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Jaime
Kaminski
Sussex Archaeological Society
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The arrival of the railway in 1840/41 led to many changes in Brighton, including the provision of new employment opportunities on the trains, in the station, and in the workshops. Most of the railway workers lived in streets close to the station and workshops. The approximate numbers and types of workers in the 1850s are identified using both the records of the railway company itself and the 1851 Census Enumerators' Books. Birthplace details in the latter source show that many of the less-skilled jobs were filled by Sussexborn men, while engine-drivers and workshop artisans had frequently migrated from more distant parts of the country. In a small sample of Sussex-born men, a smaller percentage appear to have come from an agricultural background than might have been expected.