Further to my message below, my iPad autocorrect appears to have taken over. The middle sentence should read "However, he would have required a Seaman's Ticket, the record of which would show whether he did serve as an apprentice." Ruth -----Original Message----- From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ruth Appleby via Sent: 03 November 2014 07:14 To: Gwyneth Watson User; northumbria@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NMB] Skeffington DODDS / 2nd Mate An apprenticeship would have to be paid for and, given the relationship with his family, this route is unlikely. However, he would have required a Seaman's Ticket,not he record of which would show whether he did serve as an apprentice. Not all seamen did, and "learned the ropes" the hard way. Ruth Sent from my iPad > On 3 Nov 2014, at 03:58, Gwyneth Watson User via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > Skeffington received his Certificate of Competency as 2nd Mate on the > 25 May 1860 aged 23yrs. I don't think he obtained any other > qualification except sailing the 7 seas for the rest of his life, > spending time in unbelievable places enduring sickness and many > shipwrecks. He was also in New Zealand for a few years. > > I am wondering if sks knows what he would have done to reach this > service wise, study etc. Would he have served an apprenticeship with > any specific ship/captain? > > His father Matthew Dodds and Grandfather John had shares in shipping > though it wasn't what Matthew had planned for him, being the eldest > son, and they were estranged for many years. > > Cheers Gwyneth > Sydney > > > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > 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 .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. 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