Richard William Berkley
(Born: 1857)
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but an indication of the changes of positions and the links between companies, directors
and managers in those companies. Only collieries, pits etc. in the North of England are shown - the
individual may be involved with other companies or collieries outside this area and there may have
been other positions for which we currently do not have details.
Managers Certificate
25 August 1879, Certificate Number: 1,281 (1st), District: Durham
First Class Certificate of Competency as a Manager of Mines granted under the Coal Mines Regulation Acts, 1872 and 1887 (35 & 36 Vict. Cap. 76, Sec. 30 ; 50 & 51 Vict. Cap. 58, Sec 23.)
Membership
1880-1881, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Associate Member; Address: Marley Hill Colliery, Gateshead; Elected: 14 Feb 1874
Census
Address: The Wellington Inn, Riding Mill, Riding
(Ref: RG11/5100/69/17)
| Name |
Age | Rel | Mar | Occupation | Where Born |
|---|
| HAVELOCK, Margaret |
87 |
Head |
Wid |
Inn Keeper & Farmer |
NBL: Bywell St Peters |
| HAVELOCK, Thomas Chton. |
64 |
Son |
Unn |
Farmer Of 290 Acres Employ 3 Men 2 Women |
NBL: Bywell St Andrew |
| HAVELOCK, Mary H. |
62 |
Dau |
Unn |
|
NBL: Bywell St Andrew |
| HAVELOCK, Jane |
60 |
Dau |
Unn |
Assists In The Inn |
NBL: Ovingham |
| HAVELOCK, Margaret |
57 |
Dau |
Unn |
Assists In The Inn |
NBL: Ovingham |
| HUNTER, Margaret |
30 |
Visitor |
Mar |
|
NBL: Newcastle On Tyne |
| BROWN, Elizabeth |
20 |
Servant |
Unn |
Farm Servant Domestic |
NBL: Ovingham |
| BERKLEY, Richard William |
24 |
Lodger |
Unn |
Mining Engineer |
DUR: Whickham |
| BERKLEY, Frederick |
20 |
Lodger |
Unn |
Mining Student |
DUR: Whickham |
Colliery Staff Positions held
Membership
1888-1889, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Marley Hill, Whickham, R.S.O., Co. Durham; Elected: 14 Feb 1874
Membership
1889-1890, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Marley Hill, Whickham, R.S.O., Co. Durham.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Commercial/Trade Directory
Page 1263: Marley Hill - Berkley, Richard W., Colliery Manager, Marley Hill House
Source: History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Membership
1896-1897, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Marley Hill, Swalwell, R.S.O., Co. Durham.
Colliery Staff Positions held
Membership
1909-1910, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: Marley Hill, Swalwell, County Durham
Membership
1919-1920, Institute of Mining Engineers. Position: Member; Address: St. John's, Wolsingham, County Durham.
- 1881 Census — taken 3rd April, 1881
- 1888 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1890 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- 1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
- 1902 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, from a copy held in the Scottish Mining Museum, Newtongrange, Midlothian
- History, Topography, and Directory of the County Palatine of Durham by Francis Whellan. Second edition published in 1894.
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume I published in 1890
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume LIX published in 1920
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XIII published in 1897
- Transactions of the Institute of Mining Engineers, Volume XXXIX published in 1910
- Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Volume XXX published in 1881
- Transactions of the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers, Volume XXXVIII published in 1889
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