Customs Cowes - Staff from 1885 to 1898

This information about the Customs Officers based at Cowes has been extracted from the local orders books.

Name

Original post

Port

New Post

Port

Salary

Date, comments and order no.

John L Farrow

Supernumerary Outdoor 2nd Class employed in a vacancy of Boatman 2nd Class, Cowes and approved as Examining officer

Cowes Outdoor Officer, 2nd Class London Present salary of £74 -10/- pa increasing by £1-10/- to £80 1478/95 31st January 1885

John L Farrow

Appointment above Cancelled

 

Outdoor Officer, 2nd Class

Cowes

 

1922/1885 – Replacing J Ralph

James Ralph

Outdoor Officer 2nd Class

Cowes

Superannuation List

 

£51:7:4

3510 /1885 11th March 1885

Samuel H M Drudge

Boatman 2nd Class

Cowes

 

 

 

Report on sickness and whether he has been permanently restored to heath (20th March 1885)

Alfred Smith

Clerk 2nd Class

Cowes

 

 

Increase of £10 pa to £300 (providing he consents in writing to retire at 60)

Seems to have resulted from an anomaly following restructuring of Clerk grade 5271/1885 22 April 1885

Unknown

 

Smith ?

Collector

Clerk 2nd Class & Examining Officer

Cowes

Cowes

 

 

Increase to £250 pa

Special Allowance of £20 pa

17154 / 1885 24th December 1885

Alfred Smith

Clerk 2nd Class & Examining Officer

Cowes

Clerk 2nd Class

Gloucester

£220 increasing by £10 pa to £300

3147 /1886  6th March 1886

Samuel Rees

Clerk, 2nd Class

Harwich

Clerk 2nd Class and Examining Officer

Cowes

Present salary of £200 pa and a Special Allowance of £20 pa

3541 / 1886  12th March 1886

Frederick John Parsons

Boatman 2nd Class

Cowes

 

 

 

Confirmation of appointment after probation 14765 / 1885 1st May 1886

Wallace G Cawes

Boatman 2nd Class

Jersey

Boatman 2nd Class

Cowes

Present salary of £60 rising by £1 pa to £65

13042 /1886  17th September 1886

Henry C Manners

Collector

Cowes

Collector and Surveyor

Falmouth

£300 – Increase in Security to £2000

14632 / 1886 14th October 1886

Edward Corby

Superintendent of the 1st Class

Sligo

Collector and Surveyor

Cowes

£250 pa

14892 / 1886 18th October 1886

John L Farrow

Outdoor Officer, 2nd Class

Cowes

Outdoor Officer, 1st Class

Cowes

 

18606 / 1886  21st December 1886

George Legg

Outdoor Officer 2nd Class

Cowes

Superannuation List

 

£54:3:9

10569 / 1887 2nd August 1887

Edward Southcott

Examining Officer 2nd Class

Cowes

Examining Officer 2nd Class

London

Present salary of £185 rising by £7-10/- pa to £220

1069 / 1887 5th August 1887

Theodore Wood

Examining Officer 2nd Class

London

Examining Officer 2nd Class

Cowes

Present salary of £125 rising by £7-10/- pa to £220

1069 / 1887 5th August 1887

George Arnold

Waterman 2nd Class

London

 

 

 

1069 / 1887 5th August 1887  - Special Service until end of September

Mr Smale

Supernumerary Outdoor Office 1st Class

Cowes

 

 

£85 pa with subsequent annual increments

20861 / 88  28th July 1888

Wallace G Cawes

Boatman 2nd Class

Cowes

Boatman 1st Class

Cowes

 

1308 /1889 12th January 1889

Edward Corby

Collector and Surveyor

Cowes

Collector and Surveyor

Falmouth

£300 pa

24551 / 1889  8th August 1889

Mr Stewardson

Superintendent of the 1st Class

Shoreham

Collector and Surveyor

Cowes

£250 pa Increase in Security to £2000

24552 / 1889  8th August 1889

Henry C Smale

Outdoor Officer, 1st Class

Cowes

Outdoor Officer 1st Class

London

 

23767 / 1889  26th August 1889

George Arnold

Boatman 2nd  Class

Cowes

Boatman 1st Class

Harwich

£70 increasing by £1 pa to £75

27207 / 1889 7th September 1889

Henry C Smale

Outdoor Officer, 1st Class

Cowes

Outdoor Officer 1st Class

Folkestone

Present Salary, £86-10/- to increasing by £1-10/- pa to £100

26868 / 1889 11th October 1889

Samuel Rees

Clerk 2nd Class and Examining Officer

Cowes

Clerk 2nd Class

Weymouth

Present salary of £200 and a special allowance of £50

37606 / 1889  4th December 1889

Alfred H Dromgoole

Clerk 2nd Class

Folkestone

Clerk 2nd Class and Examining Officer

Cowes

Present salary of £130 increasing by £10 pa to £200 and a special allowance of £20

37732 / 1889 11th December 1889

Abraham Atherfold

Boatman, 2nd Class

Shoreham

Boatman, 2nd Class

Cowes

Present salary of £60 increasing by £1 pa to £65

1887 ‘ 1890 25th January 1890

Theodore Wood

Supernumerary Examining Officer, 2nd Class

Cowes

Examining Officer, 2nd Class

London

Present salary of £155 increasing by £7-10/- pa to £220

31186 / 1890 5th November 1890

Patrick Moran

Outdoor Officer, 1st Class

London

Assistant Examining Officer

Cowes

£102 increasing by £3 pa to £150

32329 / 1890 11 December 1890

Alfred H Dromgoole

Clerk 2nd Class and Examining Officer

Cowes

Clerk 2nd Class and Second Officer

Folkestone

Present salary of £150 increasing by £10 pa to £200 and a special allowance of £20

19023 / 1891  15th August 1891

Percy Hoad

Clerk 2nd Class

Dover

Clerk 2nd Class and Examining Officer

Cowes

Present salary of £130 increasing by £10 pa to £200 and a special allowance of £20

19023 / 1891  15th August 1891

Patrick Moran

Clerk 2nd Class and Examining Officer

Cowes

 

 

Salary increased to £110 as the result of passing Examining Officer 2nd Class exam.

