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lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 1 Nov 2011 23:14

please could someone tell me what sort of detail is included in ancestry's railway records.

I am interested in William Miller who started work in Kirkby in 1892 and retired in 1938. Worked in the Liverpool and Blackpool areas.

I know there could be several of the same name but wondered if it was worth going to my local library for access to ancestry.

Researching:
Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 1 Nov 2011 23:22

Varies quite a bit

Sometimes you get station and what type of work they do, birth date, service, pay

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 1 Nov 2011 23:30

Would help if you knew which Company he worked for


London, Brighton and South Coast
Midland
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire
Great Western
London and North Western
London and North Eastern
London, Chatham and Dover (East Kent)
London, Midland and Scottish
Great Central

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 1 Nov 2011 23:35

thanks GB

I know he started with the Lancs & Yorks Railway in 1892 not not sure when that became integrated with London & North Western. I know his last posting was as Station Master, Liverpool Exchange in 1933.

The above info was from his obituary but wondered if there was more detail on the 'inbetween' bits.

Researching:
Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)

Flick

Flick Report 2 Nov 2011 23:54

I have a copy of a relative's Railway employment record.........

Much more recent than the dates you are researching, but I can tell you that it includes.................

Dates of employment in various grades - with rates of pay, and station(s) at which based

Eyesight test results and medical examinations carried out

lancashireAnn

lancashireAnn Report 3 Nov 2011 17:10

thanks Flick

worthwhile to make a trip to the library then (free access to ancestry) as I am actually researching a few ancestors who worked for the railways

Researching:
Liverpool (Cartwright, Chambers, Miller), Todmorden (Sutcliffe, Mallison), Abergavenny (Watkins, Prosser)