Hello! Can someone please tell me where I can find people, who were living on the canal in London, on the Mormon 1881 census CDs? tia, Best Wishes, Myrtle

Dear Milly The Fens are in the south east of England. Rather than me trying to explain (probably badly), try http://home.freeuk.net/xcelfm/history.html which seems to have a good description and some pictures. Sorry, I couldn't find any of your names listed. Regards Gill ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2000 2:52 PM Subject: [CANAL-PEOPLE] Boatmen in the Fens > Hi Gill, > hate to show my ignorance - but where exactly are the FENS? > Milly - Perth Au > [email protected] > Researching BANKS/MAUDSLEY/(SLATER)NIXON/WILKES - Eng > HOOD/FERGUSON/HANNA/EWART -Sct/Ire > MILLS/KIRK - Ire > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >

Dear Eric Sorry, I cannot find any Parker's. Regards Gill ----- Original Message ----- From: Johnson, Eric [CCS] <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 8:52 AM Subject: RE: [CANAL-PEOPLE] Boatmen in the Fens > I have boatmen from the Lincolnshire Fens. > If anyone sees any PARKER's from the early 1800's can they please send them home, they've been missing for a long time. > > Eric > > > ============================== > Personalized Mailing Lists: never miss a connection again. > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > Brought to you by RootsWeb.com. > >

Dear Linda Rorry, but I have drawn a blank. The Fenland Ark existed from 1897 to 1904 so it may be a bit too late for your Joseph Mabbott. Regards Gill ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Mabbott <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2000 5:51 PM Subject: Re: [CANAL-PEOPLE] Boatmen in the Fens > > I would really appreciate you checking to see if you have anyone listed by > the name of MABBOTT. I have a Joseph MABBOTT born approx mid 1800s in > Lincoln who I have been told was a canal boatman. I have not been able to > find out any more information about him. > > TIA > Linda Mabbott (Newcastle, Australia) > > >From: "Gill Foster" <[email protected]> > >Reply-To: [email protected] > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [CANAL-PEOPLE] Boatmen in the Fens > >Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 17:42:19 +0100 > > > >I have a small book called The Floating Ark by John Bennett. There is a > >list > >of baptisms conducted on the Ark from 1897 to 1906. If any one has fenland > >boatmen as ancestors, this could be useful. Please get in touch if you > >would > >like me to check the list. > > > > > >============================== > >Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > >Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > >http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com > > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > >

I haven't tried this for a while so thought that I would try again. I haven't had any success before! EDWARD READING a boatman married SELINA CLARRIDGE at 6th November 1826 at Holy Trinity Coventry. Has any one come across this family. Thanks in advance, Peter Victoria, Australia

Great site, anyone know of anymore - looking for Nottingham boat people. Any help appreciated. Bubbles from Robin Hood Country. ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Thompson <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 10:40 PM Subject: [CANAL-PEOPLE] Coventry Canal Boat Register : For people researching the canals in the Coventry area the Coventry : Family History Society has transcripts of the Registers for boats on : the Coventry Canal at: : http://www.covfhs.demon.co.uk/Canalb.htm.

Hi all My 3rd great grandfather Levi Warren supposedly worked on the Erie Canal. Not sure how. Debby ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

Rachel, Norman Holt is a canal geneology expert with particular knowledge of Wolverhampton. Contact him at: [email protected] Regards, Eric MILLWARD of Marple, Cheshire [email protected] Interests in Cheshire, BRUCKSHAW (Stockport),BUCKLEY (Northwich), CHARLESWORTH(Stockport), DALE (Congleton), HANSON (Stockport),HO(U)DSON (Audlem), JOHNSON(Audlem), LEA (Sandbach), LEIGH (Stockport), LEWIS (Warmingham), LITTLER (Stockport), MILLWARD (Stockport), MOORES (Northwich), MOSES (Crewe), NIELD (Macclesfield), PODMORE , SIMCOCK (Audlem), STREET (Nantwich), WASHINGTON (Stockport), WILLIAMSON Stockport) in Derbyshire, HEEDS (Chesterfield), MILLWARD and RADFORD (Ashbourne area), in Lancashire, GROOM and HEEDS and MORGAN and MURPHY and ROBERTS (all Manchester), MORGAN (Liverpool) in Staffordshire, DALE (Audley), HO(U)DSON (Audley), JOHNSON (Mucklestone) in Shropshire, JOHNSON (Mucklestone) in WR Yorkshire, WHITEHEAD (Saddleworth) and coming to Manchester, UK from America before 1820, HOLDEN.

