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Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 2:49 pm
by frame69
Would anyone here be able to help me find out about family members who worked for gwr in the past? I have diaries etc...from this period and letters from when my grandad was posted at several different depots.Is there an area where previous employees discuss this.
Cheers,Frame in Padstow.
Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:48 pm
by jules
Which GWR depots was your grandfather posted at? Somebody here might be able to give you further info on the depots ...
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:35 am
by Steve S
According to the website of the STEAM museum at Swindon, all the old GWR staff records at kept at the national archive at Kew - see link below (last pargraph on the page).
http://www.swindon.gov.uk/steam/steam20 ... tion-2.htm
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:54 am
by frame69
My dad and grandad were both at temple meads goods yard,grandad worked there all his life I think so he worked for gwr and br but my dad left before it became br.
I have been given boxes of documents diaries etc... for our family tree so I will be scanning docs and pics and they can be viewed here...
http://s458.photobucket.com/albums/qq304/frame69/
...thanks for your interest and help,Frame.
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 11:59 am
by frame69
Thanks for the link steve.
Frame.
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:54 pm
by James
Nice Thunderbird.
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:23 pm
by frame69
Thanks but what thunderbird?
Frame.
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:58 pm
by jules
You didn't mention your grandad's or dad's names?
Post them up please- some of the older people on here who worked at TM might remember them ...
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:54 pm
by frame69
Grandad was James Prescott Cox from Horfield area.
Dad is Clive Richard Cox.He started april 58 till 1966.
Grandad started as porter in the 30s and went on to become an office worker and retired in the early 70s?
Harold Cox also worked there.(grandads brother)
cheers,Frame.
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2009 8:55 pm
by frame69
Terry Ford worked with my dad also,he lived on a road off Muller road when I knew him.
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 2:36 am
by frame69
I am scanning and putting some pics on my photobucket if anyone is interested.
Frame.