Railway Workers in the 1901 Census
![Crash of the Grenadier Guardsman near the station 22nd March 1931](/CommunityHistories/Linslade/Linsladeimages/Crash of the Grenadier Guardsman near the station .jpg)
Crash of the Grenadier Guardsman near the station 22nd March 1931 [Z50/72/176]
The following people were recorded on the 1901 census as living in Linslade and having jobs connected with the railways - clearly other railway employees on this stretch of line would have lived elsewhere but these figures show the impact of the railway on Linslade.
![12 to 16 Church Road October 2008](/CommunityHistories/Linslade/Linsladeimages/12 to 16 Church Road October 2008.jpg)
12 to 16 Church Road October 2008
Church Road
- 5 - Henry Shouler, 24, railway telegraph clerk, Old Bradwell [Buckinghamshire]
- 12 - John Henry Lines, 37, railway brakeman, Banbury [Oxfordshire]
- 13 - Joseph Marks, 57, platelayers' foreman, Aldbury [Hertfordshire]
- 16 - Joseph Coltman, 51, railway porters' foreman, Sarratt [Hertfordshire]
Mentmore Road
- 20 - Charles L.Richards, 18, railway clerk, Barnes [Middlesex]
- Thomas Pratt, 65, railway gate keeper, Leighton Buzzard
![37 and 39 New Road October 2008](/CommunityHistories/Linslade/Linsladeimages/37 and 39 New Road October 2008.jpg)
37 and 39 New Road October 2008
New Road
- 15 - William Burr, 19, railway locomotive department, Stewkley [Buckinghamshire]
- 15 - Harry Burr, 14, W.H.Smith's bookstall assistant, Leighton Buzzard
- 39 - Robert A.Dunleavy, 48, station master, Sudbury [Middlesex]
- 39 - Harrold S.Dunleavy, 21, railway clerk, Harrow [Middlesex]
- 56 - Arthur Horton, 32, railway guard, Willesden [Middlesex]
- 68 - Thomas Gamble, 33, railway signalman, Witham [Leicestershire]
![Buckingham Arms May 2008](/CommunityHistories/Linslade/Linsladeimages/Buckingham Arms May 2008.jpg)
Buckingham Arms May 2008
Old Road
- 22 - John Cutler, 22, railway engine stoker, Bletchley [Buckinghamshire]
- 47 - John Gaylor, railway platelayer, Clophill
- 52 - Thomas Smith, 38, railway platelayer, Stewkley [Buckinghamshire]
- 74 - William Bates, 57, railway platelayer, Eggington
- 82 - William Smith, 23, railway platelayer, Eversholt
- 84, Buckingham Arms - Arthur Sidney Halsey, railway timekeeper, Leighton Buzzard
Ship Road
- 9 - Abraham Richards, 48, railway platelayer, Soulbury [Buckinghamshire]
- 12 - Edwin Turrell, 47, railway engine driver, Hillmorton [Warwickshire]
- 12 - William Turrell, 23, railway fireman, Hillmorton
- 21 - Arthur Goodyear, 45, railway platelayer, Cheddington [Buckinghamshire]
- 25 - Frank Gibbs, 23, railway porter, Blisworth [Northamptonshire]
![12 to 16 Soulbury Road October 2008](/CommunityHistories/Linslade/Linsladeimages/12 to 16 Soulbury Road October 2008.jpg)
12 to 16 Soulbury Road October 2008
Soulbury Road
- 1 - John Seabrook, 67, railway porter, Slapton [Buckinghamshire]
- 2 - Thomas Walduck, 60, railway platelayer, Linslade
- 9 - Charles Holland, 58, railway platelayer, Staplehurst [Kent]
- 12 - John Dimmock, railway porter, Leighton Buzzard
- 14 - Samuel White, 24, railway platelayer, Linslade
- 15 - William Harris, 39, railway platelayer, Billington
- 34 - George H.Bonfield, 29, railway engine stoker, Southcott
- 40 - Emmanuel Jelley, 57, railway platelayer, Linslade
- 40 - John Jelley, 25, railway platelayer, Leighton Buzzard
- 42 - William Coles, 57, railway labourer, Quainton [Buckinghamshire]
- Albert Holmes, 34, railway carter, Great Brickhill [Buckinghamshire]
![The Green Southcott October 2008](/CommunityHistories/Linslade/Linsladeimages/The Green Southcott October 2008.jpg)
The Green Southcott October 2008
