Titanic Records Now On FindMyPast

Find My Past has launched new record sets for those searching for ancestors who were passengers on the titanic. One record set is the White  Star Line's Officer's Books. These are the official employment records of the commanders and officers onboard. The second set are the maritime BMDs. These, of course, are not limited to the Titanic, but list the BMD records for anyone with a maritime occupation as well as the passengers who died at sea. If you do not have a subscription to FindMyPast, it will cost you 5 credits to view the transcriptions of the BMD records and another 5 to view the image. For the Officer's Books, it will cost 5 credits to view the transcription and 10 credits to view the image. You can purchase 60 credits for £6.95 ($11). These are good for 90 days. You can also purchase 280 credits for £24.95 ($40) and these are good for a year.

Crew Lists

If you have ancestors who were on British Merchant Ships, you can now have a look at the indexes to the Crew Lists from FindMyPast.  For those of you who do not have a FindMyPast subscription, it will cost you 5 credits to view a single crew member and another 15 to view the crew list.

From these indexes, you will get enough information to search other respositories where the original documents can be found. Minimally, you will get the Official Vessel Number from the crew lists. You will need this number to access the original record. Most of the records are available at the Maritime History Archive. The records detail the employment of each member of the crew. This includes deck hands, stewards, maids, nurses and engine staff. These were updated every six months.

Happy Searching!