Shipping registers held at Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire 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
Aberdeen Register of Shipping, 1824-1825 CE87/11/1
Register of Shipping, 1825-1827 CE87/11/2
Register of Shipping, 1827-1829 CE87/11/3
Register of Shipping, 1829-1832 CE87/11/4
Register of Shipping, 1832-1836 CE87/11/5
Register of Shipping, 1836-1837 CE87/11/6
Register of Shipping, 1837-1843 CE87/11/7
Register of Shipping, 1843-1848 CE87/11/8
Register of Shipping, 1849-1855 CE87/11/9
Register of Shipping, 1855-1860 CE87/11/10
Register of Shipping, 1860-1864 CE87/11/11
Register of Shipping, 1864-1868 CE87/11/12
Register of Shipping, 1868-1875 CE87/11/13
Register of Shipping, 1875-1889 CE87/11/14
Register of Shipping, 1890-1899 CE87/11/15
Register of Shipping, 1899-1902 CE87/11/16
Register of Shipping, 1902-1907 CE87/11/17
Register of Shipping, 1907-1911 CE87/11/18
Register of Shipping, 1911-1915 CE87/11/19
Register of Shipping, 1915-1918 CE87/11/20
Register of Shipping, 1918-1921 CE87/11/21
Register of Shipping, 1921-1927 CE87/11/22
Index to Registers of Shipping, 1866-1901 CE87/11/23
Index to Registers of Shipping, 1900-1951 CE87/11/24
Register of Transactions relating to ships registered, 1855-1861 CE87/11/25
Register of Transactions relating to ships registered, 1861-1879 CE87/11/26
Register of Transactions relating to ships registered, 1881-1886 CE87/11/27
Register of Transactions relating to ships registered, 1886-1897 CE87/11/28
Register of Transactions relating to ships registered, 1895-1929 CE87/11/29
Abstract of Ships Registered at Aberdeen, 1844-1857 CE87/11/30
Appropriation Book for Official Numbers of British Registered Ships, 1853-1977 CE87/11/31
Register of Sea Fishing Vessels, 1818-1824 CE87/11/32
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1869-1887 CE87/11/33
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1887-1891 CE87/11/34
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1891-1896 CE87/11/35
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1896-1900 CE87/11/36
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1900-1901 CE87/11/37
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1901-1902 CE87/11/38
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1902-1908 CE87/11/39
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1908-1914 CE87/11/40
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1914-1928 CE87/11/41
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1915-1924 CE87/11/42
Annual Returns of Fishing Boats, 1953-1967 CE87/11/43
Annual Returns of Fishing Boats, 1968-1982 CE87/11/44
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland, 1930-1989 CE87/11/45
Register of Sea Fishing Boats in Scotland, 1983-1989 CE87/11/46
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1950-1986 CE87/11/47
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1959-1986 CE87/11/48
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1965-1989 CE87/11/49
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1977-1988 CE87/11/50
Register of Sea Fishing Boats, 1984-1989 CE87/11/51