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 Certificates  Index  Certificates 
Index

Certificates of Competency and of Service

Please Note: This is an index from published sources WE DO NOT hold the original certificates, these were issued to the named individual as evidence of his competency and/or service.

Name *District in which Examined 
or Mine (Inspector) 
No. & Class
of Certificate 
 Date of
Certificate 
Black, Andrew  - (Mr. Moore)  1,449   2nd  Note   21  Mar   1888 
Black, David  East Scotland  3,710   2nd  Note   16  Jun   1899 
Black, David  West Scotland  1,930   1st  Note   31  Dec   1901 
Black, David  East Scotland  4,620   2nd  Note   14  Jun   1902 
Black, David  East Scotland  3,356   1st  Note   15  Jun   1909 
Black, Donald  East Scotland  614   1st  Note   08  Jun   1893 
Black, Donald    614   Surv  Note   27  Dec   1912 
Black, Ernest Douglas  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,579   1st  Note   30  Aug   1899 
Black, Francis  - (Mr. Moore)  1,444   2nd  Note   21  Mar   1888 
Black, Gavin  Stanrigg (Mr. Moore)  947   1st  Note   19  Apr   1873 
Black, George  West Scotland  2,880   1st  Note   31  Dec   1906 
Black, George  South Wales  8,233   2nd  Note   28  Jun   1912 
Black, Henry  Edinburgh  72   2nd  Note   30  Jul   1913 
Black, Henry       1st  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1926 
Black, Henry Simpson       Surv  Note   28  Nov   1929 
Black, Horace    307   Surv  Note   12  Dec   1912 
Black, Hugh  Corseford (Mr. Alexander)  1,561   1st  Note   03  Jun   1873 
Black, Isaac  Duhallow (Ireland) (Mr. Dickinson)  2,321   1st  Note   05  Jan   1874 
Black, James  East Scotland  1,700   1st  Note   19  Jun   1900 
Black, James  West Scotland  4,120   2nd  Note   29  Dec   1900 
Black, James  West Scotland  5,778   2nd  Note   21  Dec   1905 
Black, James  East Scotland  7,295   2nd  Note   09  Jun   1910 
Black, James    1,700   Surv  Note   10  May   1912 
Black, James  Edinburgh     2nd  Note  Exam  24  May   1939 
Black, James  Glasgow     1st  Note   00  May   1943 
Black, James Borland       Surv  Note   00  May   1954 
Black, John  Nettlehole Rigg, Dryflat, and Braidenhill (Mr. Moore)  2,368   2nd  Note   04  May   1888 
Black, John  East Scotland  5,215   2nd  Note   08  Jun   1904 
Black, Robert  West Scotland  6,082   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1906 
Black, T. H.  East Scotland  1,009   1st  Note   09  Jul   1877 
Black, Thomas  Woodyetts (Mr. Ronaldson)  1,506   2nd  Note   02  Feb   1888 
Black, W.       1st  Note   25  Nov   1914 
Black, Walter  Edinburgh  185   2nd  Note   02  Feb   1914 
Black, William  West Scotland  245   1st  Note   30  Jul   1873 
Black, William  East Scotland  2,469   2nd  Note   13  Jun   1895 
Black, William  East Scotland  1,518   1st  Note   16  Jun   1899 
Black, William  West Scotland  4,121   2nd  Note   29  Dec   1900 
Black, William  East Scotland  7,296   2nd  Note   09  Jun   1910 
Black, William  Scotland  4,023   1st  Note   10  Jun   1912 
Black, William Stewart  Edinburgh     Surv  Note  Exam  25  May   1938 
Black, William, junr.  East Scotland  4,000   2nd  Note   19  Jun   1900 
Blackadder, Alex.  West Scotland  244   1st  Note   30  Jul   1873 
Blackbird, Robert Cecil       2nd  Note   27  May   1914 
Blackburn, Benjamin    878   Surv  Note   28  Nov   1912 
Blackburn, Benjamin       1st  Note   26  Nov   1919 
Blackburn, Christopher       1st  Note   27  Nov   1924 
Blackburn, Ellis  Trawden (Mr. Dickinson)  1,425   2nd  Note   19  Mar   1888 
Blackburn, George  Blaguegate (Mr. Hall)  89   2nd  Note   06  Jan   1888 
Blackburn, Howard  Midland  1,994   2nd  Note   28  Nov   1893 
Blackburn, Richard  Bronwhlfa (Mr. Bell)  399   1st  Note   05  Mar   1873 
Blackburn, Sam  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,104   1st  Note   31  Jul   1896 
Blackburn, W. S.  Manchester  2,206   1st  Note   29  Dec   1886 
