1876 - Complement of Dockyard
1876-7. Following the Great Extension, many new trades entered the Dockyard as follows:
Apprentices. Established 0; Hired 131.
Blockmakers. Established 3.
Block Mills. Established16.
Braziers and Tinmen. Established 5; Hired 3.
Bricklayers. Established 1; Hired 1. 1
Boilermakers. Hired 125.
Boys. Hired 296
Caulkers. Established 80; Hired 6.
Colour Women. Hired 20.
Coopers. Established 1.
Coppersmiths. Established 20; Hired 40.
Draughtsmen. Hired 13.
Engineer Students. Hired 59.
Fitters. Hired 310.
Founders. Hired 35.
Hosemakers. Established 1.
Joiners. Established 124; Hired 164.
Labourers. Established 168; Hired 700.
Leading Men of Stores. Established 1.
Locksmiths. Established 2.
Masons. Established 1.
Messengers. Established 8; Hired 1.
Painters. Established 30; Hired 38.
Pattern Makers. Hired 24.
Plumbers. Established 10; Hired 2.
Recorders of Works. Hired 6.
Riggers. Established 124; Hired 114.
Sailmakers. Established 30; Hired 13.
Saw Mill Men. Established 15.
Sawyers. Established 2; Hired 4.
Shipwrights. Established 809; Hired 350.
Skilled Labourers. Hired 614.
Smiths. Established 192; Hired 141.
Storehouse men and Store Porters. Established 21; Hired 2.
Surgery Attendant. Established 1.
Tailors. Established 1.
Timekeepers. Hired 4.
Wheelwrights. Established 6; Hired 4.