John In the Trent Navigation Co Gauging Tables there are no Worseys, there are a couple of Worthys: Name, no, owner or master, year T Worthy, 1523, master, 1838 T Worthy, 1524, master, 1838 Cromford Canal Permits (name, ref no, permit no, boat no) T Worthey, B44, 467, 1523 In relation to your other enquiry, these indexes are only for the Nottingham area. I can only assume that the records for the BCN would be in the archives in Birmingham. The Canal Boat Acts of 1877 and 1878 required canal boats to be registered. Helen -----Original Message----- From: John CARRINGTON [mailto:john_carrington@lineone.net] Sent: 28 February 2002 21:16 To: Jones, Helen Subject: Re: [CANAL-PEOPLE] Indexes Helen I'm interested in WORSEY who were boat builders and carriers on the BCN. Any trace All the best John Carrington