Blackburn, W. S.    3,206   Surv  Note   19  Dec   1912 
Blackburn, William  Holmside Colliery (Mr. Bell)  1,915   2nd  Note   17  Apr   1888 
Blackburne, F. A.  South Staffordshire  518   2nd  Note   09  Feb   1889 
Blackburne, Frank A.  South Staffordshire  579   1st  Note   26  Jan   1893 
Blacker, David  Ellis Laithe (Mr. Wardell)  2,703   2nd  Note   04  Jun   1888 
Blacker, Henry  Liverpool  3,784   2nd  Note   22  Jun   1899 
Blacker, William  Cardiff and Swansea  5,859   2nd  Note   12  Jun   1906 
Blackett, William C.  Durham  1,559   1st  Note   30  Aug   1881 
Blackie, James Edgar       Surv  Note   00  May   1952 
Blackledge, Richard  Wigan Four Feet (Mr. Bell)  1,648   1st  Note   05  Jun   1873 
Blacklock, Alfred  Newcastle  1,974   1st  Note   27  Feb   1902 
Blacklock, George Robson  Rainton Colliery (Mr. Bell)  1,590   2nd  Note   20  Feb   1888 
Blackmore, H.    1,586   Surv  Note   04  Dec   1912 
Blackmore, William  Durham  4,675   2nd  Note   16  Sep   1902 
Blacknell, Josiah       2nd  Note   21  Nov   1917 
Blackshaw, Hubert    780   Surv  Note   29  May   1912 
Blackshaw, James  Manchester  444   2nd  Note   20  Dec   1888 
Blackwood, Henry  Craigend (Mr. Alexander)  1,331   1st  Note   26  May   1873 
Blackwood, James       Surv  Note   00  May   1952 
Blades, Frank Dormer    1,811   Surv  Note   18  Nov   1912 
Bladon, George  Doncaster     2nd  Note   04  Jul   1940 
Bladon, John, junr.  Coalbrookdale (Mr. Brough)  95   1st  Note   23  Jan   1873 
Blagg, John Anthony       Surv  Note   00  Nov   1952 
Blaiklock, Thomas H.  Durham  2,260   2nd  Note   04  Sep   1894 
Blaiklock, Thomas Henderson  Durham  1,130   1st  Note   28  Sep   1896 
Blain, Quintin  No. 2 Pit, Dalharco (Mr. Ronaldson)  904   2nd  Note   02  Feb   1888 
Blair, David James  Glasgow     Surv  Note   00  May   1942 
Blair, George  East Scotland  285   1st  Note   26  Nov   1873 
Blair, George  Broughton Moor (Mr. Southern)  2,320   1st  Note   05  Jan   1874 
Blair, Henry  Midland  2,281   2nd  Note   28  Nov   1894 
Blair, Hugh McGill       2nd  Note  Exam  26  Nov   1925 
Blair, Robert  Drumpark (Mr. Moore)  2,407   1st  Note   16  May   1874 
Blair, Robert  Drumshangie (Mr. Moore)  1,989   2nd  Note   24  Apr   1888 
Blair, Robert Curwen Richmond  East Scotland  2,407   1st  Note   08  Jun   1904 
Blair, Robert Curwen Richmond    2,407   Surv  Note   18  Apr   1912 
Blair, Thomas       2nd  Note   27  May   1914 
Blair, William  East Scotland  5,216   2nd  Note   08  Jun   1904 
Blake, Andrew       2nd  Note   00  May   1954 
Blake, Andrew Taylor       2nd  Note   00  May   1952 
Blake, G. Cyril    1,644   Surv  Note   20  Feb   1913 
Blake, John  East Scotland  1,379   1st  Note   11  Jun   1898 
Blake, Thomas John  South Wales  8,234   2nd  Note   28  Jun   1912 
Blakeley, A. B.  Manchester  1,450   1st  Note   24  Dec   1880 
Blakeley, A. B.    1,450   Surv  Note   06  Dec   1912 
Blakeman, William Ewart  Stoke-on-Trent     Surv  Note   00  May   1944 
Blakemore, Harold  Manchester and Ireland  2,539   1st  Note   10  Jan   1905 
Blakemore, John W.  South Wales  1,344   1st  Note   16  Feb   1880 
Blakemore, William J.  Osier Bed Iron (Mr. Baker)  1,364   1st  Note   27  May   1873 
Blakemore, William, junr.  South Staffordshire  603   1st  Note   19  Feb   1875 
Blanch, J. W.  Park End (Mr. Brough)  2,225   1st  Note   17  Sep   1873 
Bland, Albert Roy       2nd  Note   00  May   1954 
Bland, G.  Manchester  1,065   1st  Note   24  Dec   1877 
Bland, William Henry  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Blandford, Thomas  Durham  2,687   1st  Note   06  Sep   1905 
Blandy, Robert Acton  Midland  814   1st  Note   27  Nov   1894 
Blane, David  Carbiston (Mr. Ronaldson)  1,863   2nd  Note   28  Mar   1888 
Blane, David  East Scotland  4,234   2nd  Note   19  Jun   1901 
Blane, David  East Scotland  2,207   1st  Note   16  Jun   1903 
Blane, John  East Scotland  3,423   2nd  Note   11  Jun   1898 
