An expert session and Q&A on tracing your 18th- and 19th-century mariner ancestors, with Dr Nicholas Dixon.
Lives on the Ocean Wave: Tracing the Careers of
British Mariners in the 18th and 19th Centuries
2 October, 6.30pm (UK time)
About the webinar
Trace your mariner ancestor’s career – from shipping registers to borough records
This webinar will focus on methods of finding out information about the careers of merchant seamen in Britain during the 18th and 19th centuries.
Drawing upon his own experience of tracing two ancestors who were merchant sea captains, Dr Nicholas Dixon will explain how it is possible for genealogists to discover a wealth of information in sources such as:
- newspapers
- shipping registers
- borough records
- the records in the National Archives.
The workshop will be hosted on Zoom and begin at 6.30pm GMT on 2 October. It will last 1 hour 30 mins (inclusive of questions time).
Tickets cost £10 (free for Family Tree Plus members)
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About the webinar presenter
Dr Nicholas Dixon is a professional genealogist and house history researcher in London. He studied history at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, and was awarded a PhD degree in 2019 for a thesis concerning the Church of England during the early 19th century. He is an external contributor to the History of Parliament project and undertakes research projects for clients. He is also a student member of the Register of Qualified Genealogists.
Any queries, please email [email protected]
Image: The English Merchant Ship ‘Malabar’ by William Clark, Yale Center for British Art, Google Art Project.
