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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 
Woffenden, John  Howden Clough (Mr. Wardell)  1,400   2nd  Note   13  Mar   1888 
Wogan, William  Liverpool  694   2nd  Note   05  Jul   1889 
Wolf, Hans Karl  Birmingham  172   2nd  Note   30  Jul   1913 
Wolf, Hans Karl       1st  Note   27  May   1914 
Wolfenden, John L.  Liverpool  439   1st  Note   15  Jun   1874 
Wollaston, William  Stafford  3,474   2nd  Note   28  Apr   1905 
Wollerton, F.  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,229   2nd  Note   31  Jul   1894 
Wolstencroft, James  Manchester  1,941   1st  Note   08  Jan   1885 
Wolstencroft, James  Manor, Kersley (Mr. Dickinson)  2,180   2nd  Note   12  Mar   1888 
Wolstencroft, Thomas  Manchester  1,411   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1891 
Wolstencroft, William  Newtown Clifton (Mr. Dickinson)  2,178   2nd  Note   12  Mar   1888 
Wolstencroft, William  Manchester  4,168   2nd  Note   03  Jan   1901 
Wolstenholme, M.  * Heath Charnock (Mr. Dickinson)  2,551   1st  Note   09  May   1877 
Wolstenholme, Samuel  Manchester  2,058   1st  Note   28  Dec   1885 
Wolstenholme, Samuel  Manchester  1,717   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1892 
Wolstenholme, William  Manchester  2,359   2nd  Note   16  Jan   1895 
Wolstenhome, John  Outwood (Mr. Dickinson)  442   2nd  Note   10  Feb   1888 
Wones, Edward  Herst Lane (Mr. Baker)  534   1st  Note   17  Mar   1873 
Wood, A. O.       Surv  Note   25  Nov   1914 
Wood, Albert       2nd  Note  Exam  26  May   1927 
Wood, Albert Frank    1,840   Surv  Note   24  Dec   1912 
Wood, Albert Frank  Stoke     1st  Note   00  Nov   1942 
Wood, Alfred  Norton Cannock (Mr. Scott)  659   2nd  Note   16  Jan   1888 
Wood, Alfred  York and Lincoln  6,035   2nd  Note   17  Jul   1906 
Wood, Amos  Worsbro Reservoir Pit (Mr. Wardell)  2,653   2nd  Note   24  May   1888 
Wood, Arthur  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  May   1944 
Wood, Cecil Lee       1st  Note  Exam  26  Nov   1925 
Wood, Charles  Liverpool and North Wales  5,699   2nd  Note   27  Jun   1903 
Wood, Cyril       Surv  Note   28  Nov   1929 
Wood, Emmerson  Durham  5,740   2nd  Note   06  Sep   1905 
Wood, Ernest S.  Manchester  85   1st  Note   21  Dec   1888 
Wood, Ernest William  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,557   2nd  Note   31  Jul   1895 
Wood, Frederick  Cardiff and Swansea  7,117   2nd  Note   02  Jul   1909 
Wood, Frederick Wilfred       Surv  Note   27  Nov   1924 
Wood, Frederick Wilfred       1st  Note  Exam  24  Nov   1927 
Wood, G. R.  Wishaw (Mr. Moore)  925   1st  Note   18  Apr   1873 
Wood, George  Middleton (Mr. Dickinson)  1,766   1st  Note   09  Jun   1873 
Wood, George  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,264   2nd  Note   22  Jul   1891 
Wood, George  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  668   1st  Note   18  Jul   1893 
Wood, George  Newcastle  6,157   2nd  Note   22  Feb   1907 
Wood, Henry  Newcastle  3,063   2nd  Note   02  Mar   1897 
Wood, Henry  Manchester and Ireland  5,440   2nd  Note   10  Jan   1905 
Wood, Henry Bertram  Newcastle  2,768   1st  Note   27  Feb   1906 
Wood, Horatio  Allerton Main (Mr. Wardell)  1,525   1st  Note   02  Jun   1873 
Wood, Ira  Manor (Mr. Wardell)  2,704   2nd  Note   04  Jun   1888 
Wood, J. T.  Manchester  1,589   1st  Note   24  Dec   1881 
Wood, James  Liverpool and North Wales  6,357   2nd  Note   01  Jul   1907 
Wood, James       2nd  Note  Exam  23  May   1929 
Wood, James       1st  Note  Exam  29  May   1930 
Wood, James Milne       1st  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1926 
Wood, John  Royley, Greenacres (Mr. Dickinson)  2,034   1st  Note   04  Jul   1873 
Wood, John  Old Flockton (Mr. Wardell)  2,120   1st  Note   08  Aug   1873 
Wood, John  Hall End, No. 2 (Mr. Stokes)  243   2nd  Note   24  Jan   1888 