Hi David In my Walker Database I have the following:- Marriage 18 Oct 1846 St Laurence Northfield WOR William Walker (boatman) son of William Day (boatman) Caroline Jones dau of William Jones (nailor) Census 1851 ref.:HO107.2049.057.109 Blakenell Corner,,Northfield,WOR William Walker Head Mar 27 Boatman Northfield,WOR Caroline " Wife Mar 25 Halesowen.SAL Elizabeth " Dau 4 Scholar Northfield.WOR William " Son 1mth " " // Are they related to you? Mike in grey & wet Droitwich WOR Wythall WOR One-Place Study ----- Original Message ----- From: David Element <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: 17 May 2000 22:02 Subject: [CANAL-PEOPLE] Surname DAY > I am trying to find out anything about a man by the name of William DAY who was described as a boatman on his daughters marriage certificate. > She married (for the second time) in 1859 at the age of 32/33 and according to the 1861 census was born in Northfield, Worcs. I believe that this is the Northfield that is now under the Birmingham heading. > I am interested in this man because he would have been my gggg-grandfather! > I have been unable to locate any details from the IGI for the birth, christening or initial marriage of his daughter Sarah DAY and am hence currently hitting a brick wall. > Any information about any William DAY who could potentially have been father to Sarah would be appreciated. > Thank you in anticipation of any information offered. > > > Keren ELEMENT, Dorchester, Dorset > Researching: WHARTON / WHORTON / WORTON / ANDREWS / SOUTHALL / NEALE / > McHALE / EDWARDS / MORLEY / BRYANT - largely in the Black Country area > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > >

I am new to the list and although, as far as I know, I don't have any canal people in my family tree, my cousin's husband does and we try to help each other in our research. He would like to know anything anyone can tell him about the canal boats belonging to KNOWLES Coal and Iron Company of Wigan, Lancashire. His relatives seem to have had connections with one of their boats around 1870. Please can anyone give me any information? Thank you, Eileen [email protected]

Hi List, one or two folk have asked me where to obtain the above: Warwickshire Family History Society Ms. K. Hazelton c/o 26 Flude Road Ash Green Coventry CV7 9AQ price £3.50 + 55p p&p (2 years ago). Their website: http://freespace.virgin.net/diane.lindsay/wfhs.htm The booklet is updated annually, and additions are to be found at the back of the publication. Anyone wishing to submit material or Family Trees are welcome to do so, they ask they be sent to: WFHS, 7 Mersey Road, Bulkington, Warwickshire CV12 9QB (sounds like a good idea to me). Membership fees to WFHS: £8 single, £11 family, £12 overseas. Membership Secretary: Mrs. K. George, 18 Crownhill Road, Burbage, Nr. Hinckley, Leicestershire England LE10 2LD. WFHS also produce a Publications List, they have many other publications. Hope this helps. Regards, Elaine

Hi Everyone, I'm new to your list, and also new to canals. I've been working on my family tree for some months now and have just received a copy of my great great grandparents' marriage certificate. Alfred Edwards and Sarah Hazlewood were married at the Parish Church of St. James, Wolverhampton on 11th December 1898. Alfred's father is shown as William Edwards, Boatman. Basically that is all the information I have so far! I've tried to find the family on the 1881 Census but haven't had much joy. The closest I could find is an Alfred Edwards with son also called Alfred Edwards who were at the time on a barge on the canal at Bolehall and Glascote, Warwick. I have no idea at all whether this is the correct family but the age for Alfred Junior does seem to fit my great great grandfather. Perhaps his father was William Alfred Edwards, known as Alfred. Basically, I have no idea of where to go from here, and wondered whether anyone may be able to help me at all? Any information or assistance at all would be very gratefully received. Many thanks. Rachel Hughes Devon, England

