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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 
Gibb, Alexander       Surv  Note  Exam  26  May   1932 
Gibb, David       2nd  Note   27  May   1914 
Gibb, Dougald  Gilmilnscroft (Mr. Ronaldson)  2,250   2nd  Note   13  Apr   1888 
Gibb, Edward  Wemyss (Mr. Moore)  2,503   2nd  Note   25  Apr   1888 
Gibb, Francis  Cowdenbeath (Mr. Moore)  1,997   2nd  Note   24  Apr   1888 
Gibb, George  East Scotland  40   1st  Note   08  Jun   1888 
Gibb, James  East Scotland  457   1st  Note   16  Jun   1892 
Gibb, James  Newcastle  5,819   2nd  Note   27  Feb   1906 
Gibb, James Martin       Surv  Note   27  May   1914 
Gibb, John  Glasgow     2nd  Note   00  May   1943 
Gibb, John  Glasgow     1st  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Gibb, John Alexander Philip  West Scotland  2,523   1st  Note   29  Dec   1904 
Gibb, Robert  West Scotland  624   1st  Note   27  Mar   1875 
Gibb, Robert  South Wales  1,498   1st  Note   25  May   1899 
Gibb, Robert  West Scotland  7,588   2nd  Note   22  Dec   1910 
Gibb, Robert  Edinburgh     Surv  Note  Exam  26  May   1937 
Gibb, Robert  Glasgow     1st  Note   00  Nov   1942 
Gibb, Thomas  Dalzell (Mr. Moore)  1,926   1st  Note   20  Jun   1873 
Gibb, Thomas  Auchinlee (Mr. Moore)  1,956   1st  Note   23  Jun   1873 
Gibb, Walter  Newart Hill (Mr. Alexander)  596   1st  Note   21  Mar   1873 
Gibb, Walter  Bardykes (Mr. Ronaldson)  1,427   2nd  Note   19  Mar   1888 
Gibb, Walter  West Scotland  105   1st  Note   02  Jan   1889 
Gibb, Walter  East Scotland  2,814   2nd  Note   11  Jun   1896 
Gibb, William    144   Surv  Note   31  Dec   1912 
Gibbon, Albert James  Cardiff     2nd  Note   03  Jul   1941 
Gibbon, Albert James  Cardiff     1st  Note   00  May   1944 
Gibbon, Benjamin  North Dunraven (Mr. Robson)  1,100   2nd  Note   01  Feb   1888 
Gibbon, David  South Wales  749   1st  Note   04  Feb   1876 
Gibbon, John Ray  Cardiff and Swansea  3,661   1st  Note   29  Jun   1910 
Gibbon, Jonah  South Wales  1,491   1st  Note   05  Feb   1881 
Gibbon, Owen Llewellyn  South Wales  4,126   1st  Note   28  Jun   1912 
Gibbon, Owen Llewellyn    4,126   Surv  Note   20  Mar   1913 
Gibbon, Thomas  Newcastle  876   2nd  Note   26  Feb   1890 
Gibbon, Thomas  Cardiff and Swansea  6,188   2nd  Note   11  Jun   1907 
Gibbons, Benjn.  Dibdale (Mr. Baker)  2,350   1st  Note   05  Feb   1874 
Gibbons, George Grayson  Newcastle  4,466   2nd  Note   27  Feb   1902 
Gibbons, Thomas  Liverpool  688   2nd  Note   05  Jul   1889 
Gibbons, William Haydn       1st  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Gibbs, Frederick W.  North Staffordshire  942   1st  Note   08  Jul   1895 
Gibbs, Frederick Walter  North Staffordshire  2,208   2nd  Note   06  Jul   1894 
Gibby, Thomas John  Cardiff and Swansea  4,828   2nd  Note   29  May   1903 
Gibby, Thomas John  Cardiff and Swansea  2,593   1st  Note   29  May   1905 
Giblin, Thomas  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  May   1944 
Gibson, A.       2nd  Note   25  Nov   1914 
Gibson, Albert       1st  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Gibson, Albert John       2nd  Note   00  May   1952 
Gibson, Albert John       1st  Note   00  May   1954 
Gibson, Alexander  West Scotland  2,220   1st  Note   07  Jan   1887 
Gibson, Alexander  West Scotland  1,725   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1892 
Gibson, Alexander  East Scotland  2,478   2nd  Note   13  Jun   1895 
Gibson, Alexander  East Scotland  2,625   1st  Note   05  Jun   1905 
Gibson, Alexander       1st  Note  Exam  26  Nov   1925 
Gibson, Allan       2nd  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Gibson, Andrew  East Scotland  5,593   2nd  Note   05  Jun   1905 
Gibson, Charles  Bloom House Green (Mr. Wardell)  200   1st  Note   13  Feb   1873 