21616 / 1891 28th September 1891

Complement of Cowes given as: Collector, 1 Clerk and Examining Officer, 1 Preventive Officer, 1 Outdoor Officer, 4 Boatmen and 1 preferable Extraman. Patrick Moran was ‘surplus’ and instructed to be ready to move

25401 / 1891 2nd November 1891

Henry Albert Ward

Boatman

Cardiff

Boatman

Cowes

Present salary of £70 increasing by £1 pa to £80

26537 / 1891

 

Henry Albert Ward

 

 

 

 

Transfer Cancelled

27869 / 1891

John Leonard Farrow

Outdoor Officer 1st Class

Cowes

Superannuation List

 

£63:18:1

444 / 1892 11th January 1892

George A J Mills

Boatman

London

Boatman

Cowes

Present salary of £58 increasing by £1 pa to £80

1135 / 1892 23rd January 1892

Thomas Edward Wells

Outdoor Officer, 2nd Class

London

Outdoor Officer, 2nd Class

Cowes

Present salary of £71:5/- increasing by £2:10/- pa to £80

2034 / 1892 2nd February 1892

Patrick Moran

Preventive Officer

Cowes

Examining Officer, 2nd Class

London

£110 increasing by £7:10/- pa to £220

9766 / 1892 19th April 1892

Arthur Benson

Boatman and Acting Examining Officer

London

Preventive Officer

Cowes

(to be communicated) increasing by £5 pa to £150

9864 / 1892 20 April 1892 (Promotion)

William H Stewardson

Collector and Surveyor

Cowes

Collector and Surveyor

Barrow-in-Furness

£300

12088 / 1892 19th May 1892

Frederick G Taylor

Superintendent 1st Class

Guernsey

Collector and Surveyor

Cowes

£250

12377 / 1892 23rd May 1892

Arthur Benson

 

 

Preventive Officer

Cowes

£90 increasing by £5 pa to £150

13176 / 1892 29th July 1892

William Thomas Hicks

Preventive Officer

London

Preventive Officer

Cowes

Present salary £117:15/- increasing by £5 pa to £150

13176 / 1892 29th July 1892

William A Shea

Boatman (on probation)

Plymouth

Boatman

Cowes

£55 increasing £1 pa to £80

( Exchange 22966 / 1892 31st ( October 1892  

George A J Mills

Boatman

Cowes

Boatman

Plymouth

 

Frederick G Taylor

Collector and Surveyor

Cowes

 

 

Salary raised to £300

1482 / 1893 9th February 1893

Thomas Edward Wells

Outdoor Officer, 2nd Class

Cowes

Outdoor Officer, 1st Class

Cowes

 

19094 / 1893 20th September 1893

Abraham Atherfold

Boatman

Cowes

 

 

Salary raised to £70

19431 / 1893 3rd October 1893

Thomas E Wells

Outdoor Officer

Cowes

 

 

Salary raised to £86:19/-

15030 / 1894 31st August 1894

Wallace G Caws

Boatman

Cowes

Preventive Officer

Falmouth

£90 increasing by £5 pa to £150

10094 /1895 29th May 1895

Edward James Osborne

Boatman

London

Boatman

Cowes

£59:10/- (amended to £60) increasing by £1:10/- to £80

10796 / 1895 10th June 1895

 

Alfred S Cassell

Boatman

London

Boatman

Cowes

£63 increasing by £1:10/- pa for 5 years then by £2:10/- pa to £85

13903 /1895 13th August 1895

Percy Hoad

Clerk 2nd Class and Examining Officer

Cowes

 

 

£220 pa (special allowance withdrawn). To be transferred should salary exceed that of the Collector.

22110 / 1895 (GO 90 /1895)

William A Shea

Boatman

Cowes

Boatman

Southampton

Present salary

2760 / 1897 4 March 1897

Thomas E Wells

Outdoor Officer

Cowes

Examining Officer  2nd Class (on probation)

Bristol

 

4673 / 1897 7th April 1897

Patrick Carey

Assistant

London

Assistant

Cowes

Present salary £93:3/- increasing by £5 to £105

 

3790 / 1897 21st April 1897

Albert J H Titheridge

Boatman

Harwich

Boatman

Cowes

Present salary £69:10/- increasing by £1:10/- pa for 5 years then by £2:10/- pa to £85

6024 / 1897 5th May 1897

Partick Carey

Assistant

Cowes

Examining Officer 2nd Class (on probation)

Leith

 

10183 /1898 11th August 1898

John Tremlett

Assistant

London

Assistant

Cowes

Present salary £80 increasing by £5 pa to £105

10887 / 1898 29th August 1898

1892 - 1912

Customs Cowes

Note: These pages are my transcriptions of original documents, they are accurate to the best of my ability but I do not take any responsibility for errors.

19 August 2005