Blankley, Samuel  Bestwood (Mr. Stokes)  759   2nd  Note   27  Jan   1888 
Blanshard, Ronald Walker Cundall  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  May   1944 
Blant, Joseph  Manchester  1,658   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1892 
Blastock, Charles  Stafford  5,156   2nd  Note   13  May   1904 
Blatherwick, Ernest  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  Nov   1942 
Blatherwick, Ernest  Doncaster     1st  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Bleasby, Derek       2nd  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Blenkin, John Arthur       1st  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1926 
Blenkin, Thomas  Binchester Colliery (Mr. Bell)  1,029   2nd  Note   26  Jan   1888 
Blenkin, Thomas  Newcastle  7,257   2nd  Note   28  Feb   1910 
Blenkinsop, Joseph  Barrow (Mr. Wardell)  1,326   2nd  Note   24  Feb   1888 
Blenkley, John  Manchester  1,657   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1892 
Blewitt, David  Sheffield     2nd  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1936 
Blight, Percival  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,912   2nd  Note   18  Jul   1893 
Blight, Percival Henry Soper  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,581   1st  Note   30  Aug   1899 
Blockley, Hezekiah Dyson  Midland  2,620   2nd  Note   03  Dec   1895 
Blood, Edward  South Staffordshire  523   2nd  Note   09  Feb   1889 
Blood, Geoffrey  Cardiff and Swansea  3,177   1st  Note   29  Jun   1908 
Blood, Geoffrey    3,177   Surv  Note   18  Sep   1912 
Blood, John  New Hucknall (Mr. Stokes)  738   2nd  Note   24  Jan   1888 
Blood, John James  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  4,345   2nd  Note   19  Jul   1901 
Bloomer, Josiah    1,815   Surv  Note   18  Nov   1912 
Bloor, James Alfred  Stafford  6,857   2nd  Note   10  May   1909 
Bloor, James Alfred  Stafford  3,568   1st  Note   09  May   1910 
Bloor, John  Midland  1,928   1st  Note   14  Nov   1884 
Bloor, Robert  Midland  293   2nd  Note   19  Nov   1888 
Bloor, Samuel  Midland  1,995   2nd  Note   28  Nov   1893 
Bloor, Thomas       2nd  Note   23  May   1917 
Bloor, Thomas       1st  Note   28  May   1919 
Bloor, William  Midland  1,097   2nd  Note   16  Dec   1890 
Blosse, H. L.    4,094   Surv  Note   30  Dec   1912 
Blosse, Henry Lynch  South Wales  4,094   1st  Note   28  Jun   1912 
Blower, Thomas  Stoke-on-Trent     2nd  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Blower, Thomas  Stoke-on-Trent     1st  Note   00  May   1944 
Bluck, John William Herbert Thomas       2nd  Note  Exam  26  May   1927 
Blunden, Philip Sidney  West Scotland  2,517   1st  Note   29  Dec   1904 
Blunden, Philip Sidney    2,517   Surv  Note   12  Nov   1912 
Blunt, Jack  Sheffield     2nd  Note  Exam  25  May   1938 
Blunt, Jack  Sheffield     1st  Note  Exam  24  May   1939 
Blunt, James Robert  Newcastle     Surv  Note  Exam  24  May   1934 
Blunt, Percy       2nd  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Blunt, Robert  Midland  2,700   1st  Note   15  Nov   1905 
Blunt, Thomas  Manchester  2,322   2nd  Note   16  Jan   1895 
Blunt, Thomas  Manchester and Ireland  2,145   1st  Note   06  Jan   1903 
Blyth, Archibald  West Scotland  321   1st  Note   01  Dec   1873 
Blyth, Archibald, junr.  East Scotland  3,424   2nd  Note   11  Jun   1898 
Blyth, John  West Scotland  320   1st  Note   01  Dec   1873 
Blyth, John       Surv  Note  Exam  24  Nov   1927 
Blyth, Thomas  Glasgow     2nd  Note   00  May   1942 
Blyth, Walter  Dalzell (Mr. Moore)  2,600   2nd  Note   02  May   1888 
Blyth, William       1st  Note   27  May   1914 
Blythman, John  Newcastle  5,131   2nd  Note   17  Feb   1904 
Blyton, Arthur James  Sheffield  73   2nd  Note   30  Jul   1913 
  *
Not acting at time of grant of certificate, but the certificate was granted in consequence of service at the mine stated.

