From: nigel.crisp@gmail.com   
      
   Thanks to Ancestry, I've discovered my Charles Rackham, aged 16 years   
   was indentured for a 5 year period on board the Swift on 14 Nov 1845.   
      
   The Source being: The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey,   
   England; Collection: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of   
   Apprentices; Class: BT 150; Piece Number: 22   
      
   From FindMyPast, Britain, Merchant Seamen, 1835-1857, Series: BT114   
   Piece number:17, I learn:   
   Register Ticket Number: 195457, Chas. Rackham, Harwich.   
      
   Being new to this research, I've purchased: My Ancestor Was a Merchant   
   Seaman: How Can I Find Out More About Him?  Until that arrives in the   
   post, I thought a general query might help to point me in the right   
   direction.   
      
   I would like to hope I might unearth a bit more about Charles, the   
   vessels he served on, and perhaps when and if he left the service and   
   what became of him.   
      
   Many thanks - Nigel   
      
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