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Master Mariner

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mandylou

mandylou Report 25 Aug 2010 21:37

I am looking for the meaning of the term Master Mariner.
The gentleman concerned was one William Trego age 37 in 1951 Did he serve on a vessel or would he have been office bound. Please help if you can. Thank you. M

Elizabeth2469049

Elizabeth2469049 Report 25 Aug 2010 21:47

If you Google "Master Mariner" it gives you a very detailed definition from Wikipedia as its first entry.

Researching:
Dominy & Croom in Dorset, Rutherford & McElhatton in Northumberland. Dendy and Thorp

TootyFruity

TootyFruity Report 25 Aug 2010 21:47

Master Mariner is a Captain who obtained an unlimited Masters licence

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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 25 Aug 2010 21:47

I've always assumed at sea :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_mariner

http://www.mariners-l.co.uk/UKMasters.html

mandylou

mandylou Report 25 Aug 2010 22:02

Thank you everyone this should help.

Thelma

Thelma Report 25 Aug 2010 22:03

My father was a limited master mariner.
His ticket was only valid within Southampton waters.
So a master mariner is someone who has passed the exam,
It does not have any other meaning,on its own.

mandylou

mandylou Report 27 Aug 2010 14:25

Thank you I shall use the web.

JLP

JLP Report 12 Sep 2010 20:33

I believe that the term master mariner was a person with a captains ticket working in the merchant navy rather than the royal navy. Royal Navy personnel were more often described as sailor rather than mariner.

Researching:
Phillips, Camberwell and Kent Kenyon, Absolom- London Hennessey- Chester, Liverpool , Ireland Pascoe- Cornwall Mckenzie- East Lothian, Seaham Dodds- North East Andrews, Jolly, Barham - East Anglia Postlethwaite- Barrow area Armer- north east Hornby- Lancashire Pike- Cornwall, Devon Miller/Mueller- Kent/Hanover Aylis- South coast