Wood, John  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  663   2nd  Note   05  Jul   1889 
Wood, John  Durham  283   1st  Note   07  Oct   1890 
Wood, John  Birchenheads (Mr. Hall)  2,918   2nd  Note   22  Jan   1892 
Wood, John  Midland  1,646   2nd  Note   28  Nov   1892 
Wood, John Farrow  Newcastle  6,158   2nd  Note   22  Feb   1907 
Wood, John Robert  Durham  7,548   2nd  Note   23  Aug   1910 
Wood, Joseph  Haigh (Mr. Wardell)  1,700   2nd  Note   06  Mar   1888 
Wood, Joseph  Radcliffe (Mr. Willis)  2,660   2nd  Note   24  May   1888 
Wood, Joseph  Midland  387   2nd  Note   21  Nov   1888 
Wood, Levi  Haigh Moor Seam (Mr. Wardell)  1,800   2nd  Note   20  Mar   1888 
Wood, Matthew Crossley  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  3,207   2nd  Note   19  Aug   1897 
Wood, Nehemiah  Manchester  2,458   1st  Note   30  Dec   1877 
Wood, Octavius    526   Surv  Note   03  Jul   1912 
Wood, Paul B.  West Scotland  1,619   1st  Note   31  Dec   1881 
Wood, Percy Lee  Manchester  561   1st  Note   31  Dec   1892 
Wood, Percy Lee    561   Surv  Note   13  Jun   1912 
Wood, Philip Langley       1st  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Wood, R.  Ulgham Grange (Mr. Southern)  1,391   1st  Note   28  May   1873 
Wood, Raymond Hewison       Surv  Note   21  Nov   1917 
Wood, Reginald Mayne       Surv  Note   28  May   1919 
Wood, Richard  Liverpool  1,096   1st  Note   23  Jun   1896 
Wood, Richard    1,096   Surv  Note   01  Jan   1913 
Wood, Robert  East Scotland  2,259   1st  Note   16  Jun   1903 
Wood, Robert Lindsay  Newcastle  110   1st  Note   02  Feb   1914 
Wood, Ronald Alfred       1st  Note  Exam  22  Nov   1928 
Wood, Samuel  South Staffordshire  3,925   2nd  Note   18  Jan   1900 
Wood, Samuel  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  May   1942 
Wood, Samuel  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  May   1943 
Wood, Samuel  Doncaster     1st  Note   00  May   1944 
Wood, Stanley  Sheffield  237   2nd  Note   02  Feb   1914 
Wood, Stanley       Surv  Note   21  Nov   1917 
Wood, Thomas  North Hetton (Mr. Willis)  1,828   1st  Note   11  Jun   1873 
Wood, Thomas  Not acting (Mr. Baker)  2,215   1st  Note   12  Sep   1873 
Wood, Thomas  West Scotland  2,091   1st  Note   31  Dec   1885 
Wood, Thomas  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  972   2nd  Note   17  Jul   1890 
Wood, Thomas Outterson  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,902   1st  Note   19  Jul   1901 
Wood, Thomas Outterson    1,902   Surv  Note   02  Jan   1913 
Wood, W.  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  852   1st  Note   13  Jul   1876 
Wood, W. H.  Coxhoe (Mr. Willis)  1,695   1st  Note   07  Jun   1873 
Wood, Walter  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  3,199   2nd  Note   19  Aug   1897 
Wood, Walter J.  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  369   1st  Note   22  Jul   1891 
Wood, Walter Kitson  Midland  2,176   1st  Note   17  Nov   1886 
Wood, William  Manchester  2,410   1st  Note   30  Dec   1887 
Wood, William  Berry Hill (Mr. Wynne)  145   2nd  Note   14  Jan   1888 
Wood, William  North Staffordshire  2,859   2nd  Note   02  Jul   1896 
Wood, William  East Scotland  1,736   1st  Note   19  Jun   1900 
Wood, William       2nd  Note  Exam  24  May   1928 
Wood, William Ainsworth  York and Lincoln  3,491   1st  Note   22  Jul   1909 
Wood, William Arthur       2nd  Note  Exam  22  May   1935 
Wood, William Arthur       1st  Note  Exam  27  Nov   1935 
Wood, William Henry  South Staffordshire  3,337   2nd  Note   27  Jan   1898 
Wood, William O.  East Hetton (Mr. Willis)  10   1st  Note   08  Jan   1873 
Wood, William T.  East Scotland  2,513   2nd  Note   13  Jun   1895 
Woodall, Randolph  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  May   1944 
Woodbridge, James William  Manchester  2,698   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1895 
