Shipping registers held at Highland Archive Centre

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
Inverness Register of declarations of ownership, 1811-1823 CE62/11/1
Register of declarations of ownership, 1834-1836 CE62/11/2
Register of declarations of ownership, 1842-1847 CE62/11/3
Register of ships at Inverness Port, 1811-1823 CE62/11/4
Register of ships at Inverness Port, 1823-1827 CE62/11/5
Register of ships at Inverness Port, 1827-1832 CE62/11/6
Register of ships at Inverness Port, 1832-1836 CE62/11/7
Register of ships at Inverness Port, 1836-1842 CE62/11/8
Register of ships at Inverness Port, 1842-1849 CE62/11/9
Register of ships at Inverness Port, 1850-1855 CE62/11/10
Register of ships at Inverness Port, 1855-1863 CE62/11/11
Register of ships at Inverness Port, 1863-1881 CE62/11/12
Register of ships at Isle of Martin Port, 1789-1806 CE62/11/13
Register of ships at Isle of Martin Port, 1806-1812 CE62/11/14
Register of ships at Fort William Port, 1824-1827 CE62/11/15
Register of steam boat certificates, 1855-1934 CE62/11/16
Register of transactions, recording changes of master and transfer of shares in vessels, 1839-1855 CE62/11/17
Register of transactions, relating to ships registered prior to 1855, 1829-1854 CE62/11/18
Register of transactions, relating to ships registered prior to 1855, 1854-1903 CE62/11/19
Annual accounts of ships registered, 1786-1824 CE62/11/20
Annual accounts of ships registered, 1862-1910 CE62/11/21
Register of fishing boats at Inverness Port Table A (Sea Fishing Act 1868), 1869-1902 CE62/11/22
Register of fishing boats at Inverness Port Table A (Sea Fishing Act 1868), 1869-1902 CE62/11/23
Register of fishing boats at Inverness Port Table A (Sea Fishing Act 1868), 1869-1902 CE62/11/24
Register of fishing boats at Inverness Port Table A (Sea Fishing Act 1868), 1869-1902 CE62/11/25
Register of fishing boats at Inverness Port Table A (Sea Fishing Act 1868), 1869-1902 CE62/11/26
Register of fishing boats at Inverness Port Table A (Sea Fishing Act 1868), 1869-1902 CE62/11/27
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland, 1873-1886 CE62/11/28
Index of ships registered, c1830-1894 CE62/11/29
Index of ships registered, c1860-1954 CE62/11/30
Index of fishing boats, c1905-1955 CE62/11/31
Fees and deeds book, 1950-1962 CE62/11/32
Fees and deeds book, 1963-1975 CE62/11/33
Fees and deeds book, 1975-1985 CE62/11/34
Fees and deeds book, 1923-1973 CE62/11/35
Papers carried by Merchant Vessels of the Principal Nations of the World, 1912- CE62/11/36