Hi everyone New Year, new subscriber. Actually I'm a bit of a fraud as I'm not researching my family but the Cromford Canal, so am interested in any references anyone comes across relating to people working on this waterway. Searching the last two years digests, I noticed Mavis Johnson's enquiry about the Cutts family. There was certainly a "Mr Cutts" (no Christian name given) prominent in the day to day activities of the Cromford Canal in the first few years of the 1800s, as evidenced by the minute books, and it seems likely that it is the same person who placed the following advert: Derby Mercury Thursday June 6th 1811. No 4125 Column 13 Wanted immediately upon the Cromford Canal A Carpenter; one that is well skilled in making and hanging Lock Gates. Such one being a good workman, may meet with constant employment and good wages by applying to Henry Cutts, Cromford Warf, Derbyshire A single man may have preference. Cromford Warf 4th june 1811 Permit books show that there was a Joseph Cutts steering for Wheatcrofts in 1816/17 and a Chas Cutts steering for the same company in 1835, both on the Cromford Canal. Hope that doesn't duplicate info already offered. -- Hugh Potter