Post Office workers records now on Ancestry

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Member Since: January 2011 Posts: 134 Send Message	Edward	Report	21 Jul 2011 16:00
	Records of Post Office workers dating back to 1737 have been published online for the first time. The list, published on family history website Ancestry.co.uk, shows the vital role of women in the history of the postal service. It also lists 3,000 men called Pat who worked for Royal Mail over the years. More here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14226243 If anyone has access to these records I would be grateful if they can tell me what they say about my mother, Brenda Newall, who worked at Warrington Post Office during World War 2.
	Researching: Newall, Gibbins, Lightfoot, Fance (Warrington) Buddle, Swinford (East Kent & Thanet)
Member Since: January 2011 Posts: 134 Send Message	Edward	Report	21 Jul 2011 16:11
	I have just done a search but didn't find a record for her.
	Researching: Newall, Gibbins, Lightfoot, Fance (Warrington) Buddle, Swinford (East Kent & Thanet)
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 26,112 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	21 Jul 2011 17:42
	Thank you for mentioning this. I think I found my Dad listed. Trying to make sense of the brief information given now...... Gwyn
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 26,112 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	21 Jul 2011 19:13
	This link might help with further research. http://postalheritage.org.uk/page/genealogy-jobs Gwyn