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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 
Weale, James  Cardiff and Swansea  4,863   2nd  Note   29  May   1903 
Weale, James  Cardiff and Swansea  2,969   1st  Note   11  Jun   1907 
Weale, Thomas  Cardiff and Swansea  5,566   2nd  Note   29  May   1905 
Weale, William  Llanhilleth and Aberbeeg (Mr. Martin)  1,341   2nd  Note   02  Mar   1888 
Weals, Jonah  South Staffordshire  3,335   2nd  Note   27  Jan   1898 
Wearmouth, George  Newcastle  4,480   2nd  Note   27  Feb   1902 
Wearmouth, Roderick  Newcastle  169   2nd  Note   30  Jul   1913 
Wearmouth, William Sander       2nd  Note  Exam  25  May   1933 
Weatherall, Thomas  Seaham Colliery (Mr. Bell)  2,040   2nd  Note   20  Feb   1888 
Weatherley, Morton  Durham  1,038   2nd  Note   28  Oct   1890 
Weatherley, Thomas  Newcastle  363   1st  Note   14  Jan   1874 
Weatherly, Thomas  Newcastle  4,802   2nd  Note   04  Mar   1903 
Weatherstone, John  East Scotland  442   1st  Note   17  Jun   1874 
Weaver, Arthur T.  North Staffordshire  173   2nd  Note   05  Jul   1888 
Weaver, Charles H.  North Staffordshire  2,205   2nd  Note   06  Jul   1894 
Weaver, Cyril       2nd  Note  Exam  23  May   1929 
Weaver, Cyril       1st  Note  Exam  25  May   1933 
Weaver, Ernest Edwin  Cardiff and Swansea  7,467   2nd  Note   29  Jun   1910 
Weaver, Ernest Edwin       1st  Note   23  May   1917 
Weaver, Joseph Harold       2nd  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1926 
Weaver, Joseph Harold       1st  Note  Exam  26  May   1932 
Weaver, S.  Fiery Hole (Mr. Scott)  2,807   2nd  Note   15  Sep   1888 
Weaver, Samuel       2nd  Note   23  May   1917 
Weaving, Reginald David       1st  Note   27  Nov   1924 
Webb, Arthur Frank  Sheffield     Surv  Note  Exam  26  May   1937 
Webb, Edward John       2nd  Note  Exam  26  Nov   1931 
Webb, H.  South Wales  228   1st  Note   03  Apr   1890 
Webb, James  Leather (Mr. Martin)  1,358   2nd  Note   03  Mar   1888 
Webb, James William       2nd  Note  Exam  22  Nov   1928 
Webb, John Charles  Cardiff     2nd  Note  Exam  26  May   1937 
Webb, John Charles  Cardiff     1st  Note  Exam  23  Nov   1938 
Webb, Joshua Clifford  Cardiff     2nd  Note   04  Jul   1940 
Webb, Thomas E.  Manchester  402   2nd  Note   20  Dec   1888 
Webb, W.  South Wales  960   1st  Note   18  Jan   1877 
Webb, William Henry Mervyn  Cardiff     2nd  Note   00  May   1943 
Webber, John  South Wales  1,496   2nd  Note   17  Mar   1892 
Webber, John  South Wales  1,075   1st  Note   25  Apr   1896 
Webber, John Francis  South Western  3,515   2nd  Note   26  Sep   1898 
Webber, Shadrach  Wigan 5 Feet Mine (Mr. Hall)  426   2nd  Note   07  Feb   1888 
Webster, Alfred  South Wales  8,442   2nd  Note   28  Jun   1912 
Webster, Alfred E.  Liverpool  1,399   1st  Note   03  Jul   1880 
Webster, Allen  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,555   2nd  Note   31  Jul   1895 
Webster, Andrew       Surv  Note  Exam  26  May   1927 
Webster, Charles  Mountain, Birtle (Mr. Dickinson)  620   1st  Note   22  Mar   1873 
Webster, Charles  Midland  2,016   2nd  Note   28  Nov   1893 
Webster, David  East Scotland  266   1st  Note   26  Nov   1873 
Webster, David  East Scotland  6,327   2nd  Note   14  Jun   1907 
Webster, David Jack    91   Surv  Note   20  Sep   1912 
Webster, Ellis Dolman  Midland  7,203   2nd  Note   30  Oct   1909 
Webster, Eric Thorpe  Sheffield     2nd  Note  Exam  24  May   1939 
Webster, George Henry Royston  Manchester  863   1st  Note   12  Jan   1895 
