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Merchant Marine information for Caernarfon / Caernarvon and places above it in the hierarchy

Caernarfon / Caernarvon

Caernarfon Harbour Trust

Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;

  • Caernarfon Harbour Trust Records [ c. 1682]-1983 
    "The Caernarfon Harbour Trust was established in 1793 and is the authority responsible for the control of navigation and the provision and maintenance of navigational aids in the area from Britannia Bridge to Caernarfon Bay......"
  • Caernarfon Royal Naval Reserve & Coastguard Records 1856-1907 
    "....... the Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) was formed in 1859, organised into units known as batteries. It comprised merchant seamen, both officers and ratings, and fishermen; it was later supplemented by retired naval seamen. The Coastguard Service was formed in 1822 and administered by the Admiralty from 1856 to 1923"
  • H.M. Customs and Excise Records 1793-1984   "HM Customs and Excise are responsible for the collection of duties payable to the Crown, on the import and export of goods and on their manufacture....."
  • Papers of Captain John Hughes, Brigydon, East Twthill, Caernarfon 1868-1939   "...he was master of the barques Altair and the Inverness during the early 20th century. The Inverness was lost while on a voyage to New Zealand in 1918, but Captain Hughes was absolved of blame. Following the incident he became master of several other vessels, including the S. S. Ravenspoint. He had a son, Jack Hughes, who was also a Captain"
  • Papers of Captain William Jones of the Albion Inn, Chapel Street, Caernarfon, later of the Castle Hotel, High Street, Pwllheli 1842-1905   "....he served on a number of ships including William Henry of Carenarfon, Telegraph of London, Lizzie Hobley of Liverpool, and Boaz of Caernarfon, between 1869 and 1875. Jones owned the Albion Inn, Caernarfon and, from 1887, the Castle Hotel, later the Castle Inn, Pwllheli ..."
  • Captain Thomas Papers 1757-1971   "Captain T. Rees Thomas (fl. 1921-1959) was Harbour Master of Caernarfon Harbour...."
  • Trevor Roberts, Solicitors: Caernarfon Harbour Trust records 1723-1949
    "The Caernarfon Harbour Trust was established in 1793 and is the authority responsible for the control of navigation and the provision and maintenance of navigational aids in the area from Britannia Bridge to Caernarfon Bay. It is also the competent Harbour Authority responsible for the provision of pilotage throughout the Menai Strait......"

Various items  - on the People's Collection Wales site

  • Fort Belan, Caernarfon c1900 
  • Captain Rees Griffiths and his crew aboard the Wanlock, 1881. This ship used to sail between Bardsey island and the mainland.

Caernarvonshire

The Llyn Peninsula and the Sea  - on the Rhiw.com site

Survey of 20th century Welsh Seafarers for North-West Wales Papers - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales. "The Welsh Seafarers for North-West Wales project recorded the careers of twentieth century seafarers. Forms were distributed via the Caernarfon, Dolgellau and Anglesey Record Offices, with help from local maritime museums and individuals" Caernarfonshire Shipping Registers 1786-1918; 1960 - details of extant records on Archives Network Wales
"Beaumaris, Angelsey, was the principal port of North Wales until the Port of Caernarfon was established. Pwllheli was a sub-port of Beaumaris between 1840 and 1844 and a sub-port of Caernarfon after 1844. The ports were responsible to the Crown for the registration of shipping and the collection of duties on imports; their shipping registers record details of vessels including the owner, the master, changes of owner, and the eventual fate of the vessel...."

Lighthouse Personnel in England and Wales and the Channel Islands 1841-1910. Includes;- Table of  Keepers; Table of Stations by county; Location map of the lighthouse sites.

Welsh Mariners  by Dr Reg Davies---includes a searchable database of over 17,000 Welsh born (or Wales resident) Master mariners, mates and engineers who held certificates of competency or service; in practice it is an index of men active from 1850 to 1945 in the merchant navy.

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arrowBritish Coastguards 1841 - 1901 - Table of References

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arrowLighthouse Personnel In England, Wales and the Channel Islands, c1790-1911 - Location Map

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