How long were shipyard appreticeships in the 1920's? My father served an apprenticeship, presumably when he left school at 14 in 1926 and I was told he was got dismissed as soon as he had completed it, as there was no work. He lived in Willingto Quay but I do not know which shipyard he worked in. When he joined the army in 1940 he was later moved into the REME and became a riveter so I have assumed this had been his trade in the shipyards. Any help or guidance for reading on this subject would be appreciated Delia

On 13/02/2010 16:04, Delia wrote: > How long were shipyard appreticeships in the 1920's? My father served an apprenticeship, presumably when he left school at 14 in 1926 and I was told he was got dismissed as soon as he had completed it, as there was no work. He lived in Willingto Quay but I do not know which shipyard he worked in. > When he joined the army in 1940 he was later moved into the REME and became a riveter so I have assumed this had been his trade in the shipyards. > Any help or guidance for reading on this subject would be appreciated Delia As far as I'm aware it was usually 5 years starting on the 16th birthday. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead, UK) http://www.bpears.org.uk/ Joint List Admin NORTHUMBRIA Genealogy Mailing List GENUKI Northumberland Maintainer

Delia, I can confirm as Brian has said, 5 years was the normal time for an apprenticeship. There were quite a few yards along both North and South banks Tyne at that time, perhaps Smith's Dock would have been the nearest to Willington Quay. Mike Temple, Spain. ex-Parsons Marine apprentice. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Delia" <deliamontlake@tesco.net> To: <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 5:04 PM Subject: [NMB] shipyard apprentices > How long were shipyard appreticeships in the 1920's? My father served an > apprenticeship, presumably when he left school at 14 in 1926 and I was > told he was got dismissed as soon as he had completed it, as there was no > work. He lived in Willingto Quay but I do not know which shipyard he > worked in. > When he joined the army in 1940 he was later moved into the REME and > became a riveter so I have assumed this had been his trade in the > shipyards. > Any help or guidance for reading on this subject would be appreciated > Delia > > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.435 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2686 - Release Date: 02/13/10 19:35:00