Sydney Crick
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Sydney was born in 1873 in East Redford, Nottinghamshire. His family moved to Portmadoc a couple of years later when his father, Frederick, took up a position with the FR.
In the 1891 census Sydney was described as a railway clerk and he must have been working for the FR for at least a couple of years by then as the records of a Board meeting in August 1893 show his pay was set at £1 4/- per week. Two further increase of 2/- per week were awarded from February 1895 and February 1896. Boyd [1] records that his salary in Fenruary 1900 was 30/- per week. On 15th October 1907, was appointed Traffic Manager. The 1901 census describes him as a Railway audit accountant and shows that he was by then married to Elizabeth and they had a son, Edgar Vyrynan aged 5 months, lived at Carnbrae, Penrhyndeudraeth and were wealthy enough to have a servant.
He made the job into a family position
[edit]References
- ^ Boyd, James I.C. [1959] (1975 / 2002). The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 2 Locomotive and Rolling Stock and Quarry Feeders. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN ISBN 085361-168-8.