Shipping registers held at Tyne and Wear Archives
Shipping registers held at Tyne and Wear Archives 
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Back to Tyne and Wear Archives This is a list of the shipping registers held by an archive or for a particular port.
The data is from the archives' catalogues, mainly online.
For some registers, we are able to provide a basic index for a register, by folio (page). In these cases, there will be a link to the index on the right hand side of the table. In some cases, the index includes a limited transcript of the folio, showing details of the vessel's registration, and in some cases details of the closure of the register.
For the Isle of Man registers, on the right of the index page is a link to a much more detailed transcript of the folio, including transactions and all owners. However, we can't cover every detail and it will still be worth referring to the original document.
For the registers for Rochester, images are available online and we provide a link to them for each entry (This is not functional at present, but we will restore this as soon as possible).
For the register for Canadian ports, many image sets are available online via the Canadiana site. Where possible, we have provided a direct link to the image for the first page of the register. For some registers, the images are continued on the next reel. The reels are numbered consecutively, so changing the reel number and page number in the URL will take you to the next page. For example, a URL that includes c1234/567 will be continued on c1235/1.
For the registers of Australian ports, a full index is available, with links to images of each folio on the NAA site.
| Port | Title | Reference | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | Register of Ships, 1786 - 1797 | EX.NC/1/1 | |
| Register of Ships, 1797 - 1807 | EX.NC/1/2 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1807 - 1815 | EX.NC/1/3 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1815 - 1822 | EX.NC/1/4 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1822 - 1823 | EX.NC/1/5 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1824 | EX.NC/1/6 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1824 - 1825 | EX.NC/1/7 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1825 | EX.NC/1/8 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1825 | EX.NC/1/9 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1825 - 1826 | EX.NC/1/10 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1826 | EX.NC/1/11 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1826 - 1827 | EX.NC/1/12 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1827 - 1829 | EX.NC/1/13 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1829 - 1831 | EX.NC/1/14 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1831 - 1833 | EX.NC/1/15 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1833 - 1834 | EX.NC/1/16 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1834 - 1835 | EX.NC/1/17 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1835 - 1836 | EX.NC/1/18 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1836 | EX.NC/1/19 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1836 - 1837 | EX.NC/1/20 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1837 - 1838 | EX.NC/1/21 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1838 - 1840 | EX.NC/1/22 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1840 - 1841 | EX.NC/1/23 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1841 - 1842 | EX.NC/1/24 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1842 - 1844 | EX.NC/1/25 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1844 - 1845 | EX.NC/1/26 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1845 - 1846 | EX.NC/1/27 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1846 - 1847 | EX.NC/1/28 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1847 - 1848 | EX.NC/1/29 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1848 - 1851 | EX.NC/1/30 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1851 - 1854 | EX.NC/1/31 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1854 - 1855 | EX.NC/1/32 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1855 - 1859 | EX.NC/1/33 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1859 - 1862 | EX.NC/1/34 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1862 - 1864 | EX.NC/1/35 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1864 - 1867 | EX.NC/1/36 | ||
