Forum: Railwaymen

I have found an ancestor in the 1901 Irish Census. An English Presbyterian married to an Irish Catholic lady. His employment is listed as 'Senior in G W Rly'. I wonder if anyone could tell me what this job was and why he would be in Dublin. Thank you.

Just a note to let BG Forum members know that here at the Local Studies and Family History Collection, at Swindon Central Library, we have a full bound run of the GWR staff magazine (1891-1947), plus the British Rail Western Region magazine that followed it (1947-). (We also have a complete run...

In case anyone's interested I have a copy of The Graphic dated September 4th, 1880 which has a long paragraph about Plate-Layer's duties and wages.

Just a general question which I'm sure somebody will know the answer to. On the railway records on ancestry it gives pay rates. Is this a weekly pay rate? If so is it weekly for both GWR and LNWR? Many thanks.

I have showing on the 1881 census a relative living at 5 Foundry Street,Warrington. His employment was signal man employed by the CLC who had a station within a short walking distance of this address. By 1891 he had left this address and moved with his work to Toxteth. I have been looking at...

Lots of UK railway staff records have just appeared on Ancestry. Their blurb says: The most common record type in the database is a staff register. Others include station transfers, pension and accident records (which can include death date), apprentice records (which can include father's...

I generally don't ask for lookups for on Ancestry or FMP (if I want to find something I either buy PPV credits or take out a one month subscription), but in this case I'm not sure if there's likely to be enough information to justify the cost. I see that Ancestry UK has recently added some Railway...

Hi Folks I am reserching a Watson family of March in Cambridgeshire. In the 1901 Census Henry Watson is described as a Boilermakers Assistant in the 1911 Census he is still at the same address of 9 Hutchinsons Row in March he is described as a Railway Engine Tuber and on the marriage certificate...

1960 was told by Family in passing that a retired Railway-Worker Uncle had been found dead in his Raiway- Cottage in, Pickering N/Yorks. seemingly murdered. I chased up a few years back but the paper declaring was defunct and sold on and no records survive. I would like to find details but don't...

Apologies if I should know the answer to this question. I have read through the posts but as usual I never feel confident that I know what to do. I have a great uncle Albert Godfrey who worked as a railway porter. He lived 1883-?1949. We have photos of him in his uniform and his occupation...

Trying to trace the name of the Redcar signalman who shortly after retirement in the 1940's committed suicide by walking in front of the Redcar to Darlington train. This is the only information I have other than he lived at 85 Queen Street Redcar and his wife's name was Anna. Anna is thought to a...

I am trying to find out more details about my 2nd great grandfather who was according to my great grandmothers registry entry of marriage on Oct 12 1897 was called JOHN MERCER and gave his occupation as Engine Driver and was deceased, the reason I have put him both as LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE is...

I have a number of my ancestors who worked on the railways, but I don't know which companies they worked for. Any help on the names below would be appreciated:- John RICE - bd 1822 Leicestershire (Station Master in Belper, Derbyshire) Harold Arthur RICE - bd 1881 Cheshire (Railway Clerk to...

can anyone tell me what a wagon way wright did. One of my ancesters was one in Tanfield, co, durham about 1806 and i would love to know more about hiis occupation. did he fix, or make the wooden wheels or was it completely different to that?

My father (born 1903)told me he started work as a cleaner at Salisbury. He later transferred to Faversham as (cleaner passed fireman). This would have been abou 1930-32 and the company was either Southern Railway or South Eastern & Chatham. He was born in Wilton and had at least one uncle...

hi my grandfather was thomas william mould born about 1899 to 1900 in stafford, if anyone has any info or thinks they may be related please let me now, many thanks trish.