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Railway Clerks in Brecon
Many people were involved in the administration of the railways. Charles Brace was a general clerk who lived with his mother:
| 1891 Census | ||||||
| 67 Watton | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| Charles R Brace | Head | S | 21 | Railway clerk | Breconshire, Crickhowell | English |
| Emma Brace | Mother | M | 54 | Housekeeper | Herefordshire, Thornbury | English |
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Another clerk, Thomas Powell, lived next door in a household that relied heavily
on the railways for its income. His father was a coalman
on the railway.
There were also booking clerks who issued tickets. One clerk had found employment at a young age:
| 1891 Census | ||||||
| 81 Watton | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| George Dowdeswell | Head | M | 56 | Commercial traveller | Gloucester | English |
| Elizabeth Dowdeswell | Wife | M | 52 | Cheltenham | English | |
| George Dowdeswell | Son | S | 14 | Railway Booking Clerk | Breconshire Builth | English |
| John Clode | Boarder | Widr | 49 | Railway guard | Somersetshire Wellington |
English |
| Alice Price | Serv | S | 15 | Hereford | English | |
Another type of clerk was a number taker. These were employed to record the numbers of privately-owned or foreign wagons using a railway company's goods yard. The information was sent to the Railway Clearing House, a central body that handled information regarding railways.
| 1891 Census | ||||||
| 9 Castle Street Brecon | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| Evan Walters | Head | M | 31 | Bootmaker | Breconshire Brecon | English |
| Catherine Walters | Wife | M | 32 | Breconshire Brecon | English | |
| Mary R Walters | Dau | 10 | Scholar | Glamorganshire Troedrhiew | English | |
| Alfred Walters | Son | 8 | Scholar | Breconshire, Brecon | English | |
| Ernest Walters | Son | 8 | Scholar | Breconshire, Brecon | English | |
| Edith Walters | Dau | 5 | Scholar | Breconshire, Brecon | English | |
| George Arscott | Visitor | 18 | Railway number taker |
Monmouthshire Barsales | English | |
And employed as a clerk to the Clearing House was Richard Maund who lived with his aunt and uncle:
| 1891 Census | ||||||
| 21 Charles Street, Brecon | ||||||
| Name | Position in household |
Marital status |
Age | Occupation | Place of Birth | English/Welsh speaker |
| Michael Caufron | Head | M | 52 | Railway Engine Driver | Ireland | English |
| Mary Caufron | Wife | M | 51 | Gloucestershire | English | |
| Richard Maund | Nephew | S | 17 | Railway Clearing House Clerk | Breconshire Brecon | English |
| Helena Gaufron | Niece | 4 | Breconshire Brecon | English | ||