| Register of Ships, 1867 - 1872 | EX.NC/1/37 | ||
| Transactions register, 8 May 1855 - 6 February 1860 | EX.NC/2/1 | ||
| Transactions register, 15 February 1860 - 12 January 1872 | EX.NC/2/2 | ||
| Transactions register, 20 January 1872 - 6 May 1875 | EX.NC/2/3 | ||
| Transactions register, 12 May 1875 - 21 December 1877 | EX.NC/2/4 | ||
| Transactions register, 3 January 1878 - 13 August 1879 | EX.NC/2/5 | ||
| Transactions register, 19 August 1879 - 30 November 1880 | EX.NC/2/6 | ||
| Transactions register, 27 November 1880 - 9 December 1881 | EX.NC/2/7 | ||
| Transactions register, 13 December 1881 - 26 September 1882 | EX.NC/2/8 | ||
| Transactions register, 26 September 1882 - 9 April 1883 | EX.NC/2/9 | ||
| Transactions register, 11 April 1883 - 28 November 1883 | EX.NC/2/10 | ||
| Transactions register, 21 November 1883 - 13 May 1884 | EX.NC/2/11 | ||
| Transactions register, 15 May 1884 - 23 July 1886 | EX.NC/2/12 | ||
| Transactions register, 14 April 1885 - 19 November 1890 | EX.NC/2/13 | ||
| Transactions register, 11 October 1886 - 22 June 1888 | EX.NC/2/14 | ||
| Transactions register, 25 June 1888 - 27 October 1893 | EX.NC/2/15 | ||
| Transactions register, 7 November 1893 - 19 February 1901 | EX.NC/2/16 | ||
| Transactions register, 4 March 1901 - 3 September 1931 | EX.NC/2/17 | ||
| Transfer book, 1856 - 1867 | EX.NC/3 | ||
| Ships papers, 4 August 1848 - 10 August 1848 | EX.NC/4 | ||
| North Shields | Register of ships, April 1848 - December 1848 | EX.NS/1/1 | |
| Register of ships, December 1848 - October 1849 | EX.NS/1/2 | ||
| Register of ships, October 1849 - December 1850 | EX.NS/1/3 | ||
| Register of ships, December 1850 - January 1852 | EX.NS/1/4 | ||
| Register of ships, January 1852 - March 1853 | EX.NS/1/5 | ||
| Register of ships, March 1853 - March 1854 | EX.NS/1/6 | ||
| Register of ships, March 1854 - January 1855 | EX.NS/1/7 | ||
| Register of ships, February 1855 - April 1855 | EX.NS/1/8 | ||
| Register of ships, May 1855 - January 1857 | EX.NS/1/9 | ||
| Register of ships, January 1857 - July 1858 | EX.NS/1/10 | ||
| Register of ships, July 1858 - July 1860 | EX.NS/1/11 | ||
| Register of ships, July 1860 - May 1862 | EX.NS/1/12 | ||
| Register of ships, May 1862 - August 1864 | EX.NS/1/13 | ||
| Register of ships, August 1864 - March 1866 | EX.NS/1/14 | ||
| Register of ships, April 1866 - December 1867 | EX.NS/1/15 | ||
| Register of ships, December 1867 - September 1869 | EX.NS/1/16 | ||
| Register of ships, October 1869 - April 1871 | EX.NS/1/17 | ||
| Register of ships, April 1871 - September 1872 | EX.NS/1/18 | ||
| Register of ships, October 1872 - March 1876 | EX.NS/1/19 | ||
| Register of ships, March 1876 - April 1883 | EX.NS/1/20 | ||
| Register of ships, May 1883 - October 1893 | EX.NS/1/21 | ||
| Register of ships, October 1893 - August 1904 | EX.NS/1/22 | ||
| Register of ships, October 1904 - February 1931 | EX.NS/1/23 | ||
| Transaction book, commencing May 1855 | EX.NS/2/1 | ||
| Transaction book, commencing June 1857 | EX.NS/2/2 | ||
| Transaction book, commencing June 1863 | EX.NS/2/3 | ||
| Transaction book, commencing December 1872 | EX.NS/2/4 | ||
| Transaction book, commencing March 1874 | EX.NS/2/5 | ||
| Transaction book, commencing December 1876 | EX.NS/2/6 | ||
| Transaction book, commencing January 1880 | EX.NS/2/7 | ||
| Transaction book, commencing June 1883 | EX.NS/2/8 | ||
| Transaction book, commencing May 1886 | EX.NS/2/9 | ||
| Transaction book, commencing January 1891 | EX.NS/2/10 | ||
| Register of Fishing Boats, March 1869 - June 1873 | EX.NS/3/1 | ||
| Register of Fishing Boats, June 1873 - March 1892 | EX.NS/3/2 | ||
| Register of Fishing Boats, March 1869 - March 1902 | EX.NS/3/3 | ||
| Register of Fishing Boats, May 1902 - December 1921 | EX.NS/3/4 | ||
| Register of Fishing Boats, January 1922 - April 1949 | EX.NS/3/5 | ||
| Statistical returns re fishing vessels | EX.NS/4/1-4 | ||
| Particulars of registrations and cancellations of fishing boats | EX.NS/5 | ||
| Index of ships registered at North Shields | EX.NS/7 | ||
| South Shields | Register of shipping, January - June 1859 | EX.SS/1/1 | |
| Register of shipping, June 1859 - February 1864 | EX.SS/1/2 | ||
| Register of shipping, March 1864 - January 1873 | EX.SS/1/3 | ||
| Register of shipping, January 1873 - March 1891 | EX.SS/1/4 | ||
