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CALDICOTT, George My grandfather George Caldicott, born 1895, Idle, Bradford,West Yorkshire.He was a porter and also a guard but this information is only passed on from family members and himself.I do not know when he left the railways or where he worked except that he met my grandmother when she was travelling from Barnsley to Lancashire and back where she worked for the Plikington Glass family as a servant in Lancashire. Patricia Priestley Born 1895
CARPENTER LISS, EAST HANTS Jim Engert ANY
CATCH, William The person I am after information on is a Mr. William Catch who married my grandmother a Mrs. Rose Rabbetts who was widowed on the 9th. April 1920. They married 24th. February 1934. her age was 60 years shown as widow and address as 30 Yorke Street, Southsea in the borough of Portsmouth. Father Charles Summers deceased .profession, Platelayer Railway. William Catch age 51 years on the wedding certificate, shown as a widower and a railway lengthman, his place of residence is given as 17 Kassasin Street Eastney this would have been in Portsmouth, Hants it was the house my aunt lived in with her husband and two children. My uncle was a colour sergeant in the Royal Marines and based in Eastney Barracks Whether William Catch lodged there or not I do not know. His father William Catch deceased and shown as Paddlar under rank or profession on the wedding certificate. My Grandmother and her new husband moved to Oakley in Hampshire I am assuming in 1934. My brother and myself used to spend school holidays with them. I would have been 9/10 years of age. . William Catch worked for the Southern Railway at Oakley, that is near Basingstoke as a platelayer or lengthman and they lived at what is now known as 5 Manor Cottages, Rectory Road, East Oakley, Near Basingstoke Hampshire, RG23 7LJ. I do know this is fact because I have visited within the last year or so and spoken to the resident who has lived there for the last 30 or so years. She said William Catch's name is not on the house deeds so it was assumed he rented the place. They lived there for a few years and then moved back to Portsmouth prior to the second World War in 1939. This would have put his age at about 54/55 so the chances are he got a transfer back to the Portsmouth area, and lived at 17 Kassasin Street Eastney, where my aunt and Uncle used to live. I think my Uncle, the one in the Royal Marines was transferred to the Isle of Man prior to the war. I do not know where William Catch did finish his railway career but my memory seems to tell me he was involved in building an establishment associated with Railways just outside of Eastleigh, but we basically lost touch for a long time but the both of them did come to my wedding in 1946 he would have been still under retirement age and my grand mother around 72 years of age but in those days 21 year olds were not really interested in people aged 65/70 or above so to be honest I really do not have a clue as to when he retired or passed on so this is why I am hoping for your help. W. H. Rabbetts 1880-1960
CHICHESTER DEVON/CORNWALL Jim Engert ALL
CLARK LONDON/MIDDX Jim Engert ANY
CLARK, Henry I am trying to find out more about my great-grandfather Henry Clark and his ancestors in the Essex/London/Middlesex area which has been very difficult so far. He worked on the railway as an ER Foreman and Goods Foreman on the railway in the 1891, 1901, 1911 census. His son Henry Edwin Clark worked as a railway clerk at the time of the 1911 census. He had another son, Vincent Alfred, who was my grandfather. Alison Clark ANY
COCKWORTHY DEVON/CORNWALL Jim Engert ALL