Woodburn, J. Allan  East Scotland  467   1st  Note   16  Jun   1892 
Woodcock, James  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  665   2nd  Note   05  Jul   1889 
Woodcock, James Priestley  Manchester and Ireland  5,441   2nd  Note   10  Jan   1905 
Woodcock, Samuel  Hartley Bank (Mr. Wardell)  2,002   2nd  Note   20  Feb   1888 
Woodcock, W.  Mountain, Turton Moor (Mr. Dickinson)  2,524   1st  Note   30  Jun   1876 
Woodhall, J.  Haden Hill (Mr. Baker)  1,433   1st  Note   29  May   1873 
Woodhead, Alfred  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,905   1st  Note   16  Jul   1884 
Woodhead, Ezra  Low Moor (Mr. Wardell)  57   1st  Note   13  Jan   1873 
Woodhead, Frank Neave       1st  Note   21  Nov   1917 
Woodhead, Fred    896   Surv  Note   19  Dec   1912 
Woodhead, Harry T.    781   Surv  Note   30  May   1912 
Woodhead, Henry  Barrow (Mr. Wardell)  1,632   2nd  Note   28  Feb   1888 
Woodhead, James  Grove and Dixon (Mr. Wardell)  2,644   1st  Note   19  Apr   1887 
Woodhead, Levi  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,145   1st  Note   12  Jul   1878 
Woodhead, W.    1,906   Surv  Note   06  Dec   1912 
Woodhead, Walter E.    779   Surv  Note   29  May   1912 
Woodhead, Walter Edward  York and Lincoln  3,709   1st  Note   21  Jul   1910 
Woodhead, Willie  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  2,579   2nd  Note   31  Jul   1895 
Woodhead, Willie  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  1,906   1st  Note   19  Jul   1901 
Woodhouse, Frank  South Staffordshire  4,170   2nd  Note   10  Jan   1901 
Wooding, Owen Frank       Surv  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1926 
Woodliffe, Joshua  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  130   2nd  Note   30  Jun   1888 
Woodlock, Ernest       2nd  Note  Exam  23  May   1929 
Woodruffe, P. T.  Brithdir (Mr. Brough)  1,599   1st  Note   04  Jun   1873 
Woods, Elias  Liverpool  686   2nd  Note   05  Jul   1889 
Woods, Elias  Manchester  1,169   1st  Note   31  Dec   1896 
Woods, George Ivor       2nd  Note   24  Nov   1932 
Woods, James  Ravenhead (Mr. Hall)  656   2nd  Note   16  Jan   1888 
Woods, John Hill       1st  Note   29  May   1924 
Woods, Richard  Midland  688   1st  Note   28  Nov   1893 
Woods, Samuel  Manchester  2,209   1st  Note   29  Dec   1886 
Woods, William  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  3,221   2nd  Note   19  Aug   1897 
Woods, William       1st  Note  Exam  26  May   1927 
Woods, William Talbot       1st  Note   28  May   1919 
Woodward, Albert Campbell       2nd  Note  Exam  26  Nov   1931 
Woodward, C. E.    4,009   Surv  Note   11  Sep   1912 
Woodward, Charles Edgar  Newcastle  4,009   1st  Note   13  Mar   1912 
Woodward, Herbert A.  Clifton (Mr. Dickinson)  344   1st  Note   01  Mar   1873 
Woodward, John Campbell       2nd  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Woodward, Thomas  Ellenborough (Mr. Willis)  650   2nd  Note   16  Jan   1888 
Woodward, Thomas  Liverpool and North Wales  7,502   2nd  Note   06  Jul   1910 
Woodward, Thomas Campbell       2nd  Note   26  Nov   1919 
Woodward, William Francis Ashmole  Stoke     2nd  Note   00  May   1942 
Woodward, William Francis Ashmole  Stoke-on-Trent     1st  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Woof, Joseph  Newcastle  2,401   2nd  Note   18  Mar   1895 
Woolcock, Henry  Newcastle  369   1st  Note   14  Jan   1874 
Wooler, William A.    893   Surv  Note   14  Dec   1912 
Wooley, Isaac  Bredbury (Mr. Wynne)  113   1st  Note   31  Jan   1873 
Wooley, Thomas  Gospel Oak (Mr. Baker)  1,134   1st  Note   06  May   1873 
Woollerton, Charles Gordon  Doncaster     Surv  Note   00  May   1944 
Woolley, John Luther       2nd  Note   28  May   1919 
Woolley, Keith Downing  Cardiff     1st  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1937 
Woolley, Sydney Herbert  Liverpool  1,235   1st  Note   25  Jun   1897 