| Transactions register, commenced July 1869 | EX.SS/2/1 | ||
| Transactions register, commenced March 1877 | EX.SS/2/2 | ||
| Transactions register, commenced December 1880 | EX.SS/2/3 | ||
| Transactions register, commenced May 1888 | EX.SS/2/4 | ||
| Transactions register, commenced August 1900 | EX.SS/2/5 | ||
| Registration files of individual vessels, 1869 - 1901 | EX.SS/3/1-113 | ||
| Sunderland | Register of shipping, 1786 - 1800 | EX.SU/1/1 | |
| Register of shipping, 1800 - 1813 | EX.SU/1/2 | ||
| Register of shipping, 1814 - 1822 | EX.SU/1/3 | ||
| Register of shipping, 1822 - 1823 | EX.SU/1/4 | ||
| Register of shipping, January 1824 - August 1824 | EX.SU/1/5 | ||
| Register of shipping, August 1824 - May 1825 | EX.SU/1/6 | ||
| Register of shipping, May 1825 - December 1825 | EX.SU/1/7 | ||
| Register of shipping, December 1825 - November 1826 | EX.SU/1/8 | ||
| Register of shipping, November 1826 - February 1828 | EX.SU/1/9 | ||
| Register of shipping, February 1828 - April 1829 | EX.SU/1/10 | ||
| Register of shipping, April 1829 - April 1831 | EX.SU/1/11 | ||
| Register of shipping, April 1831 - February 1833 | EX.SU/1/12 | ||
| Register of shipping, February 1833 - August 1834 | EX.SU/1/13 | ||
| Register of shipping, August 1834 - December 1835 | EX.SU/1/14 | ||
| Register of shipping, January 1836 - September 1836 | EX.SU/1/15 | ||
| Register of shipping, October 1836 - July 1837 | EX.SU/1/16 | ||
| Register of shipping, July 1837 - September 1838 | EX.SU/1/17 | ||
| Register of shipping, September 1838 - November 1839 | EX.SU/1/18 | ||
| Register of shipping, November 1839 - October 1840 | EX.SU/1/19 | ||
| Register of shipping, October 1840 - July 1842 | EX.SU/1/20 | ||
| Register of shipping, August 1842 - May 1844 | EX.SU/1/21 | ||
| Register of shipping, May 1844 - September 1845 | EX.SU/1/22 | ||
| Register of shipping, September 1845 - July 1846 | EX.SU/1/23 | ||
| Register of shipping, July 1846 - April 1847 | EX.SU/1/24 | ||
| Register of shipping, April 1847 - December 1847 | EX.SU/1/25 | ||
| Register of shipping, December 1847 - December 1848 | EX.SU/1/26 | ||
| Register of shipping, December 1848 - February 1850 | EX.SU/1/27 | ||
| Register of shipping, February 1850 - February 1851 | EX.SU/1/28 | ||
| Register of shipping, February 1851 - March 1852 | EX.SU/1/29 | ||
| Register of shipping, March 1852 - February 1853 | EX.SU/1/30 | ||
| Register of shipping, March 1853 - April 1854 | EX.SU/1/31 | ||
| Register of shipping, April 1854 - March 1855 | EX.SU/1/32 | ||
| Register of shipping, March 1855 - April 1855 | EX.SU/1/33 | ||
| Register of shipping, May 1855 - October 1856 | EX.SU/1/34 | ||
| Register of shipping, October 1856 - January 1858 | EX.SU/1/35 | ||
| Register of shipping, January 1858 - April 1860 | EX.SU/1/36 | ||
| Register of shipping, April 1860 - May 1861 | EX.SU/1/37 | ||
| Register of shipping, May 1861 - October 1863 | EX.SU/1/38 | ||
| Register of shipping, October 1863 - April 1866 | EX.SU/1/39 | ||
| Register of shipping, April 1866 - March 1867 | EX.SU/1/40 | ||
| Register of shipping, March 1867 - November 1868 | EX.SU/1/41 | ||
| Register of shipping, November 1868 - June 1870 | EX.SU/1/42 | ||
| Register of shipping, June 1870 - June 1872 | EX.SU/1/43 | ||
| Register of shipping, June 1872 - August 1874 | EX.SU/1/44 | ||
| Register of shipping, September 1874 - March 1879 | EX.SU/1/45 | ||
| Register of shipping, April 1879 - May 1884 | EX.SU/1/46 | ||
| Register of shipping, June 1884 - December 1892 | EX.SU/1/47 | ||
| Register of shipping, January 1893 - March 1904 | EX.SU/1/48 | ||
| Register of shipping, May 1904 - April 1915 | EX.SU/1/49 | ||
| Transaction Book, 2 May 1855 - 27 February 1857 | EX.SU/2/1 | ||
| Transaction Book, 2 March 1857 - 1 October 1860 | EX.SU/2/2 | ||
| Transaction Book, 27 August 1860 - 13 June 1879 | EX.SU/2/3 | ||
| Transaction Book, 27 July 1875 - 24 January 1879 | EX.SU/2/4 | ||
| Transaction Book, 10 January 1879 - 9 February 1883 | EX.SU/2/5 | ||
| Transaction Book, 21 November 1881 - 9 April 1991 | EX.SU/2/6 | ||
| Transaction Book, 13 July 1885 - 3 July 1896 | EX.SU/2/7 | ||
| Transaction Book, 3 March 1893 - 9 April 1900 | EX.SU/2/8 | ||
| Transaction Book, 23 March 1899 - 25 February 1929 | EX.SU/2/9 | ||
| Register of sea fishing boats, 1903 - 1932 | EX.SU/3 | ||
| Ships registration papers, 1942 - 1946 | EX.SU/6/1-55 |