LAndSWRY Laborer occupation

[stanmapstone]

Could  be Ballast Train Guard ? That is a guard on a train carrying ballast and sand to deliver to permanent way gangs along the railway line.

Ballast Guard: A goods guard in charge of train of trucks conveying ballast for use in repair of permanent way. From "A Dictionary of Occupational Terms"
Stan

[Bee]

Where does this Henry Robins live,how old is he and when you say family,who are they?

In 1891 there are 148 people called Henry Robins, I'm not going to look at them all for you 

Carol

From the transcription on Familysearch
He appears to be 35 years old born Berkshire, occupation given as "ballist train guard LSN"

[stanmapstone]

It is Train

Stan

[carol8353]

Where does this Henry Robins live,how old is he and when you say family,who are they?

In 1891 there are 148 people called Henry Robins, I'm not going to look at them all for you 

Carol

From the transcription on Familysearch
He appears to be 35 years old born Berkshire, occupation given as "ballist train guard LSN"

How did you even get to the 1891 census on Family Search,it is the most confusing of all the websites and very American biased.

I log on and get "Search Historical Records" you then put a name in but if you don't know their approx date of birth you get thousands of possibles. I don't see anywhere to enter an occupation least of all narrow down a particular UK census?

Carol

[andrewalston]

The company looks to be the London & South Western again. Probably couldn't squeeze in the "&".

[Melbell]

Carol8353

Familysearch is not a sensible first place to try to look for a census entry.  I'm afraid you need one of the pay sites, or to go to a record office.  If a census entry comes up on FS it's a free bonus!

Melbell

[stanmapstone]

In 1901  he is a Foreman (Ballast Train).

Stan

[Mart 'n' Al]

Having worked for South West Trains at Wimbledon, I'll add that ballast is the name for the pieces of stone that the sleepers and rails are bedded on to. It is the off-white mis-shapen stones, one to two inches across.

Martin

[carol8353]

Carol8353

Familysearch is not a sensible first place to try to look for a census entry.  I'm afraid you need one of the pay sites, or to go to a record office.  If a census entry comes up on FS it's a free bonus!

Melbell

Melbell,that is exactly my point,unless we are given more info from the start how can we possibly find someone on the censuses on either Find My Past or Ancestry,both of which I have subscribed to for at least 20 years.