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1883 28th September Henry May

Certificate of discharge
Name of Ship Benchlay Castle
Official Number 56.596
Port of registry London
Tonnage 1014
Description of voyage Foreign
Name of Seaman Henry May
Age 14
Place of Birth Padstow
Position Cabin boy
Date of engagement May 1st 1882
Place of engagement London
Date of discharge 28th September 1883
Place of discharge unreadable

I certify that the above particulars are correct and that the above named seaman was discharged accordingly and that the character described on the other side hereof is a true copy of the report concerning the said seaman dated 28th September 1883
Signed P J Hawken Master HBM Consular.

On reverse Character and ability Very good for both.


(Concerning the same man separate document)

Railway Department
Office of engineer of Existing Lines
Melbourne 24th May 1890

This is to certify that the bearer H May has been employed in this branch of the Department since 18th February 1889 and has proved a very attentive and steady man.
? Philpott
Signal engineer

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Contributed by Malcolm McCarthy, (Malc in Sunny Padstow), who has the original document.