Webster, George Henry Royston    1,254   Surv  Note   23  May   1912 
Webster, Gerald Cecil  Liverpool and North Wales  3,034   1st  Note   01  Jul   1907 
Webster, Hiram Thorpe  Sheffield     2nd  Note  Exam  23  Nov   1938 
Webster, Joseph  Wigan  66   2nd  Note   30  Jan   1913 
Webster, Leslie    75   Surv  Note   03  Sep   1912 
Webster, Noel    1,302   Surv  Note   07  Sep   1912 
Webster, Noel Edwin       1st  Note   26  Nov   1919 
Webster, Reuben  Liverpool  4,329   2nd  Note   25  Jun   1901 
Webster, Rufus Henry  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,288   2nd  Note   22  Jul   1891 
Webster, Thomas  East Scotland  642   1st  Note   08  Jun   1893 
Webster, Thomas  Manchester  2,697   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1895 
Webster, Thomas  Liverpool and North Wales  3,035   1st  Note   01  Jul   1907 
Wedderburn, Charles W. M.    2,664   Surv  Note   17  Oct   1912 
Wedderburn, Charles William Maclagan  East Scotland  2,664   1st  Note   05  Jun   1905 
Wedge, Charles  North Staffordshire  856   1st  Note   15  Jul   1876 
Wedgewood, Archibald       1st  Note  Exam  24  Nov   1927 
Wedgwood, Archibald       Surv  Note  Exam  24  May   1928 
Weed, Richard  Cardiff and Swansea  7,110   2nd  Note   02  Jul   1909 
Weedy, Henry  Newcastle  3,952   2nd  Note   23  Feb   1900 
Weekes, R. L.  East Scotland  1,138   1st  Note   27  Jun   1878 
Weekley, Rowland  Sheffield     2nd  Note   22  Nov   1939 
Weeks, Cecil Hubert       2nd  Note  Exam  27  Nov   1935 
Weeks, Cecil Hubert  Cardiff     1st  Note   00  Nov   1942 
Weeks, F. N.    3,763   Surv  Note   23  Oct   1912 
Weeks, Francis Mathwin  Manchester and Ireland  3,763   1st  Note   10  Jan   1911 
Weeks, George  Southern  6,766   2nd  Note   25  Sep   1908 
Weeks, J. G.  Bedlington (Mr. Southern)  1,337   1st  Note   26  May   1873 
Weeks, John George    1,337   Surv  Note   24  Dec   1912 
Weeks, R. L.    1,138   Surv  Note   31  Dec   1912 
Weeks, Richard James  Durham  3,711   1st  Note   23  Aug   1910 
Weeks, Richard James    3,711   Surv  Note   24  Dec   1912 
Weightman, Ernest  Sheffield  234   2nd  Note   02  Feb   1914 
Weightman, Percy O.  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  274   1st  Note   17  Jul   1890 
Weir, Adam Lees  Glasgow     2nd  Note   00  May   1943 
Weir, Adam Lees  Glasgow     1st  Note   00  May   1944 
Weir, Alex.  West Scotland  168   1st  Note   25  Jul   1873 
Weir, Andrew  West Scotland  4,131   2nd  Note   29  Dec   1900 
Weir, Francis Dickie  West Scotland  1,623   1st  Note   30  Dec   1899 
Weir, George  No. 4, Cronbery (Mr. Ronaldson)  2,271   2nd  Note   14  Apr   1888 
Weir, George, junr.  East Scotland  6,938   2nd  Note   15  Jun   1909 
Weir, James  West Scotland  1,431   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1891 
Weir, James  East Scotland  2,255   1st  Note   16  Jun   1903 
Weir, James Chapman  East Scotland  1,550   1st  Note   16  Jun   1899 
Weir, John  Gavieside (Mr. Moore)  1,925   1st  Note   19  Jun   1873 
Weir, John  Glengyron No. 2 (Mr. Ronaldson)  526   2nd  Note   06  Jan   1888 
Weir, John  Orchard (Mr. Moore)  2,153   2nd  Note   09  Mar   1888 
Weir, John  West Scotland  508   2nd  Note   02  Jan   1889 
Weir, John Barclay  West Scotland  3,071   1st  Note   31  Dec   1907 
Weir, John Barclay    3,071   Surv  Note   30  Aug   1912 
Weir, John Cyril       1st  Note   29  May   1924 
Weir, John Elder       2nd  Note   28  May   1919 
Weir, Matthew  West Scotland  167   1st  Note   25  Jul   1873 
Weir, Peter Johnstone  Glasgow     2nd  Note   04  Jul   1940 
