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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 
Race, Frank  Durham  230   2nd  Note   18  Sep   1888 
Race, Frank  Manchester  91   1st  Note   21  Dec   1888 
Race, Jack Lees       1st  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Radcliffe, D.  Clay Lane (Mr. Bell)  1,620   1st  Note   04  Jun   1873 
Radcliffe, James  Manchester  724   1st  Note   29  Dec   1875 
Radford, Arnold  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  May   1944 
Radford, George  Midland  435   1st  Note   26  Feb   1874 
Radford, George       2nd  Note  Exam  27  Nov   1935 
Radford, George  Cardiff     1st  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Radford, Joseph, junr.  Midland  364   2nd  Note   21  Nov   1888 
Radford, Simeon  Cardiff and Swansea  7,452   2nd  Note   29  Jun   1910 
Radford, Simeon  South Wales  4,171   1st  Note   28  Jun   1912 
Radford, William  Birchwood (Mr. Evans)  1,817   1st  Note   11  Jun   1873 
Radley, Moses  York and Lincoln  6,380   2nd  Note   20  Aug   1907 
Rae, John  West Scotland  7,212   2nd  Note   30  Dec   1909 
Rae, Joseph  West Scotland  492   2nd  Note   02  Jan   1889 
Rae, P.  West Scotland  914   1st  Note   16  Jan   1877 
Rae, Robert  West Scotland  1,426   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1891 
Rae, Robert  East Scotland  461   1st  Note   16  Jun   1892 
Rae, Thomas McClure       1st  Note   00  May   1952 
Rae, William  Avonhead (Mr. Moore)  2,393   2nd  Note   05  May   1888 
Raeburn, Henry Gordon    277   Surv  Note   28  Aug   1912 
Raeburn, John  Lathallan (Mr. Moore)  2,720   2nd  Note   15  Jun   1888 
Railston, Alan       2nd  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Railston, Alan William Thomas       2nd  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Railton, A. F.    1,507   Surv  Note   11  Dec   1912 
Railton, Albert Frederick  South Wales  1,507   1st  Note   25  May   1899 
Railton, T.  South Wales  1,632   1st  Note   03  Feb   1882 
Raine, Ernest Jeffrey  Newcastle-upon-Tyne     1st  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Raine, Frederick James  East Scotland  4,929   2nd  Note   16  Jun   1903 
Raine, Frederick James  East Scotland  2,465   1st  Note   08  Jun   1904 
Raine, George  York and Lincoln  7,520   2nd  Note   21  Jul   1910 
Raine, George       1st  Note   21  Nov   1917 
Raine, George Henry  Durham  3,853   2nd  Note   02  Sep   1899 
Raine, J. F.    581   Surv  Note   31  Dec   1912 
Raine, J. P.  Durham  1,055   2nd  Note   28  Oct   1890 
Raine, John  West Pelton (Mr. Willis)  720   2nd  Note   19  Jan   1888 
Raine, John Stanley  Newcastle     1st  Note   00  May   1943 
Rainford, John  Wigan  216   2nd  Note   02  Feb   1914 
Rainford, N.  Castle Hill (Mr. Bell)  1,376   1st  Note   28  May   1873 
Rainford, Thomas Alan       2nd  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Raisbech, James  - (Mr. Moore)  1,950   2nd  Note   18  Apr   1888 
Raisbeck, James  East Scotland  2,181   2nd  Note   21  Jun   1894 
Raisbeck, James  East Scotland  923   1st  Note   12  Jun   1895 
Raisbeck, John Thomas  Durham  7,532   2nd  Note   23  Aug   1910 
Raisbeck, Luke  Limerigg (Mr. Moore)  2,263   2nd  Note   14  Apr   1888 
Raisbeck, Luke  East Scotland  2,840   2nd  Note   11  Jun   1896 
Raisbeck, Luke  West Scotland  1,944   1st  Note   31  Dec   1901 
Raisbeck, Matthew  Durham  1,316   2nd  Note   07  Oct   1891 
Raisbeck, Thomas  Lingdale (Mr. Bell)  1,535   2nd  Note   04  Feb   1888 
Rake, Arthur Walace  South Wales  8,396   2nd  Note   28  Jun   1912 
Ralphs, Leonard       Surv  Note   00  May   1954 
Ralston, William       2nd  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1926 
Ralston, William       1st  Note  Exam  26  May   1927 
