Dear Banbury listers, I am new to this list, having spent most of my time on the CLWYD list researching my family history in North Wales. I am trying to track down a great uncle, Joseph WILLIAMS, who was born in the Wrexham area in North Wales, but who lived in Banbury, probably as a result of his employment by the GWR railway company. I believe he was a lodger in Shrewsbury in the 1901 census, so his time in Banbury would have been after that. Joseph was born c1882, and was a porter then a guard on the GWR. He was married to a woman called Nancy, and had two daughters named Margery and Gladys, I believe. One of his daughters may have married a man called WHITTAKER, but I don't know where or when, I'm afraid. Joseph WILLIAMS was active in politics, and the family legend is that he stood against Lady Astor in an election (unsuccessfully), though I have been able to find any corroboration for that. Joseph eventually settled in the Plymouth area, and probably died before 1963. I would be very grateful for any help or advice on tracking him down, or what any connections between Banbury and the GWR (or Lady Astor) might have been. Thanks & best wishes, John Wynne