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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 
Soar, Albert Edward       2nd  Note   23  May   1917 
Soar, Benjamin  York and Lincoln  7,151   2nd  Note   22  Jul   1909 
Soar, Edward  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  375   1st  Note   16  Jan   1874 
Soar, Edward, junr.  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,138   1st  Note   14  Jul   1886 
Soar, G.    3,489   Surv  Note   19  Dec   1912 
Soar, George  York and Lincoln  3,489   1st  Note   22  Jul   1909 
Soar, Hezekiah  Annesley (Mr. Stokes)  605   2nd  Note   10  Jan   1888 
Soar, Hezekiah, G.  Midland  1,573   1st  Note   14  Nov   1881 
Soar, John  Denaby Main Colliery Co. (Mr. Wardell)  1,626   2nd  Note   28  Feb   1888 
Soar, John  North Staffordshire  148   2nd  Note   05  Jul   1888 
Soar, Thomas Arthur    922   Surv  Note   28  Dec   1912 
Soar, Thomas Levi  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  965   1st  Note   31  Jul   1895 
Soar, William  Midland  374   2nd  Note   21  Nov   1888 
Soar, William  Midland  801   2nd  Note   19  Dec   1889 
Soar, William  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,223   2nd  Note   31  Jul   1894 
Soar, William  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,107   1st  Note   31  Jul   1896 
Soar, William  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,410   1st  Note   25  Jul   1898 
Sokehill, Ben  Manchester  4,159   2nd  Note   03  Jan   1901 
Sokehill, Ben  Manchester and Ireland  2,160   1st  Note   06  Jan   1903 
Somerville, James  East Scotland  1,232   2nd  Note   11  Jun   1891 
Somerville, James  East Scotland  463   1st  Note   16  Jun   1892 
Somerville, Thomas  Greenhill (Mr. Moore)  2,564   2nd  Note   01  May   1888 
Somerville, William  West Scotland  1,317   1st  Note   24  Dec   1879 
Somerville, William  Cumbernauld (Mr. Ronaldson)  2,222   2nd  Note   07  Apr   1888 
Somerville, William Weir  East Scotland  2,503   2nd  Note   13  Jun   1895 
Somerville, Willlam       2nd  Note  Exam  26  Nov   1925 
Sommerville, Adam John       Surv  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Sommerville, Douglas Abraham  Glasgow     2nd  Note   00  May   1944 
Sommerville, Edward  East Scotland  4,944   2nd  Note   16  Jun   1903 
Sommerville, Edward  East Scotland  2,472   1st  Note   08  Jun   1904 
Sommerville, James  West Scotland  4,745   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1902 
Sommerville, James  East Scotland  2,473   1st  Note   08  Jun   1904 
Sommerville, James       1st  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1926 
Sommerville, James Reid       2nd  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Sommerville, Lawrence Reid  East Scotland  4,945   2nd  Note   16  Jun   1903 
Sommerville, Lawrence Reid  East Scotland  2,655   1st  Note   05  Jun   1905 
Sommerville, Matthew  West Scotland  5,128   2nd  Note   13  Jan   1904 
Sommerville, Matthew  West Scotland  2,728   1st  Note   21  Dec   1905 
Sommerville, Robert Weir  East Scotland  4,603   2nd  Note   14  Jun   1902 
Sommerville, Robert Weir       1st  Note   23  May   1917 
Sommerville, Thomas       1st  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1926 
Sommerville, Walter  East Scotland  464   1st  Note   16  Jun   1892 
Sopwith, Reginald Scott  Newcastle  3,336   1st  Note   24  Feb   1909 
Sopwith, Shelford Francis  Midland  2,119   1st  Note   14  Nov   1902 
Sorbie, Thomas  Bent (Mr. Moore)  2,575   2nd  Note   01  May   1888 
Sorby, E.    1,758   Surv  Note   06  Dec   1912 
Sorby, Edwin  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,758   1st  Note   11  Sep   1900 
Sorley, James  East Scotland  3,773   2nd  Note   16  Jun   1899 
Soulsby, James S.    296   Surv  Note   22  Nov   1912 
Soulsby, Richard  Seghill (Mr. Willis)  715   2nd  Note   19  Jan   1888 
Soulsby, William  Seaton Burn (Mr. Willis)  211   2nd  Note   21  Jan   1888 
Souter, John       1st  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Southall, Alfred  Midland  85   1st  Note   23  Jun   1873 
Southall, Fred  North Staffordshire  330   1st  Note   03  Dec   1873 
Southall, Joseph  Froghall (Mr. Wynne)  805   1st  Note   08  Apr   1873 
Southall, William  North Staffordshire  19   1st  Note   03  Jun   1873 
Southan, Joseph  Stafford  2,586   1st  Note   28  Apr   1905 
Southan, Joseph    2,586   Surv  Note   14  Nov   1912 
Southerden, William Walter       2nd  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Southern, Charles  West Scotland  2,894   1st  Note   31  Dec   1906 
Southern, Charles    2,894   Surv  Note   29  Oct   1912 
Southern, E. O.  West Scotland  1,318   1st  Note   24  Dec   1879 
Southern, John  Harraton (Mr. Southern)  180   1st  Note   12  Feb   1873 
Southern, John  Newcastle  60   2nd  Note   26  Mar   1888 
Southern, John  East Scotland  148   1st  Note   08  Jun   1889 
Southern, John  Midland  5,392   2nd  Note   18  Nov   1904 
Southern, Joseph Chambers  Newcastle  585   1st  Note   15  Mar   1893 
Southern, R. W. A.  Bl'nrhondda (Mr. Wales)  233   1st  Note   19  Feb   1873 
Southern, Robert       2nd  Note  Exam  24  May   1928 
Southern, Stephen  East Scotland  1,543   1st  Note   16  Jun   1899 
Southern, Thomas  Durham  1,687   1st  Note   16  Sep   1882 
Southern, William Henry       1st  Note  Exam  28  May   1931 
Southrien, George  Scremerston (Mr. Southern)  1,141   1st  Note   06  May   1873 
Southron, John  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,562   2nd  Note   31  Jul   1895 
Southworth, George Wm    1,778   Surv  Note   27  Jul   1912 
Southworth, William  Liverpool  3,795   2nd  Note   22  Jun   1899 
Sowerby, Charles  Old Flockton (Mr. Wardell)  2,710   2nd  Note   15  Jun   1888 
Sowerby, Charles  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,559   2nd  Note   26  Jul   1892 
Sowerby, Charles  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  959   1st  Note   31  Jul   1895 
Sowerby, John W.    570   Surv  Note   19  Dec   1912 
Sowerby, Joseph  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,560   2nd  Note   31  Jul   1895 
Sowry, Charles Gerald  Birmingham     1st  Note  Exam  24  May   1934 
  *
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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