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Offline Rosie60

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Dundee Railways
« on: Friday 07 October 11 18:37 BST (UK) »
Hi,

I wonder if anyone can tell me which Railway Company would have ran through Dundee during the 1870's? My gt gt grandfather worked on the railways at that time and died in 1876, following an accident at work. Unfortunately, I have no idea, which company he worked for.

Thank you for any help.

Rosie
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Re: Dundee Railways
« Reply #1 on: Friday 07 October 11 19:07 BST (UK) »
The North British Railway ran the main line from Aberdeen to Edinburgh through Dundee at that time and owned the Tay bridge...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_British_Railway

There was also other minor company lines opaerting into Dundee also.

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Re: Dundee Railways
« Reply #2 on: Friday 07 October 11 19:12 BST (UK) »
Thank you very much for your help. I presume that the NAS will be the place to contact re employment records?

Thank you.
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Re: Dundee Railways
« Reply #3 on: Friday 07 October 11 19:53 BST (UK) »
hi Rosie  :)

have you tried the black sheep index(and white  ;) ) for railway accidents ?

http://www.blacksheepindex.co.uk/

look at the railway index for names

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Re: Dundee Railways
« Reply #4 on: Friday 07 October 11 20:08 BST (UK) »
Hi Ev,

I had never heard of this website, so thank you for the introduction. It looks very interesting and one to add to my list. However, on this occasion, frustratingly, there is no listing of my ancestor. But thank you for taking the time to contact me.

Rosie
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Re: Dundee Railways
« Reply #5 on: Friday 07 October 11 20:57 BST (UK) »
Rosie......do you have your ancester's name? There are other ways and means of finding out more about him....

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Re: Dundee Railways
« Reply #6 on: Friday 07 October 11 21:17 BST (UK) »
His name was Thomas Conlin/Connelly. Born vaguely in Ireland in about 1840. Married in Dundee in 1861 to Bridget Waters/Walters . He died on 1st July 1876, aged about 35yrs old of a fracture of the tarsel bones and gangrene of the leg, the result of a railway accident. That's all I've got. I'm sure there must be more to find about him but I've hit the brick wall and do not have the knowledge to know where to look now.

Any ideas would be gratefully received.

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Re: Dundee Railways
« Reply #7 on: Friday 07 October 11 22:33 BST (UK) »
Although he died in 1876, is there any chance the accident could have been in 1871 or 1872?
There were 2 accidents at Ninewells Junction in Dundee on the Caledonian Railway.

1871 - The first was driver error/collision/derailment with 0 fatalities and 3 injured.

1872 - The second was at the same location due to guard error/unsafe shunting again with 0 fatalities and 3 injured.

Could he have been one of these injured and died from his injuries several years later?

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Re: Dundee Railways
« Reply #8 on: Friday 07 October 11 22:52 BST (UK) »
There is a Thomas Connelly, b. Ireland in c. 1840 on the 1851 census lodging on Cowgate with his father, also Thomas, a railway worker and three siblings ... have you investigated this family?   

Have you located him on 1861 and 1871 census? 

Do his marriage and death certs not give parents names? 
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