Oldham family
Came from Warwickshire farming stock: Brian Lewis. The Oldham family
of railway contractors (J. Rly Canal
Hist. Soc. 2015, 38, 235) includes a family tree with Henry Oldham
at its head. Oldham, Elisha [Wright]
Came from Warwickshire: born in 1792 and died in 1879. Brian Lewis.
The Oldham family of railway contractors
(J. Rly Canal Hist. Soc. 2015,
38, 235) records that Elisha Wright Oldham held Patent: GB 8837/1841Construction of turn-tables to be used on railways. 8 February 1841
(Woodcroft gives date shown; Lewis
who reproduces diagrams from Patent quotes 5 August 1841, presumably publication
date, but Woodcroft does not include "Wright"). Oldham, Henry
Brian Lewis. The Oldham family of railway contractors
(J. Rly Canal Hist. Soc. 2015,
38, 235) records that was Thomas's eldest son
and was involved in disputes with Brunel over a contract near Bathampton
on the main line and subsequently with the OWWR where Brunel was called in
to arbitrate. Oldham, John Bingham
Brian Lewis. The Oldham family of railway contractors
(J. Rly Canal Hist. Soc. 2015,
38, 235) records that was Elisha Wright Oldham's youngest son and worked
with him on the E&WJR and GNR contracts. He spent a short time in Worcester
Gaol for debt in 1866/7 and died in Camberwell in 1899. Oldham, Thomas William{s)
Born in 1790; died in 1866, Brian Lewis. The Oldham family of railway
contractors (J. Rly Canal Hist.
Soc. 2015, 38, 235)
Ranger, William
Born in 1800; died 12 September 1863.Established builder of docks
and other major buildings who was relieved of his work (mainly of tunnels)
between Bristol and Bath of the Great Western Railway mainly because his
work was too slow. This resulted in litigation which was not resolved until
1855. Chrimes in Skempton;
Macdermot History of' the Great Western Railway. 1927. 2v.
