Early 1900's Railway uniform?

[despair]

I think these may be the references for 1901 and 1891,showing he was previously married and only became a porter after 1901,though I can't find a matching railway employment record.

1891  714  76  30

1901  799  69  11

Regards
Roger

[Juszach]

Thank you Roger, I have only begun to scratch the surface of trying to locate any kind of railway information on him. I did notice on the 1911(thank you by the way, I went to ancestry and looked at the census and found him) census in pencil it appears to show the letters SETC but think its mistake . Wouldn't it have been more likely to be SECR railway for that region?

Lisa

[grandarog]

That is written as SE&C Rly  South East and Chatham Railway not SETC as you have read it.

[despair]

I think SECR would be correct as Henry7 said.Perhaps when Thomas was asked where he worked by the enumerator he said "South Eastern Train Company"?

Regards
Roger

Added-Just seen Grandarog's proper explanation.

[Juszach]

Ahhh, now that sounds right. Now to find railway records!

[despair]

I don't think that the Ancestry database covers the South Eastern & Chatham Railway.I wonder whether Journal 24 of the following would have detailed records:-

http://www.railwayancestors.org.uk/prices.html

Regards
Roger

[Juszach]

Thanks Roger, I just ordered it. 

[Redroger]

You could look on The National Archives Kew, website to see if they have it, then ask a kindly visiting Rootschatter to take a look.
(Yet another) Roger