Weir, Robert  Coal and Ironstone (Mr. Alexander)  1,639   1st  Note   05  Jun   1873 
Weir, Robert  West Scotland  2,224   1st  Note   07  Jan   1887 
Weir, Robert  East Scotland  52   1st  Note   08  Jun   1888 
Weir, Rohert  Edinburgh  235   2nd  Note   02  Feb   1914 
Weir, Thomas  West Scotland  3,512   1st  Note   30  Dec   1909 
Weir, Walter  East Scotland  1,732   1st  Note   19  Jun   1900 
Weir, Walter    1,732   Surv  Note   22  Apr   1912 
Weir, William  West Scotland  166   1st  Note   25  Jul   1873 
Weir, William  West Scotland  2,219   1st  Note   07  Jan   1887 
Weir, William  East Scotland  2,081   1st  Note   14  Jun   1902 
Welbourn, Joseph Thomas Burkewood       1st  Note   28  Nov   1929 
Welburn, Thomas  Durham  3,550   2nd  Note   11  Oct   1898 
Welch, Arthur  Manchester and Ireland  5,439   2nd  Note   10  Jan   1903 
Welch, Frederick Harbottle       1st  Note  Exam  24  May   1928 
Welch, George Hall  Newcastle  6,156   2nd  Note   22  Feb   1907 
Welch, James Douglas  East Scotland  3,643   1st  Note   09  Jun   1910 
Welch, Johnson  Tees Hetton Colliery (Mr. Bell)  815   2nd  Note   31  Jan   1888 
Welch, Ralph  Five Feet Mine (Mr. Bell)  796   1st  Note   07  Apr   1873 
Weldon, Andrew       2nd  Note   29  May   1924 
Welford, James Spink  Sheffield     2nd  Note  Exam  26  May   1937 
Welford, Thomas  Durham  4,702   2nd  Note   16  Sep   1902 
Weller, Frank Gilbert       1st  Note   26  Nov   1919 
Wells, Colin       1st  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Wells, Samuel B.  Manchester  1,327   1st  Note   08  Jan   1880 
Wells, Wilfred Charles       Surv  Note  Exam  28  May   1931 
Wells, Wilfred Charles  Cardiff     1st  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Wells, William Edward  Liverpool  438   1st  Note   15  Jun   1874 
Welsh, Arthur  Newcastle  1,985   1st  Note   27  Feb   1902 
Welsh, Arthur       1st  Note  Exam  27  Nov   1930 
Welsh, Francis  Newcastle  2,397   2nd  Note   18  Mar   1895 
Welsh, George Wishart  East Scotland  4,955   2nd  Note   16  Jun   1903 
Welsh, George Wishart  East Scotland  3,027   1st  Note   14  Jun   1907 
Welsh, John  East Scotland  5,989   2nd  Note   12  Jun   1906 
Welsh, John Pearson       2nd  Note  Exam  24  Nov   1927 
Welsh, John Pearson       1st  Note  Exam  26  Nov   1931 
Welsh, Norman Anthony  Newcastle     2nd  Note  Exam  24  May   1934 
Welsh, Thomas  West Scotland  575   1st  Note   31  Dec   1892 
Welsh, Thomas  East Scotland  4,041   2nd  Note   19  Jun   1900 
Welsh, Thomas  East Scotland  2,256   1st  Note   16  Jun   1903 
Welsh, Thomas David       1st  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Welsh, Thomas Henry  Durham  7,178   2nd  Note   03  Sep   1909 
Welsh, William  West Scotland  3,582   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1898 
Welsh, William       1st  Note  Exam  26  May   1932 
Wendt, John Edwin       Surv  Note   00  Nov   1952 
Wenman, Horace  Sheffield     2nd  Note  Exam  26  May   1937 
Wenman, Horace  Doncaster     1st  Note  Exam  04  Jul   1940 
West, Albert John       2nd  Note   26  Nov   1919 
West, Alfred  Smithie and White Lee (Mr. Wardell)  848   1st  Note   12  Apr   1873 
West, Alfred    848   Surv  Note   23  Jan   1913 
West, Arthur  South Western  4,391   2nd  Note   27  Sep   1901 
West, David  Southern  5,744   2nd  Note   30  Sep   1905 
West, David Arnold  Newcastle  1,489   1st  Note   06  Mar   1899 
West, David Arnold    1,489   Surv  Note   04  Jan   1913 
West, George  South-Western  197   2nd  Note   04  Aug   1888 
West, George Thomas       1st  Note   28  Nov   1929 
