David, I would appreciate that if your cousin is happy to check for me. Now I have the correct name for the Railway I will be able to get something and I have been sent extra links by Stan as well. This is such a wonderfully helpful list. Regards, Nan On 14 August 2011 05:06, David Mills <david.mills001@googlemail.com> wrote: > I have a cousin living at Murrow: her address is Front Street, > Murrow....she > married into a local family. I will check with her about old railway > properties. > > Murrow was once a large railway junction and had two stations.... I have > seen old photos of this junction but suspect that they may well have gone > the way of so much of family history. IIRC it was a target fro WWII > bombing...peopepl may be able to correct this info. > > Will ask my cousin about it all. It's a long time since I visited there. > David > > > On 13 August 2011 17:19, Stan Langley <stanllangley@ic24.net> wrote: > > > Nan, > > Idle curiosity prompted me to do a little digging. Google Map > > shows Front Road as being in Murrow - a little to the east of Wisbech St. > > Mary - you can view the entire road by using the Street facility. The > 1901 > > census shows Samuel is resident at Sunnyside No. 2, Kiln House Lane, > W.S.M. > > and in 1911 at Chestnut House, W.S.M. These properties may well still > > exist. > > > > Would suggest you check out this website: > > > http://www.wisbechstmary.org.uk/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1< > > which has a couple of photographs showing the Wisbech St. Mary Railway > > Station. There is history page that could be of interest and a contact > link > > should you wish to pose a question or two. > > > > There is a photograph of the site of Murrow Station on this > > link: > > > > > > > > http://myrailwaystation.com/FORMER%20LOCATIONS/pages/MURROW%20%20STATION%20%20%20Ex%20G_%20N_%20&%20G_%20E_%20Jt%20%20%20and%20%20M_%20&%20G_%20N_%20%201973_%20Photo%20by%20Peter%20Howie%20_jpg.htm > < > > > > Stan L. Langley - West Norfolk U.K. > > Principal Interests; JICKLING; LANGLEY; RICHMOND; WAD(DE)LOW; W(H)ILLOCK. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Nan Bailey" <aus.bailey@gmail.com> > > To: <norfolk@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 11:40 AM > > Subject: Re: [NFK] Mid and G N H Railway > > > > > > Thank you everyone for the correct name. No wonder I couldn't find it > with > > putting the H in my search. I will check out all the excellent links and > > thanks for sending them. It is hard to imagine where places are when you > > are > > not familiar with a place. > > Samuel Bailey was a signalman working for the Midland and Great Northern > > Railway and was living in and working from a Railway supplied house at > > Front > > Road, Wisbech St. Mary. Cambs. He later moved to Walpole St. Andrew > > Norfolk. I doubt that this house will still be there, but if it was, it > > would be great to see what it was like. > > Regards, > > Nan Bailey > > > > > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > -- > > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > > SPAMfighter has removed 2804 of my spam emails to date. > > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Nan & Listers ! Are you aware that there is also a Rootsweb mailing List for Railway matters ? You can join it by sending a 'Subscribe' email to RAILWAY-UK-request@rootsweb.com Once you have joined the List you send emails to RAILWAY-UK@rootsweb.com I hope this helps ! Best Wishes ! Roger. ---------------------- On 14 Aug 2011, at 00:27, Nan Bailey wrote: > David, > > I would appreciate that if your cousin is happy to check for me. > Now I have > the correct name for the Railway I will be able to get something > and I have > been sent extra links by Stan as well. > > This is such a wonderfully helpful list. > > Regards, Nan > > On 14 August 2011 05:06, David Mills > <david.mills001@googlemail.com> wrote: > >> I have a cousin living at Murrow: her address is Front Street, >> Murrow....she >> married into a local family. I will check with her about old railway >> properties. >> >> Murrow was once a large railway junction and had two stations.... >> I have >> seen old photos of this junction but suspect that they may well >> have gone >> the way of so much of family history. IIRC it was a target fro WWII >> bombing...peopepl may be able to correct this info. >> >> Will ask my cousin about it all. It's a long time since I visited >> there. >> David >> >> <snip>

Thank you Roger! Unaware of this and it's come at the right time with trying to disentangle a number of Brooks and Norton forebears who worked for the M&GN, LNER etc. Jill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Partridge" <rogerpartridge1934@gmail.com> To: <norfolk@rootsweb.com>; "Nan Bailey" <aus.bailey@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2011 8:21 AM Subject: Re: [NFK] Mid and G N H Railway > Hi Nan & Listers ! > > Are you aware that there is also a Rootsweb mailing List for Railway > matters ? > > You can join it by sending a 'Subscribe' email to > > RAILWAY-UK-request@rootsweb.com > > Once you have joined the List you send emails to > > RAILWAY-UK@rootsweb.com > > I hope this helps ! Best Wishes ! Roger.