Thanks a lot for theCoventry Canal site,Peter. 6 months' of seaching has been reducing to a click of the mouse! Geoff in Helsinki

For people researching the canals in the Coventry area the Coventry Family History Society has transcripts of the Registers for boats on the Coventry Canal at: http://www.covfhs.demon.co.uk/Canalb.htm. Hope this is helpful Peter R Thompson Bedworth Warwickshire U.K. E-Mail [email protected] OR [email protected] WebSite: http://www.soft.net.uk/collybs

Thanks very much for having a look for my CUTTS Elaine. Sarah in Tattershall, researching DENHAM,CUTTS,MILLS, KELLY of Nottingham

Hi Sarah - sorry there aren't any references to the name CUTTS. Regards, Elaine -----Original Message----- From: Sarah Line <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 24 May 2000 20:13 Subject: Re: [CANAL-PEOPLE] FAMILIES >Hi Elaine well I thought I would add to your growing list of look ups the >only info I have is John CUTTS he lived in Bulwell in 1871 census so do you >have any CUTTS around that time. if the info is to vague I will get back to >you when I have some more definite info. >Thanks > >Sarah in Tattershall, >researching DENHAM,CUTTS,MILLS, KELLY of Nottingham > > > > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > >

Hi Alan, No references to Hale Joseph, Chatter family or Whitehouse. Randall/Randle: BRINKLOW PARISH RECORDS 9.6.1806 - JOHN RANDLE - Boatman - age 35 (the entries preceding this one are all burials, so I imagine that's what this is too). On the FRONT COVER OF CANAL MISCELLANY BOOKLET is a photograph, the caption is: "ISAAC RANDLE born Exhall 1820 died 1885 Braunston, Northamptonshire (boatman). PRUDENCE RANDLE (nee HARTOP) born Bedworth 1821 died Braunston 1885. Isaac was a canal boatman. The family disappeared from Exhall/Bedworth by the 1871 census. They turn up in 1881 at Braunston, which is by the longest canal tunnel in England. According to Isaac's will his address was The Canal Tunnel House, Braunston. The photograph dates circa 1860-61 and was taken at Exhall where son Joseph was born in 1858. Isaac and Prudence are the great-great-grandparents of Susan Mole of Worthing." (If these are your Randles you ought to buy a copy, it's a good photograph of the two adults, child and a dog, especially for 1860). SUNDRY RECORDS FOR CANAL BOAT PEOPLE IN WARWICKSHIRE. UPDATED 9.3.1998. 1891 CENSUS FOR BEDWORTH Bedworth Hill RANDLE - James - h - wdr - 36 - coal miner - Exhall RANDLE - Sarah Ann - dau - 14 - Exhall RANDLE - Joseph - son - 16 - Boatman - Foleshill RANDLE - Harriett - dau - 14 - Exhall RANDLE - Isaac - son - 8 - Exhall RANDLE - Emily - dau - 4 - Exhall This concludes all references to Randle. Regards, Elaine

Hello, The canal was possibly called the Stourbridge canal Mo

Hi Elaine well I thought I would add to your growing list of look ups the only info I have is John CUTTS he lived in Bulwell in 1871 census so do you have any CUTTS around that time. if the info is to vague I will get back to you when I have some more definite info. Thanks Sarah in Tattershall, researching DENHAM,CUTTS,MILLS, KELLY of Nottingham

Hi Elaine, Can you do a look up for me? I am interested in the following people:- Hale Joseph Chatter family possibly of Coventry Whitehouse Randall or Randle Alan Hale