What records can I find in The Mitchell: Registrars?
The returns of deaths at sea have been digitally imaged. Copies of these images, together with a full index, are one of the many resources available as part of the ScotlandsPeople network which you access in the Registrars on payment of a daily fee.
Included are records of deaths:
on British-registered merchant vessels at sea, where the deceased was usually resident in Scotland
at sea of Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel during war time including Royal Naval Reserve, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and RNLI
The information in the records may include:
Special Collections holds Registers of Deceased Seamen from 1886 to 1952. This source relates to crew only.