Vana, If Sarah was born in Oldbury, she could well have been baptised at Christ Church Oldbury. This is smack in the middle of the town. Have you an LDS library / research centre near to were you live? If so you will be able to see the filmed parish register and get a photocopy. Have you picked up any info from the 1841 census, you should get a street name in Oldbury from this. Smethwick is one of the next door parishes and a bit bigger than Oldbury. It has a few more churches or chapels were this marraige might have taken place. If boatees then they wouldn't have strayed far from the cut to get to a church. Have you been able to look at the 1871 census ? Phil in Hales Owen -----Original Message----- From: Vana Fessler <vanafessler@charter.net> To: CANAL-PEOPLE-L@rootsweb.com <CANAL-PEOPLE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: 03 April 2002 02:22 Subject: [CANAL-PEOPLE] Intro. MILLWARD & MEEK >Hello from Washington State USA, > >I recently found that my g.g.grandparents John MEEK and Nancy MILLWARD were >boat people born abt. 1820 (+/-). Their daughter was Sarah MEEK b. 1841 >at Oldbury. Sarah married Joseph COOPER of Smethwick in 1871 and >immigrated to US abt. 1872. > >I am so happy to find your list and learn what it meant to be a canal >person. I look forward to some discovery. > >Vana Fessler