Ramsay, Alexander       Surv  Note   00  Nov   1952 
Ramsay, Andrew  East Scotland  1,867   2nd  Note   07  Jun   1893 
Ramsay, Andrew  East Scotland  1,881   1st  Note   19  Jun   1901 
Ramsay, Douglas  Walkmill Pit (Mr. Willis)  178   2nd  Note   18  Jan   1888 
Ramsay, Douglas  South Wales  8,397   2nd  Note   28  Jun   1912 
Ramsay, Edward  Durham  5,040   2nd  Note   12  Sep   1903 
Ramsay, George  South Durham  746   2nd  Note   24  Oct   1889 
Ramsay, Henry Edward  Newcastle  5,832   2nd  Note   27  Feb   1906 
Ramsay, J.  Durham  1,699   1st  Note   16  Sep   1882 
Ramsay, J. A.  Washington (Mr. Southern)  93   1st  Note   23  Jan   1873 
Ramsay, J. T.  Blaydon Main (Mr. Southern)  1,539   1st  Note   02  Jun   1873 
Ramsay, James  West Scotland  191   1st  Note   28  Jul   1873 
Ramsay, James  East Scotland  4,930   2nd  Note   16  Jun   1903 
Ramsay, James  East Scotland  6,315   2nd  Note   14  Jun   1907 
Ramsay, John  West Scotland  516   1st  Note   17  Jul   1874 
Ramsay, John  Baljaffray (Mr. Ronaldson)  1,547   2nd  Note   04  Feb   1888 
Ramsay, John  Heatheryknowe (Mr. Ronaldson)  2,885   2nd  Note   15  Jul   1889 
Ramsay, John  East Scotland  6,564   2nd  Note   11  Jun   1908 
Ramsay, John G.  Durham  1,329   2nd  Note   07  Oct   1891 
Ramsay, Joseph  Bewick Main (Mr. Willis)  170   2nd  Note   18  Jan   1888 
Ramsay, Robert Erskine  East Scotland  5,646   2nd  Note   05  Jun   1905 
Ramsay, Robert Reginald       2nd  Note  Exam  23  May   1929 
Ramsay, Robert Reginald  Newcastle     1st  Note  Exam  23  Nov   1933 
Ramsay, Thomas Dunlop  Durham  705   1st  Note   06  Oct   1875 
Ramsay, W. D.  Durham  1,313   2nd  Note   07  Oct   1891 
Ramsay, William  Tursdale (Mr. Willis)  1,843   1st  Note   12  Jun   1873 
Ramsay, William  West Scotland  304   1st  Note   29  Nov   1873 
Ramsay, William  South Western  678   1st  Note   02  Oct   1893 
Ramsay, William    678   Surv  Note   02  Sep   1912 
Ramsay, William Henry  Newcastle  2,362   1st  Note   17  Feb   1904 
Ramsbottom, J.    2,211   Surv  Note   28  Dec   1912 
Ramsbottom, James  Manchester  2,211   1st  Note   29  Dec   1886 
Ramsdale, Albert       2nd  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Ramsdale, Henry  Liverpool  2,525   2nd  Note   26  Jun   1895 
Ramsdale, Mark  Liverpool  681   2nd  Note   05  Jul   1889 
Ramsdale, Mark  Liverpool  939   1st  Note   26  Jun   1895 
Ramsdale, Moses  Wigan Coal and Iron Co., Limited (Mr. Hall)  530   2nd  Note   06  Jan   1888 
Ramsden, Alwyne Norman       2nd  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Ramsden, Benjamin  North Staffordshire  472   1st  Note   06  Jul   1874 
Ramsden, Cecil S.    1,050   Surv  Note   06  Sep   1912 
Ramsden, Ephraim  Dirtcar (Mr. Wardell)  2,634   2nd  Note   17  May   1888 
Ramsden, Harry  Doncaster     Surv  Note   00  Nov   1942 
Ramsden, Herbert    771   Surv  Note   16  May   1912 
Ramsden, J.    1,417   Surv  Note   06  Dec   1912 
Ramsden, J. F.  Galchog (Mr. Bell)  1,320   1st  Note   23  May   1873 
Ramsden, J. W.    950   Surv  Note   15  Jan   1913 
Ramsden, James  Middleton (Mr. Wardell)  1,921   2nd  Note   17  Apr   1888 
Ramsden, James  Durham  2,932   2nd  Note   28  Sep   1896 
Ramsden, Joseph  Tudhoe Colliery (Mr. Bell)  255   2nd  Note   27  Jan   1888 
Ramsden, Joseph  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,910   2nd  Note   18  Jul   1893 
Ramsden, Joseph  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,417   1st  Note   25  Jul   1898 
Ramsden, Joshua  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,010   2nd  Note   17  Jul   1890 
Ramsden, Joshua  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  374   1st  Note   22  Jul   1891 
Ramsden, Mathias  Fairbottom (Mr. Dickinson)  326   1st  Note   28  Feb   1873 
