London. May 1785.WARD. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths
(1785)
Death notices from the Daily Universal Register of January 1785.WARD. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1785)
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military promotions, clerical preferments, and bankrupts, as reported in the Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
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Deaths, Marriages, News and Promotions
(1785)
Death notices and obituaries, marriage and birth notices, civil and military promotions, clerical preferments, and bankrupts, as reported in the Gentleman's Magazine. Mostly from England and Wales, but items from Ireland, Scotland and abroad.
WARD. Cost: £4.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Marriages
(1785)
Marriage notices from the Daily Universal Register for January 1785.WARD. Cost: £6.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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Masters of clerks and apprentices
(1785)
Apprenticeship indentures and clerks' articles were subject to a 6d or 12d per pound stamp duty: the registers of the payments usually give the master's trade, address, and occupation, and the apprentice's name, as well as details of the date and length of the apprenticeship. 2 January to 31 December 1785. IR 1/32WARD. Cost: £8.00. | Sample scan, click to enlarge
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