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Railway agents and canvassers
Railway agents undertook work on behalf
of the railway companies, for instance in arranging transport of goods and
materials by railway or delivery of parcels.
Samuel Rayson was a railway agent:
| 1891 Census | ||||||
| 7 Bowen Terrace, Brecon | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| Samuel Rayson | Head | M | 45 | Railway Agent | Leicestershire, Hinkley | English |
| Rebeckah Rayson | Wife | M | 58 | Breconshire Builth | English | |
| Grace E Rayson | Dau | S | 20 | At home | Derbyshire | English |
James Morgan acted as an agent and canvasser. Canvassers were employed to act as salesmen for the railway companies, offering and explaining the facilities available to companies and trying to secure their custom.
| 1891 Census | ||||||
| 10 Wheat Street, Brecon | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| James Morgan | Head | M | 37 | Railway Canvasser and Agent |
Breconshire Devynock | Both |
| Sarah A Morgan | Wife | M | 36 | Breconshire Brecon | English | |
| Claude H Morgan | Son | S | 10 | Scholar | Breconshire Brecon | English |
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