Marg The WIGGINS you mentioned, as it is capitals I assume it is a surname ? My reason for asking we have people by that name living near us and Mrs Wiggins is researching her husbands family particularly the Irish connection. Howard ----- Original Message ----- From: "MargM" <genknut@optusnet.com.au> To: <AUS-NSW-Hunter-Valley-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 6:18 PM Subject: Railway navvies 1855 ?? > Dear Listers > > The ship 'Anglia' arrived at the Port of Newcastle direct from London 24 > Sep 1855. The occupation of just about every male passenger was something > to do either building or running a train line ........... Abit like quite > a few ships that arrived in the 1850s full of German vine dressers . > > > Am particularly interested in Isaac HOLMES and wife Hannah and chn, > Thomas, Mary Ann & Henry who were on this ship . Film # 2468 says he has > a sister named WIGGINS already in Newcastle . Have tracked a few WIGGINS > ladies and haven't found the right one yet > > I checked thru the Maitland Mercury to 10 Oct 1855 but could only find a > ref in the shipping column to this ships arrival. Was nothing about a > whole ship load of excavators arriving . > > Boyles has a few refs to Maitland rail line but only one before it opened > and that was 17 Jan 1860 ......... 500 men working on the line between > Maitland & Lochinvar > > Would Newcastle Library have any info ?? > > TIA > > Bye > > > MargM > Hunter Valley List Admin > ______________________________

----- Original Message ----- From: "Howard" <hdb@hotkey.net.au> To: <AUS-NSW-Hunter-Valley-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 24, 2006 11:19 PM Subject: [HV] Re: Railway navvies 1855 ?? >Hi Howard > The WIGGINS you mentioned, as it is capitals I assume it > is a surname ? > Of course ! > My reason for asking we have people by that name living > near us and Mrs Wiggins is researching her husbands > family particularly the Irish connection. > This HOLMES family came from Lincolnshire so I guess the WIGGINS sister came from the same area That's insteresing there were 2 ship loads of navvies arrive in 1855 Never stop learning with this hobby Bye MargM Hunter Valley List Admin