Railway platelayer c1904

[parkesy]

I've discovered (thanks to a birth and death certificate) that my GGGgrandfather was a railway platelayer. I know where he lived (Audenshaw, Manchester) so would that make it possible to work out which company he worked for?

Also, would any records still exist?

[shertur]

Hi Parkesy

My husband (who knows about these things!) said probably the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway or the London and North Western Railway. Also possibly the Great Central.

He has a book called "Was Your Grandfather a Railwayman?" by Tom Richards published by Federation of Family History Societies. I can give you further details if you're interested.

Best wishes

Christine

[parkesy]

Hi Shertur

I'd appreciate all tips on find out out where he worked. There is something drawing me to find out as much as I can about him and I don't know why.

Parkesy

[MarkJ]

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[parkesy]

Thanks Mark. It looks like I'll be adding that to the list of books I need to get :)

[Peter Goodey]

I know where he lived (Audenshaw, Manchester) so would that make it possible to work out which company he worked for?

Also, would any records still exist?

Have you tried googling? For example -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audenshaw_railway_station

After identifying the company, use the National Register of Archives to locate records.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/default.asp