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annaandchester
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« on: Thursday 19 January 06 10:04 GMT (UK) »
Does anyone know how I would go about finding Railway employment records etc for family members who were based at Carlisle. I know that the BBC 2 programme "Who do you think you are" traced the actress Sue Johnson's grandfather and his employment at the station.

Any help anyone can offer would be great.

Anna
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Re: Railway
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 19 January 06 15:08 GMT (UK) »
try all of the raiway workers unions, they kept very good records, kali.
aslef (drivers) nur (guards, and signalmen and most other railway employees),  alll the best kali.
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CENSUS INFORMATION IS CROWN COPYRIGHT, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk names i am researching are-KUHNELL PRUSSIA, GERMANY U S A  AUSTRALIA SOLOMON ISLANDS WALES, ANDREWS NORTHAMPTON, LOVELL AND TAYLOR PORTISHEAD, BRISTOL AREA  AND PENMARK WALES.
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Re: Railway
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 19 January 06 20:37 GMT (UK) »
hi Anna

try some of these links

for the drivers union
http://www.aslef.org.uk/
the NUR is now the RMT
http://www.rmt.org.uk/
You could also try some of the societies that have an interest in the old railway companies for Carlisle. Upto 1923 the London & North Western Railway
http://www.lnwrs.org.uk/SHG/CirIndex.php
The Midland Railway
http://webp1.mimas.ac.uk/~zzaascs/mrsoc/mrsoc.html
After 1923 The London Midland & Scottish Railway
http://www.lms-society.org.uk/.
You could also try Railway ancestors
http://www.lms-society.org.uk/



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PRIOR-N.Ireland,WOODS-N.Ieland,
DAWKES-Warks,DAVIS-Warkes'Wales,
JENNINGS-Surrey,Warks,London,SHELDRAKE-Essex,London,
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