Electric train staff equipment had been brought into use between Blisworth and Towcester by 9 August 1910 (date of SMJR minute 451 (TNA file RAIL 674/3)) and presumably the new signal box at Blisworth appeared at the same time. In that this was so…Continue
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SMJ board minute 1474 of 13 April 1921 (TNA file RAIL 674/4) approved that “the following expenditure be charged to Capital” for year 1920: “Blisworth: Signalling and alterations to Permanent Way, Improvements and additional signalling: £800”. In…Continue
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Did this railway (as opposed to the East & West Junction Railway) go into receivership - if so, when. And when did it come out of receivership?Continue
Started by Richard Maund. Last reply by Richard Maund Feb 11.
Shall we bring this discussion under the proper heading!So far as the OS plan surveyed 1885, published 1886, is concerned: the OS liked - wherever they could - to have text running parallel to the top and bottom borders. When they came to add the…Continue
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I would be grateful if anyone can let me know if there are any registers, documents or other employee information that exists where I might be able to find out more about the following members of my family:
1. Henry Campion 1830-1910 Lived in Luddington. From 1881 onwards was a plate layer.
His son
2. John Campion 1861-1939 Lived in Stratford. From 1891 onwards was a plate layer. Later moved to Butlers Marston
His son
3. Harry Campion 1883-1970 Lived in Stratford. From about 1905 was a railway labourer.
His brother
4. JamesCampion 1884-1957 Lived in Stratford, Lower Boddington then Towcester. From about 1911 was a plate layer.
His brother
5. William Campion 1886-1952 Lived at Butlers Marston.( By 1939 had moved to Sunderland.) In 1911 he was a plate layer.
His brother
6. Albert Campion 1891-1955 Lived in Butlers Marston Ganger on the permanent way
Daughter of James
7. Dorothy Campion 1924-2012 Lived in Towcester Worked also at Roade. Porter?
James Campion was my grandfather.
Thank you.
David Campion
(My brother, Graham, is also a member.)
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There's a photo of ganger A Campion at Kineton on Page 94 of Jordan's SMJR book and ones of Jim and Harry Campion on Page 25. It says also on Page 25 that Jim was a ganger who later became an Acting Inspector at Towcester and that his daughter Dorothy worked in Towcester booking office during WW2 and that Harry worked as a ganger for 45 years.
Hello Dick. I am embarrassed. I forgot to mention that I have a copy of the Jordan book but I do appreciate the fact that you took the time and trouble to respond.
I think my next step will be to visit the archives at the National Rail Museum in York.
Thank you.
Hello Nick,
That's a very useful and a very detailed response.
I will book a day in London and hope their photocopier is working!
Many thanks for that.
I will post a reply on my return.
David
Nick Meredith said:
The National Archive at Kew has the staff record book from the start of the SMJ railway through to weeks before the grouping.
It is a large format book so has to be viewed in the maps reading room.
Each employee has a section of a page, with a line entry per change of assignment or per change if pay (up or down!).
If they run out if space the final line entry is a pointer forward to a new entry for them, started on the first blank page of the book, where the first entry points back to their original page.
I’m pretty sure I saw Campions in there, last time I inspected it.
Reference: RAIL 674/11
Description:
Staff register
Note: Early entries relate to the East and West Junction Railway
Date: 1873-1923
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: SMJ 15 1
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Closed For 75 years
Re: The Campion family and the SMJ
I have continued working on my family history and some information about the above members is on the Ancestry website. (www.ancestry.co.uk
I'm not sure if you have to be a member to access it but if you can then it is on my family tree viz. David Campion Tree 1 and you are welcome to look.
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