Boilermakers made boilers and were also general metal workers.
Steam engines were used to power many machines, trains and ships in the 19th Century. A boiler was an essential part of a steam engine as it was used to heat water to create steam. Boilers were made of plates of metal or tubes that were cut, bent and shaped by the Boilermakers.
Boilermakers also worked as general metal workers rolling, shearing, welding, riveting and making metal structures and machines. They built steam trains, constructed metal bridges and built iron and steel ships.
For information about boilermakers' unions, click here
Sources for family history in our collection
Amalgamated Society of Boilermakers, Blacksmiths, Shipbuilders and Structural Workers
The following information can be found in annual reports
|New members||Name and registration number||1872-1873, 1875-1983|
|Members expelled, black listed and in arrears||Name and registration number||1872-1873, 1975-1983|
|Deceased members and members' wives||Name, age and cause of death||1872-1973, 1976-1983|
|Accident benefit||Name, registration number and monies received||1872-1975|
|Superannuation benefit||Name, registration number and monies received||1872-1875, 1880-1973|
|Other benefits including sick pay||Name, registration number and monies received||1872-1875, 1880-1882, 1885, 1887-1917|
|Branch Secretaries||Names and addresses||1872-1873, 1875-1983|