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ROWSLEY GOODS GUARDS IN THE COACHING (TRAFFIC) DEPARTMENT BETWEEN 1871 AND 1908
People not shown as transferred to another location were still employed in the same capacity at Rowsley in 1908.
Andrews E. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 15.12.1874. To Under Guard Manchester 20.04.1875.
Andrews J.W. Head Guard. From Head Guard Liverpool Huskisson 17.09.1903. To Head Guard Huskisson 22.11.1906.
Baggaley Robert Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 15.02.1900. Became Head Guard 15.10.1903.
Barrow J. New appointment as Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 31.03.1874. Discharged 02.06.1874.
Benstead A.P. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 15.03.1894. To Head Guard Manchester 14.03.1895.
Brindle William J. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 14.03.1889. Appointed Head Guard 15.01.1891.
Brown S. Under Guard. From Under Guard New Mills 18.02.1892. To Head Guard Liverpool Huskisson 16.03.1893.
Burgess W. Under Guard. From Under Guard Burton 06.12.1881. To Head Guard Liverpool Huskisson 21.12.1883. Appointed Head Guard Rowsley 07.08.1890 (from Head Guard Widnes). To Head Guard Liverpool Hiskisson 06.03.1891.
Burman J. Head Guard. From Under Guard Buxton 14.12.1891. Post transferred to Derby 18.02.1892.
Buxton H. Under Guard. From Toton 19.11.1878. Returned to Toton as Horse Driver. Resigned 12.06.1879.
Buxton W. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 15.06.1880. To Under Guard Manchester 04.01.1881.
Clarke J. Under Guard. Appointed 19.02.1878. To Goods Dept. 17.05.1878.
Collett T.E. Head Guard. From Head Guard Normanton 15.10.1903. 
Cook J.W.A. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 17.02.1898. To Head Guard Stockport 27.09.1899.
Corbishley F. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 17.12.1885. Transferred to Under Guard Hasland 14.03.1889.
Cowley F. Head Guard. From Head Guard Cheadle Exchange 14.04.1904. 
Cowley G.E. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 15.03.1894. Wage 20/-pw. To Under Guard Skipton 19.04.1894.
Cowmeadow W. Head Guard. From Under Guard Manchester 06.01.1887. To Head Guard St. Pancras 14.03.1889.
Davies William Richard Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 04.01.1881. To Under Guard Gloucester 06.04.1883. 
Day D.P. Under Guard. From Under Guard Buxton 14.04.1904. To Head Guard Peterborough 19.01.1905
Drabble George Goods Guard. from Goods Guard Buxton 18.03.1873. Shown as Head Guard by 1880.  Retired 01.11.1921, aged 78.
Elliott Joseph Head Guard. From Head Guard Lawley Street. 27.07.1899. Retired 1930 at the age of 65. A very accomplished photographer of both railway and local scenes. Known as 'Photo Joe'. 
Field W.J. Head Guard. From Head Guard Barrow Hill & Staveley Works 09.08.1900. To Head Guard Liverpool Huskisson 20.03.1902. 
Fielding William Formerly Station Master Uffington & Barnack, from which post he resigned on 25.08.1876. Re-engaged as Under Guard Rowsley 15.07.1879. Apppointed Head Guard 18.11.1879. To Pointholder Rowsley Sidings 19.11.1885.
Gardiner W Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 31.03.1874. To Goods Guard Derby 18.08.1874. 
Geary George William Head Guard. From Head Guard Buxton 14.03.1889. To Head Guard Derby 17.02.1898.
Gibbs George Head Guard. From Head Guard Buxton 15.08.1907. To Head Guard Buxton 17.10.1907.
Gillard C. Under Guard. From Under Guard New Mills 17.09.1903. To Head Guard Wigston 19.01.1905.
Gittings Charles Under Guard. From Under Guard Tibshelf Junction 04.01.1881. To Head Guard Manchester 16.12.1881.
Greaves  Ernest Head Guard. From Head Guard Liverpool Huskisson 17.03.1904. 
Green W.J. Head Guard. From Head Guard Staveley 15.01.1891. To Head Guard Hasland 06.03.1891.
Griffin C. Under Guard. From Head Guard Normanton 17.09.1903. Wage reduced from 26/-pw to 22/-pw. Discharged 01.01.1904.
Hartwell A.J. Under Guard. From Under Guard Buxton 17.03.1904. To Head Guard Cheadle Exchange 22.11.1906.
Hensbergh Raymond Under Guard. From Pointsman Rowsley 18.11.1879. Transferred to Liverpool as Head Guard 02.01.1883. Appointed Head Guard Rowsley 01.01.1885. His widowed mother Sarah was the Office Cleaner at Rowsley station.
