dock gateman

[keri123]

Are there any records available on folks who worked with title of Dock Gateman>
I would be interested to find anything about this job etc - name relevant would be Arthur Alexander Hand who appears to have been in that job from 1880s to death in 1906.

Thank you

[MaryA]

To check the dockers who worked that day were only the ones supposed to work - not all dockers worked every day - if there were not enough ships coming in / going out to load, not all dockers were required every day .
Each Docker had his own Tally and had his own number - he had to produce this to get his wages AND the dockers were clocked in by the Gateman by their Number - not their name .

I believe also he would be a watchman, a kind of security guard. There would be ships lying at anchor and valuable goods stored in warehouses at the docks.

I don't think there would be specific records for him.

[keri123]

Thank you for that - much appreciated

[valbenson]

Hi

Thanks for that information Mary one of my Great Grandfather's was a Dock Gateman when he died in 1859 and I tried to find some info on him at the Maritime Museum but there was nothing on him.

Val

[MaryA]

Wonderful that a piece of info helps two people with the same query.