West, Herbert  Manchester and Ireland  6,126   2nd  Note   07  Jan   1907 
West, James Keen  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,238   2nd  Note   31  Jul   1894 
West, John William  Midland  7,204   2nd  Note   30  Oct   1909 
West, John William  Sheffield  31   1st  Note   30  Jan   1913 
West, Leslie Jonas  Birmingham     Surv  Note  Exam  24  May   1934 
West, Robert       1st  Note   00  May   1952 
West, Thomas  Durham  1,335   2nd  Note   07  Oct   1891 
West, Thomas  Birmingham     Surv  Note  Exam  24  May   1934 
West, William Bruce       1st  Note  Exam  26  May   1927 
West, William Edward       1st  Note   00  May   1954 
West, William Ivor       2nd  Note  Exam  23  May   1929 
Westby, Frank Waring  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  669   1st  Note   18  Jul   1893 
Westerman, George  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,556   2nd  Note   31  Jul   1895 
Westhead, Benjamin  Blainscough Hall (Mr. Dickinson)  446   2nd  Note   10  Feb   1888 
Westhead, Frederick  Cardiff and Swansea  7,111   2nd  Note   02  Jul   1909 
Westhead, James  Atherton (Mr. Dickinson)  1,219   2nd  Note   13  Feb   1888 
Westhead, John  Manchester and Ireland  5,111   2nd  Note   08  Jan   1904 
Westhead, William  Abram (Mr. Hall)  2,079   2nd  Note   22  Feb   1888 
Westlake, Thomas Alfred       2nd  Note  Exam  26  Nov   1925 
Westmacott, John  South Wales  3,990   2nd  Note   07  Jun   1900 
Westmacott, John  Cardiff and Swansea  2,399   1st  Note   30  May   1904 
Westmacott, John    2,399   Surv  Note   25  Feb   1913 
Westmoreland, Herbert       1st  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1926 
Weston, Edward  Midland  3,274   2nd  Note   30  Nov   1897 
Weston, Geoffrey       2nd  Note   00  May   1954 
Weston, Harold Thomas       2nd  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1926 
Weston, Harold Thomas       1st  Note  Exam  24  Nov   1927 
Weston, Kenneth Coates    584   Surv  Note   25  Feb   1913 
Weston, Richard  Liverpool and North Wales  8,221   2nd  Note   24  Jun   1912 
Weston, Silgwyn       2nd  Note   00  May   1952 
Weston, Thomas  Manchester and Ireland  6,830   2nd  Note   06  Jan   1909 
Weston, William  Midland  2,175   1st  Note   17  Nov   1886 
Weston, William    2,175   Surv  Note   23  Jul   1912 
Westwater, Robert       1st  Note  Exam  26  May   1932 
Westwell, Richard  Manchester  1,410   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1891 
Westwood, Ernest  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,548   2nd  Note   31  Jul   1895 
Westwood, Ernest  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,255   1st  Note   19  Aug   1897 
Westwood, Josiah  Cradley (Mr. Scott)  662   2nd  Note   16  Jan   1888 
Westwood, Luther  Liverpool and North Wales  8,222   2nd  Note   24  Jun   1912 
Westwood, William  Blairhall (Mr. Moore)  1,487   2nd  Note   26  Mar   1888 
Westwood, William Henry  Old Flockton (Mr. Wardell)  2,709   2nd  Note   15  Jun   1888 
Wetherell, Thomas Augustus       2nd  Note   21  Nov   1917 
Wetherell, Thomas Augustus       1st  Note   28  May   1919 
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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

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

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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

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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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