Gibson, Charles  Not acting (Mr. Southern)  1,418   1st  Note   29  May   1873 
Gibson, Charles  Pegswood Drift (Mr. Willis)  989   2nd  Note   15  Feb   1888 
Gibson, Charles  Niddrie Portobello (Mr. Moore)  2,372   2nd  Note   04  May   1888 
Gibson, Charles    273   Surv  Note   17  Jul   1912 
Gibson, Ernest  Midland  3,495   1st  Note   30  Oct   1909 
Gibson, Francis  Hindley Hall (Mr. Hail)  2,666   2nd  Note   24  May   1888 
Gibson, Frederick John    1,298   Surv  Note   07  Sep   1912 
Gibson, H., junr.  Durham  1,048   2nd  Note   28  Oct   1890 
Gibson, Henderson  Pegswood (Mr. Southern)  333   1st  Note   28  Feb   1873 
Gibson, Henderson, junr.  East Scotland  907   1st  Note   12  Jun   1895 
Gibson, James Forsyth  Edinburgh  23   Surv  Note   30  Jul   1913 
Gibson, John  West Scotland  1,612   1st  Note   30  Dec   1899 
Gibson, John    1,612   Surv  Note   24  Oct   1912 
Gibson, John       2nd  Note   28  May   1919 
Gibson, John       2nd  Note   29  May   1924 
Gibson, John Reid  Glasgow     2nd  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Gibson, John William       2nd  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Gibson, M.  East Ardsley (Mr. Wardell)  1,259   1st  Note   19  May   1873 
Gibson, Peter  West Scotland  1,302   1st  Note   24  Dec   1879 
Gibson, Richard  East Scotland  2,479   2nd  Note   13  Jun   1895 
Gibson, Thomas  Newcastle  360   1st  Note   14  Jan   1874 
Gibson, Thomas  Durham  223   2nd  Note   18  Sep   1888 
Gibson, Thomas  Durham  3,544   2nd  Note   11  Oct   1898 
Gibson, Thomas  West Scotland  5,118   2nd  Note   13  Jan   1904 
Gibson, Thomas  East Scotland  5,230   2nd  Note   08  Jun   1904 
Gibson, Thomas  East Scotland  5,594   2nd  Note   05  Jun   1905 
Gibson, Thomas  West Scotland  2,710   1st  Note   21  Dec   1905 
Gibson, Thomas  West Scotland  2,711   1st  Note   21  Dec   1905 
Gibson, Thomas  Birmingham  25   2nd  Note   30  Jan   1913 
Gibson, Thomas       2nd  Note   28  May   1919 
Gibson, Thomas Henry  Newcastle  116   1st  Note   01  Mar   1889 
Gibson, Tom Schofield  Liverpool and North Wales  2,665   1st  Note   27  Jun   1905 
Gibson, William  Ashington (Mr. Willis)  210   2nd  Note   21  Jan   1888 
Gibson, William  (Mr. Moore)  2,803   2nd  Note   15  Sep   1888 
Gibson, William  West Scotland  463   2nd  Note   02  Jan   1889 
Gibson, William       1st  Note   29  May   1924 
Gibson, William       Surv  Note  Exam  25  May   1933 
Gibson, William K.  East Scotland  2,263   1st  Note   04  Jun   1887 
Gidlow, Arthur       2nd  Note   00  Nov   1952 
Gidlow, Arthur       1st  Note   00  May   1954 
Gidney, William Henry  Newcastle  2,568   1st  Note   22  Feb   1905 
Gifford, Christopher       1st  Note   00  May   1954 
Gilbank, Harold Ansley  Cardiff     2nd  Note   00  May   1943 
Gilbert, E.  No. 9 Colliery, M'steg (Mr. Robson)  1,128   2nd  Note   01  Feb   1888 
Gilbert, George  Birmingham     2nd  Note  Exam  25  May   1938 
Gilbert, H. G.    1,768   Surv  Note   22  Jul   1912 
Gilbert, Joseph  Ladyshore (Mr. Dickinson)  1,083   1st  Note   02  May   1873 
Gilbert, Robert       Surv  Note  Exam  24  Nov   1927 
Gilbody, Clifford  Wigan     2nd  Note   00  May   1942 
Gilbody, Clifford  Wigan     1st  Note   00  May   1943 
Gilchrist, A.  Stockwell (Mr. Moore)  2,003   1st  Note   01  Jul   1873 
Gilchrist, Alexander  Thankerton (Mr. Moore)  2,301   2nd  Note   21  Apr   1888 
Gilchrist, George Atkinson  Durham  2,679   1st  Note   06  Sep   1905 
Gilchrist, James  West Scotland  2,333   1st  Note   13  Jan   1904 
Gilchrist, James    2,333   Surv  Note   17  Oct   1912 
Gilchrist, James, junr.  East Scotland  650   1st  Note   11  Jun   1875 
Gilchrist, John  Durham  255   2nd  Note   18  Sep   1888 
Gilchrist, John (Jun.)  Kames No. 1 Pit (Mr. Ronaldson)  365   2nd  Note   03  Feb   1888 
Gilchrist, John James    528   Surv  Note   03  Jul   1912 
