My grandfather and great-grandfather both worked in the Commercial Cable Company in Waterville, Ireland. My mother recently got hold of some of the old employee books. As well as listing the employee’s name, they would list his date of birth, date of marriage, and dates and details of any raises (or paycuts) and reasons. When the employee died or left the company employ, their name would be crossed out in the book, and a reason written in the comments section. These are a few of the more interesting entries she found.