Hinton William Under Guard. From Under Guard Manchester 01.01.1885. Appointed Head Guard 17.12.1885. 
Honeybourne A. Under Guard. From Under Guard Manchester 22.08.1882. To Head Guard Manchester 21.12.1883.
Hooson C. Head Guard. New appointment from Under Guard Westhouses 14.03.1889. To Head Guard Toton 17.04.1889.
Hopewell William New appointment as Goods Guard ex Goods Dept 31.03.1874. Shown as Head Guard by 1880. Transferred to Goods Dept. 01.01.1884. 
Hopkinson William Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 14.03.1889. Appointed Head Guard 06.03.1891 - a new appointment - on which date the former Under Guard post was transferred to Derby. 
Howard C. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 17.12.1896. Appointed Head Guard 18.03.1898. To Head Guard Liverpool Huskisson 27.09.1899.
James George Head Guard. From Under Guard Derby 04.01.1876. Incapacitated through illness 05.01.1879. Transferred to Gloucester (post not known). 
Jewell A.E. Head Guard. From Head Guard Worcester 17.09.1903. Reduced to Under Guard 17.03.1904. To Under Guard New Mills 19.01.1905 (Rowsley post transferred to Matlock).
Kelsey F. Under Guard ex Goods Dept.07.08.1890. To Head Guard Normanton 06.03.1891.
Kelsey Thomas W. Head Guard. From Head Guard Buxton 27.07.1899. 
Langley G. Head Guard. From Head Guard Liverpool Huskisson 19.03.1903 .
Lawrence A. Head Guard. From Head Guard Gloucester 17.09.1903. To Head Guard Peterborough 17.11.1904 (post also transferred).
Leadbetter George Head Guard. From Head Guard St. Pancras 07.08.1890. To Head Guard Liverpool Huskisson 16.03.1893. 
Lloyd G. Head Guard. From Head Guard Masborough 14.04.1904. To Head Guard Manchester 19.01.1905 (post also transferred).
Lowe Samuel Head Guard ex Engineer's Dept. 07.08.1890. Transferred to Way & Works Dept. 18.09.1891. 
Maddocks John Under Guard. From Under Guard Hasland 17.12.1885. To Head Guard Widnes 14.03.1889. Returned to Rowsley as Head Guard 06.03.1891. Paid off 11.10.1897. 
Manning B. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 15.12.1874. To Under Guard Swansea 20.04.1875.
Merrett W. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 18.12.1892. To Head Guard Manchester 15.03.1894.
Miller J. Head Guard. From Head Guard Cheadle Exchange 17.03.1904.
Mills W. Under Guard. New appointment 18.12.1877. To Under Guard Manchester 15.10.1897 (post also transferred). Paid off 06.01.1879, having "struck work" on 04.01.1879. Re-instated as Under Guard Rowsley 17.02.1880. To Head Guard Nottingham 04.01.1881 
Milner Abraham Under Guard. New appointment ex Goods Dept. 09.08.1900. Appointed Head Guard 17.09.1903. 
Morley H. Goods Guard in 1871. To Head Guard Buxton 18.03.1873 (exchanged with G. Drabble). 
Moseley Thomas Under Guard. From Under Goods Shunter Rowsley 19.03.1903. To Under Goods Shunter Rowsley 21.01.1904. To Under Guard again 15.12.1905. Appointed Head Guard 19.12.1907 (previous Under Guard post transferred to Matlock). 
Musgrove William Head Guard. From Head Guard Nottingham 14.03.1889. To Head Guard Manchester 14.03.1895 (post also transferred). 
Newman G. Head Guard. From Head Guard Sheffield 09.08.1900.  To Head Guard Hunslet 20.02.1902.
Nicholls J.H. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 19.03.1896. To Head Guard Manchester 17.12.1896.
Norman F. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 18.08.1874. Discharged 05.08.1875.
Painter Robert Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 06.03.1891. To Head Guard Worcester 16.03.1893. 
Partridge Charles Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 14.03.1895. Appointed Head Guard 17.02.1898. 
Payne R. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 31.03.1874. To Under Guard Swansea 20.04.1875.
Phillips David Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 21.12.1883. Appointed Head Guard 17.12.1885. Discharged 28.8.1888. 
Pitts William Head Guard. From Under Guard Swansea 17.02.1898. 
Potter Arthur Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 20.02.1902. To Under Goods Shunter Rowsley Sidings 21.01.1904.
Pratt William George Nicholas(?) Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 15.01.1891. Appointed Head Guard 16.03.1893. To Head Guard Wellingborough 14.03.1895.