Gilchrist, John R.  Manchester  1,182   1st  Note   03  Jan   1879 
Gilchrist, Robert  East Scotland  926   2nd  Note   19  Jun   1890 
Gilchrist, Robert  West Scotland  1,002   1st  Note   31  Dec   1895 
Gilchrist, Thomas  Brancepeth (Mr. Willis)  1,575   1st  Note   03  Jun   1873 
Gilchrist, Thomas  East Scotland  100   2nd  Note   08  Jun   1888 
Gilchrist, Thomas  West Scotland  412   1st  Note   31  Dec   1891 
Gilchrist, William  Philpstoun No. 1 Pit (Mr. Moore)  2,336   2nd  Note   28  Apr   1888 
Gilchrist, William Harvie    49   Surv  Note   30  Jul   1912 
Gilderoy, Henry James  North Staffordshire  2,134   1st  Note   06  Jul   1886 
Gilderoy, William H.  Prestatyn (Mr. Bell)  64   1st  Note   13  Jan   1873 
Giles, John  Durham  5,028   2nd  Note   12  Sep   1903 
Gilham, Harold Daniel  Sheffield     1st  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1937 
Gilholm, Robert       Surv  Note  Exam  29  May   1930 
Gill, Arthur       2nd  Note   28  May   1919 
Gill, Bernard       Surv  Note   00  May   1952 
Gill, Dan  Durham  7,158   2nd  Note   03  Sep   1909 
Gill, Daniel  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,266   2nd  Note   22  Jul   1891 
Gill, Frederick William       2nd  Note  Exam  24  Nov   1927 
Gill, John  Midland  317   2nd  Note   20  Nov   1888 
Gill, John  Midland  289   1st  Note   16  Dec   1890 
Gill, Joseph  Newcastle  1,228   1st  Note   10  Feb   1879 
Gill, Joseph       1st  Note   26  Nov   1919 
Gill, Kenneth Peter  Stoke-on-Trent     2nd  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Gill, Kenneth Peter  Stoke-on-Trent     1st  Note   00  May   1944 
Gill, Leonard    774   Surv  Note   29  May   1912 
Gill, Leonard  Sheffield  17   1st  Note   30  Jan   1913 
Gill, Raymond       1st  Note   29  May   1924 
Gill, Robert  Durham  3,545   2nd  Note   11  Oct   1898 
Gill, Sidney  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,568   1st  Note   30  Aug   1899 
Gill, Sidney Charles       2nd  Note  Exam  26  May   1927 
Gill, Thomas  Thrybergh Hall (Mr. Wardell)  2,083   1st  Note   28  Jul   1873 
Gill, Thomas  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,140   1st  Note   14  Jul   1886 
Gillan, James  Edinburgh     2nd  Note   22  Nov   1939 
Gillan, James  Glasgow     1st  Note   00  May   1943 
Gillespie, Alexander  Avonhead (Mr. Moore)  1,912   1st  Note   18  Jun   1873 
Gillespie, Alexander  West Scotland  183   1st  Note   02  Jan   1890 
Gillespie, Alexander  East Scotland  2,992   1st  Note   14  Jun   1907 
Gillespie, Alexander    183   Surv  Note   26  Dec   1912 
Gillespie, Alexander James    83   Surv  Note   12  Sep   1912 
Gillespie, Charles       1st  Note   00  May   1952 
Gillespie, David  East Scotland  3,596   1st  Note   09  Jun   1910 
Gillespie, David    3,596   Surv  Note   09  Sep   1912 
Gillespie, Edward  Roadside (Mr. Moore)  1,911   1st  Note   18  Jun   1873 
Gillespie, George  East Scotland  451   1st  Note   17  Jun   1874 
Gillespie, George  West Scotland  464   2nd  Note   02  Jan   1889 
Gillespie, George  Glasgow     1st  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Gillespie, James  Garnkirk Fire Clay (Mr. Alexander)  1,703   1st  Note   17  Jun   1873 
Gillespie, James  Niddrie (Mr. Moore)  2,558   2nd  Note   01  May   1888 
Gillespie, James  West Scotland  570   1st  Note   31  Dec   1892 
Gillespie, James       2nd  Note   27  May   1914 
Gillespie, James       1st  Note   21  Nov   1917 
Gillespie, James  Edinburgh     1st  Note  Exam  26  May   1937 
Gillespie, John       2nd  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Gillespie, John       1st  Note  Exam  26  May   1927 
Gillespie, Joseph  Vogrie No. 3 Pit (Mr. Moore)  2,621   2nd  Note   08  May   1888 
Gillespie, Lawrence  East Scotland  3,148   2nd  Note   16  Jun   1897 
Gillespie, Robert  East Scotland  5,231   2nd  Note   08  Jun   1904 
