| Reference | Detail | Dates | Archive | Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QSE/9/17 | examinations concerning piracy at Newfoundland, 1609 |
1609 to 1609 | Chester City Record Office | pirates Canada Islands |
| M/L/2/232 | paper relating to English and Scottish passengers to Lough Foyle robbed by pirates, 1610 |
1610 to 1610 | Chester City Record Office | piracy crime |
| SB/1-9 | Sheriffs' Books, 1422-1559, inc. Chester Customs Entries for goods in named ships [see K.P. Wilson (ed.), Chester Customs Accounts, 1301-1566, Lancashire & Cheshire Record Society, 1969] |
1422 to 1969 | Chester City Record Office | trade commerce |
| CR656/11 | account of shipping for port of Lancaster, inc. details of cargoes, destinations, etc., 1683 |
1683 to 1683 | Chester City Record Office | trade commerce |
| A/B/5/437 | proposal for harbour to be supported in Parliament by Chester M.P.s, 1819 |
1819 to 1819 | Chester City Record Office | development port government |
| PE 1865 | plan of Liverpool Bay, 1858 |
1858 to 1858 | Chester City Record Office | ports harbours development |
| CR/134/1-36, 135/1 | records of the River Dee Company, 1733-1829, inc. accounts, copy letters, abstracts and misc. papers |
1733 to 1829 | Chester City Record Office | shipping |
| CR391 | papers of the River Dee Company comprising 1-3, minutes and accounts, 1733-1889; 4-5, Parliamentary Acts, 1771-1868 |
1733 to 1889 | Chester City Record Office | shipping |
| CAP/1 | Port of Chester New Haven assessment and account book, 1555-1604 |
1555 to 1604 | Chester City Record Office | None |
| CAP/2 | Port of Chester primage papers, inc. receipts and disbursements by treasurers of the haven, 1567 |
1567 to 1567 | Chester City Record Office | accounts |
| CAP/3 | Port of Chester papers relating to the prisage of wines, 1637, 1815-32, 1845 |
1637 to 1845 | Chester City Record Office | prices alcohol trade commerce |
| CAP/4 | Comptroller's subsidy book for the port of Parkgate, with names of ships and ports of origin, 1790-1802 |
1790 to 1802 | Chester City Record Office | None |
| CCF/6/1-117 | misc. papers and reports of the River Dee Committee, pre-1850, inc. letters and volumes of soundings, 1850-89, plans and charts of river Dee estuary, 1693-1849 |
1693 to 1889 | Chester City Record Office | shipping trade waterways maps |
| QAP | minute book of the Point of Ayr Lighthouse Trust, 1775-1889, with names and particulars of appointed pilots, 1776-1827 |
1775 to 1889 | Chester City Record Office | None |
| M/L/5/104-5 | award regarding owner and crew of the Brave relating to damage incurred at the Isles of Scilly, 1593 |
1593 to 1593 | Chester City Record Office | ships wrecks |
| F/R/67 | paper regarding Mayor & Sheriff of Chester engaged in sending victuals to Conway, Beaumaris and Caernarfon Castles, 1400-1 |
1400 to 1401 | Chester City Record Office | food |
| M/L/2/214 | letter relating to treasure transported to Ireland via Liverpool, 1608 |
1608 to 1608 | Chester City Record Office | correspondence |
| MMP/16 | collection of papers regarding the transport of 175 men to Dublin, July - September 1616 |
1616 to 1616 | Chester City Record Office | shipping cargo |
| C/Mc.48 | agreement concerning voyage to Virginia, 1698 |
1698 to 1698 | Chester City Record Office | America travel |
| QRTc/1-15 | Quarter Sessions contracts for transportations of convicts, 1764-75 |
1764 to 1775 | Chester City Record Office | shipping cargo criminals |