Shipping registers held at Caithness 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
Wick Fishing Boats Register, 1869-1886 CE113/11/1
Fishing Boats Register (Schooners), 1869-1891 CE113/11/2
Fishing Boats Register (Blank), 1877-1939 CE113/11/3
Fishing Boats Register, 1895-1899 CE113/11/4
Fishing Boats Register (No entries), 1902-1912 CE113/11/5
Fishing Boats Register (Lybster), 1869-1903 CE113/11/6
Fishing Boats Register (Helmsdale), 1869-1896 CE113/11/7
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland: Wick Registered Boats, 1897-1900 CE113/11/8
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland: Wick Registered Boats, 1900-1902 CE113/11/9
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland: Wick Registered Boats, 1902-1912 CE113/11/10
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland: Wick Registered Boats, 1912-1914 CE113/11/11
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland: Wick Registered Boats, 1914-1925 CE113/11/12
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1928-1987 CE113/11/13
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1935-1982 CE113/11/14
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1942-1976 CE113/11/15
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1954-1982 CE113/11/16
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, CE113/11/17
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland: Wick Registered Boats, 1925-1984 CE113/11/18
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland: Wick Registered Boats, 1948-1989 CE113/11/19
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland: Wick Registered Boats, 1953-1988 CE113/11/20
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland: Wick Registered Boats, 1972-1988 CE113/11/21
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland: Wick Registered Boats, 1983-1989 CE113/11/22
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1986-1988 CE113/11/23
Not allocated, CE113/11/24
Index book to Register of Shipping (Lybster), nd CE113/11/25
Register of Shipping, 1965-1978 CE113/11/26
Registered Fishing Boats Index, 1926-1962 CE113/11/27
Registers of Transactions relating to Ships Registered prior to 1855, 1836-1939 CE113/4/1/4
Appropriation Book for Official Numbers of British Registered Ships for Port of Wick CE113/4/5/3