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From: "Roy" <>
Subject: Re: [RWY-UK] Elijah WATTS
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:25:19 +0100
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Hi there,

There is

> one however that has something to do with Portishead & ? Railway but
> regret
> cannot put my finger on the source at present.

Very likely the 'Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Light Railway.

Regards

Roy
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From: "McGuinness" <>
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Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 1:49 PM
Subject: [RWY-UK] Elijah WATTS


> My great grandfather Elijah WATTS seemed to have worked on railways all
> around the country! Would the following be of interest?
>
> 1861 Census Buxton, Railway Controllers clerk
> 1862 Marriage certificate shows him as Railway clerk living in Buxton.
> 1864 Bapt. Reg. of dau. Mary Emily Goetre Parish shows Timekeeper
> Rawdon
> nr Leeds
> 1866 Bapt. Reg. dau. Annie shows Clerk, Newhaven , Sussex .
> 1868 Bapt. Reg. of dau. Isabel Jane Goetre Parish Church shows Clerk
> Bristol
> 1871 Dau. Margaret born Crumlin, Ireland (Elijah still on Railways?)
> 1899 Death certificate Barrow-in-Furness Elijah Watts occ. Railway &
> General Contractor.
> Prior to his death he worked in Millom.
>
> I am sorry that I cannot supply names of any railway companies.. There is
> one however that has something to do with Portishead & ? Railway but
> regret
> cannot put my finger on the source at present.
>
>
> Magdalen McGuinness in South Africa
>
>
>
>
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