Author Topic: Railway Worker  (Read 1820 times)

Offline athacliath62

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 603
  • Dublin, Ireland
    • View Profile
Re: Railway Worker
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 29 August 19 16:46 BST (UK) »
1901  census ?

John Mitchell age 27, Railway Man

age is a little off, mother is a widow, but correct name

Offline athacliath62

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 603
  • Dublin, Ireland
    • View Profile
Re: Railway Worker
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 29 August 19 16:51 BST (UK) »
Kilcloony is basically half of Ballinasloe

 https://www.logainm.ie/en/942


Offline Kiltaglassan

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 7,416
  • Muckish the flat-topped mountain
    • View Profile
Re: Railway Worker
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 29 August 19 17:00 BST (UK) »

1901  census ?

John Mitchell age 27, Railway Man

age is a little off, mother is a widow, but correct name


No, I don't think so. The age is not right.
John born at Cloncah(sic) on the 21st June 1880, according to the OP.
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1880/02858/2047351.pdf

If the OP can link his 1901 census then it can be proved or disproved.  ;D

KG
Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

Offline athacliath62

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 603
  • Dublin, Ireland
    • View Profile
Re: Railway Worker
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 29 August 19 17:12 BST (UK) »
a better match in 1901, townland misspelt as Clooncak. John is shown as Farmer's Son - no mention of railway for him, his father Thomas is Farmer & Railway employee


Offline Kiltaglassan

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 7,416
  • Muckish the flat-topped mountain
    • View Profile
Re: Railway Worker
« Reply #13 on: Thursday 29 August 19 17:14 BST (UK) »

a better match in 1901, townland misspelt as Clooncak. John is shown as Farmer's Son - no mention of railway for him, his father Thomas is Farmer & Railway employee


Exactly!!   ;D

Siblings Michael, Henry, Thomas and Margaret all born at Clooncah.

KG
Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

Offline Kiltaglassan

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 7,416
  • Muckish the flat-topped mountain
    • View Profile
Re: Railway Worker
« Reply #14 on: Thursday 29 August 19 17:37 BST (UK) »

This is the Mitchell family in 1911. Seven children born, seven still living.
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Killimor/Clooncah/463162/

KG

Researching: Cuthbertson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Australia; Hunter – Co. Derry; Jackson – Co. Derry, Scotland & Canada; Scott – Co. Derry; Neilly – Co. Antrim & USA; McCurdy – Co. Antrim; Nixon – Co. Cavan, Co. Donegal, Canada & USA; Ryan & Noble – Co. Sligo

Offline Kerrill

  • RootsChat Veteran
  • *****
  • Posts: 882
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Railway Worker
« Reply #15 on: Thursday 29 August 19 21:21 BST (UK) »
So Sorry everyone I meant Thomas, but the question is where could I find any info about his work on the railway, is there any surviving records from the railway company he would have worked for.
 
Mitchell Ireland Gavin Ireland  Morrison Ireland Hogan Ireland Kelly Ireland Duggan Ireland

Offline myluck!

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 3,768
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Railway Worker
« Reply #16 on: Friday 30 August 19 08:22 BST (UK) »
In answer to the question - there are very few records remaining and they are not all documented
The Irish Railway Records Society is the best place to start to see if anyone has records

Thomas could have been a casual or seasonal railway worker as he states farmer first but this is just an educated thought.  Was the railway work referred to on the birth records of his children? this would show if he gave it a high priority.

The rural railway workers were, in the main, the Station Master, Booking Office Clerks and Porters who would have been full time employees and shown as such; with more employees that walked the lines for faults, fixed/built the lines, and other ad hoc work.
Engineers, Accountants and professional employees were located in terminal towns and cities
Kearney & Bourke/ Johns & Fox/ Mannion & Finan/ Donohoe & Curley
Byrne [Carthy], Keeffe/ Germaine, Butler/ McDermott, Giblin/ Lally, Dolan
Toole, Doran; Dowling, Grogan/ Reilly, Burke; Warren, Kidd [Lawless]/ Smith, Scally; Mangan, Rodgers/ Fahy, Calday; Staunton, Miller
Further generations:
Brophy Coleman Eathorn(e) Fahy Fitzpatrick Geraghty Haverty Keane Keogh Nowlan Rowe Walder

Offline myluck!

  • RootsChat Marquessate
  • *******
  • Posts: 3,768
  • Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
    • View Profile
Re: Railway Worker
« Reply #17 on: Friday 30 August 19 08:34 BST (UK) »
There is a book that may be of use
Baronial Lines Of The Midland Great Western Railway by P. O’Cuimin
It was published in 1972 ISBN 901552-00-3   
It includes the Loughrea & Attymon Light Railway (1890-1924) describing the lines, services and stocks and also refers to personalities and personnel

It may be available from libraries; I can't guarantee it will hold more information

Also of interest may be, the gauge lines that were run by the Midlands Great Western Railway between Loughrea and Attymon and the Ballinrobe and Claremorris Railway were called The Ballfour lines.
The National University of Ireland Galway is the home of the Ballfour Album, which is housed in the James Hardiman Library. The Ballfour Album deplicits images of the Ballfour lines which were run by the Midlands Great Western Railway. It is a database which was originally created in 1893. It was created by the Belfast photographer Robert John Walsh.
Kearney & Bourke/ Johns & Fox/ Mannion & Finan/ Donohoe & Curley
Byrne [Carthy], Keeffe/ Germaine, Butler/ McDermott, Giblin/ Lally, Dolan
Toole, Doran; Dowling, Grogan/ Reilly, Burke; Warren, Kidd [Lawless]/ Smith, Scally; Mangan, Rodgers/ Fahy, Calday; Staunton, Miller
Further generations:
Brophy Coleman Eathorn(e) Fahy Fitzpatrick Geraghty Haverty Keane Keogh Nowlan Rowe Walder