Seamen apprentices
From 1823, larger ships were required to carry a quota of apprentices, and apprenticeship indentures had to be filed. An index to these apprentices was compiled from the indentures and is in series BT 150
covering 1824 to 1953. They are arranged into London and the Outports, then by dates. Entries within each volume are by first letter of apprentice´s surname. Not all the indentures have survived and only a selection for every fifth year have been preserved in series BT 151 from 1845 to 1950, and for fishing apprentices in BT 152 from 1895 to 1935.
