"Jaqian" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]m... > My g-g-grandfather Caldwell Hyndman worked in the Derry Shipyards > according to the family history. Does anyone know if its possible to > find records from the shipyards even though they're closed over 80yrs? > I want to know if its possible to check to see if he was employed > there and what dates. > > Cheers, > Rob Harland & Wolff is in Derry isn't it? http://www.proni.gov.uk/ Has records for Harland & Wolff 1861-1987 http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction__harland_and_wolff_d2805.pdf Apparently members of the public must submit a written request to Harland & Wolff, through PRONI for access.

"CWatters" wrote > Harland & Wolff is in Derry isn't it? Oh Dear !! I worked in H&W all my life and can assure you I never travelled to Derry! <smile> SammyM

In message <[email protected]> "SammyM" <[email protected]> wrote: > "CWatters" wrote > > > Harland & Wolff is in Derry isn't it? > > > Oh Dear !! > > I worked in H&W all my life and can assure you I never travelled to Derry! > <smile> > Did you watch the recent BBC series on H&W? If not look out for the repeats. -- Graeme Wall My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy>

>> "CWatters" wrote >> Harland & Wolff is in Derry isn't it? >> "SammyM" wrote: >> Oh Dear !! >> I worked in H&W all my life and can assure you >> I never travelled to Derry! >> <smile> > "Graeme Wall" wrote :- > Did you watch the recent BBC series on H&W? > If not look out for the repeats. I did indeed watch the series Graeme. What "frightens" me is some of stuff they now show as "archive" was shot while I worked there ! SammyM > Graeme Wall > > My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy>

In message <[email protected]> "SammyM" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> "CWatters" wrote > >> Harland & Wolff is in Derry isn't it? > > >> "SammyM" wrote: > >> Oh Dear !! > >> I worked in H&W all my life and can assure you > >> I never travelled to Derry! > >> <smile> > > > > "Graeme Wall" wrote :- > > Did you watch the recent BBC series on H&W? > > If not look out for the repeats. > > > I did indeed watch the series Graeme. > What "frightens" me is some of stuff they now show as "archive" was shot > while I worked there ! > I know the feeling! -- Graeme Wall My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy>

On Wed, 14 May 2008 21:18:42 +0100, "CWatters" <[email protected]> wrote: > >"Jaqian" <[email protected]> wrote in message >news:[email protected]m... >> My g-g-grandfather Caldwell Hyndman worked in the Derry Shipyards >> according to the family history. Does anyone know if its possible to >> find records from the shipyards even though they're closed over 80yrs? >> I want to know if its possible to check to see if he was employed >> there and what dates. >> >> Cheers, >> Rob > >Harland & Wolff is in Derry isn't it? > No, Belfast (or the well-known bits of the firm anyway). There is some mention of shipbuilding in Derry in :- http://www.fortgeorge.org/pages/backgr.htm which makes it sound like a minor affair compared with Belfast. The "closed for 80 years" in conjuction with information in that article sounds like there was a general local change from what shipbuilding etc. there was to maintaining the Royal Navy. Googling for +shipbuilding +derry offers about 25000 articles to trawl which drops to 2800 if site:uk is added. A popular book reference seems to be "Thunder and Clatter: History of Shipbuilding in Derry" by Gerald Hasson. >http://www.proni.gov.uk/ > >Has records for Harland & Wolff 1861-1987 > >http://www.proni.gov.uk/introduction__harland_and_wolff_d2805.pdf > >Apparently members of the public must submit a written request to Harland & >Wolff, through PRONI for access. >