Ramsden, Squire  Churwell and Gelderd Road (Mr. Wardell)  1,718   2nd  Note   06  Mar   1888 
Ramsden, W. H.    949   Surv  Note   15  Jan   1913 
Ramsell, James  Midland  365   2nd  Note   21  Nov   1888 
Ramsell, Ronald       2nd  Note   00  May   1954 
Ramsell, William  South Staffordshire  12   2nd  Note   04  Feb   1888 
Ramsey, George  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  May   1943 
Ramsey, George  Doncaster     1st  Note   00  May   1944 
Ramsey, Thomas  Manchester  2,348   2nd  Note   16  Jan   1895 
Ramsey, Thomas  East Scotland  2,070   1st  Note   14  Jun   1902 
Ramsey, William  Durham  1,074   2nd  Note   28  Oct   1890 
Ranachowski, Witold       2nd  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Randall, Edwin W.  South Wales  1,503   1st  Note   05  Feb   1881 
Randall, Humphrey  Stockingford (Mr. Evans)  1,789   1st  Note   10  May   1873 
Randall, John M.  South Wales  473   1st  Note   15  Jul   1874 
Randle, Josiah  Haunchwood (Mr. Stokes)  599   2nd  Note   10  Jan   1888 
Randle, William  Birmingham  54   2nd  Note   30  Jan   1913 
Rangeley, William  Unstone (Mr. Evans)  2,109   1st  Note   31  Jul   1873 
Rankin, Alexander  Newcastle  3,055   2nd  Note   02  Mar   1897 
Rankin, Daniel McKenzie  Edinburgh     2nd  Note   22  Nov   1939 
Rankin, George  No. 1 Pit, Victoria (Mr. Ronaldson)  357   2nd  Note   03  Feb   1888 
Rankin, George  East Scotland  360   1st  Note   11  Jun   1891 
Rankin, George  East Scotland  3,169   2nd  Note   16  Jun   1897 
Rankin, George  East Scotland  1,882   1st  Note   19  Jun   1901 
Rankin, John, junr.  East Scotland  1,386   1st  Note   01  Jul   1880 
Rankin, Matthew  East Scotland  1,869   2nd  Note   07  Jun   1893 
Rankin, Robert Fleming  West Scotland  7,595   2nd  Note   22  Dec   1910 
Rankin, Thomas T.  West Scotland  1,201   1st  Note   07  Jan   1879 
Rankin, William  Maxwood (Mr. Alexander)  1,139   1st  Note   06  May   1873 
Rankine, A. S.  West Scotland  493   2nd  Note   02  Jan   1889 
Rankine, Alexander  East Scotland  1,868   2nd  Note   07  Jun   1893 
Rankine, Alexander Black  West Scotland  1,782   1st  Note   29  Dec   1900 
Rankine, David  East Scotland  46   1st  Note   08  Jun   1888 
Rankine, David  East Scotland  3,403   1st  Note   15  Jun   1909 
Rankine, David    3,403   Surv  Note   19  Jun   1912 
Rankine, David  Edinburgh     Surv  Note  Exam  24  May   1939 
Rankine, G. R.    130   Surv  Note   07  Dec   1912 
Rankine, James  Springhill and Hall Hill (Mr. Ronaldson)  2,606   2nd  Note   07  May   1888 
Rankine, W. Alexander  Lightburn Colliery (Mr. Alexander)  2,605   1st  Note   10  Jul   1880 
Ransley, H. C. Penrose    1,529   Surv  Note   14  Sep   1912 
Ransom, John  East Scotland  1,658   1st  Note   01  Jun   1882 
Ransom, Thomas  Midland  179   1st  Note   19  Dec   1889 
Ransome, Albert Colin       Surv  Note   00  Nov   1952 
Ranson, Edward Clark  Newcastle  3,999   1st  Note   13  Mar   1912 
Ranson, Edward Clark    3,999   Surv  Note   12  Sep   1912 
Ranson, Robert  Skelton (Mr. Bell)  2,781   2nd  Note   25  Aug   1888 
Ranson, Robert Allan  Durham  5,354   2nd  Note   26  Aug   1904 
Ranson, S.  Springwell (Mr. Willis)  175   2nd  Note   18  Jan   1888 
Ranson, Thomas  North Skelton (Mr. Bell)  1,527   2nd  Note   04  Feb   1888 
Rappel, William       2nd  Note  Exam  26  Nov   1925 
Rapson, Sam  Sheffield     Surv  Note  Exam  25  May   1938 
Rason, William  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  May   1943 
Rason, William  Doncaster     1st  Note   00  May   1944 
Raspass, J. C. T.  South Wales  136   1st  Note   28  Mar   1889 
Ratcliff, Percy  Midland  1,604   1st  Note   18  Nov   1899 
Ratcliffe, Abraham  Liverpool  1,239   2nd  Note   04  Jul   1891 
Ratcliffe, Clifford Norman       2nd  Note   28  Nov   1929 
