Catalogue description Embarkation Lists

Registers of men embarked, compiled at the port of embarkation. They are arranged by ship, and each volume contains an index of ships' names. The list of men for each ship is divided into infantry and artillery, in roughly alphabetical order. L/MIL/9/85,89-90 & 96 give rank, place of birth, trade, age and remarks. L/MIL/9/86-88 & 97 give date of joining ship and remarks. L/MIL/9/98-102 give trade, place of birth, date of attestation, age and remarks. L/MIL/9/91-95 give rank, place of birth, trade, age, date received on board and remarks, and in L/MIL/9/91 the list for each ship is certified by an EIC official, a surgeon at the port and the ship's surgeon.

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