Key :–

See Note

First Class Certificate of Competency as a Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Acts, 1872 and 1887 (35 & 36 Vict. Cap. 76, Sec. 30 ; 50 & 51 Vict. Cap. 58, Sec 23.) From a list published in 1896 covering the period 16th May 1873 to 31st December 1895

See Note

First Class Certificate of Service as a Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. Cap. 76, Sec. 31). From a list published in 1896 covering the period 1873 to 1887.
The District column contains the name of the mine (if any) in which acting as Manager at the time of grant of certificate.

See Note

Second Class Certificate of Competency as an Under Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. Cap. 58, Sec 23.) From a list published in 1896 covering the period 1888 to 1895

See Note

Certificate of Service (Second Class Certificate) as an Under Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1877 (50 & 51 Vict. Cap. 58, Sec. 80) From a list published in 1896 covering the period 1888 to 1895
The District column contains the name of the mine (if any) in which acting as Manager at the time of grant of certificate.

See Note

Certificate of Competency as a Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. Cap. 58, Secs. 23 and 80) From a list published in 1911 covering the period 1st January 1896 to 31st December 1910

See Note

Certificate of Competency as an Under-Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. Cap. 58, Secs. 23 and 80) From a list published in 1911 covering the period 1st January 1896 to 31st December 1910

See Note

Certificate of Service as an Under-Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. Cap. 58, Secs. 23 and 80) From a list published in 1911 covering the period 1st January 1896 to 31st December 1910

See Note

List of Persons to whom Certificates of Competency as Managers and Under-Managers of Mines have been granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. Cap. 58, Sec. 23), and the Coal Mines Act, 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5 Cap. 50, Sec. 7-10), during the year ended 31st December, 1912

See Note

List of Persons to whom Certificates of Qualification as Surveyors of Mines have been granted by the Board of Mining Examinations at the Examination held on 27th November, 1912

See Note

List of Persons to whom Certificates of Qualification as Surveyor of Mines have been granted by H.M. Inspectors of Mines during the year 1912

See Note

List of Persons to whose First Class Certificates of Competency as Manager of a Mine have been endorsed by H.M. Inspectors of Mines with the Qualification of Surveyor of Mines, during the year 1912

See Note

Certificates of Competency as Managers and Under-Managers of Mines have been granted under the Coal Mines Act, 1911 (1 & 2 Geo. 5, Cap. 50, Sec. 7-10), at the Examinations held by the Board for Mining Examinations in May and November, 1913

See Note

List of Persons granted Certificates of Qualification as Surveyor of Mines by the Board for Mining Examinations at the Examinations held in May and November 1913.

See Note

List of Persons whose First Class Certificates of Competency as Manager of a Mine have been endorsed with the Qualification of Surveyor of Mines by H.M. Inspectors of Mines or by the Board for Mining Examinations.

See Note

Successful candidate at the examination held by the Board for Mining Examinations for First-Class Certificates of Competency (Mine Managers) on the date specified

See Note

Successful candidate at the examination held by the Board for Mining Examinations for Second Class Certificates of Competency (Mine Under-Managers) on the date specified

See Note

Successful candidate at the examination held by the Board for Mining Examinations for Certificates of Qualification as Surveyors of Mines on the date specified

Many details taken from publications held in the library at Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian.

 

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