Hi Peter It is only a chance, but a rewarding one if successful. The PRO Kew holds both maritime and railway records. The later took over the canals and there could be pages of stuff. Some of it is a treasurehouse. Try www.pro.gov.uk Good luck Ernie Bull Bristol, UK. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Boden" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2000 12:48 PM Subject: [CANAL-PEOPLE] Rochdale Canal (1900s') > Can you refer me to any source of information about the boats and times of > the canal. Particularly I am interested in the Lancashire/Yorkshire stretch > from Rochdale to the Tuel Lock and on to Halifax. My grandfather was a toll > keeper at lock 22 near Todmorden. > Regards, > Peter Boden > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com now has more than 200,000 subscribers! To celebrate, > access to ALL of Ancestry.com will be free from July 18 to July 31! > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/freepromo.asp?sourcecode=A11AM >