Will get onto her tomorrow..... I'll ask her if she knows which properties were railway properties first and see if she can get a picture or two. Then I'll ask her about the big railway set up.... There are pictures on line in places of the two stations. Best david On 14 August 2011 00:27, Nan Bailey <aus.bailey@gmail.com> wrote: > David, > > I would appreciate that if your cousin is happy to check for me. Now I have > the correct name for the Railway I will be able to get something and I have > been sent extra links by Stan as well. > > This is such a wonderfully helpful list. > > Regards, Nan > > On 14 August 2011 05:06, David Mills <david.mills001@googlemail.com> > wrote: > > > I have a cousin living at Murrow: her address is Front Street, > > Murrow....she > > married into a local family. I will check with her about old railway > > properties. > > > > Murrow was once a large railway junction and had two stations.... I have > > seen old photos of this junction but suspect that they may well have gone > > the way of so much of family history. IIRC it was a target fro WWII > > bombing...peopepl may be able to correct this info. > > > > Will ask my cousin about it all. It's a long time since I visited there. > > David > > > > > > On 13 August 2011 17:19, Stan Langley <stanllangley@ic24.net> wrote: > > > > > Nan, > > > Idle curiosity prompted me to do a little digging. Google > Map > > > shows Front Road as being in Murrow - a little to the east of Wisbech > St. > > > Mary - you can view the entire road by using the Street facility. The > > 1901 > > > census shows Samuel is resident at Sunnyside No. 2, Kiln House Lane, > > W.S.M. > > > and in 1911 at Chestnut House, W.S.M. These properties may well still > > > exist. > > > > > > Would suggest you check out this website: > > > > > http://www.wisbechstmary.org.uk/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1< > > > which has a couple of photographs showing the Wisbech St. Mary Railway > > > Station. There is history page that could be of interest and a contact > > link > > > should you wish to pose a question or two. > > > > > > There is a photograph of the site of Murrow Station on this > > > link: > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://myrailwaystation.com/FORMER%20LOCATIONS/pages/MURROW%20%20STATION%20%20%20Ex%20G_%20N_%20&%20G_%20E_%20Jt%20%20%20and%20%20M_%20&%20G_%20N_%20%201973_%20Photo%20by%20Peter%20Howie%20_jpg.htm > > < > > > > > > Stan L. Langley - West Norfolk U.K. > > > Principal Interests; JICKLING; LANGLEY; RICHMOND; WAD(DE)LOW; > W(H)ILLOCK. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Nan Bailey" <aus.bailey@gmail.com> > > > To: <norfolk@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 11:40 AM > > > Subject: Re: [NFK] Mid and G N H Railway > > > > > > > > > Thank you everyone for the correct name. No wonder I couldn't find it > > with > > > putting the H in my search. I will check out all the excellent links > and > > > thanks for sending them. It is hard to imagine where places are when > you > > > are > > > not familiar with a place. > > > Samuel Bailey was a signalman working for the Midland and Great > Northern > > > Railway and was living in and working from a Railway supplied house at > > > Front > > > Road, Wisbech St. Mary. Cambs. He later moved to Walpole St. Andrew > > > Norfolk. I doubt that this house will still be there, but if it was, it > > > would be great to see what it was like. > > > Regards, > > > Nan Bailey > > > > > > > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes > > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > -- > > > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. > > > We are a community of 7 million users fighting spam. > > > SPAMfighter has removed 2804 of my spam emails to date. > > > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > > > > The Professional version does not have this message > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORFOLK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >