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From: "Alec & Jill Forsyth" <>
Subject: Re: [RWY-UK] Working on the Railway
Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 11:07:59 -0000
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Hi Kevin
If Paddington was your ancestor's last station he may well have been
employed by GWR.
If this is the case you may be able to find his employment record at Kew.
I don't know how far back the records go but I had great success with GWR
knowing my Grandfather's
final station.
Good Luck Jill

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Subject: [RWY-UK] Working on the Railway


> Can someone please tell me a little about finding Railway workers
> employment
> records. I have an ancestor, Charles Frederick Prince b1873 who worked as
> a
> booking clerk in Northwood, Middlesex later moving to Paddington. Family
> story goes that he became a Station Master (yes, I know these things are
> prone to
> exhaggeration!).
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards
> Kevin.
>
>
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