Hello Jim, I have just purchased the Old Ordnance Survey map 1898 of Hanley & Etruria. I cannot find Drawbridge Cottage, but I could scan the relevant part of the map which shows the area around Etruria Vale. Or, if you are interested, you could order the map from www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk , price GBP 1.95 and 50p P&P (UK & Ireland) Have any new listers seen any references to Barnabas BEAUMONT who was a Boatman from at least 1851-1861 in Tipton? Regards, Gil. Hall. Southampton, England Researching HALL, NBL / DUR; DENT, DUR; KING, BEW / NBL / DUR; STEWART, Edinburgh, MLN / DUR; WINTON, Musselburgh, MLN / STS; BEAUMONT, STS / SAL; HOLDEN (ING), STS; BEES, SOM. ANDERSON, NBL; DAVISON, NBL. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: 12 April 2000 04:26 Subject: [CANAL-PEOPLE] new subscriber HOOLE family in Cheshire & Lancs. >Hi all, > >I just want to introduce myself, I am Jim Thompson from Northwich, Cheshire, >UK now residing in Orlando, Florida USA. > >I am researching the HOOLE family of Wincham, Cheshire & Etruria, >Staffordshire as can be seen both are on the Trent & Mersey. > >My great great-grandfather John HOOLE was a boatman as was his father, they >were from Wincham, in the 1881 census John HOOLE was residing at Drawbridge >Cottage, Etruria Vale Shelton, Staffordshire and listed as a lock keeper. I >haven't checked to see if he is alive on the 1891 census yet, but his wife >Eliza died 25 AUG 1887 at the same address as on the 1881 census. The burial >was listed as Stoke Church. > >If anyone is familiar with this location in Etruria or Stoke as it is perhaps >now part of, I would love to hear from you. I am also going to need to find a >volunteer to possibly check the GRO for John HOOLEs death, after I see >whether he is on the 1891 census. What registration district would be correct >for Etruria? > >I have a few nice canal photos of locks near Nantwich if anyone has ancestors >from this area, I would be glad to scan them. > >Cheers, > >Jim Thompson. >