Railway Employment Records 1833-1963 - ancestry

[kiterunner]

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1728

A lot of people are listed by initial(s) rather than first name, so if you have no luck first time, try that. I've found my great-grandfather but I thought some of his relatives would be on there as well and not found them yet.

[kiterunner]

Here's a tip if you can't remember which of your rellies worked on the railways - open your GEDCOM with WordPad and Edit - Find - search through for "rail". That's assuming you've filled in the occupations in your tree!

[WendyPusey]

Thank for that link. I've just found OH's grandfather's details when he left the Navy and joined the railway.

[kiterunner]

Ah, it looks to me as though they don't include the records that are on Cheshire Archives' Railway Staff Register database:

http://archives.cheshire.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=70

That would explain why it doesn't include the records of my g-grandfather's early career, nor his stepbrother, as those are on the Cheshire Archives database.

[Langley Vale Sue]

I've found my great grandfather's records when he worked for GWR :)
Also found another great grandfather working as a cleaner for a short time at Paddington. I didn't know about that one :)

[Anstey Nomad]

Just found my Uncle Wilf who joind the Great Central in 1925 as a boy of 14.

Can't find my Grandad or Great Uncle Arthur yet though...

AN

[JayG]

I can't find any of mine but that's due to them working on the North Eastern railways, wonder if Ancestry will add anymore records?