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Wolverton Characters
« on: Friday 26 June 09 14:50 BST (UK) »
In September 1850 a Mr Sharp was sacked from Wolverton Railway Works on suspicion of having published anonymously a book (or maybe just a leaflet) entitled "Sketches of Wolverton Characters". 

Its publication upset several of the foremen in the Works; so much so that they complained to the Board of Directors of the railway, hence Sharp's dismissal.  If a copy has survived, it might be an interesting read - and might contain some useful (or even scurrilous) info on named people who lived in north Bucks at that time.

Years ago I tried the local library and asked a couple of knowledgeable local historians, but drew a blank.  Has anyone ever seen, or heard about, such a publication?
Ballingall, Donaldson, Fulton, Gillespie, Ramsay, Walker - in Fife.
Bury - in Salford & Liverpool.
Jack - in Glasgow, Dunfermline & Dundee.
Bermingham/Birmingham - in Cork.
Eagle - in Norfolk, Edinburgh & Glasgow.