COLMAN, George Frederick My Great Grandfather: George Frederick Colman, DOB: 1854, Manchester. He held the position of General Manager/Secretary for the Railway in Southport, Great London North West Railways?? He resided at 15 Huntingdon Street, Southport and also at 2 Fleetwood Street, Southport. He had 3 x children: May Colman, DOB: 1879/80 George Frederick Colman - Jnr - DOB: 23 05/1881 John Joseph Colman. DOB: 7/11/1885: John is my Grandfather. He, George F. Colman, retired in Southport in 1895/6?, and went to 1895/6? to Rio de Janiero, South America to help manage building the new railway line. His wife Mary Burke died on 23 May 1881 at the 2 Fleetwood Street, Southport address. Apparently George came back to Manchester area after the South America job. I can not trace him or other family in the UK. All I know is this about my Grandfather: John Joseph. - He went to South Africa around 1910/15 He changed his names to John Gerome Algernon/Algin and put an E in our surname Coleman. maybe a spelling mistake? He married a Irish lady - Elizabeth Anne Leonard in Johannesburg, South Africa, and My farther Brian Norman was born. I never knew both my Grandparents as they died before I was born. Both my parents were murdered in 1963 in Swaziland. I was then 5 years old, and adopted by my mothers sister in South Africa. Thus, my problem is I do not have family to ask them information about my ancestors. Can you please help to trace any of my old and current family? Me and my family came back to the UK in 2000. We live on Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex. Phone: 01206-381578. I do not have funds to pay for the Family tree search as advertised by some companies. Chris Colman ANY
COLQUIT DEVON/CORNWALL Jim Engert ALL
COLQUITE DEVON/CORNWALL Jim Engert ALL
COPLESTONE DEVON Sheila Yeo ALL
COURTENAY DEVON/CORNWALL Jim Engert ANY
COURTENAY DEVON/CORNWALL Sheila Yeo ALL
COURTNEY DEVON/CORNWALL Sheila Yeo ALL
COYNE, Horace I believe Horace was station master at either Wolverhampton or Walsall Station, however I'm unable to provide exact dates. Horace was married to Gertrude and had a daughter Margaret. If anyone has information relating to Horace it would be most welcome. Kay Smith B abt 1898
CROCKER DEVON/CORNWALL Jim Engert ANY
CROCKER DEVON/CORNWALL Sheila Yeo ALL
CROKER DEVON/CORNWALL Jim Engert ALL
CROFT DORSET George Yalden PRE 1850
CULL, Walter Railway shunter, died in an accident at Portsmouth Goods Station Brenda + David Horwill 1873-1898
CULLUM HANTS/LONDON/MIDDX/ALL Jim Engert ANY

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CALDICOTT, George	My grandfather George Caldicott, born 1895, Idle, Bradford,West Yorkshire.He was a porter and also a guard but this information is only passed on from family members and himself.I do not know when he left the railways or where he worked except that he met my grandmother when she was travelling from Barnsley to Lancashire and back where she worked for the Plikington Glass family as a servant in Lancashire.	Patricia Priestley	Born 1895
CARPENTER	LISS, EAST HANTS	Jim Engert	ANY
CATCH, William	The person I am after information on is a Mr. William Catch who married my grandmother a Mrs. Rose Rabbetts who was widowed on the 9th. April 1920. They married 24th. February 1934. her age was 60 years shown as widow and address as 30 Yorke Street, Southsea in the borough of Portsmouth. Father Charles Summers deceased .profession, Platelayer Railway. William Catch age 51 years on the wedding certificate, shown as a widower and a railway lengthman, his place of residence is given as 17 Kassasin Street Eastney this would have been in Portsmouth, Hants it was the house my aunt lived in with her husband and two children. My uncle was a colour sergeant in the Royal Marines and based in Eastney Barracks Whether William Catch lodged there or not I do not know. His father William Catch deceased and shown as Paddlar under rank or profession on the wedding certificate. My Grandmother and her new husband moved to Oakley in Hampshire I am assuming in 1934. My brother and myself used to spend school holidays with them. I would have been 9/10 years of age. . William Catch worked for the Southern Railway at Oakley, that is near Basingstoke as a platelayer or lengthman and they lived at what is now known as 5 Manor Cottages, Rectory Road, East Oakley, Near Basingstoke Hampshire, RG23 7LJ. I do know this is fact because I have visited within the last year or so and spoken to the resident who has lived there for the last 30 or so years. She said William Catch's name is not on the house deeds so it was assumed he