Employment records LMS railway Birmingham
 

Hi, I joined as I'm researching family tree and my grandfather was employed by the LMS as a Carter before WW1 at Saltley Birmingham. I was wondering if there may be records of his employment?
Any help gratefully received.
Bill

Hello Billysiv and welcome to the forum. If your Grandfather was employed at Saltley before WW1, he would have been employed by the MIDLAND Railway. This became part of the L.M.S. at what was called "The Grouping" at the start of 1923. It is my understanding that surving records are held at the National Archives, Kew. Someone else on here may be able to help with Reference Numbers, etc.
Good luck with your research, I hope you get on better than I have, I'm totally stuck trying to sort out my Mother's Grandparents!:confused:

Regards, 62440.:)

Hello Bill and welcome to the forum and good luck with your research, all the best.

Welcome to the forum Bill. Good luck with your search.

Tony

Hello Bill and welcome to the Railway Forum. Hope you find what you are looking for.

Welcome to the Forum Billysiv. Try this link to the Midland Railway Society Site:

http://mimas.ac.uk/~zzaascs/mrsoc/gene.html

There has also been a book published recently will look for the title for you.

Good luck with your reserch.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

Hello again Billysiv, I found a book review in the December edition of Steam world that seems to be just what you're looking for. The details you need are:


Title: My Ancestor Was a Railway Worker.

Author: Frank Hardy.

Publisher: Society of Genealogists Enterprises Ltd, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London, EC1M 7BA. or www.sog.org.uk

ISBN 978 1 907199 02 8

Price: £7.50. (Plus £1.70 p&p if ordered from the above)

Hope this helps.

Regards, 62440.

Thanks 62440. Saved me some typing! seems to be a good book from the review.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

Cheers John, the review makes me wish I had Railway ancestors instead of Miners!:D

Regards, 62440.