Hello Barry You know, I THOUGHT there was something funny about the official numbers of the first ship. 320 or 326 are very low numbers and they refer respectively to the AZORIAN of London (101 tons) and AMITY of Goole (50 tons), neither of which fits your description. Since this is the 1880s, it is more likely that he was on a vessel with a 5-digit number beginning with 6, which can look like a 0..... The IMUNCINA, ON 60326, 583 tons, of Glasgow, maybe fits the bill much better? She was a barque, built at Govan in 1867 owned by John Donaldson of 165 St Vincent Street. Could that be her? 165 foot long, beam 30ft, depth 17 foot, further details here: http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=13060 There is a wreck report for her fire dated 1889 at http://www.plimsoll.org/resources/SCCLibraries/WreckReports/15653.asp . It would appear from the very little I can see on the 19th Century Newspapers free index search (I don't have a subscription!) that she sailed from Antwerp for somewhere else on 24th April 1884 so that MIGHT fit in with a discharge date of the 26th. Crew agreement for voyage ending 1884 is at the MHA at MUN http://www.mun.ca/mha/holdings/searchcombinedcrews.php (enter 60326 in the search box). The only drawback to this neat theory is that the mystery vessel is described as "Rig 09" and the other vessels - CAITLOCH and NEBO - with this description were both ship-rigged, not barques. It sounds as if you have his applications for examinations so should be able to check whether the name/number might fit. If you wanted to follow up the IMUNCINA's crew agreement, I have found that if you ask the MHA librarians nicely they will check whether the name you want appears before copying a document - it will cost you a small fee for their time, but will save you a larger one if it is wrong. Otherwise Kerbyson and the barque GULF STREAM are mentioned in the Sydney Morning Herald of 27 June 1902. They arrived at Sydney "yesterday morning after a passage of 100 days from Glasgow.... Captain Kerbyson reports having experienced fine weather throughout the voyage. The GULF STREAM brings a general cargo for Sydney and Newcastle and upon discharge will load coal at Newcastle for a foreign port, the name of which has not yet been disclosed." http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/14442585 If you Google "Captain Kerbyson" in quotes, you should find a reference to a 1915 document referring to a Captain Kerbyson in passing. It concerns supplies delivered from Portland to Pitcairn Island free of charge, so may refer to him. Oddly he does not appear in the index to Lloyds Captains registers, which goes to show that it's not comprehensive. There seem to be many Google hits on terms like "barque gulf stream" and the names of vessels with their official numbers. Cheers Piers -----Original Message----- From: mariners-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:mariners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Barry Chapman Sent: 16 May 2011 11:40 To: MARINERS@rootsweb.com Subject: [MAR] Captain Andrew KERBYSON, UK based, 1866-1936 If any lister can help me fill in some of the gaps for Andrew Kerbyson's career, and/or tell me more about the sailing vessels he served in/captained and his voyages, I'd greatly appreciate it. To date, this is what I know: 1866 - Andrew Kerbyson was born near Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. 1883, 26 May - he signed on as a "boy"; vessel name illegible, reg. Glasgow, no. 00320 or 00326, 563 tons, Rig 09; discharged 26 Apr 1884 as an O.S. 1884, 17 Jun - he signed on as an O.S.; *Caitloch,* reg. Greenock, no. 72377, 1263 tons, Rig 09; discharged 9 Jul 1885. 1885, 3 Sep - he signed on as a 'stew' (ard?); *Caitloch,* details as above, discharged 11 Oct 1886. 1886, 9 Nov - he signed on as an AB; *Nebo, *reg. Glasgow, no. 78557, 1382 tons, Rig 09; discharged 16 Jun 1888. 1888, 27 Jul - examined at Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England and passed tests for 2nd Mate. Certificate issued at Hull on 4 Aug 1888. 1890/1891 - 2nd Mate on the *Nebo,* 1383 tons, which arrived at Sydney, New South Wales from New York, USA on 13 Oct 1891. 1894/1895 - 1st Mate on the *Largo Law*, 1586 tons, of Glasgow, which arrived at Sydney, New South Wales from Caleta Buena, Chile on 6 Apr 1895. 1896, 27 Jun - awarded his Certificate of Competency as Master of a Foreign-Going Ship, By Order of the Board of Trade, London. 1904, 1 Jul - Master of the *Gulf Stream*, reg. Glasgow, no. 89987, 1397 tons net, from Belfast to Newcastle, New South Wales, then via Tocopilla, Chile to Hamburg, Germany, the voyage terminating on 4 Aug 1905. 1909 - Master of the *Clackmannanshire*, 1481 tons, of Glasgow, which arrived at Sydney, New South Wales from Newcastle (UK or NSW?) on 11 Dec 1909. 1909 - Annie Kerbyson, wife of Captain Andrew Kerbyson, and their son, Andrew age 5, passengers on the steamship *Runic,* of Liverpool, arrived at Sydney, NSW from Liverpool, UK, via Cape Town and Melbourne, on 12 Nov 1909. 1936 - Andrew Kerbyson died in London, UK age 70. Thanks in anticipation. Barry ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message