Railway Engine Driver

[pwenlock]

One of my ancestors is recorded in the 1871 England Census as being a railway engine driver and living in the Nechells area of Aston, Birmingham.

Would any poster know of which railway compnay he is likely to be working for and also whether there are any readily accessible railway employee records either at the PRO or online.

Many thanks
Paul

[Gadget]

One or two of my husband's ancestors were also Railway engine drivers living in Aston. They worked for the GWR.

The Cheshire Records Office have a database which might contain your ancestor. I'll check the url and put it here.

Gadget

Here we are, it's :

http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/Recordoffice/Railways/Home.htm

[pwenlock]

Good afternoon Gadget

Many thanks for the detailed & speedy reply.

Interesting (from my perspective) is the fact his two brothers were living at the same address & were listed as "Railway Engine Cleaners"

Paul

[pwenlock]

Thanks Gadget

Drew a blank on that search using both a number of variations on the spelling.  I'll just have to keep searching

P

[Gadget]

Sorry about that. It's the only online source that I know of for that area.
There are records at Kew I believe 

Gadget

[liverpool annie]

What name were you looking for Paul ?

..... Fresh eyes and all that !!

Annie 

[pwenlock]

Hi Annie

Here is the summary transcript of the 1871 census record:

Thomas  MATTHEWS  29  Railway Engine Driver   Born in Aston, Warwickshire
William MATTHEWS    20  Railway Engine Cleaner   Born in Aston, Warwickshire
George MATTHEWS    14  Railway Engine Cleaner   Born in Aston, Warwickshire

Rgds
Paul

[trellisick]

try contacting aslef the train drivers union, they kept very good records.

[Gadget]

Do ASLEF's records go back that far Kali 

Paul - I checked the Cheshire site but found nothing like you  Also checked Other refs on the Occ board - PRO seems only full source 

Gadget