OneGuyFromBarlick

Hi Just found these two files listed on the National Archives website - the more interesting one seems to be in the Lancashire Archives: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/cd4b7764-4887-4ed3-ab33-7d2f65cfb3ee And this one at Kew: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C...

What a find - three McLaughlins including my grandad Con! Many thanks for this research. I wonder what the recruitment process was to get them across there? Donegal men, have traditionally been involved in large public works projects worldwide, especially tunnelling. His son, my Uncle Dan, worked on...

Hi again, I see one of the residents of the hostel was a Joseph Grant - that is another of the primary surnames from Inishowen, Donegal where my grandad was from. We're making some enquiries to see if that Joseph was indeed related to the neighbours a few houses along from the farm he lived on (and ...

Sorry to have wrecked today's cleaning routine. Men fighting eh - who would have thought it?

Wendy Thank you so much for this speedy response. How interesting that there was a hostel. I do see "Frank Spencer" was staying there - Oooh Betty! Will be interesting to see if anyone knows where the "hostel" was. I wonder if the relevant water authorities have records of the co...

For a few years, I have known from old family documents that my grandad (my mum's Dad) was working in Elslack around 1928 / 29 - see Insurance Record card attached. I had assumed, that he was probably working on a farm as the c/o address is a Mrs Duncan. But looking at Google Earth again tomight, it...