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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 |
|