George Henry Yoxall
George Henry Yoxall was born in Penrhyndeudraeth in 1876. His father, William Yoxall was Station Master at Minffordd in 1901.
George was a clerk at Minffordd in 1893-6. The 1901 census records him as a Station Master (probably Penrhyn). In July 1904 he left the FR for a position elsewhere but in October he asked to return and offered a reference written by the vicar.[1] He was allowed to return to Penrhyn and this continued until 1912 when he became Station Master at Tan-y-bwlch. He married Ellen Jones in 1905 and a son William Samuel was born on 22nd February 1907. He had set up a family home at Penybwlch in upper Penrhyn by 1911. He remained as station master at Tan y Bwlch until he died of the flu in 1919 at the age of 42.
Boyd[2] says George was a clerk at Penrhyn station in 1900 at a weekly wage of 17/- but the 1901 census describes him as station master there. He may have exaggerated the status of his position with the census enumerator.
References[edit]
- ^ Peter Johnson (2021) "The Yoxalls.", Festiniog Railway Heritage Group Journal, Issue 146, page(s): 34
- ^ Boyd, James I.C. (1975) [1959]. The Festiniog Railway 1800 - 1974; Vol. 2 Locomotive and Rolling Stock and Quarry Feeders. Blandford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 085361-168-8. p565