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UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927
John Parkin age 32 (1823) Birth Place: Hull, Yorkshire
Issue Date: 14 Apr 1855
Issue Port: Custom House Hull
Certificate Number: 79.257
Employed App. Seaman & mate 15 years in the British Merchant Service in the Coasting & Foreign Travel
John Parkin age 36 (1823) Birth Place: Hull, Yorkshire
Issue Date: 15 Jan 1859
Issue Port: Hull
Certificate Number: 19.759
Certificate states he’s duly qualified to fulfil the duties of Master in the Merchant Service and granted a Certificate of Competency
1901 census RG13; Piece: 3434; Folio: 106; Page: 21
John's occupation noted as a Retired Master Mariner
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27 Sep 1873 St Barnabas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
William Parkin 26, Mariner, 19 Flint St.
Sarah Ann Langley 23, 19 Flint St.
Father John Parkin, Mariner
Father Thomas Langley, Brewer
Witness: Samuel Oakley; Mary Ann Parkin
from Lancashire OPC
Liverpool, England, Crew Lists 1861-1919
William Parkin age 26 (1847) Birth Place: Hull
Event Date: 1873
Port of Registry: Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Ship Name: City of Brooklyn
Official Number: 58971
Reference Number: 387CRE/209
Duly qualified to fulfil duties of Second Mate in the Merchant Service
William Parkin age 26 (1847) Hull, Uk
Issue Date: 10 May 1873
Issue Port: Liverpool
Certificate Number: 18381
UK and Ireland, Masters and Mates Certificates, 1850-1927
William Parkin age 33 (1847) Birth Place: Hull
Issue Date: 16 Jun 1880
Issue Port: Liverpool
Certificate Number: 18381
Duly qualified to fulfil duties of Master in the Merchant Service
