Quelch Family?! - Photo Age and Cap Badge

[ResearchJu]

Have you found him or who you think it might be on the 1901/1911 census records to find out his occupation?
Carol

I'm beginning to think it might be a Railway Ticket Collector's uniform.  There are no members of the family who were in the Navy during that time but there was a ticket collector.  I've looked up and they had double breasted uniforms, example attached, but I'll keep looking

[ResearchJu]

My daughter's has tried to colourise the photo

[ResearchJu]

I now believe this could be a photo of Robert John Thompson who was a ship engineer for Messrs Thornycroft and Co (ship builders) in Southampton.  It may have been taken on the occasion of his marriage to Annie Edith Player in 1906 which would fit with the age of the photo.  Does anyone know whether uniforms were worn by engineers?  Thank you.

[jim1]

This chap is an Officer in the Mercantile Marine as it was known at the time.
A ship engineer for a ship building company was a civilian.

[ResearchJu]

This chap is an Officer in the Mercantile Marine as it was known at the time.
A ship engineer for a ship building company was a civilian.

Thanks, that's very helpful.  Although I'm surprised there aren't stripes round the wrists indicating the rank.