Author Topic: 🚢 Seeking Stories & Clues: The Mysterious Journey of George R. Edge 🚂  (Read 453 times)

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Re: 🚢 Seeking Stories & Clues: The Mysterious Journey of George R. Edge 🚂
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 08 June 25 20:07 BST (UK) »
Thanks for your message! It's a known family story, so it's definitely something we've heard passed down.  I do know that Bangladesh was always referenced, which wasn't formed until 1971.  Given the timing, it would almost certainly have been after he married Joan in 1955, and likely much later, probably after Bangladesh was formed. We also believe Joan was with him. His father worked for British Railways but remained in the UK. We haven't found any travel/shipping records online either, which has been frustrating. It's possible they could have travelled via another route or way, or perhaps records from that time aren't as readily available. It's one of those family stories we're still trying to piece together!

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Re: 🚢 Seeking Stories & Clues: The Mysterious Journey of George R. Edge 🚂
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 08 June 25 20:28 BST (UK) »
Oh OK, since you posted
'expats working in East Pakistan in the 1950s–60s' I was looking at the wrong dates.
Back to the drawing board!
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Re: 🚢 Seeking Stories & Clues: The Mysterious Journey of George R. Edge 🚂
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 08 June 25 20:46 BST (UK) »
Hi Bev, Thanks for your message. My apologies for the error with the dates in my previous post – you're right, it would definitely send you down the wrong path! Its likely because, following the initial post, we've been trying to piece things together, and we're now convinced it must have been after the 1950s–60s. The mention of Bangladesh (formed 1971) and believing that Joan went too strongly suggests a later period, specifically after Bangladesh was formed from East Pakistan. This makes us think he wasn't involved in the colonial railway works, but rather something afterwards, possibly for Bangladesh Railways (formerly East Pakistan Railways). We've learned that the country still needed British knowledge and expertise following independence, so we're wondering if that might have been his role. Thanks again for your patience as we try to figure this out! All the best, Chris

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Re: 🚢 Seeking Stories & Clues: The Mysterious Journey of George R. Edge 🚂
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 08 June 25 21:07 BST (UK) »
1939 register
born I Feb 1934
George R Edge
He is at school in Llanidloes with Daniel Meredith a Railway signalman. Born 1885.
Alice Meredith,  and Joseph Meredith.

I know it's not what you are looking for but interesting that the dob matches.

It's likely George Robert was an evacuee. Thousands were sent to Wales at the start  of WW2.
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