ralphjd Posted 20 February , 2014 Share Posted 20 February , 2014 BLAIR could be John ROBERT Blair b 1892 a wagon booker on railway kia 14-11-1916 18th Manchesters number 26338 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 20 February , 2014 Share Posted 20 February , 2014 Found a Walter Stanford served as number 491 POW South Lancs between 1908-1910 he was a platelayer, can I find him on any census - can I eckerslike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbuff1 Posted 20 February , 2014 Author Share Posted 20 February , 2014 Its definately John A Blair so don't think one and same. Yea problem I've been having on census. Doesn't help sometime with Ancestry mis transcribing details on some records either Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 20 February , 2014 Share Posted 20 February , 2014 JOHN JAMES 1/7th Lancashire Fusiliers 201951 born and enlisted in Bury kia 23-10-1918 a railway engine stoker. Edit; Ignore this cannot read my own handwriting - read Jones as James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 20 February , 2014 Share Posted 20 February , 2014 Joseph Parkinson 10th Lancs Fus 28500 kia 12-5-1917 born 1879 Salford . 1911 census = general carter 1901 census = carter for the railway , think this is your man. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbuff1 Posted 21 February , 2014 Author Share Posted 21 February , 2014 Thanks Ralph. Not too sure about John Jones as he's a Clerk so strange to go from an engine stoker . Generally the more educated lads became clerks, not saying that John wasn't educated but they tended to go straight into an administrive job Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 21 February , 2014 Share Posted 21 February , 2014 You are as bad as me I checked up on a John JAMES stoker NOT a John JONES clerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbuff1 Posted 21 February , 2014 Author Share Posted 21 February , 2014 Haha think we both need go specsavers then Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 21 February , 2014 Share Posted 21 February , 2014 How about this lad - John Jones born Manchester 1891 clerk on the railway 1911 census = John Jones 22nd Manchesters kia 2/9/1916 number 20830 (CWGC) born and enlisted Manchester (SDGW). Result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbuff1 Posted 21 February , 2014 Author Share Posted 21 February , 2014 How about this lad - John Jones born Manchester 1891 clerk on the railway 1911 census = John Jones 22nd Manchesters kia 2/9/1916 number 20830 (CWGC) born and enlisted Manchester (SDGW). Result You beauty Ralph thats got to be him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbuff1 Posted 21 February , 2014 Author Share Posted 21 February , 2014 BLAIR could be John ROBERT Blair b 1892 a wagon booker on railway kia 14-11-1916 18th Manchesters number 26338 Your right again, Looking at photo of original memorial it is John R Blair. Its the LNWR roll of honour on lnwr.org.uk that has him as J A Blair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 21 February , 2014 Share Posted 21 February , 2014 Yippeee. The list is coming down. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 21 February , 2014 Share Posted 21 February , 2014 How about ROBERT MCKENZIE 26508 6th Batt Border Regt born,enlisted and resided Manchester kia 19-8-1917 (SDGW) and Robert McKenzie born 1888 Manchester resided 11 Hadfield St Butler St Ancoats in 1911 a nipper on a railway company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 21 February , 2014 Share Posted 21 February , 2014 Could be - THOMAS MASSEY 251491 1/6th Batt Manchesters kia 2/9/1918 born 1896 son of Thomas Massey resided 57 South St Longsight he was a railway porter, as was his dad. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 21 February , 2014 Share Posted 21 February , 2014 Wayne. Possibly = John Sumner 25630 21st Manchesters dow 26/0/1917 (SDGW) born 1884 age 33 (CWGC) 1911 census born 1884 a`railway porter for the L and YR lived in Liverpool . You think ? Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 21 February , 2014 Share Posted 21 February , 2014 Another possible - Edward Phillips 1/7th Manchesters number 1925 kia 4/6/1915 1911 Census = Born 1898 Manchester a nipper on the railway. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 21 February , 2014 Share Posted 21 February , 2014 Found a Frank TURNER b1894 Manchester a boarder and a railway booking clerk , cannot match him to Frank Turner 11th Batt L Fs kia 21-10-1916 though for certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbuff1 Posted 22 February , 2014 Author Share Posted 22 February , 2014 Blimey you have been busy Ralph. I will look at them after this weekend. Some positive ones there I think Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 22 February , 2014 Share Posted 22 February , 2014 Thomas WALKER b 1884 a sheet repairer L and Y R. 6533 Thomas Walker b 1884 (CWGC) MGC kia 6-9-1916. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 22 February , 2014 Share Posted 22 February , 2014 A possible for Arthur HILL b 1890 Manchester a railway porter.(1911 Census) Arthur Hill b Manchester e Manchester 8609 kia 2/5/1915. (SDGW) Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 22 February , 2014 Share Posted 22 February , 2014 Harry PICKUP b 1888 married to Minnie 1909 a goods agent L and H W (?) Railway Manchester his records have survived on Ancestry kia 20/9/1914 KRRC number 6896. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbuff1 Posted 23 February , 2014 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2014 Harry PICKUP b 1888 married to Minnie 1909 a goods agent L and H W (?) Railway Manchester his records have survived on Ancestry kia 20/9/1914 KRRC number 6896. Ralph. That should read L & N W Railway but that's a good find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warbuff1 Posted 23 February , 2014 Author Share Posted 23 February , 2014 Thomas WALKER b 1884 a sheet repairer L and Y R. 6533 Thomas Walker b 1884 (CWGC) MGC kia 6-9-1916. Ralph. Not sure as all our men LNWR will have try find list Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway roll of honour to discount for certain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 24 February , 2014 Share Posted 24 February , 2014 Herbert CLARKE 19179 Kings Liverpool Regt kia 16/8/1916 born Beswick Manchester a goods guard - records survive on Ancestry. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 24 February , 2014 Share Posted 24 February , 2014 William E Brown MAY well be William ELLIS Brown b 1900 at school in 1911 so being a junior clerk would fit (52184 kia 24/4/18) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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