I understand that locally in Norfolk the M&GN was known as the Muddle and Get Nowhere :-) On 12/08/2011 14:19, Nan Bailey wrote: > I have found an ancestor working for the Mid and G N H Railway in the 1911 > census. I presume the initials GN stand for great Northern, but can't work > out what the other initial is for. Can someone please give me the correct > name for the Mid and G N H Railway, so I can look up information on it. > > Thanks, > Nan Bailey > Qld Australia > > ------------------------------- > 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 > >

It's most definitely the Midland & Gt Northern Joint Railway! The H will have been a misprint (J & H are next to each other on a keyboard!) Jonathan Neville ———————————————–——————————— Visit the Norfolk Mills website at www.norfolkmills.co.uk Itteringham village website is at www.itteringham.com and my African and Norfolk wildlife photos are at www.digitalwild.co.uk Although this email has been scanned by Sophos Anti Virus, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure they have adequate anti-virus defences. ———————————————–———————————  On 12/08/2011 14:19, Nan Bailey wrote: > I have found an ancestor working for the Mid and G N H Railway in the 1911 > census. I presume the initials GN stand for great Northern, but can't work > out what the other initial is for. Can someone please give me the correct > name for the Mid and G N H Railway, so I can look up information on it. > > Thanks, > Nan Bailey > Qld Australia > > ------------------------------- > 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