Family History

[Londoner62]

I appreciate this is not the correct forum for this posting but it did seem the most appropriate on this site;

Can anybody assist me by pointing me in the right direction to research Eastbourne and surrounding stations in the late 1880's where according to birth certificates my great-great grandfather worked as a railway company cashier. Any help would be good ranging from the name of the local operating company to somewhere I could peruse staff lists to follow his career.

Thanks for taking the tiome and again all and any help would be appreciated.

Paul

 

[Tom]

I reckon it was the LB&SCR ... have a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London,_Brighton_and_South_Coast_Railway

 

[Londoner62]

Many thanks Tom, know where the staff records be viewed?

 

[Tom]

Nope - not a clue! Try contacting Southern and asking them as they're the current operator of the line.

 

[Londoner62]

Yeah, tried that and got a very short reply basically saying "No idea try the mueum in York"!

 

[Tom]

Try the NRM then!

 

[theblackwatch]

Unfortunately the NRM's library/research centre is closed until October 2007 due to refurbishment - although they are still able to deal with queries. See http://www.nrm.org.uk/research/index.asp - contact details at bottom of page.