Thank you Eric, that was interesting. My chap James HULME was listed as Blacksmith during the 1841 census, an engine driver in an 1849 Baptismal record and 1851 Manchester census. unfortunately he had died before the 1861 census. There were numerous steam engines in use in them days and I wonder if his occupation was in a factory or even a mine. I have a feeling that the early trains had Train drivers not Engine drivers. Kind regards Mike Morris Toronto Canada ----- Original Message ---- > From: Eric Stewart <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sun, February 20, 2011 7:42:15 PM > Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] Lancashire Parish Records > > Hello Mike > Very Interesting. > Train Drivers 1844. > > Originally, however, the term stems from the Railway Regulation Act 1844. > Working people were increasingly travelling long distances to find > employment in the growing industrial centres. Such third class facilities as > there were consisted usually of open wagons, often without seats, nicknamed > "stanhopes". The Act was an attempt to make train travel available - and > safe - for those who could ill afford it. The Act set minimum standards for > passenger accommodation, and was influenced by the railway accident at > Sonning Cutting on Christmas Eve 1842 when nine stonemasons were thrown from > open wagons and killed. > Best Wishes > Eric > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Morris > Sent: 20 February 2011 23:20 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ENG-MAN] Lancashire Parish Records > > Hi Elizabeth, > you have helped me prove I am working in the right area of Salford/Pendleton > > with the correct HULME family. The last record for a William Hulme is the > child > I a researching in the 1851 census age 1 year old living at No 6 Percival > street > in Collyhurst Manchester with his parents James and Elizabeth. > > I wonder what Engine he drove ? I don't have the impression it would be a > train > because I think this occupation would be listed as a Train driver. > > Thank you for looking these up for me, I don't know about the other names > but > perhaps they are relatives (brothers) of my Hulme family. I need to find out > why > it is the St Thomas records are not opening for me. > > All my best > Mike Morris > Toronto Canada > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: sally roberts <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Sun, February 20, 2011 4:30:05 PM > > > > These are the only ones for HULME and they aren't in your time line, but > just > >in case.... > > > > http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Salford/Pendleton/stthomas/index.html > > > > Baptism: 13 May 1845 St Thomas, Pendleton, Lancashire, England > > Henry Hulme - Son of George Hulme & Mary > > Abode: Pendleton > > Occupation: Dyer > > Baptised by: R Parsons Curate > > Register: Baptisms 1844 - 1850 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page > 110, > >Entry 871 > > Source: LDS Film 1545552 > > > > Baptism: 26 Mar 1848 St Thomas, Pendleton, Lancashire, England > > Joseph Hulme - Son of George Hulme & Mary > > Abode: Pendleton > > Occupation: Dyer > > Baptised by: Lorenzo Smith Curate > > Register: Baptisms 1844 - 1850 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page > 137, > >Entry 1092 > > Source: LDS Film 1545552 > > > > Baptism: 9 Dec 1849 St Thomas, Pendleton, Lancashire, England > > Thomas William Hulme - Son of James Hulme & Elizabeth > > Abode: Pendleton > > Occupation: Engine Driver > > Baptised by: Ambse. Lane Incumbent > > Register: Baptisms 1844 - 1850 from the Bishop's Transcripts, Page > 155, > >Entry 1230 > > Source: LDS Film 1545552 <snip> > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > PLEASE and THANK YOU -- Don't cost a thing and mean so much. > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > PLEASE and THANK YOU -- Don't cost a thing and mean so much. > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message >