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

Hello Barry,   Have you 'done' Google Books?   First try, this popped up .... see below. I believe some members of this list have collections of this magazine; you might possibly get a copy of the article. Sea breezes: the ship lovers' digest: Volume 3 Pacific Steam Navigation Company - 1947 - Snippet view MEMORIES OF THE " INVERNESS-SHIRE " In response to the concluding paragraph regarding the four-masted barque Inverness-shire in your January issue, I may say I was an apprentice in the Clackmannanshire (Capt. A. Kerbyson) and we loaded ... books.google.co.uk -     Then, there's this one: The last of the windjammers: with illus. and plans [reprinted]: Volume 2 Basil Lubbock - 1949 - Snippet view ... Robert Greig JG Hannah E. Hansen OH Henderson C. Hill J. Houghton JN Kennedy A. Kerbyson W. Lane WC McGibbon Angus McKinnon John Nichol ... Gulf Stream, Clackmannanshire. Kincardineshire. Agnes Oswald, Dumfriesshire. Kinross-shire. ... books.google.co.uk - More editions   And there are several editions online of the Mercantile Navy List and Lloyd's register which will tell you rigging and specs for his ships, or do you already have all that?   Regards, Adi         --- On Mon, 5/16/11, Barry Chapman <barry56again@gmail.com> wrote: 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..........