Ratcliffe, Clifford Norman  Sheffield     1st  Note  Exam  24  May   1934 
Ratcliffe, Henry  Midland  2,011   2nd  Note   28  Nov   1893 
Ratcliffe, James  South Staffordshire  1,884   1st  Note   06  Feb   1884 
Ratcliffe, John  Bayonet (Mr. Scott)  51   2nd  Note   02  Jan   1888 
Ratcliffe, Joseph  North Staffordshire  49   1st  Note   05  Jun   1873 
Ratcliffe, Robert  Durham  2,588   2nd  Note   01  Oct   1895 
Ratcliffe, Robert  Durham  2,869   1st  Note   05  Sep   1906 
Ratcliffe, Robert  Newcastle  6,149   2nd  Note   22  Feb   1907 
Ratcliffe, Thomas  Stanhill (Mr. Dickinson)  2,565   1st  Note   17  Oct   1877 
Ratcliffe, William Ewart       2nd  Note  Exam  22  Nov   1928 
Ratcliffe, William H.  North Staffordshire  3,190   2nd  Note   08  Jul   1897 
Rattray, James  East Scotland  3,763   2nd  Note   16  Jun   1899 
Rattray, Thomas  Lumphinnans (Mr. Moore)  2,504   2nd  Note   25  Apr   1888 
Raw, G.    3,556   Surv  Note   01  May   1912 
Raw, George  Newcastle  3,556   1st  Note   28  Feb   1910 
Raw, John  Durham  3,524   2nd  Note   11  Oct   1898 
Rawle, William John  Cardiff  135   2nd  Note   30  Jul   1913 
Rawley, James  Brynkinalt (Mr. Bell)  1,448   1st  Note   30  May   1873 
Rawlin, J.    1,239   Surv  Note   13  Dec   1912 
Rawlin, Joshua  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,239   1st  Note   19  Aug   1897 
Rawlins, Herbert Harold       2nd  Note   23  May   1917 
Rawlins, John William       2nd  Note  Exam  24  Nov   1927 
Rawlinson, Norman       Surv  Note   00  May   1952 
Raworth, Herbert  Owl Cotes (Mr. Stokes)  1,838   2nd  Note   28  Mar   1888 
Rawson, George  Midland  366   2nd  Note   21  Nov   1888 
Rawson, Henry  Coalbrookdale (Mr. Wynne)  712   1st  Note   31  Mar   1873 
Rawson, James  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  131   2nd  Note   30  Jun   1888 
Rawson, Kenneth       Surv  Note   00  Nov   1952 
Rawson, William  Newcastle  3,557   1st  Note   28  Feb   1910 
Rawson, William    3,557   Surv  Note   06  May   1912 
Rawsthorne, John Henry  Newcastle  2,116   1st  Note   11  Feb   1886 
Rawstron, William  Manchester and Ireland  4,778   2nd  Note   06  Jan   1903 
Rawstron, William  Scotland  4,061   1st  Note   10  Jun   1912 
Rawstron, William Enoch       1st  Note  Exam  25  May   1933 
Ray, Elias  Maindy (Mr. Robson)  2,676   2nd  Note   24  May   1888 
Ray, Jacob  South Wales  478   1st  Note   15  Jul   1874 
Ray, John  Bl'nrhondda (Mr. Wales)  1,806   1st  Note   11  Jun   1873 
Ray, Thomas Richard Davies  Cardiff and Swansea  7,455   2nd  Note   29  Jun   1910 
Raybon, Charles William       1st  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Raybould, Benjamin Joseph       2nd  Note   23  May   1917 
Raybould, Richard  North Staffordshire  2,942   Serv  Note   24  Apr   1902 
Rayne, William  East Scotland  7,349   2nd  Note   09  Jun   1910 
Rayner, Benjamin Bentley  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  4,090   2nd  Note   11  Sep   1900 
Rayner, John Stevenson  Sheffield     1st  Note  Exam  25  May   1938 
Rayner, Joseph  New Sharlston (Mr. Wardell)  2,218   2nd  Note   07  Apr   1888 
Rayner, Miles  Bank Top (Mr. Wardell)  2,051   2nd  Note   20  Feb   1888 
Rayner, Samuel  Newcastle  1,372   1st  Note   28  Feb   1880 
Rayner, Samuel J.  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,262   1st  Note   19  Aug   1897 
Rayner, Sydney  Wigan  96   1st  Note   02  Feb   1914 
Raynor, Kenneth Frederick Elliott       Surv  Note   00  Nov   1952 
  *
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

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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

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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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