rented the place. They lived there for a few years and then moved back to Portsmouth prior to the second World War in 1939. This would have put his age at about 54/55 so the chances are he got a transfer back to the Portsmouth area, and lived at 17 Kassasin Street Eastney, where my aunt and Uncle used to live. I think my Uncle, the one in the Royal Marines was transferred to the Isle of Man prior to the war. I do not know where William Catch did finish his railway career but my memory seems to tell me he was involved in building an establishment associated with Railways just outside of Eastleigh, but we basically lost touch for a long time but the both of them did come to my wedding in 1946 he would have been still under retirement age and my grand mother around 72 years of age but in those days 21 year olds were not really interested in people aged 65/70 or above so to be honest I really do not have a clue as to when he retired or passed on so this is why I am hoping for your help.	W. H. Rabbetts	1880-1960
CHICHESTER	DEVON/CORNWALL	Jim Engert	ALL
CLARK	LONDON/MIDDX	Jim Engert	ANY
CLARK, Henry	I am trying to find out more about my great-grandfather Henry Clark and his ancestors in the Essex/London/Middlesex area which has been very difficult so far. He worked on the railway as an ER Foreman and Goods Foreman on the railway in the 1891, 1901, 1911 census. His son Henry Edwin Clark worked as a railway clerk at the time of the 1911 census. He had another son, Vincent Alfred, who was my grandfather.	Alison Clark	ANY
COCKWORTHY	DEVON/CORNWALL	Jim Engert	ALL
COLMAN, George Frederick	My Great Grandfather: George Frederick Colman, DOB: 1854, Manchester. He held the position of General Manager/Secretary for the Railway in Southport, Great London North West Railways?? He resided at 15 Huntingdon Street, Southport and also at 2 Fleetwood Street, Southport. He had 3 x children: May Colman, DOB: 1879/80 George Frederick Colman - Jnr - DOB: 23 05/1881 John Joseph Colman. DOB: 7/11/1885: John is my Grandfather. He, George F. Colman, retired in Southport in 1895/6?, and went to 1895/6? to Rio de Janiero, South America to help manage building the new railway line. His wife Mary Burke died on 23 May 1881 at the 2 Fleetwood Street, Southport address. Apparently George came back to Manchester area after the South America job. I can not trace him or other family in the UK. All I know is this about my Grandfather: John Joseph. - He went to South Africa around 1910/15 He changed his names to John Gerome Algernon/Algin and put an E in our surname Coleman. maybe a spelling mistake? He married a Irish lady - Elizabeth Anne Leonard in Johannesburg, South Africa, and My farther Brian Norman was born. I never knew both my Grandparents as they died before I was born. Both my parents were murdered in 1963 in Swaziland. I was then 5 years old, and adopted by my mothers sister in South Africa. Thus, my problem is I do not have family to ask them information about my ancestors. Can you please help to trace any of my old and current family? Me and my family came back to the UK in 2000. We live on Mersea Island, Colchester, Essex. Phone: 01206-381578. I do not have funds to pay for the Family tree search as advertised by some companies.	Chris Colman	ANY
COLQUIT	DEVON/CORNWALL	Jim Engert	ALL
COLQUITE	DEVON/CORNWALL	Jim Engert	ALL
COPLESTONE	DEVON	Sheila Yeo	ALL
COURTENAY	DEVON/CORNWALL	Jim Engert	ANY
COURTENAY	DEVON/CORNWALL	Sheila Yeo	ALL
COURTNEY	DEVON/CORNWALL	Sheila Yeo	ALL
COYNE, Horace	I believe Horace was station master at either Wolverhampton or Walsall Station, however I'm unable to provide exact dates. Horace was married to Gertrude and had a daughter Margaret. If anyone has information relating to Horace it would be most welcome.	Kay Smith	B abt 1898
CROCKER	DEVON/CORNWALL	Jim Engert	ANY
CROCKER	DEVON/CORNWALL	Sheila Yeo	ALL
CROKER	DEVON/CORNWALL	Jim Engert	ALL
CROFT	DORSET	George Yalden	PRE 1850
CULL, Walter	Railway shunter, died in an accident at Portsmouth Goods Station	Brenda + David Horwill	1873-1898
CULLUM	HANTS/LONDON/MIDDX/ALL	Jim Engert	ANY
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