British Postal Service Appointment Books 1737-1969 - ancestry - Genealogists' Forum

kiterunner · #1 20-07-11, 07:36

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1933

Woohoo! I've been waiting impatiently for these! I have a few ancestors who worked for the post office, and while I was helping to index these records (they're done by the World Archives Project, so the index is free for everyone, by the way) I came across one of my mum's relatives, so I shall start by seeing if I can follow his career through.

Let us know what you find.

#2 20-07-11, 08:29

oooh I just remembered the Hoyes!

Lynn the Forest Fan · #3 20-07-11, 09:04

Thanks for putting this up Kate. I waas told that my g grandfather Francis Samuel Stowell worked for the TPO at one point, although Mum hadn't been aware of this. I just searched for his name & bingo F S Stowell is listed for 1924 in London.

Would sks be able to tell me the details please?

Phoenix · #4 20-07-11, 09:06

What a bummer! I can usually (as somebody who doesn't have a sub) access the indexes straight off. This time they are asking for details from me.

*sulks*

kiterunner · #5 20-07-11, 09:21

Do you mean it's asking you to login / register, or it's saying you need a sub?

Tilly Mint · #6 20-07-11, 10:49

Its asking me to take the free trial......

kiterunner · #7 20-07-11, 12:20

If it isn't letting you look at the index for free when you're logged in, you should complain to ancestry and point out it should be free to everyone as it was keyed by the World Archives Project.

(You would still need a sub to view the actual images)

WendyPusey · #8 20-07-11, 13:21

Doesn't give you a lot of information though does it?

#9 20-07-11, 13:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by WendyPusey

Doesn't give you a lot of information though does it?

Not much at all.

kiterunner · #10 20-07-11, 13:51

I think I've found my great-aunt on there - she's only listed by initials rather than first names, but it says on her marriage cert that she worked for the post office and there's only one possible listing for her that I can see. I thought until now that she took a job in Brighton after she left home in her early twenties, but it appears that she went to work for the Post Office when she was 17. Very interesting.