Information
and Examples on Officers’ Appointments (both Commissioned and Warranted)
in
the Bombay Marine 1863-77
Source: BL:
IOR: L/MAR/C/691 - Officers, Engineers, &c., of the Bombay Marine. Guard
Book of lists - 1st May 1863 to July 1877
There are
basically three types of quarterly lists in this volume. One begins with shoreside staff, including those employed in the dockyards
and then continues with an alphabetical listing of officers employed afloat and
some employed ashore, including masters, gunners and clerks. Incidentally,
because of the then status, the employment of some of these individuals
required more explanation than previously. The second relates to engineers and
apprentices as in the earlier listings. The third are casualty returns, again
in the earlier format. It should be pointed out that not all these quarterly
returns have apparently survived.
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Examples of
personnel in the main (‘seagoing’) listings of the first variety:-
.
For
the quarter ending 30th June 1865...
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|
No |
Names |
Rank |
How Employed |
Remarks |
|
|
W.P. Arnott |
Afsistant Dockmaster |
and Agent for Transports |
|
|
|
W.H. Burns |
Commr |
Ferooz |
|
|
|
J.B. Bewsher |
Commr |
Comet |
|
|
|
J. Brebner |
Superintendent of |
Floating Batteries |
|
|
|
W. Bainbridge |
1st Officer |
Clyde... |
|
.
.
.
Source: BL:
IOR: L/MAR/C/692 - Bombay Marine Establishments. Returns of Officers and
Salaries - 1st April 1876
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This is one of two
volumes described as ‘Returns of Officers...’. This
has been very badly catalogued. Instead this is a very useful source,
for the two months now available for study. It would seem that these were
annual returns. As well as detailing dockyard staff, these
are in effect paybooks for the Bombay Marine’s
vessels and includes native mariners.
.
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Examples from the
Indian Government’s Turret Ship MAGDALA:-
..
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Appointment to present Post |
24 Apl/71 |
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|
Promotion to present Pay |
23 Apl 1874 |
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|
Name of Post |
Navigating Lieut. & Admiralty
Surveyor |
||
|
Age on each Incumbent on birthday last
before 1st April 1876 |
31 |
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|
Name of Incumbent |
J.F. Palmer |
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|
|
Minimum
Pay of Post |
Maximum
Pay of Post |
Pay
of present Incumbent |
|
Indian
Allowances |
|
293.10.. |
293.10.. |
|
Naval
pay and allowances @
£1.3.11 per day --- |
|
386.13.2 |
386.13.2 |
|
Appointment to present Post |
23 Octr/73 |
||
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Promotion to present Pay |
1st July 1872 |
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|
Name of Post |
1st Clafs
Gunner |
||
|
Age on each Incumbent on birthday last
before 1st April 1876 |
42 |
||
|
Name of Incumbent |
James May |
||
|
|
Minimum
Pay of Post |
Maximum
Pay of Post |
Pay
of present Incumbent |
|
Indian
Allowances |
|
195.12.. |
195.12.. |
|
Provision
Money---- |
|
13.9.. |
13.9.. |
|
Naval
pay & allowances @ $8
per day----- |
|
129.6.3 |
129.6.3 |
|
Allowance
for the charge of The
Boatswains Stores @
d6 per day --------- |
|
8.1.5 |
8.1.5 |
|
Oil
+ Candle Money for the Warrant
officer’s Mefs |
|
1.8.9 |
1.8.9 |
.
|
Appointment to present Post |
18 March/72 |
|
Promotion to present Pay |
18 March/72 |
|
Name of Post |
1st Class Stoker |
|
Age on each Incumbent on birthday last
before 1st April 1876 |
25 |
|
Name of Incumbent |
Shaih Baba |
|
Minimum Pay of Post |
|
|
Maximum Pay of Post |
25* |
|
Pay of present Incumbent |
25* |
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* Presumably
in Rupees
Source: BL:
IOR: L/MAR/C/693 - Bombay Marine Establishments. Returns of Officers and
Salaries - 1st April 1877
In
same format as above...
Go to examples of earlier appointments in the Bombay Marine and Indian Navy to 1848