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Acc. 3741
Ref: MUS/461 Reference: [GB 0212] MUS/461
Date(s): Level: Fonds
Extent: 39 items
Scope and content: Master's certificate, discharge papers and letters of reference for David Davies, mariner, born in Borth in 1848.
MUS/461/1. Certificate of Competency as Master, issued by The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade to David Davies, b. Borth, 1848, examined at Hull and issued at Aberystwyth.
26 May 1882
MUS/461/2-38. Discharge certificates (unless otherwise stated)
MUS/461/2.
Acorn of Aberystwyth, 112 tons: Cardiff, 29 October 1870 - Terceira (Azores) - Liverpool, 9 January 1871: mate
MUS/461/3.
Acorn of Aberystwyth, 112 tons: Hull, 16 January 1871 - Terceira and ? - Liverpool, 24 April 1871: only mate
MUS/461/4.
Margaret Lewis of Liverpool, 143 tons: Liverpool, 5 July 1871 - Rio Grande - London, 22 January 1872: mate
MUS/461/5.
Margaret Lewis of Liverpool, 143 tons: London, 5 March 1872 - St. Lucia - London, 27 June 1872: mate
MUS/461/6.
Margaret Lewis of Liverpool, 143 tons: London, 17 July 1872 - Baltimore (foreign) - Newry, 2 May 1873: mate
MUS/461/7. Letter of reference certifying that D. Davies had served as mate on the
Margaret Lewis, John Lewis, master, at Newry, 2 June 1873
MUS/461/8.
Rowland Evans of Aberystwyth, 208 tons: Liverpool, 20 August 1873 - Buenos Aries and Tavo? Island, Patagonia - Liverpool, 4 May 1874: mate
MUS/461/9. Letter of reference, certifying that David Davies served as chief mate on the
Rowland Evans, John Evans, master, Liverpool, 14 May 1874
MUS/461/10.
Clara of Newport, 107 tons: London, 22 July 1874 - Trinidad - London, 26 December 1874: mate
MUS/461/11. Letter of reference, certifying that David Davies had served as mate on the brig
Clara, John Williams, master, Newport, 22 February 1876
MUS/461/12.
Lord Tredegar of Newport, 257 tons: North Shields, 25 February 1876 - Pomeron (Pomerao) - Bristol, 6 May 1876: mate
MUS/461/13. Letter of reference, certifying that David Davies had served as chief officer on the
Lord Tredegar under Peter Rowland, now master of the barque
Rosedale, 24 September 1876
MUS/461/14.
Granville of London, 698 tons: London, 22 September 1876 - foreign - Rotterdam, 14 July 1877: mate
MUS/461/15.
Granville of London, 698 tons: Cardiff, 1 September 1877 - Java - Greenock, 12 September 1878: mate
MUS/461/16. Letter of reference, certifying that Mr D. Davies had served as mate on the
Granville (698 tons), John Williams, master, for two voyages to the East Indies. Aberystwyth, 7 October 1878
MUS/461/17.
Snowdon of Liverpool, 1065 tons: Antwerp, 18 April 1879 - Bangkok - Liverpool, 28 April 1880: mate
MUS/461/18.
Snowdon of Liverpool, 1065 tons: Liverpool, 21 June 1880 - San Francisco - Liverpool, 6 May 1881: first mate
MUS/461/19.
Snowdon of Liverpool, 1065 tons: Liverpool, 13 June 1881 - Calcutta - Liverpool, 7 March 1882: first mate
MUS/461/20. Letter of reference, certifying that David Davies had served as first mate on the barque
Snowdon, J. Lewis, master, Liverpool, 20 March 1882
MUS/461/21. Letter of reference, certifying that David Davies had served as first mate on the barque
Snowdon, R. Jones, Liverpool (for the owners), 13 September 1882
MUS/461/22.
Emily A. Davies of Swansea, 395 tons: Liverpool, 20 September 1882 - Natal ?Brazil - London, 9 October 1883
MUS/461/23.
Lady Mostyn of Liverpool, 467 tons, 80hp: Burntisland (Fife), 1 August 1884 - Middlesbrough, 29 November 1884: mate
MUS/461/24. Letter of reference, certifying that Mr Davies served on the
Lady Mostyn, William Richards, master, 29 November 1884
MUS/461/25.
Harkaway of London, 323 tons, 70hp: Cardiff, 16 March 1885 - foreign - Sligo, 4 April 1885: mate
MUS/461/26.
Jimi of Cardiff, 943 tons: Cardiff, 28 April 1885 - Rio de Janeiro - Cardiff, 7 December 1885: mate
MUS/461/27.
Jimi of Cardiff: Cardiff, 943 tons, 19 January 1886 - Rio de Janeiro - Cardiff, 11 August 1886: mate
MUS/461/28.
Jimi of Cardiff: Cardiff, 943 tons: 4 September 1886 - Rio de Janeiro - Cardiff, 28 March 1887: mate
MUS/461/29. Letter of reference, certifying that David Davies had served as mate in the
Jimi, David Lloyd, master, 5 April 1887
MUS/461/30.
James Wishaw of Hull, 940 tons, 150hp: Newport, 17 August 1889 - Genoa - South Shields, 2 December 1889: second mate
MUS/461/31.
Iolo of Liverpool, 899 tons: Cardiff, 27 March 1890 - foreign - Dunkerque, 22 January 1891: mate
MUS/461/32.
Jimi of Cardiff, 943 tons: Cardiff, 7 October 1891 - Rio de Janeiro - Cardiff, 26 April 1892: mate
MUS/461/33. Letter of reference, certifying that David Davies served as mate on the barque
Jimi, D. Lloyd, master, East Bute, 4 January 1893
MUS/461/34.
Manchester of Cardiff, 1,322 tons, 180hp: Penarth, 5 January 1893 - Marseilles - Barry, 27 January 1893: 2nd mate
MUS/461/35.
Manchester of Cardiff, 1,322 tons, 180hp: Barry, 30 January 1893 - Marseilles - Cardiff, 20 February 1893: 2nd mate
MUS/461/36.
Iolo Morganwg of Cardiff, 830 tons, 99hp: Cardiff, 27 February 1893 - Ferrol - Cardiff, 25 March 1893: mate
MUS/461/37.
Ivanhoe of Aberystwyth, 353 tons: Barry, 13 May 1893 - Rosario - Queenstown, 21 January 1894: mate
MUS/461/38.
Coromandel of Aberystwyth, 848 tons: Sharpness (Gloucestershire), 31 July 1894 - foreign - Antwerp, 19 June 1895: mate
MUS/461/39. Envelope from the Royal Alfred Aged Merchant Seamen's Institution addressed to Mr David Davies, 12 Mantiesyn Street, Aberdovey.
25 April 1918