Exeter Local Maritime Archives Project

Documents

Reference Detail Dates Archive Keywords
1971/Z1 Admiralty Chart of Dartmouth Harbour, 1853 1853 to 1853 Devon Record Office None
3882 B/A1 unofficial register of ships landed at Exmouth, Lympstone, Exe Bight, Powderham, etc., 1869 - 1885. 1869 to 1885 Devon Record Office None
1392M/L1643/24 correspondence, Robert Barnes to J. Thomasius on ship and cargo, 1643. 1643 to 1643 Devon Record Office English civil war era
71/7/1-3 Topsham wharfinger's office certificates for clearence of foreign-going ships, two bundles outwards 1851-1868; one bundle inwards, 1855-1863; 1851 to 1868 Devon Record Office None
71/7/4-5

Topsham coast officer's daily journals, 23 October 1855-16 April 1858; 17 April 1858 - 21 August 1860.

1858 to 1860 Devon Record Office None
71/7/6-11

day books of Topsham wharfinger with details of cargoes, name of lighter and ship, consignee and in most cases, the name of the due-payer, 6 volumes, 1861-1902.

1861 to 1902 Devon Record Office trade
71/7/12

register of goods, presumably for those entering port of Topsham, with details of for whom weighted, carters' names, gross and net weights, rate per ton, and amount of duty received, 1884 - 1909.

1884 to 1909 Devon Record Office trade
71/7/13 register of goods entering, port of Topsham, giving brief description of goods, sender, consignee, gross and net weights, duty payable, 1908 - 1924. 1908 to 1924 Devon Record Office trade
71/7/14 bundles of inward transires, port of Topsham, 1864 - 1865, 1867 - 1869. 1864 to 1869 Devon Record Office trade
71/7/15 bundles of outward transires, port of Topsham, 1862, 1866 - 1868, 1870 - 1871. 1862 to 1871 Devon Record Office trade
71/7/16

bundle of letters from custom houses at Exeter, Topsham, etc., chiefly relating to property repairs and associated expenses, 1854.

1854 to 1854 Devon Record Office None
71/7/17 letters addressed to Topsham Shipping Master from General Register and Record Office of Seamen, labeled "Mercantile Marine Act 1854”, 1854 - 1857. 1854 to 1857 Devon Record Office law
71/7/18 printed correspondence to Topsham Shipping Master, labeled 'Commissioners Orders', 1862. 1862 to 1862 Devon Record Office None
71/7/19 requests to and from William H. Curle of Topsham custom house for basic supplies, appointments, etc., 1860-1. 1860 to 1861 Devon Record Office victuals
71/7/20 letters from Exeter and Topsham custom houses concerning port officers, etc., 1853. 1853 to 1853 Devon Record Office None
71/7/21 miscellaneous documents, chiefly correspondence about ships but including Topsham Wharfingers' office cash book, 1867-8; sale book of condemned coastguard stores, 1854. 1854 to 1868 Devon Record Office finance, victuals
71/7/22

correspondence from Exeter custom house to Mr. Curl, shipping master at Topsham, 1858 - 1859.

1858 to 1859 Devon Record Office None
71/7/23 correspondence from Exeter custom house to Topsham custom house, 1857. 1857 to 1857 Devon Record Office None
71/7/24

correspondence addressed to John Jones, Topsham customs officer, 1851.

1851 to 1851 Devon Record Office None
71/7/25 letter book of Topsham custom house, 1844 - 1868. 1844 to 1868 Devon Record Office None