Thread: william cornelius

[h=2]this might help you with his seamansrecords

1835 to 1844 First Register of Merchant Seaman's service[/h]For information about seamen before 1835, there might be details in other sources such as newspapers or documents in private collections.
The registration of seamen was introduced by the Merchant Shipping Act 1835. These records are held at The National Archives under the following classifications: BT 120: Register of Seamen Series 1. (1835-1836). These records are arranged alphabetically. BT 112: Register of Seamen: Series 11. (1835-1844). BT 119: Alphabetical Index to Seamen. This index provides the registration number of the seaman.
Copies of a guide to accessing series I II & III registers are available in the Reading Rooms at The National Archives, Kew.

BT 120 Series I

The details include place and date of birth or age, his capacity and the ship on which he served.

1835 - 1836

[h=2]1845 to 1854 Second Register of Merchant Seaman's Service[/h]The Merchant Shipping Act 1844 stipulated that every British seaman should have a register ticket. The details given when applying for a ticket were: Name, Date and place of birth, Date and capacity of first going to sea, Capacity since: any Royal Navy ship served in, and capacity; Present employment at sea, home address.

BT 112 Series II	Register has annual columns showing details of the voyages for each year.	1835 – 1844
BT 119	Index to BT 112 (Part of the index is in BT 112)	1835 - 1844