Trinity House Calendars 1787-1854

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Trinity House was responsible for the supervision of lighthouses round the English coast, and also distributed charitable funds to disabled seamen and their families.

The Trinity House Papers, which were gifted to the Society of Genealogists, are a very rich source of genealogical information. Covering the period 1787 to 1854, most of the papers are Petitions for aid, submitted by the seaman or, often, his widow. The Petitions contain a wealth of family information, about the seaman and his dependents. Other papers include Apprenticeship Indentures of seamen, and a collection of Miscellaneous papers, consisting mainly of marriage and baptismal certificates.

These papers cover families from all over the United Kingdom.

The Calendars, which are detailed, printed, indexes to the papers, in name order, have been digitised and a surname index (6,500 records) allows easy searching of these calendars. Hard copies of the original papers can be ordered online.

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