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:-

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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...

 

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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

Promotion to present Pay

23 Apl 1874

Name of Post

Navigating Lieut. & Admiralty Surveyor

Age on each Incumbent on birthday last before 1st April 1876

31

Name of Incumbent

J.F. Palmer

 

 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

Promotion to present Pay

1st July 1872

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

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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...

 

 

 

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