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Title: Railway - Shildon Station Master
Post by: Bonzo-dog on Tuesday 27 April 10 14:48 BST (UK)

I have a distant cousin, Christopher Churchman, who was Station Master in Shildon on the 1901 census.

His address was shown as 4 Soho Cottages, which I believe is now a railway museum.

As a station master, would there be any record archives, rogues gallery photos etc?

Any leads appreciated.

cheers ... Paul

Title: Re: Railway - Shildon Station Master
Post by: NEILKE on Tuesday 27 April 10 16:15 BST (UK)

hi paul have you been on the national railway museum website (shildon) they might have a contact address that you could email or a local history group.
neil

Title: Re: Railway - Shildon Station Master
Post by: Bonzo-dog on Tuesday 27 April 10 16:23 BST (UK)

Hi Neil ..

yep, there's a whole site on the Timothy Hackworth Museum, but no email or contact link that I could find.
http://www.railcentre.co.uk/museum/museum.htm

Maybe I missed it.

cheers ... Paul

Title: Re: Railway - Shildon Station Master
Post by: NEILKE on Tuesday 27 April 10 16:28 BST (UK)

http://www.nrm.org.uk/ResearchAndArchive.aspx this might be ok.
neil

Title: Re: Railway - Shildon Station Master
Post by: Bonzo-dog on Tuesday 27 April 10 16:33 BST (UK)

Thanks again Neil ..

I'll make a cuppa, put out the cat, turn off the phone and have a search :)

cheers ... Paul

Title: Re: Railway - Shildon Station Master
Post by: NEILKE on Tuesday 27 April 10 17:48 BST (UK)

good idea please  let me know how you get on i have a small intrest in railways my dad was a platelayer.
neil

Title: Re: Railway - Shildon Station Master
Post by: Redroger on Tuesday 27 April 10 20:06 BST (UK)

Shildon was on the North Eastern Railway. Staff records if they survive should be at the National Archive.