Perhaps someone's family appear in the following lists. Extracted from the Leading Newspapers in Cheshire & West Lancashire - "The Guardian" series. year 1913 Odd Rode Parish - Cheshire Rode Heath - Ernest Bibby, Canal Carrier & Boatowner -do- - Thos. Bibby & Sons, Canal Carriers -do- The following are all boatmen - Edwin Burton - Henry Burton - Alfred Davis - David Marley - Henry Morris - Samuel Pritchard - & Thomas Skelland was Living at Canal Terrace, Rode Heath. Thirlwood Lock - James Buckley, Lock keeper -do- The following all boatmen - Charles Brook - Wm. Follows - John Williams Thirlwood - Thomas New Little Moss - George Rickett - Joseph Rickett. Sandbach gave very few occupations. Sandbach Suberban Elton, Canal Side - Robert Horsfield - Thos. Wood Elton, Needhams Bank - James Phillip junr - James Phillip senr. - Wm. Shaw. Ettiley Heath - 106 New St. - Samuel Hignett -do- 100 " - Wm. Johnson -do- 108 " - Wm. John Johnson -do- number 77 - Emmanuel Jones Marsh Green - Marsh Green Rd. - Wm. Harrison Wheelock - Canal Bank - Hy Bland - Joseph Goode - George Jones Wheelock - The Village - Enoch Aldred - W. Bailey - Samuel Ball - S.Dewes - Edward Goddard - John Grimes - Wm.Grimes - Wm.Hollinshead - George Moore - John Palin - Wm.Postles - Wm.Tonks - Thos.Wall - Matthew Wenlock. Nantwich Suberban Stoke - George Hammond - John Jones. Will deal with Middlewich names at a later date. Mo - on the Staffordshire/Cheshire border Reply to maureen_Wood@bigfoot.com