railway employee GSWR 1883

[nickyb]

I need some one to do me a huge favour, I am from Australia and researching the bardens who came from dublin ireland between 1886- and April1888

I am looking for a Patrick Joseph Barden who worked as a clerk for the gswr
in dublin? ireland. source of information :wedding certificate.

This couple were married in September 1883, and i assumed he came came to australia as an assisted migrant or under sponsorship to work for the railways in Australia.

[aghadowey]

Several other posts already looking for information on Barden family in Dublin:

Barden/Taylor relatives

Barden descendants

directory lookup request

Barden/Marsh

[Earth.Traveller]

The archives, including staff registers, of the Great Southern and Western Railway should be with the Irish Railway Record Society.  <http://www.irrs.ie/>

[nickyb]

thank you earth traveller i will look it up

[Earth.Traveller]

I had a look at the IRRS web site again and it does not seem to list a contact e-mail address.  However, there is a postal address, so you can use snail mail  :

IRRS Headquarters
Heuston Station
Dublin 8
Ireland.

The IRRS has no staff but its members meet every Tuesday evening.  If you drop them a line, maybe some kind member might do a look-up on your relative.  I called in person to the IRRS last month and they were very helpful.  There are a lot of records there, including employee registers, but they have not all been indexed.

[annieoburns]

I had great difficulty in making contact with the Railway Record Society.  Letters were no joy and perhaps should have included a stamped addressed envelope? I have a relative who was an engine driver and thought to get a look at records for an address for family to access 1901 census.  Eventually I tracked down someone who had a look at records and he could not find any.  Perhaps worth another try in few years? are the records being worked on?  or maybe 1901 census will be online by then