Hi Listers At last I've managed to get back on the list with an email address that the rootsweb bots like and I have a little question for you knowledgeable folks out there... To cut a long story short-ish, I'm trying to establish for the sake of clarity the identity of a worker named in a letter in July 1912.. The said letter is part of the Brunner Mond collection and also gives his (presumably) works number and place of work (I think).. but that alone is insufficient to make a definite identification. The worker in question could well be my great-grandfather but without a home address or something more personal to "place" him, it could well be his cousin of the very same name... or someone totally unrelated. Does anyone have any ideas on how I could find out the personal details of the worker in question? Any pointers would be most welcome. Thanks Michelle (northern Spain)

<<snipped>> To cut a long story short-ish, I'm trying to establish for the sake of clarity the identity of a worker named in a letter in July 1912.. The said letter is part of the Brunner Mond collection and also gives his (presumably) works number and place of work (I think).. but that alone is insufficient to make a definite identification. <<snipped>> Probably either a dumb or impractical question - but have you exhausted the Brunner Mond staff records? Or even the ICI records? (1926 marks the changeover, I believe). When working with the Crewe Railway Works staff records on Ancestry, I found lots of people would be recorded several times so that even if one reference was missing, there were other chances to find their date-of-birth (say), right up to the date of their leaving. Staff, pension, union records....? Of course, I've no idea whether such staff records exist.... Probably at Chester if they are - which isn't as simple as a bus ride for you I know. Adrian B

Michelle, If you're not adverse to giving his name on the list please do so, it might help those with some local knowledge. If you'd prefer not to, if you'd like to email me off-list. then I do have some I.C.I. lists or if you can supply a date of death, I may be able to help with a newspaper look-up. Regards, Elaine. -----Original Message----- From: Mich Gill Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 9:06 PM To: CHESHIRE@rootsweb.com Subject: [CHS] Alkali worker 1912 Hi Listers At last I've managed to get back on the list with an email address that the rootsweb bots like and I have a little question for you knowledgeable folks out there... To cut a long story short-ish, I'm trying to establish for the sake of clarity the identity of a worker named in a letter in July 1912.. The said letter is part of the Brunner Mond collection and also gives his (presumably) works number and place of work (I think).. but that alone is insufficient to make a definite identification. The worker in question could well be my great-grandfather but without a home address or something more personal to "place" him, it could well be his cousin of the very same name... or someone totally unrelated. Does anyone have any ideas on how I could find out the personal details of the worker in question? Any pointers would be most welcome. Thanks Michelle (northern Spain) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CHESHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message