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Subject: [Mar] 1861 census
Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 18:02:58 +0000 (GMT)


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Hello Listers
A very happy New Year to all.
Can anyone explain the abbreviation RGSS in the following text re seamen and their census enumeration.

1861 Census : Seamen on board all ships in port or docked in rivers were recorded and returns submitted to the Officer of Customs. The RGSS assumed responsibility for those at sea in territorial waters and for the first time, those on the high seas. These records are filed in a separate schedule and found at the end of the regular census. The records have been indexed and alphabetical indexes are available on microfilm to both ships and seamen. These are available in many archives world wide and also through LDS libraries.

Also would SKS explain if this applied to Royal Navy personnel only or exclusively to merchant seamen.

I am aware that my ggf Edward Crow was aboard HMS Furious at this time but would like to see documentay evidence.

Regards to all

Alan Jones "freezing in Nottingham"



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