Interesting. 1865 Master and then ten years later 'promoted' to Mate. Possibly he was a drunkard who had Master's certificate cancelled and he was given a Mate certificate to sail until he cleaned up his act. Hey, it has happened. I am not suggesting this in your Grandfather's case!
Can you send a scan of the two certs. It might something different in the wording. Possibly he had Master (Sail) and he then decided to move into 'Steam' and had the new Mate …. in 'Steam'.
Possibly the Master cert might be something similar to the old Master (Passenger), the coastal ticket and then moved UP to Mate (Foreign-Going).
I have a great book: 'Pilot Aboard' by John Radford. Great read if you ever find it. Cadet in the PSNC and then Extra Master in the Cunard and eventually became one of the top pilots in Southampton. In the book it shows a copy of his Extra's ticket says, EXTRA MASTER (Of A Foreign-Going STEAMSHIP) This was 1925.
I am stumped. No cannot think anything that might have required the 'Mate AFTER Master'!!!!
No record of his earlier First Mate or even Second Mate certificate? Must have those or at least the First Mate cert before his obtained the Master. DoT should have the earlier certs in the records. I would think.
Give this time, someone will come up with the information.
The dates for the Master Cert. For 1854, I would think the cert was for 'sail'. Of course might well have 'steam', bu I don't know when 'steam' became 'common'. DoT must have that information... somewhere.
Thanks Stephen & Hugh, A B Bolt of Leith and Lerwick are the same person.
Came across this whilst searching the internet.
Index to the Captains Registers of Lloyd’s of London (Guildhall Library Ms 18567)
BOLT, Archibald Barclay b. Leith 1839 C24143 Dublin 1864
vol.2 1865-1873; vol.16 1874-1877, 1879; vol.29 1881-1887; vol.44 1888-1890
Are the volumes available to view or get photocopies?
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