H.M. Customs and Excise, Newcastle Customs House
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Acc 1253
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H.M. Customs and Excise, Newcastle
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For records for Shields, and North Shields and Blyth see EX/NS, and for South Shields see EX/NS and EX/SS.
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Administrative history:
Until 1848 Newcastle was the only Customs House on the River Tyne, after which date a separate Customs House was established for Shields and Blyth, located at South Shields.
Contents:
EX.NC/1/1-37 Registers of ships, 1786 - 1872 (37 volumes)
Give details of ships registered with name and description (later volumes give further details of construction), owners. Vessels are numbered individually each year. See also EX.NC/2/1-17 and EX.NC/3 below
EX.NC/2/1-17 Transactions registers 1855 - 1931 (17 volumes)
Details of ships sold, transferred etc, with shareholders and other notes. See also EX.NC/3
EX.NC/3 Transfer book 1856 - 1867 (1 volume)
Related to series EX.NC1 above, but used for vessels 26/1856 to 40/1867 to "avoid confusion".
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Tyne and Wear Archives Service
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