Southcott
- Harry Dimmock, 20, railway engine stoker, Southcott
- John Harvey, 50, railway platelayer, Southcott
Southcourt Avenue
- John Lee, 49, station bookstall clerk, Rugby [Warwickshire]
Springfield Road
- Alfred Whiting, 51, railway platelayer, Stoke Hammond [Buckinghamshire]
- George Harmsworth, 38, railway signalman, Wootton Saint Lawrence, [Hampshire]
- Henry Vickers, 46, railway engine driver, Southcott
- Alfred Vickers, 21, railway clerk, Southcott
- William A.Jeffs, 47, railway signalman, Middleton Cheney [Northamptonshire]
- Arthur Jeffs, 18, railway clerk, Linslade
- Charles Clarke, 54, railway signaller, Bletchley [Buckinghamshire]
- Walter C.Clarke, 30, railway engine fireman, Bedford
- William J.Brantom, 31, railway engine stoker, Heath & Reach
- Sidney C.Thomas, 33, railway clerk, Stalbridge [Dorset]
- James Burrows, 55, railway signalman, Heath & Reach
Station Road
- 1 - Frederick James Parsons, 31, railway shunter, Twowaters [Hertfordshire]
- 4 - Thomas Elliott, 54, railway porter, Soulbury [Buckinghamshire]
- 6 - Thomas Felce, 19, engine cleaner, Linslade
- 8 - John Butcher, 42, railway platelayer, Leighton Buzzard
- 12 - Samuel Metcalfe, 38, railway porter, Swavesey [Cambridgeshire]
- 14 - William R.Watson, 32, railway goods guard, East Haddon [Northamptonshire]
- 14 - Walter W.Foster, 24, railway carter, Greens Norton [Northamptonshire
- 16 - William Collins, 60, platelayers' foreman, Leighton Buzzard
- 16 - William Collins, 25, railway platelayer, Leighton Buzzard
Stoke Road
- 9 - John Seabrook, 67, railway platelayer, Linslade
Waterloo Road
- 4 - Thomas J.Lukey, 38, railway porter, Pimlico [Middlesex]
- 3 - Cyril Havercroft, 17, railway clerk, Finchley [Middlesex]
- 6 - Gladstone W.Downe, 19, railway porter, Tring [Hertfordshire]
- 8 - Joseph Frost, 45, railway engine driver, Broughton [Buckinghamshire]
- 10 - James Panter, 33, railway ticket examiner, Oxford
- 11 - George Biles, 31, railway porter, Stanbridge
- 14 - George Keen, 45, railway fitter, Buckinghamshire
- 16 - Charles Chance, 49, railway guard, Winslow [Buckinghamshire]
- 22 - Arthur W.Currell, 48, railway signalman, Bishop's Stortford [Hertfordshire]
- 22 - Ernest Currell, 27, railway goods clerk, Stockwell [Surrey]
- 26 - Thomas R.Troughton, 28, railway signalman, Water Eaton [Buckinghamshire]
- 30 - Alfred Kirby, 47, railway labourer, Tilsworth
- 31 - Richard R.Wakefield, 36, railway shunter, Scotland
- 38 - Thomas G.Faulkner, 47, railway engine driver - Bristol [Gloucestershire]
Wing Road
- 9 - Percy Bunker, 14, railway apprentice clerk, Olney [Buckinghamshire]
- 32 - William J.Coles, 38, railway labourer, Quainton [Buckinghamshire]
- 34 - Christopher Tompkins, 14, railway clerk, Linslade
- 37 - George Butcher, 39, railway labourer, Newport Pagnell [Buckinghamshire]
- 49 - William J.Adams, 36, railway engine driver and stoker, Linslade
- 53 - Richard Whitman, 63, railway traffic foreman, Linslade
- 56 - John Woolhead, 39, railway platelayer, Stewkley [Buckinghamshire]
- 76 - Daniel Miller, 65, railway signalman, Brackley [Northamptonshire]
- 80 - William C.Stone, 18, railway clerk, Linslade
- 110 - Percival L.Lewin, 19, railway clerk, Watford [Hertfordshire]
- George Tutt, 57, railway gate keeper, Hailsham [Sussex]
Total: 83
18 platelayers
12 clerks, including one apprentice
8 porters
8 signalman
4 engine drivers
4 foremen
4 labourers
4 stokers
3 guards
2 bookstall workers
2 carters
2 firemen
2 gate keepers
2 shunters
1 brakeman
1 engine cleaner
1 engine driver and stoker
1 fitter
1 railway locomotive department worker
1 station master
1 ticket examiner
1 timekeeper