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Title: Railway workers
Post by: kimhughes on Thursday 12 June 08 11:48 BST (UK)
Can anyone tell me how I could trace someone who was a railway labourer
Title: Re: Railway workers
Post by: suttontrust on Thursday 12 June 08 12:17 BST (UK)
Hi, Kim.  What do you know already?  There's no database of all railway workers.  I have a CD with a lot of railwaymen on it, but it's only those who appeared in the staff magazines.
Title: Re: Railway workers
Post by: toni* on Thursday 12 June 08 12:26 BST (UK)
if he was in a accident he may be on here:~

http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/

unfortuantely it is not for family histroy enquires

Title: Re: Railway workers
Post by: behindthefrogs on Thursday 12 June 08 12:41 BST (UK)
It would be extremely helpful if you could give an indication of the approximate date that you are interested in and where he lived.  This would help identify the railway company involved and might point to some records.  If you tell us his name someone might find him for you.

David
Title: Re: Railway workers
Post by: kimhughes on Thursday 12 June 08 12:59 BST (UK)
His name is William Hazell.  His wife is shown on the 1881 census in Harpurhey near Manchester (Elizabeth Hazell) as married but on the 1891 census she is shown as a widow.  He must have worked away.  On the 1881 census it showed two of her youngest children were born in Ingleton (1872 and 1875) but she had moved to Manchester by 1881.  I wondered if he had an accident.  He would have been born about 1840.  Thanks for your help.
Title: Re: Railway workers
Post by: Christopher on Thursday 12 June 08 13:26 BST (UK)
Quote from: kimhughes on Thursday 12 June 08 11:48 BST (UK)
Can anyone tell me how I could trace someone who was a railway labourer

Hello Kim,

The Railway Ancestors Family History Society should be able to assist you

railwayancestors.org.uk

Christopher
Title: Re: Railway workers
Post by: behindthefrogs on Thursday 12 June 08 14:18 BST (UK)
The following site gives the history of the railway through Ingleton

http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/bridges/ingleton.html

This would seem to suggest that your ancestor worked for the LNWR or the Midland Railway.  The Manchester connection suggests probably the latter.

David
Title: Re: Railway workers
Post by: GeoffE on Thursday 12 June 08 20:20 BST (UK)
Quote from: behindthefrogs on Thursday 12 June 08 14:18 BST (UK)
The following site gives the history of the railway through Ingleton

http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/bridges/ingleton.html

This would seem to suggest that your ancestor worked for the LNWR or the Midland Railway.  The Manchester connection suggests probably the latter.

David

There wasn't too much Midland Railway around Manchester.  The LNWR had lots http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/Map/MapBb.php
Title: Re: Railway workers
Post by: behindthefrogs on Thursday 12 June 08 22:10 BST (UK)
I agree, I meant to type "former".  Your map shows the Ingleton Branch.

David
Title: Re: Railway workers
Post by: kimhughes on Friday 13 June 08 09:51 BST (UK)
Thanks everyone for your help I think it may be difficult to find records for him there may be something at Kew
Title: Re: Railway workers
Post by: behindthefrogs on Friday 13 June 08 09:58 BST (UK)
Try the following site you might find something.  It has some staff records.

http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/

David