Woolley, William Downing  Manchester and Ireland  3,087   1st  Note   08  Jan   1908 
Woollin, George  Doncaster     2nd  Note   00  May   1942 
Woollin, George  Doncaster     1st  Note   00  Nov   1943 
Wooton, Horace  Newcastle     2nd  Note   00  May   1943 
Wooton, Wilfred William    1,803   Surv  Note   29  Oct   1912 
Wooton, Wilfred William  Birmingham  34   1st  Note   30  Jan   1913 
Wordsworth, Alan       Surv  Note   00  Nov   1952 
Wordsworth, Robert  Manchester  2,372   1st  Note   30  Dec   1887 
Wordsworth, T. H.  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  367   1st  Note   22  Jul   1891 
Wordsworth, Thomas Herbert    367   Surv  Note   30  Dec   1912 
Worgan, James  Yorkshire and Lincolnshire  379   1st  Note   16  Jan   1874 
Worgan, Thomas  South Staffordshire  519   2nd  Note   09  Feb   1889 
Worker, Walter James       Surv  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Wormald, Charles Wheatley    858   Surv  Note   15  Oct   1912 
Wormald, H.  Lord Dartmouth's Mines (Mr. Wardell)  1,044   1st  Note   29  Apr   1873 
Wormald, John  Low Moor Cos. Mines (Mr. Wardell)  2,172   2nd  Note   12  Mar   1888 
Wormald, Joseph  Prudhoe (Mr. Willis)  194   2nd  Note   18  Jan   1888 
Wormald, Robert  East Scotland  937   1st  Note   12  Jun   1895 
Wormald, Sam. J.    821   Surv  Note   13  Sep   1912 
Wormald, Tom  Manchester  2,699   2nd  Note   31  Dec   1895 
Wormald, Tom    953   Surv  Note   24  Jan   1913 
Wornham, Ralph       1st  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Worral, Eric       1st  Note   00  Nov   1954 
Worrall, Ernest Ivor Llewelyn  South Wales  1,842   1st  Note   18  Jun   1901 
Worrall, John  Manchester  2,360   2nd  Note   16  Jan   1895 
Worrall, John  Liverpool  941   1st  Note   26  Jun   1895 
Worrall, Thomas  Clifton Hall (Mr. Dickinson)  458   2nd  Note   10  Feb   1888 
Worsley, Charles  Wigan  16   Surv  Note   27  Nov   1912 
Worsley, James  Manchester and Ireland  5,442   2nd  Note   10  Jan   1905 
Worsley, John William    791   Surv  Note   21  Jun   1912 
Worsley, William  Manchester and Ireland  5,443   2nd  Note   10  Jan   1905 
Worswick, James       1st  Note   27  Nov   1924 
Worthing, T.  South Wales  910   2nd  Note   03  Apr   1890 
Worthing, Theophilus  South Wales  3,131   2nd  Note   10  May   1897 
Worthing, Thomas  Southern  3,266   1st  Note   25  Sep   1908 
Worthington, George  Manchester and Ireland  6,833   2nd  Note   06  Jan   1909 
Worthington, Henry  Tunshill (Mr. Dickinson)  2,162   1st  Note   18  Aug   1873 
Worthington, James  North Staffordshire  324   1st  Note   03  Dec   1873 
Worthington, James  Tawd Vale (Mr. Hall)  419   2nd  Note   07  Feb   1888 
Worthington, John  Norley (Mr. Bell)  368   1st  Note   03  Mar   1873 
Worthington, John       Surv  Note   27  Nov   1924 
Worthington, John       Surv  Note  Exam  29  May   1930 
Worthington, Joshua  Liverpool and North Wales  7,503   2nd  Note   06  Jul   1910 
Worthington, Roger  Manchester  86   1st  Note   21  Dec   1888 
Worthington, Samuel  Sherdley (Mr. Hall)  1,315   2nd  Note   24  Feb   1888 
Worthington, Thomas  Manchester  857   2nd  Note   14  Jan   1890 
Worthington, William  Norley (Mr. Bell)  371   1st  Note   04  Mar   1873 
Worthington, William  Liverpool and North Wales  6,971   2nd  Note   22  Jun   1909 
Worthy, Albert Edward  Sheffield     2nd  Note  Exam  25  Nov   1936 
Worthy, E. A.  Liverpool  993   1st  Note   03  Jul   1877 
Worthy, Ernest Alfred    993   Surv  Note   03  Jan   1913 
Wortley, Albert Bertram       1st  Note  Exam  28  May   1925 
Wotherspoon, Hugh       2nd  Note   28  May   1919 
Wotherspoon, James  East Scotland  568   1st  Note   13  Nov   1874 
Wotherspoon, John  Limerigg (Mr. Moore)  446   1st  Note   08  Mar   1873 
  *
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.

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.

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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