Glasgow crew lists 1863-1901 go online

A new release form Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk) sees some Glasgow crew lists from 1863-1901 go online, apparently sourced from Glasgow City Archives.

From the site:

About Glasgow, Scotland, Crew Lists, 1863 - 1901

This database contains crew lists, agreements, certificates of discharge, and some related documents for 11 ships that landed at Glasgow’s ports. The ships were:

• Bornu
• Russia
• Scythia
• Pride of England
• Gulf of Lions
• Parthia
• Hispania
• Galoon
• Clydesdale
• Persia
• Cherokee

Details available vary depending on the document, but you may learn the following:

• ship name
• arrival date
• name
• age
• birthplace
• birth year
• nationality
• address
• ship last served on and year of discharge
• date and place joined present ship
• position on ship
• wages
• date and place of discharge

The collection is accessible at http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2895

Chris

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