Gillespie, Robert  East Scotland  2,626   1st  Note   05  Jun   1905 
Gillespie, Thomas  Clyde and Tollcross (Mr. Alexander)  943   1st  Note   19  Apr   1873 
Gillespie, Thomas Ritchie  West Scotland  1,613   1st  Note   30  Dec   1899 
Gillespie, William       2nd  Note   23  May   1917 
Gillet, F. C.  Sundry mines in Derby and Nottingham (Mr. Evans)  1,187   1st  Note   09  May   1873 
Gillian, Edward       2nd  Note   00  May   1952 
Gillibrand, Arthur  Manchester and Ireland  7,228   2nd  Note   04  Jan   1910 
Gillibrand, Arthur  Manchester and Ireland  3,752   1st  Note   10  Jan   1911 
Gillick, James  East Scotland  3,132   1st  Note   11  Jun   1908 
Gillie, William  West Scotland  2,338   1st  Note   27  Dec   1887 
Gillies, John  East Scotland  2,155   2nd  Note   21  Jun   1894 
Gillies, Thomas  East Scotland  560   1st  Note   13  Nov   1874 
Gilligan, Bernard       2nd  Note  Exam  25  May   1933 
Gilliland, David  Newcastle  4,789   2nd  Note   04  Mar   1903 
Gillings, Thomas  Rothwell Haigh (Mr. Wardell)  2,767   2nd  Note   30  Jul   1888 
Gillman, Walter James       2nd  Note  Exam  24  Nov   1927 
Gillon, James  Barbanchlaw (Mr. Moore)  2,152   2nd  Note   09  Mar   1888 
Gillon, John Macarthur       2nd  Note   29  May   1924 
Gillott, Arthur  Sheffield     2nd  Note   22  Nov   1939 
Gillott, Arthur  Doncaster     1st  Note   00  May   1942 
Gillott, Marcus Edward       2nd  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Gilman, John       Surv  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Gilmore, Francis  Newcastle  533   2nd  Note   01  Mar   1889 
Gilmore, Thomas  Newcastle  4,467   2nd  Note   27  Feb   1902 
Gilmore, Thomas  East Scotland  3,597   1st  Note   09  Jun   1910 
Gilmour, Daniel  West Scotland  225   1st  Note   30  Jul   1873 
Gilmour, David  West Scotland  496   1st  Note   16  Jul   1874 
Gilmour, George  Durham  1,086   2nd  Note   28  Oct   1890 
Gilmour, J.  Burnbank (Mr. Alexander)  1,107   1st  Note   03  May   1873 
Gilmour, James A.  West Scotland  1,978   1st  Note   27  Jan   1885 
Gilmour, John  Calder Ironworks (Mr. Ronaldson)  1,436   2nd  Note   19  Mar   1888 
Gilmour, John  West Scotland  4,415   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1901 
Gilmour, John  East Scotland  2,218   1st  Note   16  Jun   1903 
Gilmour, Robert  Not acting (Mr. Alexander)  1,952   1st  Note   21  Jun   1873 
Gilmour, Robert  East Scotland  5,947   2nd  Note   12  Jun   1906 
Gilmour, Thomas Wilson  Glasgow     2nd  Note   00  Nov   1942 
Gilroy, J. H.    254   Surv  Note   21  Nov   1912 
Gilroy, James H.  Liverpool  254   1st  Note   11  Jul   1890 
Gilroy, S. B.  Tapton (Mr. Evans)  76   1st  Note   15  Jan   1873 
Gilroy, W.  Liverpool  1,533   1st  Note   28  Jun   1881 
Girdwood, James Watson Brown       1st  Note  Exam  27  Nov   1935 
Gittens, Thomas  Mostyn (Mr. Bell)  1,522   1st  Note   02  Jun   1873 
Gittings, Harry  Manchester and Ireland  7,229   2nd  Note   04  Jan   1910 
Gittings, J. J.  Harden (Mr. Baker)  1,220   1st  Note   14  May   1873 
Gittins, George  Midland  318   2nd  Note   20  Nov   1888 
Gittins, Harry       Surv  Note   24  Nov   1932 
Gittins, Harry  Stoke     1st  Note   03  Jul   1941 
Gittins, John Edward    1,253   Surv  Note   23  May   1912 
Gittins, Maldwyn       2nd  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1926 
Gittins, Reece  Newcastle  1,761   2nd  Note   15  Mar   1893 
Gittins, William Henry  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  3,197   2nd  Note   19  Aug   1897 
Gittius, Henry  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  994   2nd  Note   17  Jul   1890 
  *
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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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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