Pugh Thomas Head Guard. From Head Guard Hasland 06.01.1887 (post also transferred). 
Ramsey Samuel Head Guard. From Head Guard Manchester 20.02.1902. 
Rowland  J. Under Guard. From Under Guard Buxton 14.03.1889. Appointed Head Guard 17.04.1889. To Head Guard Widnes 17.08.1890.
Rudkin  John Thomas Head Guard. From Head Guard Normanton 17.03.1904. To Head Guard Manchester 22.11.1906. Returned as Head Guard Rowsley 19.12.1907.  Just shown as "T. Rudkin" in later Midland Railway records. 
Russell T. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 05.10.1875. To Under Guard Gloucester 04.01.1876 (post also transferred).
Sayers A. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 02.01.1883. Paid off 05.04.1884.
Schofield J. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 20.02.1902. To Shed Foreman Rowsley Sidings c.11.1903. Appointed Head Guard 17.03.1904. To Head Shunter Rowsley Sidings 19.05.1904.
Sharp W.H. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 16.03.1893. Wage 20/-pw. To Head Guard Manchester 17.12.1896. 
Skuse F. Head Guard ex Goods Dept. 14.03.1889 (new appointment). To Head Guard Widnes 07.08.1890.
Smith A. Under Guard. From Under Guard Toton 16.10.1877. To Goods Guard Manchester 15.10.1878. Returned to Rowsley as (Head) Goods Guard 15.07.1879. To Goods Guard Manchester 18.11.1879.
Smith H. Under Guard From Manchester Marshalling Dept. 22.11.1906. 
Smith Thomas Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 17.12.1885. Returned to Goods Dept. 09.03.1886. Appointed Head Guard ex Goods Dept. 14.03.1889. 
Stimson F. Under Guard ex Marshalling Dept. (location to be checked) 19.04.1906. 
Taylor W. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 17.02.1898. To Head Guard Liverpool Huskisson 16.02.1899. 
Theobald C. Under Guard. From Under Guard Buxton 17.12.1885. To Head Guard St. Pancras 19.01.1888.
Thorpe L. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 02.01.1883. Wage 20/-pw. Resigned 03.04.1884.
Titterton P. Goods Guard, ex Goods Dept 31.03.1874. To Goods Guard Birmingham 18.08.1874 rather than be reduced.
Truswell W.H. Under Guard. From Under Guard Little Eaton 21.12.1883. Appointed Head Guard 01.01.1885. To Under Shunter Sheepbridge 14.02.1889 - a reduction of 7/-pw (resigned 11.09.1889).
Vernham J. Head Guard. From Head Guard Buxton 17.09.1903  (post also transferred). 
Vowles W. Under Guard. New appointment 01.01.1885 (post transferred from Little Eaton). Appointed Head Guard 17.12.1885. To Head Guard Stockport 14.03.1889.
Wain John Under Guard. From Under Guard Manchester 01.01.1885. Appointed Head Guard 14.03.1889.
Ward William Under Guard. From Under Goods Shunter Rowsley Sidings 19.03.1903. Back to Under Goods Shunter Rowsley 21.01.1904. Returned as Under Guard 19.01.1906. Post Transferred to Marshalling function in Rowsley Sidings 14.11.1907 and filled by A. O'Connor. No record of what happened to Ward, though he was shown as a shunter in the 1911 census.
Walker W. Under Guard. From Under Guard Desford 01.01.1885.  To Under Guard Burton 19.01.1888 (post also transferred).
Watkin William C. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 16.02.1899. Appointed Head Guard 09.08.1900. To Head Guard Buxton 20.02.1902 (post alson transferred). 
Watson S. Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 15.10.1878. To Under Guard Nottingham 14.01.1879.
Webb J. Under Guard. From Millers Dale (post not known) 01.01.1885. To Under Guard Buxton 17.12.1885.
Webber W. Head Guard. From Under Guard Peak Forest 14.03.1889. No further information, but appears to have been replaced by 07.08.1890.
Wills William Under Guard ex Goods Dept. 14.03.1895. To Under Guard Moira 17.12.1896 (post also transferred). Returned as Head Guard Rowsley from Head Guard Liverpool Huskisson 16.02.1899. 
Winch  F.W. Head Guard. From Head Guard Barrow Hill & Staveley Works 14.02.1901. Reduced to Under Guard 19.03.1903 with a reduction in wages of 4/-pw. Moved to alternative Under Guard position at Rowsley 19.01.1905. Services dispensed with 31.03.1906. 
Wingate W.C. Head Guard. From Head Guard Normanton 15.10.1903 (post also transferred). 

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