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 Maritime Certificates of Age 1789-1800

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Date transcribed2024-04-24
Transcribed byRobin Kinloch, Agnes Cool, Sandra Seager
CommentThe certificates are divided into 6 parts in number order by season of appointment. To locate an individual name the alphabetical index at the front of part 1 will be required. The Part number needs to be specified when ordering. The part numbers are located in the A-Z index, with reference number is enclosed in () usually at the top right of the Certificate

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Certificate no.  (854)    
A-Z Index no.  639    
View all other items of "Surname" with value "Smith" in "Maritime Certificates of Age 1789-1800" Surname  Smith    
First Names  Andrew    
Fathers name  George    
Birth date  5 Feb    
Birth year  1777    
Parish  St Cumbernauld    
Certificate date  16 Jan 1777    
Notes  St Cumbernauld 16 January 1777. Do Certify that George Smith writer in Glasgow proprietor of the Lands of Westfield and Blackeraig being within the parish of Cumbernauld had a lawful son born upon the 5th February 1777 who was baptized by the name of Andrew and we are informed and believe that he Andrew Smith is at present in good health and has lately returned from a second voyage to India in the service of the Honble East India Company besides being at sea formerly.    
Remarks  [written at bottom] Fourth mate Prince? Henry    
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This varied accumulation represents the surviving records of the East India Companys management of its commercial shipping activity. The series L/MAR/C/669 and 670 deal with Certificates of Age, which were generally in the form of Extracts of Birth/Baptism from Parish Registers, Sworn Affidavits, Letters from Family and Relatives and Letters from ship Commanders.
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